Listing of Licenses

RIBBON 8000 BASE SYSTEM SOFTWARE

N/A

IMF allowed

IMF decode allowed

Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) is capable of binding a user’s information to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) after the establishment of a session.

This requirement guarantees that all policy related information regarding a specific user activity (such as a call) is handled by the same PCRF.

Persistent Session Management allowed

DSC DB allowed

Enable/
Disable

Time division multiplex (TDM) 8-link license. Time division multiplex is a mechanism for dividing the bandwidth of a T1 or E1 into separate channels or time slots to be used as links.

An E1 TDM provides a 2.048Mbps communications link divided into 32 time slots of 64Kbps each. A T1 TDM provides a 1.544Mbps communication link divided into 24 time slots of 64K bps.

DSC-DSC8000-32_LSL

MTP2 User Peer-to-Peer Adaptation Layer (M2PA) 4-link license.

 M2PA is a SIGTRAN protocol that supports the transport of SS7 MTP2 user part signaling messages over IP using SCTP. Therefore, an M2PA link is used for communication between SS7 systems over IP rather than T1 or E1 TDM links. M2PA links are based on RFC4615.

PT-Q0M3UA-30632

DSC-DSC8000-M3UASUA_4ASP

x ASP M3UA/SUA allowed

Signaling Gateway SUA allowed

Signaling Gateway M3UA allowed

M3UA/SUA (STCP) 4-association license. M3UA/SUA (SCTP) Associations provide transport to deliver M3UA/SUA peer messages.

PT-Q0M2UA-30643

DSC-DSC8000-M2UA_4LK

MTP2 User Adaptation Layer (M2UA) 4-link license bundle.

 The MTP3 to MTP2 interface is described in ITU Q.701 and ANSI T1.111.1 in terms of abstract primitives. M2UA is an IETF protocol (RFC3331) that provides a realization of the MTP3 to MTP2 interface in terms of messages exchanged over SCTP and associated procedures. This allows M2UA-capable MTP3 and MTP2 from different vendors, or in different geographic locations, to inter-operate.

Several links may be configured on the (remote) MTP2, and several links may be managed using the same M2UA/SCTP Association. In the Web UI, the M2PA connection between MTP3 and MTP2 is modeled as an L2 Connection with Type set to HWM_SCTP and M2UA Protocol Type set to M3UA.

The links that use an M2UA L2 Connection are M2UA Links. M2UA links can be any link type supported by the (remote) MTP2.

Enable/
Disable 

14.1.0 

Current 

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Link license. Q.2931 protocol over signaling ATM adaptation layer (QSAAL) supports connection control signaling.

The messages are sent over this layer, which ensures their reliable delivery. The message types for Q.2931 are point-to-multipoint messages and include ALERTING, PROGRESS, SETUP ACKNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, and NOTIFY. 

Synchronous T1/E1 (Annex A) 1-link license. An unchannelized link or Annex A link is similar to a channelized LS channelized TDM link, but the Annex A link utilizes the full bandwidth available on the E1 or T1 according to Q.703/Annex A.

This link provides data rates of 1.5 and 2.0Mbit/s as a national option, which means that an entire T1 or E1 is used as a single Annex A link.

RIBBON DSC CAPACITY FROM 5,001 TO 10,000 TPS.

MUST ORDER WITH PT-Q0MPS1-30977

RIBBON DSC CAPACITY FROM 10,001 TO 30,000 TPS.

MUST ORDER WITH PT-Q0MPS2-30978

DSC-DSC8000-DSC_50000TPS

RIBBON DSC CAPACITY FROM 30,001 TO 50,000 TPS.

MUST ORDER WITH PT-Q0MPS3-30979

RIBBON DSC CAPACITY FROM 50,001 TO NO SOFTWARE LIMIT.

MUST ORDER WITH PT-Q0MPS1-30980

Persistent Session Management allowed

DSC DB allowed

Enable/
Disable

Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) is capable of binding a user’s information to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) after the establishment of a session.

This requirement guarantees that all policy related information regarding a specific user activity (such as a call) is handled by the same PCRF

PT-Q0X5SS7-31028

32 SS7 low-speed links allowed,

8 Network Appearances (NAs) allowed,

MTP Virtual Point Codes (VPC) allowed,

Distribution allowed,

SG Multi-Path allowed

DSC-DSC8000-STP_ROUTING

DSC-DSC8000-DSC_32NA

NA Count (32 SS7 Network Appearance RTU) license. A Network Appearance (NA) is the appearance of a signaling node within an SS7 network. An NA may be identified by the point code (PC) of the node in this network.

DSC-DSC8000-ADVMG_RTG

Advanced Managed Routing license. Advanced Managed Routing allows operators greater control over the network routing of messages and is used in scenarios where a core network of STPs has a dual role of routing and monitoring and billing for the network. Mostly used on SS7 edge node to force the routing of traffic through the core STPs while preserving network integrity, therefore enabling centralized network monitoring.

DSC-DSC8000-L4CVTR

Level 4 ISUP Converter allowed

Level 4 SCCP Converter allowed

Level 4 BICC Converter allowed

DSC-DSC8000-GSR

Advanced Message Screening Redirect license. GWS feature that can be used to redirect successful gateway screening traffic to local applications through an application identifier name.

The message or a copy of the message is redirected to an application. If a copy of the message is redirected, the original message is normally routed.

DSC-DSC8000-GTT

DSC-DSC8000-GTT_XNA

GTT Cross-Network Enabled license.

 GTT can route the GT translated MSU across Network Appearance (for example, a message that is received on NA1 can be routed on through NA2).

The PC List object has a default NA = INCOMING which means the MSU is returned on the NA on which it was received.

This value can be changed for an NA which has a compatible SS7 Variant.  

DSC-DSC8000-GTT_10000

DSC-DSC8000-GTT_30000

DSC-DSC8000-GTT_100000

PT-Q0GTTX-30673

DSC-DSC8000-GWA

DSC-DSC8000-GWS

Gateway Screening (GWS) Enabled license. GWS provides the utilities to control the flow of SS7 messages into and through a signaling network from SS7 links.

A DSC that supports this process examines the contents of incoming messages and determines whether the message is authorized and accepted or is unauthorized and rejected.

If a message is accepted, it is sent to MTP, SCCP, or Integrated Service Digital Network User Part (ISUP) for further processing. If a message is rejected, it is discarded.

DSC-DSC8000-PCE_BASIC

PCE works in conjunction with SCCP. It is not possible to run PCE and the Level 4 Converter at the same time.

PCE Basic: The purpose of the Basic PCE is to separate private and public addressing spaces by presenting one or more PCs to the public network while concurrently managing a full private network. The Basic PCE has one NA in the public network and one NA in the private network.

PCE Enhanced: Provides the same functionality as the Basic PCE, but its main purpose is to support the same PC in two private networks.

This ability allows you to replace an existing softswitch with a new softswitch without any service outage. Hence, the PCE presents one PC to the public network while directing traffic to the new and existing softswitches as determined by the trunk mappings. The Enhanced PCE has one NA in the public network and two NAs in the private network.

DSC-DSC8000-IMF

IMF allowed

IMF decode allowed

Integrated Monitoring Feed [(IMF) (Monitoring and Wireshark Feeds and Decodes for 8000)] license. IMF provides selected MSUs as they enter or exit the DSC in sequential order to an external monitoring application (or a third party probe) over IP.

Each MSU is sent using a connection specific interface that includes generic information such as time stamp, link/user ID, MSU direction, media type NA, and SS7 Variant. The external monitoring application may provide network analysis and external data representation (XDR) for the DSC Platform.

The IMF applies to incoming and outgoing SS7 link-based traffic and standard IP traffic (SUA and M3UA).

If IMF Decode is not licensed and the IMF Packet Capture button is clicked, the error ERROR_NO_CAPTURE_LIC is generated.

If IMF Decode is licensed and the IMF Packet Capture button is clicked, an IMF packet can be captured and stored in PCAP format, which can be decoded by Wireshark. 

The duration of the packet capture is user configurable, by default it is 60s.

Enabling Wireshark allows you to analyze network protocols and connections, such as SIGTRAN traffic data. The IMF processes on each Routing CPU and Routing VM can send a copy of the traffic data (MSUs) along with header information to a file on the Management and Routing VMs and Management CPU for analysis (/var/log/packet_capture.pcap). You can then download this file for analysis to a workstation on which Wireshark has been installed.

DSC-DSC8000-SDA_BASESW

SDA DSS allowed

SDA Sysmgr allowed

SS7 Database Application Base Software RTU license.

 SDA is a flexible routing function that resides within DSC to allow targeted routing of messages within the signaling network. This SDA function is provided in an architectural framework that permits independent definition and deployment of new protocol applications and intelligent services without interrupting existing applications and functions.

The targeted routing of messages is accomplished by using a series of message filtering algorithms, specific protocol routing applications (Service Handlers), and general user data applications (Services).

PT-Q0FLX1-30905

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 Signaling Database (SDA) license; SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 1M SUBSCRIBERS

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 5M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 10M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 15M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 20M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

Enable/
Disable

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 25M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 30M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 40M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 50M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 100M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed
 

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 200M SUBSCRIBERS license

SDA NP allowed

SDA NP CAPACITY x records allowed
 

SS7 APPLICATION DATABASE SIZE - 250M SUBSCRIBERS license

 DSC-DSC8000-PSX NP

NA

RIBBON NP: MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY RTU

RIBBON NP: MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY Right To Use (RTU) license.

 NP is a regulatory procedure allowing subscribers and businesses to change their service providers without changing their telephone numbers thus avoiding the need to publish new telephone numbers.

This, in turn, creates a more competitive market environment, increasing the level of open competition among Telecom Service Providers on issues of concern to subscribers such as quality of service, customer care, value-added services, and so on.

RIBBON NP: PREPAID ROUTING RTU

Enable/
Disable

RIBBON NP: PREPAID ROUTING RTU license.

 An NP feature that refers to the ability to process messages destined for the Service Control Point (SCP) for prepaid billing. Intelligent Network Application Protocol (INAP), Initial Detection Point (DP) and INAP Initial DP for State Model (SM).

RIBBON NP: FIXED NUMBER PORTABILITY RTU license.

 An NP feature that refers to the ability to process any message containing numbers that can be modified by NP – such as Any Time Interrogation, Send Routing Information, INAP Initial DP.

DSC-DSC8000-SDA_EIR

SDA EIR allowed

SDA EIR CAPACITY 500K records allowed

RIBBON EIR DATABASE RTU license. Equipment Identity Register (EIR) Database RTU. EIR database contains a record of all the mobile stations (MSs) that are allowed in a network.

EIR is also a database of all equipment that is banned, for example, because it is lost or stolen. The query to the database is driven by the Check International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) message.

NA

(Not controlled through licensing)

RIBBON NP: MULTI-COUNTRY RTU

RIBBON NP: MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY MULTI-COUNTRY RTU license.

 NP feature that provides the ability for a customer to support a NP database in a region with multiple country codes.

NA

RIBBON NP: NUMBER POOLING (NORTH AMERICA) license.

 This feature provides North American NP functionality.

RIBBON MASS CALL DEFENCE license. Massive Call Defense logic and service handlers to manually and automatically handle problematic mass call scenarios.

For example, one party calling many parties or many parties calling one party that can create network congestion and service overload problems.

RIBBON ISUP (IS41) SCREENING license. If the IS41 Billing ID Routing feature is enabled and the TCAP variant is ANSI, the query’s first TCAP component is decoded to obtain the necessary IS41 attributes (Market ID, Switch Number, and possibly the ID Number).

If a Billing ID parameter in the MSU has been found, the IS41 Billing ID mappings are searched to find the appropriate match. The Market ID and Switch Number sub-fields are an exact match while the ID Number must fall in the given range. On a failed routing of a batch disconnect public query, the message is discarded, or the next routing step is attempted.

PT-Q0FLX-30936

NA

RIBBON TCAP/MAP SCREENING

RIBBON TCAP/MAP SCREENING.

 This feature provides the ability to screen a number of MAP messages in GWS and SDA. Refer to GSMA IR.82 v5.0, recommendation 3.3.1 Supported Standards.

GR310/Signaling Network Activation Manager Interface (SNAMI) license.

 Signaling Network Activation Manager Interface (SNAMI) provides GR-310-CORE and GR-778-CORE compliant support to configure and monitor the DSC STP.

The SNAMI can be used to configure MTP3, SCCP, GTT, and GWST applications using a Common Channel Signaling (CCS) Operation System (OS) Node.

GR310/Signaling Network Activation Manager Interface (SNAMI) license.

Signaling Network Activation Manager Interface (SNAMI) provides GR-310-CORE and GR-778-CORE compliant support to configure and monitor the DSC STP.

The SNAMI can be used to configure MTP3, SCCP, GTT, and GWST applications using a Common Channel Signaling (CCS) Operation System (OS) Node.

PT-Q0UDRB-30975

RIBBON BASE DSC APPLICATION SOFTWARE

1 DSC instances allowed

DSC allowed

DSC Topology

Base Diameter Software license and includes 10K Diameter Routing Table, Relay/Edge and Basic SLF and one Diameter instance

SDA VHLR allowed

SDA VHLR CAPACITY 500K records allowed

RIBBON VHLR RTU license. Customers may have subscriber information distributed and not replicated on multiple Home Location Registers (HLRs).

The SS7 Database Application (SDA) can route a message to a particular HLR based on the subscriber number being interrogated.

PT-Q0PSM1-31021

DSC-DSC8000-DRA_500K

The logic of performing session binding lookups is divided between the DSC routing functionality and its internal database agent.

The DSC first identifies the type of message and the type of binding required, based on Server Pool configuration, and then queries its internal database for the required destination.

The session database is stored on CPU database cards, each with dual hard drives on each DSC node. 

RIBBON DRA SESSION DATABASE SIZE - UP TO .5M license.

PT-Q0PSM2-31022

DSC-DSC8000-DRA_10M

The session database contains up to 10 million (M) sessions. Each session database can process 5000 queries per second from the Routing CPU cards on the DSC 8000.

RIBBON DRA SESSION DATABASE SIZE - .5M UP TO 10M license.

PT-Q0PSM3-31023

DSC-DSC8000-DRA_MAX

RIBBON DRA SESSION DATABASE SIZE - ABOVE 10M license.

x DSC instances allowed

DSC allowed

DSC Topology Mapping allowed

PT-Q0IWF-31024

DSC-DSC8000-IWF

IWF EIR allowed

IWF SMS allowed

IWF HSS allowed

InterWorking Function (IWF) license.

 The IWF Configuration object is used to provision the IWF general (system-wide attributes) and debug configurations.

MTP2 User Peer-to-Peer Adaptation Layer (M2PA) is a SIGTRAN protocol that supports the transport of SS7 MTP2 user part signaling messages over IP using SCTP.

Therefore, an M2PA link is used for communication between SS7 systems over IP rather than T1 or E1 TDM links. M2PA links are based on RFC4615.

DSC-SWE-M3UA-SUA-LINK-LIC

DSC-DSCSWE-M3UASUA_4ASP

x ASP M3UA/SUA allowed

Signaling Gateway SUA allowed

M3UA/SUA (STCP) 4-association license.

M3UA/SUA (SCTP) Associations provide transport to deliver M3UA/SUA peer messages.

DSC-DSCSWE-M3UA_SG_4AS

M3UA To SG 4 Association License bundle.

M3UA/SUA (SCTP) Associations provide transport to deliver M3UA/SUA peer messages.

The MTP3 to MTP2 interface is described in ITU Q.701 and ANSI T1.111.1 in terms of abstract primitives. MTP2 User Adaptation Layer (M2UA) is an IETF protocol (RFC3331) that provides a realization of the MTP3 to MTP2 over SCTP and associated procedures.

This allows M2UA-capable MTP3 and MTP2 from different vendors, or in different geographic locations, to inter-operate.

Several links may be configured on the (remote) MTP2, and several links may be managed using the same M2UA/SCTP association.

In the Web UI, the M2PA connection between MTP3 and MTP2 is modeled as an L2 Connection with Type set to HWM_SCTP and M2UA Protocol Type set to M3UA.

The links that use an M2UA L2 Connection are M2UA Links. M2UA links can be any link type supported by the (remote) MTP2.

DSC CAPACITY FROM 201 TO 1,000 TPS. MUST ORDER WITH DSC-SWE-200-TPSA

DSC CAPACITY FROM 5,001 TO 10,000 TPS. MUST ORDER WITH DSC-SWE-5000-TPSA

The session database contains up to 0.5 million (M) sessions. Each session database can process 5000 queries per second from the Routing VMs cards on the DSC SWe.

RIBBON DSC SWE DRA SESSION DATABASE SIZE - UP TO .5M

The session database contains up to 10.0 million (M) sessions. Each session database can process 5000 queries per second from the Routing VMs cards on the DSC SWe.

RIBBON DSC SWE DRA SESSION DATABASE SIZE - UP 0.5M UP TO 10.0M

The session database contains above 10.0 million (M) sessions. Each session database can process 5000 queries per second from the Routing VMs cards on the DSC SWe.

RIBBON DSC SWE DRA SESSION DATABASE SIZE - ABOVE 10M

DSC-DSCSWE-SS7_BASESW

8 Network Appearances (NAs) allowed,

MTP Virtual Point Codes (VPC) allowed,

Distribution allowed,

SG Multi-Path allowed

Base SS7 license that is required for all SS7 deployments such as Signaling Transfer Point (STP), Signaling Gateway (SG), Diameter Interworking or SS7 Signaling Database (SDA).

N/A

MTP3 provides the routing functionality to transport signaling messages through the SS7 network to the requested node.

A distinction is made between a Signaling Transfer Point (STP) that only performs MTP3 message routing functions and a Signaling End Point (SEP) that uses MTP3 to communicate with other SEPs (that is, telecommunication switches).

DSC SWe scale license that is required for each vCPU Core used across all the virtual machines within a DSC SWe.

SIGNALING GATEWAY  - M3UA/SUA (SCTP Associations) license.

 M3UA/SUA (SCTP) Associations provide transport to deliver M3UA/SUA peer messages.

NA

SIGTRAN ACTIVATION license.

 Used for SS7-based deployments when SIGTRAN-based interfaces are required (M2PA, M3UA, M2PA).

32 SS7 Network Appearance (NA) RTU license. A Network Appearance (NA) is the appearance of a signaling node within an SS7 network.

An NA may be identified by the point code (PC) of the node in this network.

Advanced Managed Routing allows operators greater control over the network routing of messages and is used in scenarios where a core network of STPs has a dual role of routing and monitoring and billing for the network.

Mostly used on SS7 edge node to force the routing of traffic through the core STPs while preserving network integrity, therefore, enabling centralized network monitoring.

DSC-DSCSWE-L4CVTR

Level 4 ISUP Converter allowed

Level 4 SCCP Converter allowed

Level 4 BICC Converter allowed

DSC-DSCSWE-GWS

Gateway Screening (GWS) provides the utilities to control the flow of SS7 messages into and through a signaling network from SS7 links.

A DSC that supports this process examines the contents of incoming messages and determines whether the message is authorized and accepted or is unauthorized and rejected.

If a message is accepted, it is sent to MTP, SCCP, or Integrated Service Digital Network User Part (ISUP) for further processing.

If a message is rejected, it is discarded.

DSC-DSCSWE-GSR_MAP_CP

Advanced Message Screening Redirect (GWR), is a GWS feature that can be used to redirect successful gateway screening traffic to local applications through an application identifier name.

The message or a copy of the message is redirected to an application.

If a copy of the message is redirected, the original message is normally routed.

DSC-DSCSWE-GWA

DSC-SWE-GTT-10K-LIC

DSC-DSCSWE-GTT_10000

Global Title Translation (GTT) allows routing messages to a new Destination Point Code (DPC) based on Called or Calling party address and Originating Point Code (OPC).

DSC-SWE-GTT-30K-LIC

DSC-SWE-GTT-100K-LIC

DSC-SWE-GTT-500K-LIC

DSC-DSCSWE-GTT_XNA

Cross Network GTT can to route the GT translated MSU across Network Appearance (for example, a message that is received on NA1 can be routed on through NA2).

The PC List object has a default NA = INCOMING which means the MSU is returned on the NA on which it was received.

This value can be changed for an NA which has a compatible SS7 variant.   

DSC-DSCSWE-ADVMG_RTG

DSC-SWE-PCE-BASIC-LIC

DSC-DSCSWE-PCE_BASIC

Point Code Emulator (PCE) provides the utilities to transparently configure and manipulate SS7 nodes without disrupting or reconfiguring the public SS7 network.

PCE is similar to Network Address Translation (NAT) on an IP network, whereby private network addresses are hidden from the outside world and incoming messages are rerouted to their proper destination. PCE works in conjunction with SCCP.

It is not possible to run PCE and the Level 4 Converter at the same time.

PCE Basic: The purpose of the Basic PCE is to separate private and public addressing spaces by presenting one or more PCs to the public network while concurrently managing a full private network.

he Basic PCE has one NA in the public network and one NA in the private network.

DSC-SWE-PCE-ENHCE-LIC

DSC-DSCSWE-PCE_ENHANCED

14.4.0

PCE Enhanced: Provides the same functionality as the Basic PCE, but its main purpose is to support the same PC in two private networks.

This ability allows you to replace an existing softswitch with a new softswitch without any service outage.

Hence, the PCE presents one PC to the public network while directing traffic to the new and existing softswitches as determined by the trunk mappings.

The Enhance PCE has one NA in the public network and two NAs in the private network.

The Intelligent Network Application Protocol (INAPWG) provides the utilities to intercept a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Sending Routing Information for Short Message (SRI-for-SM) request and launches a corresponding INAP Initial Detection Point (Initial-DP) request to its associated external Number Portability (NP) partner.

Based on the response (INAP Connect or Continue), the INAP GW routes the original SRI-for-SM request to its new destination using GTT.

1 DSC instances allowed

DSC allowed

DSC Topology

IWF EIR allowed

IWF SMS allowed

IWF HSS allowed

x DSC instances allowed

DSC allowed

DSC Topology Mapping allowed

DSC SWE DIAMETER VIRTUAL INSTANCES license. The DSC Diameter Base comes with single instance.

Additional instances can be added to DSC system.

The additional DSC instances allow a single DSC system to have unique and separate diameter routing tables and peg counters.

Up to 10 DSC Instances are supported for each DSC SWe system.