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The purpose of the OpenSS7 project is to attempt to address the following impediments to the widespread use of SS7 outside the carrier community:
The OpenSS7 project's solution to this problem is to make publicly available GPL'ed source code for an SS7 stack available to hobbiests, small companies and researchers.
The OpenSS7 project's solution to this problem is to provide a simple and straightforward implementation of an SS7 stack which is not bound to any specific SS7 application to reduce integration complexity.
The OpenSS7 project's solution to this problem is to make source code publicly available for scrutiny of as many reviewers as possible, thus, hopefully, leading to a more robust and correct implementation of the specifications.
The OpenSS7 project does not have a direct solution to this problem. The project has been made `open' in the hope that, by providing a single public implementation, that the cost of certification can be spread across a large number of interested parties and that organizations may be willing to donate the use of laboratory equipment for conformance testing.
This has made it difficult for companies and researchers with application domain knowledge to acquire a simple and usable stack upon which to experiment or develop their applications.
The OpenSS7 project's solution to this problem is to provide an SS7 stack with well-defined socket abstraction which permit application domain experts to concentrate on their application rather than being concerned with stack implementation or interface nuances. Using the stack is as easy as opening a socket, binding it to an SS7 address, and exchanging packets.
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