SS7 Basics, Second Edition
This guidebook provides an overview of SS7 technologies, how they are structured, and why they are important.
TABLE OF CONTENTS SS7 Basics, Second Edition
Chapter 13: Intelligent Networks
Intelligent networks are communication systems that have the ability to process call control and related functions via distributed network transfer points and control centers as opposed to a concentrated in switching system. The intelligence of the telecommunications network refers to the complexities involved in deciding if and how a telephone call or a data connection shall be routed.
Intelligent network provide use with the ability to manage call processing intelligence. Intelligent networks could be instructed to process or change its call processing based on information it learns about users of the network. For example, the telecom network today could discover that for the last ten years, each and every Friday at 4 p.m. Farmer Brown can be reached down at the Post Office until 10:00 p.m. Using this information, the telecommunication network could automatically redirect the calls for Farmer Brown.
Migration of Intelligence in the Network
The Intelligent Network (IN) has evolved from localized intelligence in the telephone switch. Telephone switches simply connect ports or communication circuits to each other. Network intelligence is used to control the switching systems using a signaling protocol such as Signaling System 7 (SS7). Intelligent network standards define the processes used to extract the functionality out of the switching systems and enhance them (services) by controlling the call via the SS7 network.
The benefit of migrating to an intelligent network is the ability to improve on existing services and develop new sources of revenue. The migration is done with the following objectives:
To introduce new...
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