What is SS7? - Telecommunications

What is SS7?

- A global standard for telecommunications for channel signaling.

- The Common Channel Signaling System (SS7 / C7) standard defines various procedures and protocols for Public Switch Switched Telephone Network to exchange information over digital signaling network.

- Providing call control, remote network management is the primary functions of SS7.

- Controlling messages are exchanged between SS7 telephone exchanges through SS7.

- The messages are transformed from Signaling Points and SS7 Signaling Transfer Points.