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This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution. This document points to related publications and describes online sources of technical information.
The Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution provides SS7 connectivity for voice gateways by using the Cisco signaling controller as a protocol translator to control the gateway through the ISDN Q.931 protocol.
This guide is designed to provide you with an overview of the Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution and brief information about its components. This guide 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 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution Documentation Suite" section.
The major sections of this document are as follows:
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Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution Introduction | Provides an introduction to the Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution, describes architecture, benefits, features, and applications. | |
Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution Configuration Options and Components | Provides information about configuration options and brief descriptions of components. | |
Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution Operations | Describes unattended operations and manual control options. | |
Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution Implementation | Provides sequence of implementation steps for the hardware connections and for installing software. Also, provides high-level component configuration steps with pointers to detailed documents. | |
Provides a brief overview of the SS7 technology used in this guide. | ||
Appendix B | Provides a brief overview of the VoIP technology used in this guide. |
Refer to the following documentation map to navigate through the Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution documentation suite. Note that the shaded box indicates the document you are currently reading.
Refer to the following documents for detailed hardware and software installation and configuration information about the Cisco SS7 Interconnect for Voice Gateways Solution:
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