Looking further, Q.704 2.3.4.1 says: Messages not related to a signalling link may be assigned any Signalling Link Code (SLC) to allow load sharing of the messages, or may be assigned a default SLC such as 0000. They are routed in accordance with the normal routing function, where the (SLC) is used as SLS for load sharing. Q.704 9.1: The MTP restart procedure uses the Traffic Restart Allowed (TRA) message which contains: ? the label, indicating the originating signalling point and the adjacent destination signalling point; ? the traffic restart allowed signal. Q.704 15.2: The Signalling Link Code (SLC) indicates the signalling link, connecting the destination and originating points, to which the message is related. If the message is not related to a signalling link, or another particular code is not specified, it is coded 0000. I am not sure if I understand it correctly, but it seems to me (and to the spc 7000's developer) that TRA is not related to a signalling link, so SLC may be coded as 0000 and should be accepted. mtp.3, net_mng_receive: struct mtp2 *winner = slc_to_mtp2(mtp2->master, rl->sls); if (!winner) { /* Could not find the given slc */ return 0; } should be changed to something like: struct mtp2 *winner = net_mng_uses_sls(*headerptr) ? slc_to_mtp2(mtp2->master, rl->sls) : first_mtp2(mtp2->master); (and the corresponding implementation of net_mng_uses_sls and first_mtp2) Does this sound ok? What other NET_MNG messages aren't related to a signalling link ? Thanks! H On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:32:31PM -0300, Horacio J. Pe?a wrote: > Hola! > > I'm having a problem getting a MTP3 link up. I'm not sure what SLC > should be used but if I do the ss7_add_link with slc=1, it fails like: > (my PC is 5000, adjpc is 7000) > > STD_TEST OPC 5000 DPC 7000 SLS 1 H0: 1 H1: 1 > STD_TEST OPC 7000 DPC 5000 SLS 1 H0: 1 H1: 1 > STD_TEST OPC 5000 DPC 7000 SLS 1 H0: 1 H1: 2 > STD_TEST OPC 7000 DPC 5000 SLS 1 H0: 1 H1: 2 > NET_MNG OPC 5000 DPC 7000 SLS 1 H0: 7 H1: 1 TRA > NET_MNG OPC 7000 DPC 5000 SLS 0 H0: 7 H1: 1 TRA (not recognized) > > And if I use slc=0, it fails like: > > STD_TEST OPC 5000 DPC 7000 SLS 0 H0: 1 H1: 1 > STD_TEST OPC 7000 DPC 5000 SLS 1 H0: 1 H1: 1 > No siganlling link available sending message! > > STD_TEST OPC 7000 DPC 5000 SLS 1 H0: 1 H1: 1 > No siganlling link available sending message! > > Am I missing something? > > Thanks! > -- > Horacio J. Pe?a > horape at compendium.com.ar > horape at uninet.edu -- Horacio J. Pe?a horape at compendium.com.ar horape at uninet.edu