Appendix H.

ISUP Timers for ANSI/ETSI/ITU-T Applications

This appendix lists all ISUP timers. The timer values are specified in ITU-T Q.764 [78]. ETSI ISUP timers [18] are identical to ITU-T timers. Timers applicable to the US network are specified in ANSI T1.113-2000 [3].

Table H-1. ISUP Timers Specified in ANSI, ETSI and ITU-T

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut 1560 sec (ITU) 415 sec (ANSI)

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

T1

When Release Message is sent

Upon receipt of Release Complete Message

Retransmit Release Message and start timer T1

T2 (ITU-T ONLY)

3 min

When controlling exchange receives Suspend (User) Message

Upon receipt of Resume (User) Message, at controlling exchange

Initiate release procedure

T3 (ITU-T ONLY)

2 min

Upon receipt of Overload Message

Upon expiry

Initiate release procedure

T4 (ITU-T ONLY)

515 min

Upon receipt of MTPSTATUS primitive with the cause "inaccessible remote user" or at receipt of MTPRESUME primitive
[1]

Upon expiry, or at receipt of User Part Available Message (or any other)

Send User Part Test Message and start T4

T5

515 min (ITU) 1 min (ANSI)

When initial Release Message is sent

Upon receipt of Release Complete Message

Send Reset Circuit Message, alert maintenance personnel, and remove the Circuit from service, stop T1,

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

and start T17 1032 sec, with preference for 30 sec (specified in Rec. Q.118 [113]) 2030 sec

T6

When controlling exchange receives suspend (network)

Upon receipt of Resume (Network) Message or Release Message

Initiate release procedure

T7

When the latest Address Message is sent

When the condition for

Release all equipment

normal release of address and connection (send and routing information is met (receipt of ACM and CON Messages) Release Message)

T8

1015 sec

Upon receipt of Initial Address Message requiring continuity check on this circuit, or indicating that continuity check has been performed on a previous circuit

Upon receipt of Continuity Release all equipment Message and connection into the network (send Release Message)

T9

1.53 min (Specified in Q.118 [113])

When national controlling (ITU ONLY) or outgoing international exchange receives ACM (ANSI and ITU)

Upon receipt of Answer Message

Release connection and send Release Message

T10 (ITU-T ONLY)

46 sec

Upon receipt of last digit in interworking situations

Upon receipt of fresh information

Send Address Complete Message

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut 1520 sec

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

T11

Upon receipt of the latest address message (i.e., IAM) in interworking situations

When Address Complete Message is sent

Send Address Complete Message

T12

1560 sec (ITU) 415 sec (ANSI) 515 min (ITU) 1 min (ANSI)

When Blocking Message is sent

Upon receipt of Blocking Acknowledgement Message

Retransmit Blocking Message and restart T12

T13

When initial Blocking Message is sent

Upon receipt of Blocking Acknowledgment

Retransmit Blocking Message and alert maintenance personnel, start T13, and stop T12

T14

1560 sec (ITU) 4-15 sec (ANSI) 515 min (ITU) 1 min (ANSI) 1560 sec (ITU) 4-15 sec

When Unblocking Message is Upon receipt of Unblocking Retransmit sent Acknowledgment Unblocking Message and start T14

T15

When initial Unblocking Message is sent

Upon receipt of Unblocking Retransmit Acknowledgment Message Unblocking Message, alert maintenance personnel, start T15, and stop T14

T16

When Reset Circuit Message Upon receipt of the is sent not due to expiry of T5 Acknowledgment (RLC Message)

Retransmit Reset Circuit Message and start T16

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

(ANSI) 515 min (ITU) (RLC Message) 1 min (ANSI) 1560 sec (ITU) 415 sec (ANSI) 515 min (ITU) 1 min (ANSI)

T17

When initial Reset Circuit Message is sent

At the receipt of the Acknowledgment

Alert maintenance personnel, retransmit Reset Circuit Message, start T17, and stop T16

T18

When Circuit Group Blocking At receipt of Circuit Group Retransmit Circuit Message is sent Blocking Acknowledgment Group Blocking Message and start T18

T19

When initial Circuit Group Blocking Message is sent

Upon receipt of Circuit Group Blocking Acknowledgment

Retransmit Circuit Group Blocking Message, alert maintenance personnel, start T19, and stop T18

T20

1560 sec (ITU) 415 sec (ANSI) 515 min (ITU) 1 min (ANSI)

When Circuit Group Unblocking Message is sent

Upon receipt of Circuit Group Unblocking Acknowledgment

Retransmit Circuit Group Unblocking Message and start T20

T21

When initial Circuit Group Unblocking Message is sent

Upon receipt of Circuit Group Unblocking Acknowledgment

Retransmit Circuit Group Unblocking Message, alert maintenance personnel, start T21, and stop T20

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut 1560 sec (ITU) 415 (ANSI)

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

T22

When Circuit group Reset Message is sent

Upon receipt of the Acknowledgment

Retransmit Circuit Group Reset Message and start T22

T23

515 min (ITU) 1 min (ANSI)

When initial Circuit Group Reset Message is sent

Upon receipt of the Acknowledgment

Alert maintenance personnel and start T23; retransmit Circuit Group Reset Message, and stop T22

T24

< 2 sec

When check tone is sent

Upon receipt of the backward check tone

Send Continuity Message indicating failure, and (ITU-T ONLY) a) Start T25 if continuity check was asked in IAM and make automatic repeat attempt, or b) Start T24 if continuity check was asked in CCR (ANSI ONLY) c) Start T25 and make automatic repeat attempt (if applicable)

T25

110 sec

When initial continuity check Upon expiry failure is detected

Send Continuity Check Request

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

Message and repeat continuity check 13 min

T26

When second or subsequent When continuity is continuity check failure is detected detected

Send Continuity Check Request Message and repeat continuity check (starting T26)

T27

4 min (ITU-T) >3 min (ANSI)

Upon receipt of continuity check failure

Upon receipt of Continuity Send Reset Circuit Check Request Message Message, start T16 and T17

T28

10 sec

When a Circuit Query Message is sent

Upon receipt of Circuit Query Response Message

Alert maintenance

T29 (ITU- 300600 ms T ONLY)

Congestion indication received when T29 not running

New congestion indication will be taken into account

T30 (ITU- 510 sec T ONLY)

Congestion indication received when T29 not running

Restore traffic by one step if not yet at full load, and start T30

T31

> 6 min

Release of ISDN user part end-to-end signaling connection, based on connection oriented SCCP

Upon expiry

Call reference reusable

T32

35 sec

When response to request of Upon receipt of first Endend-to-end connection establishment is sent to-end Message from the remote end

End-to-end Message allowed to be sent

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut 1215 sec

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

T33

When Information Request Message is sent

Upon receipt of an Information Message

Release call and alert maintenance personnel

T34 (ITU- 24 sec T)

When indication of a Segmented Message is received on an IAM, ACM, CPG, ANM or CON Message

At receipt of a Segmentation Message

Proceed with call

T34 (ANSI)

1015 sec

When Loop-Back

Upon receipt of Continuity Release all equipment, send Reset Circuit Message, and start T16 and T17

Acknowledgment Message is or Release Message sent in response to receipt of Continuity Check Request Message

T35 (ITU- 1520 sec T)

Upon receipt of the latest digit (< or >ST) and before

Upon receipt of ST, or

Send Release

when the minimum or fixed Message (cause 28)

the minimum or fixed number number of digits have been of digits have been received T36 (ITU- 1015 sec T) received

When transit or incoming international exchange receives Continuity Check Request Message

Upon receipt of Continuity Release all or Release Message equipment, send Reset Circuit Message, start T16 and T17

T36 (ANSI)

24 sec

When a message is received Upon receipt of a indicating that another segment follows Segmentation Message

Proceed with call processing

T37 (ITU- 24 sec T) reserved for ISUP

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

'92

T37 (ANSI)

30 sec

When ISUP availability test is Upon receipt of a message Proceed with call started from the affected ISUP processing

T38 (ITU- Interval T) Specified in Rec. Q.118 [113]

When the incoming

Upon receipt of Resume

Send Release Message (cause 102)

international exchange sends (Network) or Release a Suspend (network) Message to the preceding exchange Message

T39 (ITU- 415 sec T ONLY) interval specified in Rec. Q. 731-7 7.9

When a MCID request is sent Upon receipt of a MCID response

Call continues

TACC,r (ANSI ONLY)

5 sec

Upon receipt of ACC indicator

Upon expiry

Remove ACC controls in the exchange

TCCR (ANSI ONLY)

2 sec

When Continuity Check Request Message is sent

Upon receipt of Loop-Back Disconnect Acknowledgment Message transceiver, send Reset Circuit Message, and start T16 and T17

TCCR,r (ANSI ONLY)

20 sec

Upon receipt of initial Continuity Message, indicating failure

Upon receipt of Continuity Send Reset Circuit Check Request Message Message and start T16 and T17

TCGB (ANSI ONLY)

5 sec

Upon receipt of Circuit Group Upon receipt of Circuit Blocking Message Group Blocking or Circuit Group Unblocking Message

Accept subsequent Circuit Group Blocking Message as a new message

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

TCRA (ANSI ONLY)

20 sec

When Circuit Reservation

Upon receipt of Initial

Initiate release procedure

Acknowledgment Message is Address Message or sent 34 sec Release Message

TCRM (ANSI ONLY)

When Circuit Reservation Message is sent

Upon receipt of Circuit Reservation Acknowledgment Message

Initiate release procedure

TCVT (ANSI ONLY)

10 sec

When Circuit Validation Test Upon receipt of Circuit Message is sent Validation Response Message

Retransmit Circuit Validation Test Message and restart TCVT; alert maintenance personnel at second expiry

TEXM,d (ANSI ONLY)

Network Dependent

When Initial Address Message is sent to succeeding network

Upon expiry

Send Exit Message to proceeding exchange

TGRS (ANSI ONLY)

5 sec

Upon receipt of Circuit Group Upon receipt of Circuit Reset Message Group Reset Message

Accept subsequent Circuit Group Reset Message as new message

THGA (ANSI ONLY)

05 min

Carrier loss

Carrier restoral

Alert maintenance personnel

TSCGA (ANSI ONLY)

02 min

Upon failure of initial Demand Upon success of initial Continuity Check in SCGA group

Alert maintenance

Demand Continuity Check personnel in SCGA group

TSCGA,d (ANSI

5120 sec

Upon failure of initial Demand Upon expiry Continuity Check in SCGA

Initiate Demand Continuity Check on

Timer

Duration Before TimeOut

Starts

Normal Termination

Action at Time-Out

ONLY)

group

another circuit in failed group

min = minute(s) sec = seconds(s) ms = millisecond(s)