Signal Transfer Point

• Overview
• Features
• Specifications
• OA&M

SVI-STP Benefits

The SVI-STP is a mature, carrier grade Signalling Transfer Point (STP) product developed and deployed by Squire Technologies:

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENTS
Deployed globally since 2007

MULTI-REGION SUPPORT
Comprehensive support for 40+ SS7 country variants and ANSI to ETSI translation

MIGRATION EXPERTISE
In-house expertise enabling rapid migration from End-Of-Life STP platforms i.e. Cisco, Siemens, Nortel, Nokia etc

SERVICE ENABLEMENT
Integrated service enablement delivering Number Portability, Firewall Functionality, Fraud Prevention etc

FUTURE PROOF
Fully integrated with the SVI-DSC Diameter Signalling Controller product

FLEXIBLE PRICING
Flexible pricing to meet budget expectations, deployment scale and future growth.

SVI-STP Key Features

COMPLEX ROUTING

• MTP, SCCP
• TCAP / MAP Opp Code + IE’s

GATEWAY SCREENING

• MTP, SCCP, Called/Calling Party
• Enables first line firewall capability

REAL-TIME FRAUD PREVENTION

• Enable integrated SVI-FPG Fraud Prevention Gateway and combat fraud in real-time

SCALABILITY

• 1000 to 100K MSU’s
• 8 to 1024 Signalling Links

REDUNDANCY

• 1+1 Redundancy
• Mated Pair
• 1+1 & Mated Pair

OA&M

Comprehensive web based SVI-MS Management System:
• Configuration
• Monitoring
• Debug

SVI-STP Delivery

The SVI-STP Signal Transfer Point software can be delivered on:

COTS Commercial-Off-The-Shelf

Supplied on standard Dell servers optionally with E1/T1/STM-1 support.

VIRTUAL

Delivered as Virtual Machine (VM) on industry standard servers in a data center environment using a hypervisor - i.e. VMware.

CLOUD

Delivered as a Virtual Network Function (VNF) in AWS or OpenStack cloud infrastructure.

Support for Legacy SS7 TDM

• Full support for legacy SS7 TDM networks

• Support for E1/T1/J1 OC-3/STM-1/ DS3 interfaces
  
  
• Scales to x1024 SS7 signalling links
  
  
• A-F link support
  
  
• High Speed Links (HSL) supporting Q.703 Annex A and ATM AAL5 - up to 16 links
  
  
• Carrier Grade 1+1 and Mated Pair Redundancy Support

Support for Next Generation IP Networks 

• Support for transition to an all IP network
  
  
• Any-to-any TDM to IP inter-working
  
  
• SS7 link-sets can be a combination of SS7 TDM and IP links for maximum flexibility
  
  
• Offload traffic onto cost-efficient IP networks conserving bandwidth on expensive TDM networks
  
  
• Full support for IETF’s SIGTRAN standards M2UA, M2PA, M3UA, SUA

Support for DIAMETER Signalling

The modular design of our products allows DIAMETER signalling support to be enabled on the SVI-STP using the carrier grade SVI-DSC: DIAMETER SIGNALLING CONTROLLER  

Full support for 3GPP compliant SS7 to DIAMETER IWF (Interworking Function) enabling:

• SS7 to 4G / LTE / IMS network interworking
• 3G to 4G roaming
• Interconnect with state of the art DIAMETER based network components and platforms i.e. HSS, OCS.

Future proof your SS7 signalling core knowing Squire Technologies products and expertise will ease the migration to DIAMETER based networks.

SVI-STP Testimonials

"Squire Technologies have been a one-stop shop able to meet all our requirements for signalling and media convergence, by offering us integrated gateway products and replacing our signal transfer points.”
 Director of IT and Network Planning for Globalstar, Tim Calamari

"The key to this decision was a clear road map that will allow us to migrate our SS7 platform to a next generation solution whilst knowing we have an integrated DIAMETER solution for tomorrow"
GMS Operations & Maintenance Manager, Bohdan Hretchenko

"What impressed us with the Squire Technologies STP product was not only could it replace our existing infrastructure but it will allow us to support Next Generation and 4G / IMS based signalling going forward."
Global Head of Core Services at Digicel Group, Prashant Singh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further Information

DOWNLOAD Our SVI-STP
Signal Transfer Point Presentation

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on Cisco ITP/PGW End-of-Life Migration

DOWNLOAD Our SVI-STP Signal Transfer Point Datasheet Signal Transfer Point Datasheet