CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     Normative references
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Definitions of Q.715
        3.2     SCCP definition of messages and parameters
 4     Abbreviations
 5     Conventions
 6     Compatibility issues
        6.1     Overview of differences between versions
                  6.1.1     Differences between the Red Book and Blue Book
                  6.1.2     Differences between the Blue Book and the White Book (3/93)
                  6.1.3     Differences between the White Book (3/93) and Revision 1, 1996
        6.2     Interworking problems
                  6.2.1     Red Book to Blue Book interworking
                  6.2.2     Blue Book to White Book (3/93) interworking
                  6.2.3     White Book to edition 1996 interworking
 7     Use of addressing parameters
        7.1     Description of addressing parameters in primitives
                  7.1.1     Subsystem numbers {3.4.2.2/Q.713}
                  7.1.2     The global title
        7.2     Procedure to derive SCCP-addressing requirements
        7.3     Global title conversion operations
        7.4     The generic numbering plan
                  7.4.1     Example
                  7.4.2     Considerations for introduction of the generic numbering plan
        7.5     Considerations for the SCCP users on the inputs for global title
 8     SCCP networking aspects
        8.1     Network structures in view of SCCP management capabilities
                  8.1.1     Configurations of subsystems
                  8.1.2     Unambiguous1 addresses
                  8.1.3     Load distribution
                  8.1.4     Configurations of relay/gateway nodes
        8.2     Application of connection oriented services
                  8.2.1     Coupling of connection sections {clause 3/Q.714}
        8.3     Application of connectionless services
                  8.3.1     The return on error procedure {4.2/Q.714}
                  8.3.2     Maximal length supported by SCCP connectionless procedures
        8.4     Support of MTP-3b
                  8.4.1     Protocol architecture
                  8.4.2     Interworking
 9     SCCP congestion handling
        9.1     Assigning importance values to application messages
        9.2     Responsibilities for the application
        9.3     Application of MTP congestion procedures
        9.4     Application of SCCP and node congestion procedures
        9.5     Coordination of congestion control measures between SCCP and other MTP users