Additional Routing

This section describes routing messages beyond the Link Sets. Typically all the physical SS7 connections are to one of more Signaling Transfer Points (STPs), but most call control messages need to be routed beyond this point to a switch, using the following procedure:
  1. Decide how many Route Sets are required. Typically this is the number of switches. If the network does not require additional routing, either because it is directly connected to the Switch, or because the STP already knows how to route the message, then a Route Set is required for each Link Set.
  2. For each Route Set, identify the destination point code (DPC) and the trunks associated with that switch.
  3. For each Route Set, identify which of the Link Sets can route the messages. Up to four Link Sets can be specified.