Re: [openss7] another SCTP implementation for linux

["Brian F. G. Bidulock" <bidulock@openss7.org>]

Michael,

Michael Schlueter wrote:                                    Wed, 01 Aug 2001 01:34:45
> Hi Brian,
> 
> > an possibly invalid approach in my mind.  OpenSS7 SCTP was written with
> > the Linux TCP stack as a template.  Because of this it fits as well as
> > TCP into other advanced Linux features such as transparent proxy,
> > firewalling, IPSEC, etc.
> 
> thank you for this detailed explanation. That seems plausible to me. 
>  
> > Merging the two would be impossible.
> 
> Ok, so booth have an absolut different approach.
>  
> > I was hoping that, due to it's GPL, that the Linux Kernel team may
> > consider OpenSS7's SCTP implementation as a starting point for Linux's
> > own implementation (that is, one with maintainers).  Certainly, there
> > will need to be more demand for SCTP in general before SCTP in the Linux
> > kernel becomes more than an EXPERIMENTAL module.
> 
> Is there somebody who is interested in helping me to port SCTP to 2.4 kernel?

I'll help.

> 
> What parts are missing to forward SS7 data from, for example a T1 line to 
> SCTP? If the diagram I draw a few weeks ago isn´t wrong, one needs MTP 1-3 and 
> SCTP, M2UA, M3UA for the other side and an application on top of MTP3 and M3UA?

What diagram?  Actually the the upcoming release has support
for T1 (Annex A) SS7 links and provides M2UA, M3UA.  There
might not be anything missing there except a driver for your
favorite T1 card.

> 
> Bye, Michael
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