Depending on the network, a point code can be 24 bits (North America, China), 16 bits (Japan), or 14 bits (ITU standard, International SS7 network and most countries) in length.

Point codes are 24-bit binary codes that are needed for all signaling points using the Signaling System 7 (SS7), also known as Common Channel Signaling (CSS) network. They identify …

Oct 1, 2014 · A Point Code (PC) is an address in the SS7 network. It can reference a SSP, STP or SCP. Depending on the SS7 variants, point code may have different Length.

The 14-bit ITU national point code is either a 1- to 5-digit number, or 2, 3, or 4 numbers separated by dashes. 14-bit ITU national point codes can also have group codes assigned to them if the …

Point code types SEP - Indicates that all point codes in this cluster use the same routing data. STP - Indicates when a signaling point is used as a transfer point. STEP - Indicates when a …

This tool converts ITU (14 bit 3-8-3) point codes to ANSI (24 bit 8-8-8), and vice versa. Enter either a hexadecimal point code or a decimal point code, and it will automatically convert the …

An SS7 point code is similar to an IP address in an IP network. It is a unique address for a node (Signaling Point, or SP), used in MTP layer 3 to identify the destination of a message signal …

Point codes are number codes or abbreviations used to identify points in the survey. They are typically short to facilitate coding in the field and may or may not be descriptive of the points …

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A code that is assigned to each node (signaling point) in an SS7 network. Point codes can be unstructured 14 bit (ITU) point codes or structured 24 bits (ANSI) point codes.