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References
- ↑ Q-Series Recommendations, ITU-T.
- ↑ EN 300 356-1, ISUP Version 4 for the International Interface, ETSI.
- 1 2 Recommendation Q.767, ITU-T.
- ↑ Recommendation Q.761, ITU-T.
- ↑ Russell 2002, pp. 362–419.
- ↑ ITU-T 1999b.
- ↑ ITU-T 1999a, pp. 3–4.
- ↑ Russell 2002, p. 321.
- ↑ ITU-T 1999a, p. 3.
Bibliography
- Russell, Travis (2002), Signaling System #7 (4th ed.), New York: McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0-07-138772-9 .
- ITU-T (December 1999a), "Section 1, General coding principles", Recommendation Q.763 .
- ITU-T (December 1999b) [1996], Recommendation Q.784.1 (07/96), ISUP basic call test specification: Validation and compatibility for ISUP'92 and Q.767 protocols .