Manual Pages

These are the manual pages for the OpenSS7 package. The manual pages are broken into two groups as follows:

• Linux/FreeBSD Kernel Implementation
• Linux/SVR4.2 STREAMS Implementation

Linux/FreeBSD Kernel Implementations

These manual pages document the use of SS7 sockets in much the same way as IP sockets. SS7 socket semantics are closely parallel to the IP semantics so that a programmer familiar with the use of BSD IP socket support will be able to use SS7 sockets without much learning curve.

groff(1) versions of these manual pages are provided with the code base for download.

Comments on the approach and suitability of the SS7 socket interface for use in applications programs is welcome on the OpenSS7 Mailing List.

There are on-line manual pages here for the following:

ss7dev(7)

Documents the device ioctls for SS7 devices that use the SS7 LINK interface described here. These are ioctls that are common to all SS7 LINK interfaces. Specific ioctls are documented under driver specific sections.

ss7(7)

Documents the ss7(7) protocol and provides an overview of generic socket options, sysctls and ioctls for SS7 sockets.

link(7)

Documents the link(7) protocol raw(7) sockets for SS7 LINK layer interfaces. Raw sockets at the link(7) level are used primarily for testing and special purposes.

mtp(7)

Documents mtp(7) sockets for the SS7 MTP protocol. MTP sockets are used by MTP user parts to communicate with MTP peers across the SS7 network using MTP sockets. Describes the socket options, sysctls and ioctls that are specific to the MTP protocol.

sccp(7)

Documents sccp(7) sockets for the SS7 SCCP protocol. SCCP sockets are used by SCCP subsystems to communicate with SCCP peers and mates across the SS7 network using SCCP sockets. Describes the socket options, sysctls and ioctls that are specific to the SCCP protocol.

ss7raw(7)

Documents ss7raw(7) sockets for the SS7 protocol. Raw SS7 sockets are used primarily for testing and simulation purposes and, although they are similar to IP raw(7) sockets, are not normally used for SS7 applications.

isup(7)

Documents isup(7) sockets for the future SS7 ISUP protocol. ISUP sockets are used by call control systems (switches) to communicate with ISUP peers (remote switches or PSTN) across the SS7 network using ISUP sockets. Describes the future socket options, sysctls and ioctls that are specific to the ISUP protocol.
(This is a future item and is not complete yet.)

tcap(7)

Documents tcap(7) sockets for the future SS7 TCAP protocol. TCAP sockets are used by Transaction Capabilities Application Parts (APs) to communicate with AP peers from either an SSP or SCP standpoint across the SS7 network using TCAP sockets. Describes the future socket options, sysctls and ioctls that are specific to the TCAP protocol. Fashioned closely after the Sun RPC mechanism.
(This is a future item and is not complete yet.)

Linux/SVR4.2 Kernel Implementations

These manual pages document the use of SS7 STREAMS in much the same was as OSI STREAMS. SS7 STREAM semantics are closely parallel to the OSI semantics so that a programmer familiar with the use of OSI STREAMS support will be able to use SS7 STREAMS without much learning curve.

groff(1) versions of these manual pages are provided with the code base for download.

I'm still working on several of these, so check back!