SS7/ISDN Device Drivers

The V401P-T (T1) and V401P-E (E1) are very affordable 4-Span T1 and E1 cards marketed by the board fabricator Varion. This is a good choice for a high-density OpenSS7 SS7 applications as these cards will run 96 to 124 SS7 links running wide open. Whether you need to set up a large network configuration in the lab, or whether you need to run SS7 in the wide open network, these boards outperform most offerings in cost and density.

The x400pss7 driver is a high performance driver for the V401P-T or V401P-E quad T1/E1 cards. The driver can sustain 124 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 96 x 64kbps signalling links per T1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The A101c, A102c and A104c are very affordable 1-, 2- and 4-span E1/T1/J1 cards fabricated and sold by Sangoma. This is a good choice for a high-density OpenSS7 SS7 application as these cards will run 96 to 124 SS7 links or voice channels running wide open. Whether you need to set up a large network configuration in the lab, or whether you need to run SS7 in the wild, these boards outperform most offerings in cost and density.

The a100c driver is a high perofrmance driver for the A101c, A102c and A104c single, double and quad E1/T1/J1 cards. The driver can sustain 124 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 96 x 64kbps signalling links per T1 or J1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The TE410-SS7 (3.3V) and TE405-SS7 (5.0V) are very affordable 4-Span T1 and E1 cards marketed by OpenSS7 Corporation in conjuction with the board fabricator Digium. Proceeds from the resale of these cards funnels back into the OpenSS7 Project. This is a good choice for a high-density OpenSS7 SS7 applications as these cards will run 96 to 124 SS7 links running wide open. Whether you need to set up a large network configuration in the lab, or whether you need to run SS7 in the wide open network, these boards outperform many offerings in cost and density.

The te400ss7 driver a high performance driver for the TE410-SS7 and TE405-SS7 quad T1/E1 cards. The driver can sustain 124 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 96 x 64kbps signalling links per T1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The T100P-SS7 (T1) and E100P-SS7 (E1) are very affordable 4-Span T1 and E1 cards marketed by OpenSS7 Corporation in conjuction with the board fabricator Digium. Proceeds from the resale of these cards funnels back into the OpenSS7 Project. This is a good choice for a low-density OpenSS7 SS7 applications as these cards will run 24 to 31 SS7 links running wide open. Whether you need to set up a small network configuration in the lab, or whether you need to run SS7 in the wide open network, these boards provide good low-scale capabilities.

This is our latest driver addition for the T100P-SS7 and E100P-SS7 single T1/E1 cards. The driver can sustain 31 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 24 x 64kbps signalling links per T1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The T400P-SS7 (T1) and E400P-SS7 (E1) are very affordable 4-Span T1 and E1 cards marketed by OpenSS7 Corporation in conjuction with the board fabricator Varion. Proceeds from the resale of these cards funnels back into the OpenSS7 Project. This is a good choice for a high-density OpenSS7 SS7 applications as these cards will run 96 to 124 SS7 links running wide open. Whether you need to set up a large network configuration in the lab, or whether you need to run SS7 in the wide open network, these boards outperform most offerings in cost and density.

The x400pss7 driver is a high performance driver for the T400P-SS7 or E400P-SS7 quad T1/E1 cards. The driver can sustain 124 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 96 x 64kbps signalling links per T1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The Tormenta is an T1 card that used to be sold through BSD Telecommunications of Mexico. This was a low-cost ISA card capable of supporting two T1-spans. The project to develop a driver for this card is deprecated since the availability of the PCI cards above (X100P-SS7 and X400P-SS7) provide a better hardware solution.

The PCI-384 card is an affordable PCI 4-Span E1/T1/J1 card offered by Performance Technologies, Inc. PTI has donated a couple of these cards and other resources to the OpenSS7 Project in the past. See our Sponsors Page. This is an excellent choice for carrier class solutions using the OpenSS7 SS7 stack. The card can run an embedded Linux operating system on the MPC-860 onboard processor and can switch channels across a H.110 backplane. It also supports dual rail Ethernet for SIGTRAN, system redundancy and VoIP applications.

The pci384 driver is a driver for the PCI-384 card. This is a CompactPCI MPC-8260 based quad E1/T1/J1 card running Linux embedded on the card. This card is capable of supporting 248 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 192 x 64kbps signalling links per T1/J1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The CPC-388 card is an affordable cPCI 8-Span E1/T1/J1 card offered by Performance Technologies, Inc. PTI has donated a couple of these cards and other resources to the OpenSS7 Project in the past. See our Sponsors Page. This is an excellent choice for carrier class solutions using the OpenSS7 SS7 stack. The card can run an embedded Linux operating system on the MPC-860 onboard processor and can switch channels across a H.110 backplane. It also supports a PICMG-2.16 dual rail Ethernet backplane for SIGTRAN, system redundancy and VoIP applications.

The cpc388 driver is a driver for the CPC-388 card. This is a CompactPCI MPC-8260 based octal E1/T1/J1 card running Linux embedded on the card. This card is capable of supporting 248 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 192 x 64kbps signalling links per T1/J1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The CPC-396 card is an affordable cPCI 8-Span E1/T1/J1 card offered by Performance Technologies, Inc. PTI has donated a couple of these cards and other resources to the OpenSS7 Project in the past. See our Sponsors Page. This is an excellent choice for carrier class solutions using the OpenSS7 SS7 stack. The card can run an embedded Linux operating system on the MPC-860 onboard processor and can switch channels across a H.110 backplane. It also supports a PICMG-2.16 dual rail Ethernet backplane for SIGTRAN, system redundancy and VoIP applications.

The cpc396 driver is a driver for the CPC-396 card. This is a CompactPCI MPC-8260 based dual T3 card running Linux embedded on the card. This card is capable of supporting 248 x 64kbps signalling links per E1 card and 192 x 64kbps signalling links per T1/J1 card. The driver is also capable of interconnecting mu-law and A-law voice channels. In addition the driver can support ISDN D-channels and is capable of switching PRI B-channels.

The PCA-200E is a popular PCI ATM card that has support for Linux ATM in the Linux Kernel. We have one of these cards lying around. We were toying with building a driver for MTP3b and AAL2/AAL3 support for the card.

The ACB56 card is a V.35 ISA card that supports a single SS7 link. This is one of the original cards that the OpenSS7 Project had available and is one of the original drivers. This card is still available from SeaLevel systems (see What hardware is supported? for more infromation).

This is not a bad choice if you need just a couple of SS7 links and happen to have these cards kicking around. They are too expensive when compared to the cost/density of the solutions above. For example, for V.35 access it might be better to use the X100P-SS7 card with a T1/V.35 channel bank.

The ACB56 driver is a driver for the Sealevel ACB56 card. This was one of our original drivers. The card supports a V.35 interface.

The M2PA device driver is a pushable STREAMS module that can be pushed over a Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) stream or other transport stream supporting the Transport Provider Interface (TPI).

This is a pseudo-device driver that provides an SS7 signalling link over Internet Protocol (IP) using the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP).

This network driver is part of the OpenSS7 SIGTRAN stack and allows the SS7 stack to be used without any specialized hardware devices.

The IPSS7 device driver is a pushable STREAMS module that can be pushed over a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) stream or other connectionless transport stream supporting the Transport Provider Interface (TPI).

This is a pseudo-device driver that provides an SS7 signalling link over Internet Protocol (IP) using the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

This network driver is a part of the OpenSS7 SS7 stack and allows the SS7 stack to be used without any specialized hardware devices.

The MTP3b device driver is a pushable STREAMS module that can be pushed over a Service-Specific Connection Oriented Protocol (SSCOP) stream or other transport stream supporting the Network Provider Interface (NPI) with recovery and retrieval (SAAL) extensions.

This is a pseudo-device driver that provides an SS7 MTP3b signalling link over Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) or Internet Protocol (IP) usin the Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol (SSCOP) or SSCOP for Multi-Cast Environments (SSCOP-MCE).

This network driver is a part of the OpenSS7 SS7 stack and allows the SS7 stack to be used without any specialized hardware devices.