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CAMEL Application Part (CAP)

Customised Application for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) is the standardized network feature in the core network, enabling network operators to provide operator-specific services even when subscriber is roaming outside the Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN). CAMEL Application Part (CAP) is based on Intelligent Network (IN) capability sets with enhancements specific to mobile domain. This unique feature enables the implementation of the Virtual Home Environment (VHE) for a mobile subscriber.

Aricent CAP Stack : Phase 3 Network Architecture

The CAMEL Application Part (CAP) Stack from Aricent is a 'state of the art' implementation of the CAP protocol compliant with latest 3GPP and ETSI specifications. Aricent CAP stack can be readily deployed in GSM, GPRS as well as 3G networks. It provides service control for voice & data services and IP multimedia sessions.

The Aricent CAP stack is written in portable ANSI C and is hardware and operating system independent. The stack can be ported to any OS or hardware with a minimal effort. Aricent provides reference implementations for the common operating systems such as Solaris, Linux, Windows, VxWorks etc. The stack has also been successfully demonstrated on a variety of hardware processors and architectures.

Aricent CAP solution provides a powerful platform to OEMs, application developers and System Integrators for development of value-added services such as: -

1. Mobile Prepaid for Voice and Data Network
   
2. Charging and Billing solutions for Data Networks including IN Call Detail Record (CDR) generation at SGSN
3. Location Based Services
   
4. Mobile Virtual Private Network (mVPN)
   
5. Number Abbreviation and many more
   

Aricent CAP Stack Packages

• The Aricent CAP stack, as source code as well as binary license, is available in different packages based on the target nodes as well the network Individual packages are available for :-
  • SSF (GSM or GPRS)
    
  • SCF (GSM, GPRS or both)
    
    
• The Aricent CAP stack comes pre-integrated with
  • Aricent SS7 (TCAP, SCCP, MTP3/MTP3-B)
    
  • SIGTRAN stacks (M3UA, SCTP)
    

It can be easily integrated with any other vendor's transport stack

• Complete CAP solutions are available jointly with several Aricent hardware partners such as Adax, FORCE, Interphase, Motorola, Performance Technology and many more
  

Conformance to Standards

The Aricent CAP stack is based on the following specifications -

• 3GPP Specifications (Phase 3)
  • Release 99 Compliance
    • 3GPP TS 22.078 V3.7.0 (2001-03)
      
    • 3GPP TS 23.078 V3.8.0 (2001-03)
      
    • 3GPP TS 29.078 V3.7.0 (2001-03)
      
  • Release 4 Compliance
    • 3GPP TS 22.078 V4.5.0 (2002-03)
    • 3GPP TS 23.078 V4.6.0 (2002-09)
    • 3GPP TS 29.078 V4.6.0 (2002-09)
      

Release 5 Upgrades are on the roadmap

• ETSI Specifications
  • ETSI EN 301 140-1 V1.3.4 (1999-06)
    

Last updated : March 9, 2006