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This chapter describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the
Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution and contains the following sections:
The Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution provides a high-density, low-cost Signaling System 7 (SS7) to Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) groomer (or gateway). By using the Inter-Machine Trunk (IMT) to ISDN groomer, local exchange carriers (LECs) can connect ISP and wholesale dial networks and customers directly to the Class 4 Tandem switches. This allows network off load of internet calls from the traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) and preserves ISDN-PRI network access server (NAS) investment while utilizing low-cost IMT ports on the PSTN switch.
This guide is designed to provide an overview of the Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution and present information about its components. It describes initial site preparation and implementation information with pointers to detailed hardware installation and software configuration documentation.
This document is part of a suite of documents for the following users. See the "Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution Documentation Suite" section.
Refer to the documentation map in Figure 1 to navigate through the SS7 PRI Solution documentation suite.
The chapters in the Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution Overview are shown in Table 1.
| Chapter | Title | Description |
Chapter 1 | Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution | Provides an introduction to the Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution and describes architecture, benefits, features and applications. |
Chapter 2 | Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution Configuration Options and Components | Provides information about configuration options and brief description of components. |
Chapter 3 | Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution Operations | Describes unattended operations and manual control options. |
Chapter 4 | Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution Implementation Overview | Provides implementation steps for the hardware connections and for the installation of software. Also, provides high-level component configuration steps with pointers to detailed documents. |
Refer to the following documents for detailed hardware and software installation and configuration information about the Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution:
Refer to the following documents for detailed Cisco IOS documentation about the Cisco SS7 PRI Gateway Solution:
Document conventions are shown in Table 2.
boldface font | Commands and keywords are in boldface. |
italic font | Arguments for which you supply values are in italics. |
[ ] | Elements in square brackets are optional. |
{ x | y | z } | Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. |
[ x | y | z ] | Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. |
string | A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks. |
Screen conventions are shown in Table 3.
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boldface screen font | Information you must enter is in boldface screen font. |
italic screen font | Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font. |
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^ | The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control. For example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the D key. |
< > | Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets. |
[ ] | Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets. |
!, # | An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line. |
The SS7 PRI Gateway Solution documentation uses the following conventions:
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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication. |
Cautions use the following conventions:
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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
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