Don't you need TCAP for LNP & 800 database dips? LNP is a 'must have'. -Matt On May 12, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Andrew Edem wrote: > But what's the point of putting TCAP in asterisk? Are you planning on > writing applications for asterisk that use TCAP? Or, do you want > asterisk to be an SCP? > > Personally, I think most people out there would like to see > asterisk be > able to terminate calls to SS7 networks. For that, you only need ISUP. > > -Andrew > > On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 04:33:20PM -0400, Matthew Crocker wrote: > >>> >>> My idea is to create a generic interface for asterisk to >>> access ISUP applications via sockets. The idea would be to >>> create an ISUP library similar to libPRI, but, instead of talking >>> directly over a zap device, communicate via RPC. That way it >>> would be >>> very easy to build a middleware solution to have asterisk use Aculab >>> cards, openSS7, or something like that. And, since fundamentally, >>> asterisk is never going to use anything except ISUP, it doesn't >>> need to >>> know about MTP2/MTP3/SCCP/etc. >>> >>> >> >> I would include ISUP & TCAP. Ideally I would rather have my SS7 A- >> links terminate in a purpose built box (ss7box, Cisco 2600 with ss7 >> software). I would want Asterisk to handle the ISUP/TCAP over IP >> (SIGTRAN ??). I think it will be nearly impossible to get Asterisk- >> ss7 certified by an RBOC for interconnect to their network. Without >> certification it is only good as a toy in a lab scenario. Using an >> existing box (cisco) would make the certification process much >> easier, unnessesary. >> >> -- >> Matthew S. Crocker >> Vice President >> Crocker Communications, Inc. >> Internet Division >> PO BOX 710 >> Greenfield, MA 01302-0710 >> http://www.crocker.com >> > -- Matthew S. Crocker Vice President Crocker Communications, Inc. Internet Division PO BOX 710 Greenfield, MA 01302-0710 http://www.crocker.com
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