Mobile Application Part Protocol

The Mobile Application Part (MAP) protocol is an SS7 protocol that provides an application layer to allow communication between the various nodes in GSM, UMTS and GPRS core networks. MATRIXX uses the MAP protocol to query external platforms such as the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) database or the Home Location Register (HLR). For example, these are used to perform number portability or to retrieve more routing information for the dialed number.

Supported MAP Protocols

Supported MAP Protocols and Specifications lists the MAP protocols that CCF supports and the MAP specification documents with which CCF complies:
Table 1. Supported MAP Protocols and Specifications
MAP Version MAP Release Specification Document
MAP 1 ETSI recommendation GSM 09.02 (phase 1), version 3.11.0, April 1995
MAP 2 ETSI ETS 300 599, GSM 09.02 version 4.19.1, ninth edition, December 2000
MAP 2+ 1998 ETSI TS 100 974 V7.5.0, GSM 09.02 version 7.5.0 Release 1998
MAP 2+ 4 3GPP TS 29.002 V4.18.0 (2007-09)
MAP 2+ 5 3GPP TS 29.002 V5.13.0 (2007-09)
MAP 2+ 5 3GPP 23.038

For more information about CCF compliance with the MAP protocol, see the MAP Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement appendix in MATRIXX Call Control Framework Integration.