Dialogic® SIGTRAN Monitor

SIGTRAN Monitor

SIGTRAN Protocol Monitoring
For High Performance Applications

The Dialogic® SIGTRAN Monitor delivers high-performance, high-density protocol monitoring enabling applications to monitor SIGTRAN traffic between active signaling points and trigger intelligent actions. 

The SIGTRAN Monitor enables SS7 messages to be monitored on SIGTRAN Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) associations over Ethernet. SCTP messages from one or more Ethernet ports can be selectively passed to a user application in real time. As the SIGTRAN Monitor’s API is similar to the Dialogic® hardware monitoring API for TDM, existing monitoring applications can be ported easily from monitoring TDM links to monitoring SIGTRAN links.

Applications which can take advantage of call-related monitoring activity include:

  • Network management — Analyzers can produce comprehensive protocol traces, call statistics, information on bandwidth utilization, and more.
  • Missed call alert — Fixed-line subscribers can retrieve a list of missed calls.
  • Advertising and marketing — Advertising and marketing executives can use location-based messages and locationsensitive web pages to track behavior.
Features Benefits
Monitors traffic over an Ethernet hub or managed switch as defined by simple configuration settings Easily supports common variations in network architecture
Monitors multiple Ethernet ports simultaneously A single software instance can monitor a high volume of traffic
Monitors user-selected types from M2PA, M3UA, and ISUP messages as well as those from specific network nodes Minimizes the CPU and network load by capturing only those messages that pertain to the user application
Parses SCTP packets into discrete messages Simplifies the user application by performing low-level, complex message decoding
Messages are delivered to user applications in configurable formats – with and without IP or SIGTRAN headers Delivers different levels of information depending on specific requirements
Detects traffic congestion and defers sending monitored messages until congestion abates Prevents monitoring from degrading the primary mission of the SIGTRAN service
Software solution installable on any system with Ethernet connectivity Does not require additional hardware peripherals or system slots
Various capacities are available to meet network density and throughput demands Matches capital expense to specific performance requirements

Application Notes

White Paper

  • Network Monitoring and Technology Challenges
    This white paper presents a brief overview of network monitoring. It also discusses different network monitoring types and technologies: TDM (T1/E1, BRI, and analog), SS7 (monitoring within the service provider network), and session monitoring (IP and web).

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ProductOrder CodeDescription
SS7SBHSTSMONS G02-005 16 link eq/2 taps 269KB/s
SS7SBHSTSMONR G03-005 32 link eq/4 taps 538KB/s
SS7SBHSTSMONL G04-005 64 link eq/8 taps 1076KB/s
SS7SBHSTSMONK G19-005 128 Link/16 taps 2152KB/s
SS7SBHSTSMONJ G18-005 256 Link/32 taps 4304KB/s
SS7SBHSTSMONH G17-005 640 Link/64 taps 10MB/s
SS7SBHSTSMONF G16-005 1280 Link/64 taps 20MB/s