View source for Toolpack:M3UA Use Case B:Configure SS7 Point Codes A

=== '''''Applies to version(s): v3.0''''' ===
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Creating SS7 Point Codes}}
Point codes are used to define the adjacent and target networks so that calls are properly routed from one network to the next.
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In this use case, the following point code names are assigned:
* destination point code: dpc333
* origination point code: opc111

====Create a destination point code (DPC):====

1- Click '''Point Codes''' in the navigation panel

[[Image:PointCodes_0_A.png]]

2- Click '''Create New Point Code'''

[[Image:PointCodes_1_A.png]]

3- Configure the new point code:

* Enter a '''name''' for the point code
* Select a point code '''type''' (select type-specific parameters)
* Select a point code '''length''' (14, 16, 24 bits)
* Enter a '''point code'''. Either as bits, decimal, or hexadecimal.
* Click '''Create'''

[[Image:PointCodes_2_B_1.png]]

====Create an originating point code (OPC):====


1- Configure the new point code:

* Enter a '''name''' for the point code
* Select a point code '''type''' (select type-specific parameters)
* Select a point code '''length''' (14, 16, 24 bits)
* Enter a '''point code'''. Either as bits, decimal, or hexadecimal.
* Click '''Create'''


[[Image:PointCodes_2_B_2.png]]

4. Verify that the '''"MTP3 point code was successfully created"''' message appears, and the new point code appears in the '''Point Codes''' list

[[Image:PointCodes_3_A_1.png]]

==List of parameters==

* [[Parameter: Name|Name]]
* [[Parameter: Type|Type]]
* [[Parameter: DPC Length|Length]]
* [[Parameter: Point Code|Point Code]]