Message for the transmission of the signalling information.
message flow first bit ---------> LSB bit1 +-- - - - - -+-----+-+---+-+---+-+---+ | | | | |F| |B| | FCS--| SIF | SIO | |LI |I|FSN|I|BSN|- HDLC frame | | | |>2 |B| |B| | +- 8n (n>=2)-+--8--+2+-6-+1+-7-+1+-7-+ MTP Layer 2 header |-----------------------| max. 272octet |------------------------------------| Abbreviations: BSN: Backward sequence number (the sequence of a SU being acknowledged) BIB: Backward indicator bit FSN: Forward sequence number (the sequence number of the SU which is carried) FIB: Forward indicator bit LI: Length indicator > 2 (the number of octets between LI and CK If it is > 63, then the value is set to 63.) SIO: Service information octet (the type of the SU) The coding of the SIO: | +------+-----+ SSF SI sub-service service - indicator indicator D C B A D C B A 0 0 0 0 - SNMM Signalling network management messages 0 0 0 1 - SNTM Signalling network testing and maintenance messages. 0 0 1 0 - SPARE 0 0 1 1 - SCCP (Signalling Connection Control Part) 0 1 0 0 - TUP (Telephone User Part) 0 1 0 1 - ISUP (ISDN User Part) 0 1 1 0 - DUP (call and circuit-related messages) 0 1 1 1 - DUP (facility registration and cancellation) 1 0 0 0 - Reserved for MTP Testing User Part 1 0 0 1 - Broadband ISDN User Part 1 0 1 0 - Satellite ISDN User Part . . . . - spare 0 0 x x - international network 0 1 x x - spare 1 0 x x - national network 1 1 x x - reserved for national use SIF: Signalling information field (the content of the SU) 2 <= size <= 272 octet