[asterisk-ss7] Chan_ss7.so

Anton anton.vazir at gmail.com
Fri Apr 7 07:44:24 MST 2006


Dear Peter,

Please email it to me, and I'll also will have them 
available to the rest of asterisk user over some URL. Also 
having this code emailed to Sifira guys, they may include 
it to the mainline code. Even if not quickly - some of us 
will do that.

Regards!
Anton.

On 7 April 2006 18:59, TeleCom-DesignGroup wrote:
> Tom.
>
> You are absolutely right - chan_ss7 is nicely written
> code. I started working on a ANSI / ITU capable version
> of it quite a while ago but didn't have time to finish
> it.
> I have patched sources for V0.30 which have
> implementations for ansi pointcodes, ulaw audio codecs
> and the different ISUP layout.
>
> Anyone who would like to continue the work on it and port
> the patches to the current version - please email me -
> I'll send you the source.
>
> Peter.
>
> Tom Chandler wrote:
> > The chan_ss7 module is a framework, and yes it is the
> > ITU model, not the US ANSI model.  But could we not
> > take this framework, identify differences, ie, point
> > codes, layout of IAM, etc, and start a patch program to
> > move it closer to the ANSI model.  There is a lot of
> > really good code in the program, and it's not like
> > starting from scratch....
> >
> > The first goal would be to get the ISUP signaling
> > functions working....
> >
> >
> > Thank You
> > Tom Chandler
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "P.B."
> > <admin at tc-dg.net> To: <asterisk-ss7 at lists.digium.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 7:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-ss7] Chan_ss7.so
> >
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> It seems that there are quite a few people who want to
> >> use chan_ss7 in the US.
> >>
> >> I wrote this before - but the SS7 version used in the
> >> US is the ANSI version which is quite different on
> >> many protocol levels from the (European / rest of the
> >> world) ITU version.
> >> Chan_ss7 is currently only implemented for the ITU
> >> version.
> >>
> >> You can get it to work on a T1 (1.544 Mbit/s) trunk
> >> between two Asterisk / chan_ss7 machines but not with
> >> any other live equipment. Not even a simple audio
> >> channel since the US uses uLaw audio compression and
> >> chan_ss7 is hardcoded to aLaw compression.
> >>
> >> It is quite a big undertaking to create an ANSI
> >> compatible version of the current chan_ss7 and then
> >> add other protocol layers which are used quite often
> >> in the US like SCCP etc.
> >>
> >> Sorry folks  - but chan_ss7 currently only works in a
> >> ITU / E1 enviroment.
> >>
> >> Peter.
> >>
> >> Tim Danner wrote:
> >>> I would like to use this in the US, my problem is
> >>> that I don't have much time to work independantly
> >>> currently.  My issue really is that I need to see the
> >>> different levels of SS7 be laid out like: TCAP: local
> >>> databse
> >>> SCCP: remote SS7 database
> >>> ISUP: Circuit info
> >>> MTP3: GateWay for services
> >>> In some Configuation file to interface with Asterisk.
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Chandler
> >>> [mailto:tchandle at eastex.net] Sent: Thu 3/30/2006
> >>> 11:50 AM To: asterisk-ss7 at lists.digium.com Cc:
> >>> Subject: [asterisk-ss7] Chan_ss7.so
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have got chan_ss7.so (8.3) running on two Asterisk
> >>> 1.2.4 servers back to back with T1.5 connection
> >>> between them.
> >>>
> >>> I can complete calls in both directions between the
> >>> two switches, so I believe that SS7 is working.
> >>>
> >>> I would like to extend the package,however before I
> >>> work on it, questions:
> >>>
> >>> 1.  Is anyone using this package in the US, and if
> >>> so, are the connections to a STP or to other switch.
> >>>
> >>> 2.  First requirement is to expand the package to
> >>> support two signaling links.
> >>>
> >>> 3.  Add trunk cic (pic code ie, 0288 = AT&T), so it
> >>> can be included in the IAM.
> >>>
> >>> 4.  As anyone studied the dump file, when capturing
> >>> MSU's.  I am having trouble with the fields before
> >>> the message type, and some other minor layout issues.
> >>>
> >>> If anyone has answers to the above, I would
> >>> appreciate, and would welcome anyone who wishes to
> >>> work on these extensions to the package(Many more to
> >>> add, but start small).
> >>>
> >>> Thank You
> >>> Tom Chandler
> >>>
> >>>
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