PRI Protocol Overview
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(New page: =Q.931 Protocol Overview= Q.931 is ISDN's connection control protocol, roughly comparable to TCP in the Internet protocol stack. Q.931 doesn't provide flow control or perform retransmissi...) |
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IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Signal, High layer compatibility | IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Signal, High layer compatibility | ||
| - | Direction: Called user | + | Direction: Called user → network → calling user |
The called user is being alerted, i.e "the phone is ringing". | The called user is being alerted, i.e "the phone is ringing". | ||
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IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, High layer compatibility | IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, High layer compatibility | ||
| - | Direction: Called user | + | Direction: Called user → network → calling user |
Call establishment is proceeding. | Call establishment is proceeding. | ||
=== CONNECT (7) === | === CONNECT (7) === | ||
IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Date/time, Signal, Low layer compatibility, High layer compatibility | IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Date/time, Signal, Low layer compatibility, High layer compatibility | ||
| - | Direction: Called user | + | Direction: Called user → network → calling user |
The call has gone through and been accepted. | The call has gone through and been accepted. | ||
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IEs: Display, Signal | IEs: Display, Signal | ||
| - | Direction: Calling user | + | Direction: Calling user → network → called user |
=== SETUP (5) === | === SETUP (5) === | ||
IEs: Sending complete, Repeat indicator, Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Network specific facilities, Display, Keypad facility, Signal, Calling party number, Calling party subaddress, Called party number, Called party subaddress, Transit network selection, Repeat indicator, Low layer compatibility, High layer compatibility | IEs: Sending complete, Repeat indicator, Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Network specific facilities, Display, Keypad facility, Signal, Calling party number, Calling party subaddress, Called party number, Called party subaddress, Transit network selection, Repeat indicator, Low layer compatibility, High layer compatibility | ||
| - | Direction: Calling user | + | Direction: Calling user → network → called user |
Initial message sent to initiate a call | Initial message sent to initiate a call | ||
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IEs: Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Signal | IEs: Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Signal | ||
| - | Direction: Called user | + | Direction: Called user → network → calling user |
===SUSPEND (37) === | ===SUSPEND (37) === | ||
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IEs: Display | IEs: Display | ||
| - | Direction: Network | + | Direction: Network → user |
=== SUSPEND REJECT (33) === | === SUSPEND REJECT (33) === | ||
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IEs: Cause, Display | IEs: Cause, Display | ||
| - | Direction: Network | + | Direction: Network → user |
=== RESUME (40) === | === RESUME (40) === | ||
IEs: Call identity | IEs: Call identity | ||
| - | Direction: User | + | Direction: User → network |
=== RESUME ACKNOWLEDGE (48) === | === RESUME ACKNOWLEDGE (48) === | ||
IEs: Channel identification, Display | IEs: Channel identification, Display | ||
| - | Direction: Network | + | Direction: Network → user |
=== RESUME REJECT (34) === | === RESUME REJECT (34) === | ||
IEs: Cause, Display | IEs: Cause, Display | ||
| - | Direction: Network | + | Direction: Network → user |
=== DISCONNECT (69) === | === DISCONNECT (69) === | ||
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IEs: Display | IEs: Display | ||
| - | Direction: User | + | Direction: User → network |
Requests a STATUS message from the network | Requests a STATUS message from the network | ||
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IEs: Cause, Call State, Display | IEs: Cause, Call State, Display | ||
| - | Direction: Network | + | Direction: Network → user |
Indicates current call state in terms of Q.931 state machine | Indicates current call state in terms of Q.931 state machine | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 11 August 2009
Q.931 Protocol Overview
Q.931 is ISDN's connection control protocol, roughly comparable to TCP in the Internet protocol stack. Q.931 doesn't provide flow control or perform retransmission, since the underlying layers are assumed to be reliable and the circuit-oriented nature of ISDN allocates bandwidth in fixed increments of 64 kbps. Q.931 does manage connection setup and breakdown. Like TCP, Q.931 documents both the protocol itself and a protocol state machine.
Note: In accordance with the conventions of ITU standards, bits are numbered from LSB to MSB, 1 to 8 (Internet standards use MSB to LSB, 0 to 7).
The general format of a Q.931 message includes a single byte protocol discriminator (8 for Q.931 messages), a call reference value to distinguish between different calls being managed over the same D channel, a message type, and various information elements (IEs) as required by the message type in question:
The most important messages types are:
ALERTING (1)
IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Signal, High layer compatibility
Direction: Called user → network → calling user The called user is being alerted, i.e "the phone is ringing".
CALL PROCEEDING (2)
IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, High layer compatibility
Direction: Called user → network → calling user Call establishment is proceeding.
CONNECT (7)
IEs: Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Date/time, Signal, Low layer compatibility, High layer compatibility Direction: Called user → network → calling user
The call has gone through and been accepted.
CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE (15)
IEs: Display, Signal
Direction: Calling user → network → called user
SETUP (5)
IEs: Sending complete, Repeat indicator, Bearer capability, Channel identification, Progress indicator, Network specific facilities, Display, Keypad facility, Signal, Calling party number, Calling party subaddress, Called party number, Called party subaddress, Transit network selection, Repeat indicator, Low layer compatibility, High layer compatibility
Direction: Calling user → network → called user
Initial message sent to initiate a call
SETUP ACKNOWLEDGE (13)
IEs: Channel identification, Progress indicator, Display, Signal
Direction: Called user → network → calling user
SUSPEND (37)
IEs: Call identity
Direction: User ? network
ISDN calls can be suspended (put on hold) to allow another call to use the B channel. SUSPEND/RESUME messages manage suspended calls.
SUSPEND ACKNOWLEDGE (45)
IEs: Display
Direction: Network → user
SUSPEND REJECT (33)
IEs: Cause, Display
Direction: Network → user
RESUME (40)
IEs: Call identity
Direction: User → network
RESUME ACKNOWLEDGE (48)
IEs: Channel identification, Display
Direction: Network → user
RESUME REJECT (34)
IEs: Cause, Display
Direction: Network → user
DISCONNECT (69)
IEs: Cause, Progress indicator, Display, Signal
A message sent from the user to request call breakdown, or from the network to indicate the call has been cleared.
RELEASE (77)
IEs: Cause, Display, Signal
A message sent to indicate the channel is being released.
RELEASE COMPLETE (90)
IEs: Cause, Display, Signal
STATUS ENQUIRY (117)
IEs: Display
Direction: User → network
Requests a STATUS message from the network
STATUS (125)
IEs: Cause, Call State, Display
Direction: Network → user
Indicates current call state in terms of Q.931 state machine
