0x14 SS7 CIC Group

In this AIB, the fields define a CIC Group by assigning a span/channel as the Base CIC for the group, and by defining the number of channels in the group. The remaining channels in the group are assigned CIC numbers in sequence. All the CICs in a group must be on the same span.

Byte | AIB Field Description
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2 | Address Element: 0x14
3 | Data Length: 0x07
4 | Data[0] Stack ID
5, 6 | Data[1, 2] Base CIC Number (MSB, LSB) A number assigned by the host to the base CIC for the group of circuits (2 bytes).
7, 8 | Data[3, 4] Base CIC Span (MSB, LSB) Logical Span ID on which the channel to be assigned as the base CIC for the group is located. .
9 | Data[5] Base CIC Channel Channel to be assigned as the base CIC for the group (0x00–0x1F).
10 | Data[6] Number of CICs in Group The number of channels being assigned in the group (0x00–0x1F).

See Address Information Block.
See Circuit Identification Codes.
The information in an AIB that follows the header, down to the data field. An AIB can have one or more Address Elements. AEs correspond to Span, Channel, and SS7 Link.
Most Significant Bit
Least Significant Bit
Range of channels provided by T1 or E1 transmission service. A physical span is a group of channels taking up a single physical wire. A logical span is a group of channels taking up less than a single logical wire, or carried over more than one physical wire.