Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol for Multi-Cast Environments (SSCOP-MCE)


Overview:-	The SSCOP-MCE transport component is an implementation of the Service-Specific Connection Oriented Protocol for Multi-Cast Environments (SSCOP-MCE) (Q.2111) for both Linux Native and STREAMS, as well as a STREAMS interface to the Linux Native implementation. SSCOP-MCE is a fundamental component of the SS7 over IP. SSCOP-MCE runs over UDP or IP modules. SSCOP-MCE provides three interfaces: an ATM Adaption Layer Interface (AAL), a Network Provider Interface (NPI) and a Transport Provider Interface (TPI). SSCOP-MCE Linux Native provides a socket interface. SSCOP-MCE components interface directly to Linux NET4 IP and UDP implementations.

History:-	Work on the SSCOP-MCE transport component began in January 2001.

Status:-	The Linux Native release of SCCOP-MCE is in the Proposal stage. The STREAMS release of SSCOP-MCE is in the Coding stage. The STREAMS TPI interface to SSCOP-MCE Linux Native releas of SCCOP-MCE is in the Proposal stage.

Dependencies:-	The Linux Native release depends on Linux 2.4.x kernel and does not depend on any other OpenSS7 components. The STREAMS release depends on a Linux 2.4.x kernel and a current LiS (e.g. 2.16.16) and does not depend on any other OpenSS7 components. The STREAMS INET interface release depends on a Linux 2.4.x kernel an a current LiS (e.g., 2.16.16) and depends on the Linux 2.4.x native release above. This INET interface package is a integral component of current LiS releases and need not be downloaded separately.

References:-	A reference list for the SSCOP-MCE components can be viewed here.

Design:-	Designs for SSCOP-MCE components can be viewed here.

Code:-	Code for this component has not been publicly released. Please see the CVS Archive Page for more information on obtaining access to the code.

Documentation:-	Documentation for the SSCOP-MCE component is available here.

Test Results:-	Test programs and results are not yet available.

Release Package:-	The SSCOP-MCE transport is an integral part of the OpenSS7 Transport stacks and provides transport to the OpenSS7 SIGTRAN stack. It can be found in the sscop sub-directory in the strss7 release code. The SSCOP-MCE component is not yet available. Watch this status page for more information.