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Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7): Protocol, Architecture, and Services (Networking Technology)

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I am a researcher at Vienna University of Technology with the focus on signalling in IP networks. The current projects deal with PSTN/IP telephony convergence, so I needed a good understanding of SS7.

This book was easier to understand than the other popular book on SS7 (which I also own), contained better explanations, more practical details, and covered European network implementations in addition to US networks.

It seems very comprehensive as I was not forced to look up some other literature since all relevant topics are already covered.
The book has a very understandable introductions to SS7 AND full details of the protocol stack (MTP, ISUP, SCCP, TCAP) as well as its interaction with Intelligent Network services, GSM cellular networks like and IP.

There is even a chapter dedicated to SigTran, specifying the way how SS7 messages can be transported over IP networks.

It seems that the authors also have a clear understanding of IP networks which is very beneficial for the book, since it helps bridge over the two worlds.

I am glad to have a copy of this book in my library. It's probably the most comprehensive, best written and most up to date SS7 book available.

How great it is to find a book that covers the depth and breadth of SS7! Having worked with the SS7 protocol for the past 10 years, I am pleasantly surprised by this latest book by Lee Dryburgh and Jeff Hewett. Their book provides me one stop shopping, where in the past I have had to accumulate several technical resources to find the same information. Topics encompass telecom history, network terminology, interactions between PSTN and SS7 networks, SS7 protocols, SS7 testing requirements, application of TCAP protocols across an SS7 network, Next Generation protocols, and MORE!
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This text is written in a manner that is easily understood by those new to the topic of SS7, and as such can be used as a training resource. Anyone who buys this book will keep it as a referral document for a long time to come.

I highly recommend Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7) Protocol, Architecture, and Services.

This book is very easy to read and to understand and probably the best single resource for gaining a solid understanding of SS7.

It not only covers protocols found in the traditional SS7 stack (MTP, SCCP, TCAP, etc), but also details protocols found in SS7 over IP (SigTran - SUA, M3UA, etc). There is even a section on service-oriented protocols, including GSM MAP.

I highly recommend it to anyone who works in SS7 - I don't know any other book that comes close!

This is an excellent tutorial and reference book for the Signaling System No.7 (SS7/C7).It is the same useful both for those that have no previous knowledge and/or exposure of SS7 and those that have already some experience or knowledge in it.I already had some elementary theoretical knowledge and some working experience in SS7 softstacks and simulators but this book gave me a thorough and complete information step by step to the different stack layers, functions of each, message structure traversing each as well as a clear and consise overview of the PSTN network, the GSM network and the Sigtran protocol. Sigtran of course is not the main focus of this book so it is covered briefly but in a sufficient degree in one chapter.Those who are interested in a deeper study of Sigtran can read the recommended references by the author.
Some minor mistakes mostly typos that are counted to the fingers of both hands may be forgiven for a book of almost 700 pages covering such a complicated technical subject as the SS7 Signaling System, which gives such a detailed,elaborated and beautifully structured knowledge useful and digestible even for the most unfamiliar reader.
Also, unlike someone's assumptions that since the book is published by Cisco Press it would give Cisco point of view and solutions description for SS7, it is not the case.It is cleverly written as a no-vendor technical tutorial in SS7, based exclusively in the standard bodies specifications (ITU-T, ETSI, ANSI etc) as well as in various no-vendor reference sources (more than 150 in number).To this the authors vast experience in SS7 apparently contributes greatly.
Consequently, a future work on SS7 that we would greatly welcome is a book of how to program in SS7, install SS7 hardware and configure an SS7 network.

As a developer, this book is great to have sitting on my desk. I've referred to it several times already.

What I particularly like are the examples of the flows which make things very clear.

I was also pleased to discover that SIGTRAN and the various User Adaptation layers are covered as there is not much written on this technology yet and that seems to be where things are headed these days.

The explanation of MAP is also excellent. Many good diagrams to give an understanding of how things work in the wireless network.

Overall, an excellent and comprehensive reference on SS7.

A very clear and comprehensive explanation of SS7 signalling and its role in networks today. The book covers a very broad range of topics including Intelligent Networks (IN), MAP, SS7 monitoring/ testing the SIGTRAN protocol and Next Generation Networks. I would recommend this book to anyone looking both to understand these protocols for the first time and to people looking to broaden their knowledge on existing and emerging signalling technologies. A very clear, concise and easy to read book with an exceptional level of detail!!

The book is available for purchase in Kindle format but it is available for free either by joining Safari where it is available as compiled HTML.

But best of all the entire contents have been made available free of charge with no registration required here:

www.ss7-training.net

I made the decision to provide the book free to help support the SS7 training that I do; I can now point candidates at the book online and ask them to skim read it before any training is provided. This has worked extremely well.

Lee

This book covers everything in SS7 including TCAP, AIN, & ANSI. It is a great read and easy to understand if you have a working knowledge of the protocols.
To follow on after reading this book I would recommend Lee's training course, Lee not only covers the topic's in his book, he applies his expertise and real world knowledge for you to learn from. A great book to have if you are in the telecommunications industry.

I agree with all the positive comments on this book. It's really great. But there are *many* typos on the book. Sometimes, the typos can make it more difficult to understand the matter. Like when calling and called are interchanged. But I recommend the purchase of this book.

The collaborative work of Lee Dryburgh, Jeff Hewett, Lee Dryburgh, and Jeff Hewitt, Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7): Protocol, Architecture, and Services teaches aspiring engineers SS7/C7 architectures and expertly shows just how to maintain their operations. Complete with coverage of both North American and international standards, the student engineers and computer network and communication system developers will learn about basic call setup, management, and tear down, personal communications services (PCS), wireless roaming, and mobile subscriber authentication. A seminal and highly recommended work of technical excellence, Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7) is enhanced with local number portability (LNP), with toll free (800/888) and toll (900) wireline services are also being covered, as well as other enhanced features and security management.