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MAP Stack: Features

  • Compliant with 3GPP TS 29.002 V 4.8.0 Release 4
  • Support for version 3 messages with backward compatibility for version 2 and version 1
  • Well-defined and documented APIs for third party application development
  • Supports secure transport of MAP messages as defined by MAP protocol
  • Easily Portable across operating systems, and hardware platforms
  • Provides non blocking APIs with C structure based as well as buffer based messages
  • Packing and unpacking libraries for MAP messages
  • Provides TCAP abstraction layer to ensure MAP stack runs over different TCAP implementations
  • Available pre-integrated over SS7, Broadband SS7 and Sigtran
  • Multiple MAP users supported
  • Facilitates dynamic configuration of stack parameters
  • Support of Guard Timers
  • Supports ASN.1 encoding/decoding
  • Provides Proven interoperability feature
  • Availability of wrapper functions for encoding or decoding to eliminate dependency on a specific ASN Compiler
  • Support to configure on startup and update at runtime Security Policy database (SPD) and Security Association Database (SADB) using layer management API 's
  • Extensive Debugging and Trace capabilities provided

Conformance to AAPE™

  • Modularity
    • Layered architecture
    • Stack data structures are hidden from the outside world
    • Exclusion of functionality (compile time)
  • Multiple Configuration Options - Multi-tasking/single-thread and message-based/functional interface
  • Porting effort restricted to modules involving operating system interface, error handling/reporting, external interfaces
  • Customization of tasking architecture, custom event handlers, communication between modules
  • Debugging support

OS Ports Available

  • Sun-Solaris Port (32bit as well as 64 bit)
  • Linux
  • VxWorks Port
  • Windows NT

Ports for other Operating Systems such as Lynx, Nucleus etc or proprietary OSs can be made available on request

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Aricent Deliverables

  • Source code or Binary package for MAP stack
  • OS Wrappers for the common operating systems
  • API documents
  • User Manual and Porting Guide
  • Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement(PICS)
  • Warranty and Annual Support Plans
  • Training and On-Site Consultancy
  • Turnkey Integration and Porting Services

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Last updated : March 9, 2006

 

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