Signaling System No. 7: The Key to Convergence Telecommunications network operators can realize increased investment returns by marrying existing SS7/C7 and intelligent networking infrastructures | Signaling System No. 7 The Key to Convergence Telecommunications network operators can realize increased investment returns by marrying existing SS7 C7 and intelligent networking infrastructures with Internet and other data-centric technologies. SS7 C7 is a key protocol for bridging the telecom and datacom worlds. The following sections describe the exemplar hybrid network services that SS7 C7 enable Internet Call Waiting Internet Calling Name Services Click-to-Dial Applications Web-Browser-Based Telecommunication Services WLAN Hotspot Billing Location-Based Games Internet Call Waiting and Internet Calling Name Services Internet call waiting is a software solution that alerts online Internet users with a call-waiting message on their computer screens when a telephone call enters the same phone line they use for their Internet service. The user can then send the call to voice mail accept the call or reject it. Some providers linking it to CNAM as mentioned in Calling Name CNAM have enhanced the Internet call-waiting service. This service is known as Internet calling name service and it provides the calling party s name and number. Click-to-Dial Applications Click-to-dial applications are another SS7-IP growth area. An example of a click-to-dial application is the ability to click a person s telephone number in an email signature to place a call. These types of services are particularly beneficial to subscribers because they do not require them to change their equipment or access technologies a POTS and a traditional handset are the only requirements. Web-Browser-Based of Telecommunication Services Over the coming decade we are likely to witness an increase in web based telecommunications services. An example is customer self-provisioning via the Internet a practice that has been in the marketplace for some time and is likely to increase in both complexity and usage. A customer can already assign himself a premium or toll-free number for life via the Internet. The .
