Oracle Communications EAGLE Release 46.3 Feature Guide

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Oracle Communications EAGLERelease 46.3 Feature GuideORACLE WHITE PAPER AUGUST 2016

Table of ContentsTable of Contents0List of Terms1Introduction8About this Manual8About the Oracle Communications EAGLE8Oracle Communications EAGLE Product Overview & Benefits9Benefits9Go Forward Product Model10Operations, Administration, and Maintenance13General13Operations13Upgrade13Remote Upgrade14Controlled Features14Feature Bit Control14Feature Access Key Control14Administration and Provisioning14EAGLE Command Classes15EAGLE Security15FTP Retrieve and Replace16EAGLE OA&M IP Security Enhancements17EAGLE OA&M Password Security Enhancements18ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE RELEASE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

SEAS over IPMaintenance1819Alarms19Disk/Database Maintenance20IMT Fault Isolation22Link Maintenance23SNMP V2 Traps on E5-OAM26MTP-SCCP FUNCTIONALITY27GENERAL27NRC FEATURES27Signaling Message Handling Congestion Control - ANSI28Procedure to Eliminate False Link Congestion - ANSI28Prevention of Congestion on Newly Available Linksets - ANSI29Prevention of Congestion from Rerouted Traffic - ANSI/ITU29MTP Circular Route Detection - ANSI29Prevention of Link Oscillation - ANSI30MTP Restart - ANSI/ITU30Procedures for Recovery from Processor Outages - ANSI/ITU30Cluster Routing and Management Diversity - ANSI30SCCP Routing in Response to MTP Congestion - ANSI31Prevention of SCCP Circular Routes31Prevention of Trunk Looping Caused by ISUP32Improved Signaling Link Test (SLT) Procedures - ANSI32Backup Procedures Against Loss of TFR/TCR - ANSI33ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

MTP User Flow Control - ANSI33Optional TFP Broadcast across Network Boundaries - ANSI33ADVANCED MTP CAPABILITIES33Advanced MTP Routing Functions33Multiple Point Code - ANSI/ITU39ITU-N Duplicate Point Code41ITU-I/ITU-N Spare Point Code Support42ITU SLS Enhancements42Random SLS Generation44SLS Bit Rotation on Incoming Linkset46SLS Bit Rotation using 8 bits for ANSI links49Miscellaneous Protocol Features49Proxy Point Code50Multiple Linksets to Single Adjacent Point Code50Network Indicator Mapping51Point Code and CIC Translation52GATEWAY SCREENING - ANSI/ITU53General53GWS Functionality53Allowed OPC55Allowed DPC55Allowed SIO56Allowed ISUP Message Type56Allowed TUP Message Type56ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

Blocked OPC56Blocked DPC56Allowed SCCP Called/Calling Party Addresses (PC/SSN)56Allowed SCMG Affected Point Code57Allowed Affected Destination Field Screen57Provisioning Ranges for Gateway Screening57GWS Stop Action for MTP Routed Messages57GWS Stop Action – De-encapsulate57GWS Stop Action – Duplicate and Route57NETWORK SECURITY ENHANCEMENTSSS7 FirewallGSM MAP SCREENING – ITU585859General59GSM MAP Screening Process59GSM MAP Screening Duplicate/Forward61GSM MAP Screening Limitations63ENHANCED GSM MAP SCREENING - ITU/ANSI63Introduction63Enhanced GSM MAP Screening Example64Enhanced GSM MAP Screening Limitations64SCCP-GLOBAL TITLE TRANSLATIONS (GTT) - ANSI/ITU64General64Basic Global Title Translation Functionality64ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

Advanced Global Title Translation FunctionalitySCCP XUDT MESSAGE SUPPORT - ITU/ANSI6779Introduction79Available Support79XUDT Limitations80GUARANTEED IN-SEQUENCE DELIVERY OF SCCP PROTOCOL CLASS 1MESSAGES80Introduction80Available ASED GTT LOADSHARING81Introduction81Considerations and Limitations82WEIGHTED GTT LOADSHARING83Introduction83Considerations and Limitations84GTT LOAD SHARING TO 32 DESTINATIONS85HEX DIGIT SUPPORT FOR GTT85Description85Limitations86FALL-BACK TO GTT AFTER LNP MR SERVICEFallback to GTTORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE8686

GTA/GTII/GTIN/GTIN2486Translation Type86Numbering Plan86Nature of Address Indicator86Fall-back to GTT Description86Exceptions to Fall-back to GTT87Pre-LNP QS and Post LNP MR GTT88SUPPORT FOR J7 (JAPAN SS7)89Support for J7 (Japan SS7)89DATABASE SERVICES90120M DN AND 120M IMSI VIA SPLIT DATABASE AND DUAL EXAPCONFIGURATION91EPAP Database Expansion to 480M91QUERY-BASED NUMBER PORTABILITY SOLUTIONS (FIXED OR MOBILE)91NA LNP - North American Local Number Portability91INP (INAP-based Number Portability) - ITU97ANSI-41 INP Query (AINPQ)101LOCREQ Query Response102ENUM Query Response102MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY SOLUTIONS102MNP GSM Mobile Number Portability103MNP Message Flow103MNP Database107ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

MNPAssumptions/Limitations108ANSI-41 Mobile Number Portability108ANSI-41 MNP Service Selection109IS-41 GSM Migration110Service Portability (S-Port)119Relay to HLR121Relay to HLR121Intra Network Number Portability122NUMBER PORTABILITY SOLUTIONS FOR PREPAID/SERVICE NODE ACCESS122GSM SRI Query122GSM ATI Query123Prepaid IDP Query Relay124IDP Relay for SMS129IDP Screening for Prepaid129Info Analyzed Relay130Analyzed Information query with no EPAP/ELAP130SIP Number Portability130ISUP-INTERCEPTION-BASED ROUTING AND NUMBER PORTABILITYSOLUTIONS131Triggerless ISUP Framework (TIF)131TIF Blacklisting133TIF CdPN EPAP-based Selective Screening: SELSCR134ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

TIF ASD and TIF GRN support135TIF GRN use case for TIF CgPN service136TIF ASD use case for TIF CgPN service using ASDOTHER137MESSAGE FLOWS138TIF NP - Triggerless ISUP Framework Number Portability140TIF Simple Number Substitution144TIF Number Substitution using Numbering Plan Processor145TIF Enhancements including IAM/SAM Splitting based on DPC145SMS NUMBER PORTABILITY AND ROUTING SOLUTIONS146GSM Prepaid SMS Intercept146Loadsharing between Multiple IN Platforms149SMS Number Portability for GSM and IS41151MO SMS IS41-to-GSM Migration156MO SMS B Party Routing157MO SMS NPP157HLR ROUTER157General157HLR Router Overview158MGT (E.214) and IMSI (E.212) Routing159DN (E.164) Routing160HLR Router Architecture161HLR Router Assumptions/Limitations165HLR Router MAP Layer Routing166ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

VOICEMAIL ROUTER167Background167Voicemail Router Overview167EQUIPMENT IDENTITY REGISTER (EIR)168Background169Feature Overview169Architecture and Database171Measurements and Logs171Assumptions and Limitations172SUPPORTING FUNCTIONALITIES172SCCP Service Re-Route172MTP Messages for SCCP Applications175Multiple Local SCCP Subsystems175Additional Subscriber Data (ASD)175Numbering Plan Processor (NPP)176HomeSMSC “Match with Digits” Option180TCAP-Segmented SMS Support Phase 1180ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS LOCAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LSMS)(NORTH AMERICAN)182LSMS OVERVIEW182LSMS HARDWARE OVERVIEW183APP-B Card Components183LSMS ARCHITECTUREORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE184

Hot Swap Capability, Critical Hardware Components184Data Redundancy184Segmented Network Configuration Support184Network Interfaces184LSMS FUNCTIONS184Data Administration185Data Auditing186LSMS User Interfaces186Local Data Security187Local Data SPID Security188Outage Recovery188Support for Multiple EAGLE LNPs188Enhanced LSMS Filters189Support for Multiple NPAC SMSs189Multiple Supported Service Providers189System Surveillance189Remote Monitoring189Reports189Report Generator190Logs190LSMS Query Server Package191File Transfers191Automatic File Transfer192Backup192ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

IP SIGNALINGOVERVIEW192192EAGLE as Signaling Gateway193IPLIMx, IPGWx, and IPSG Applications193PERFORMANCE195PROTOCOLS AND APPLICATIONS195SCTP/IP195SCTP vs. TCP196M3UA on IPGWx200SUA DAUD with SSN Support202Routing Key Registration202Q.BICC Routing204M2PA on IPLIMx205SNMP206Large BICC MSU Support for IP Signaling207EAGLE Fast Copy208IPSG Link Capacity Sharing209Support of 1M System (SIGTRAN ATM) TPS209Configurable SCTP Heartbeat Timer209GATEWAY FUNCTIONALITY210ANSI/ITU MTP GATEWAY210Level 3 MSU Discrimination210MSU Routing210ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

Administering Point Codes211Local Link Congestion211Remote Link Congestion212X.25/SS7 GATEWAY FEATURE213DATA TRANSPORT ACCESS213GWS Redirect Table213MSU Encapsulation214MEASUREMENTS216GENERAL216BASIC MEASUREMENT COLLECTION216Report Parameters217SIGTRAN Measurements217ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS218MEASUREMENTS PLATFORM218Measurement Platform Limitations220E5-OAM Integrated Measurements220STPLAN FEATURE220Addendum222Go Forward Product Descriptions and Mapping to Legacy Part Numbers222ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

Table of FiguresFigure 1: Oracle Communications EAGLE Functional Overview . 10Figure 2: Functional OAM Diagram . 13Figure 3: High Level Data Flow for FTP Retrieve and Replace Feature . 16Figure 4: SEAS Architecture/Deployment using IP . 18Figure 5: Alarm Diagram . 19Figure 6: EAGLE Database Operations . 21Figure 7: Link LBPs for Latching Test . 24Figure 8: DS0 Link LBPs for Non-Latching Test . 25Figure 9: Link Diagnostic Diagram . 26Figure 10: Cluster Routing . 34Figure 11: Nested Cluster Routing . 36Figure 12: Network Routing . 37Figure 13: Origin-based MTP Usage Example . 38Figure 14: Origin-based MTP Routing Route Selection Example . 39Figure 15: Typical International Deployment of MPC Feature. 40Figure 16: Typical International Deployment of ITU-N Duplicate Point Code Feature . 41Figure 17: ITU-T ISUP Routing Label with CIC. 42Figure 18: Example of Bit Rotation . 43Figure 19: SLS Creation Using Other CIC Bit . 43Figure 20: Random SLS Generation in a Combined Link . 45Figure 21: Random SLS Generation in a Single Linkset . 46Figure 22: Bit Rotation Example . 47Figure 23: SLS Bit Rotation Example . 47Figure 24: Example with Standard Bit Rotation Applied . 48Figure 25: Example Applying SLS Bit Rotation on Incoming Linkset . 48Figure 26: Multiple Linksets to Single Adjacent Point Codes . 51Figure 27: Network Indicator Mapping Example . 52Figure 28: GWS Functional Diagram . 54Figure 29: GWS Provisioning Structure . 55Figure 30: GSM-MAP Screening Process . 60Figure 31: MAP Message Forward Example - SMS . 61Figure 32: MAP Message Duplicate Example - SMS . 62Figure 33: Enhanced GSM MAP Screening Example . 64Figure 34: Structure of GTT Provisioning Table . 65Figure 35: Origin-based SCCP Routing Example . 71Figure 36: Flexible GTT Example . 73Figure 37: ANSI - ITU SCCP Conversion - MTP Routed . 77Figure 38: ANSI - ITU SCCP Conversion - GT Routed. 78Figure 39: ANSI-ITU SMS conversion process . 79Figure 40: Weighted Load Sharing Based on MAPGROUP . 84Figure 41: Origin based LNP QS call flow with Pre-LNP GTT processing . 88Figure 42: LNP MR with fall-back to GTT post processing . 89Figure 43: EAGLE LNP Architecture. 92Figure 44: LNP Data Flow . 93Figure 45: INP Call to a Non-ported Number . 98Figure 46: INP Call to a Ported Number . 98Figure 47: Non-Call Related Message for Ported Number Flow . 99Figure 48: INP Circular Route Prevention . 101Figure 49: MT Call to Non-ported or Imported Number - Indirect Routing . 103Figure 50: MO/MT Call to Exported Number - Direct Routing . 104Figure 51: MO/MT Call to Foreign Number Not Known to Be Ported - Direct Routing . 105Figure 52: Non-CR Message for Non-ported Number - Indirect Routing . 105Figure 53: Non-CR Message for Ported Number - Indirect Routing . 106Figure 54: Non-CR Message for Ported or Non-ported Number - Direct Routing . 107Figure 55: IS-41- GSM Migration Network View . 111Figure 56: Call Originated from IS-41 MSC for GSM-Migrated Subscriber . 112Figure 57: Originated from GSM MSC for GSM-Migrated/GSM-Only Subscriber . 113Figure 58: Call Originated from IS-41 MSC for Non-GSM-Migrated Subscriber . 114Figure 59: Call Originated from GSM MSC for Non-GSM-Migrated Subscriber . 115Figure 60: MT SMS Delivery for Non-Migrated IS-41 Subscriber SRI-for-SM First . 116ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

Figure 61: MT SMS Delivery for GSM-Migrated/GSM Only Subscriber: SRI-for-SM First. 117Figure 62: SRI Re-Direct to serving HLR . 122Figure 63: Example of ATI Query/Response to MNP Database Node . 123Figure 64: Prepaid Mobile Voice Call Terminating to Ported-Out Subscribers . 125Figure 65: Prepaid Mobile Voice Calls Terminating to Ported-In Subscribers . 126Figure 66: System Architecture for SIP Number Portability . 131Figure 67: TIF Overview . 132Figure 68: Basic Message Flow of TIF BlackList . 134Figure 69: Basic Operation of TIF ASD for TIF CdPN Service . 136Figure 70: Basic Operation of TIF GRN for TIF CgPN Service . 137Figure 71: Basic Operation of TIF ASD for TIF CgPN service using ASDOTHER . 138Figure 72: ISUP IAM Message Flows for TIF ASD for TIF CdPN service . 138Figure 73: ISUP REL Message Flow for TIF ASD for TIF CdPN service . 139Figure 74: ISUP Message Flows for TIF GRN for TIF CdPN service . 139Figure 75: ISUP REL Message Flow for TIF GRN for TIF CdPN service . 139Figure 76: ISUP IAM Message Flows for TIF ASD for TIF CgPN service . 139Figure 77: ISUP IAM Message Flows for TIF GRN for TIF CgPN service. 140Figure 78: Call to Ported Subscriber with IAM Relay and NP Flags . 141Figure 79: Call to Ported Subscriber with REL Message and NP Flags . 142Figure 80: Delivery of MO FSM from Postpaid Subscriber . 147Figure 81: Successful Delivery of MO FSM from Prepaid Subscriber . 147Figure 82: Unsuccessful Delivery of MO FSM from Prepaid Subscriber . 148Figure 83: PPSMS IN Platform Loadsharing . 149Figure 84: MO-based GSM SMS NP - Called subscriber is another network subscriber . 152Figure 85: MO-based IS41 SMS NP - Called subscriber is in-network subscriber . 153Figure 86: MT-based GSM SMS/MMS NP- called party for other network subscriber . 154Figure 87: MT-based IS41 SMS NP - called subscriber from other network subscriber . 155Figure 88: Integrated STP/HLR Router Node in a Mobile Network . 158Figure 89: Stand-alone HLR Router Node in a Mobile Network . 159Figure 90: HLR Router E.214(E.212) Routing Example . 160Figure 91: MSISDN-Mobile Terminated Call Example . 161Figure 92: HLR Router Architecture. 162Figure 93: HLR Router Provisioning Hierarchy . 162Figure 94: Support for Provisioning Multiple EPAPs . 164Figure 95: Voicemail Router Message Flow . 168Figure 96: EAGLE EIR Call Flows . 170Figure 97: HLR Router and GTT Traffic . 174Figure 98: Action Set Action Relationship. 178Figure 99: Rule/Filter/Action Set Relationship . 179Figure 100: Service Rule Set and Rule Relationship . 180Figure 101: Example of TCAP Segmented SMS Support Phase . 181Figure 102: Sample LNP Network . 183Figure 103: LSMS Query Server Overview . 191Figure 104: Oracle SIGTRAN Protocols . 193Figure 105: Typical EAGLE IP Signaling Deployment . 195Figure 106: SCTP Overview Diagram . 196Figure 107: Associations vs. TCP Sockets . 197Figure 108: SCTP Protocol Handshake . 198Figure 109: SCTP Retransmission Control . 199Figure 110: IPGWx Overview Diagram . 200Figure 111: IPGWx Protocol Diagram . 201Figure 112: IPGWx Network View . 201Figure 113: BICC Message Format . 204Figure 114: IPLIMx Network View . 205Figure 115: IPLIMx Overview Diagram . 206Figure 116: IPLIMx Protocol Diagram . 206Figure 117: Sample Gateway STP Network . 211Figure 118: Traffic to and from a Congested Link . 212Figure 119: Congestion Levels . 212Figure 120: MSU Encapsulation . 215Figure 121: DTA Message Flow . 216Figure 122: Measurements Platform Functional Diagram . 219ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS EAGLE 46.3 FEATURE GUIDE

Figure 123: STPLAN Functional Diagram . 221Table of TablesTable 1: Go Forward Product Model . 10Table 2: Number of Components to Inspect Under Various Conditions . 23Table 3: Link Fault Sectionalization Tests Remote Link Element (RLE) Types . 25Table 4: Link Fault Sectionalization Test Types . 25Table 5: Global Title Translation . 66Table 6: GTT Messages . 68Table 7: Available User-Selectable SCCP Routing Hierarchies . 70Table 8: Flexible GTT Routing . 73Table 9: Transaction-based GTT Provisioning Options . 82Table 10: Message Relay Services and GTT Actions . 86Table 11: Service Name and Corresponding Feature which may relay MSU . 86Table 12: Exceptions to Fall-Back to GTT functionality. 87Table 13: J7 Features and Support . 89Table 14: Measurement Counters for A Port . 110Table 15: Network Prefix To Be Appended to SRI ACK . 121Table 16: TON to NAI Mapping . 128Table 17: OFNAI to TON Mapping . 129Table 18: Example of Complex Filtering Rules for ISUP NP - Relay . 143Table 19: Example of Complex Filtering Rules for ISUP NP – Release . 144Table 20: IMEI Treatment . 170Table 21: LSMS Functions . 184Table 22: SNMP Traps Supported . 207Table 23: Additional Link Component Peg Counts . 208Table 24: Remote Congestion Response . 212Table 25: DTA CgPA SSN Mapping Table .

GTA/GTII/GTIN/GTIN24 86 Translation Type 86 Numbering Plan 86 Nature of Address Indicator 86 Fall-back to GTT Description 86 Exceptions to Fall-back to GTT 87 Pre-LNP QS and Post LNP MR GTT 88 SUPPORT FOR J7 (JAPAN SS7) 89 Support for J7 (Japan SS7) 89 DATABASE SERVICES 90 120M DN AND 120M IMSI VIA SPLIT DATABASE AND DUAL EXAP