SIGTRAN pricing model 2011
Pricing for TelcoBridges' implementation of SIGTRAN is based on the concept of SS7 relay and termination.
The relay concept is where the SS7 signaling received from MTP2 links is forwarded directly to SIGTRAN peer(s).
In the above example, a single TMedia is connected to one SIGTRAN peer. In this context, SIGTRAN is used to RELAY the SS7 (MTP2) to the peer using either M2UA or M3UA-SG. There is no ISUP or SCCP processing on the gateway itself.
A termination corresponds to a link between two unique end-points. An example is provided below.
The SIGTRAN termination in this context is used to receive SS7 signaling on the gateway for ISUP processing, or to connect to M3UA-IPSP peer(s) for SCCP processing.
Other details
- The SIGTRAN Relay software license enables: 64 M2UA links, up to 20 M3UA-SG links and 64 IUA links. (SS7 links must be purchased separately)
- The SIGTRAN Termination software license enables: 64 M2PA links and up to 20 M3UA-IPSP links.
- The SIGTRAN pricing model does not feature any restrictions on the number of messages or transactions per second. Users are only limited in their use of SIGTRAN by the capacity of the underlying IP link and the telecommunications hardware used in the system. Increasing the capacity of the IP link or the hardware will enable the user to achieve higher message counts per second without requiring additional SIGTRAN associations.