RFC 3094 (rfc3094) - Page 3 of 106


Tekelec's Transport Adapter Layer Interface



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RFC 3094      Tekelec's Transport Adapter Layer Interface     April 2001


   3.7.2 The State Machine                                           40
   3.8 TALI 1.0 Implementation Notes                                 42
   3.8.1 Failure on a TCP/IP Socket                                  42
   3.8.2 Congestion on a TCP/IP Socket                               43
   3.9 TALI 1.0 Limitations                                          43
   4. TALI Version 2.0                                               43
   4.1 Overview of TALI Version 2.0 Features                         45
   4.2 TALI Version Identification                                   47
   4.3 Backwards Compatibility                                       50
   4.3.1 Generating Protocol Violations based on Received Messages   53
   4.4 Overview of the TALI Message Structure                        55
   4.4.1 Types of TALI Fields                                        55
   4.5 Detailed TALI Message Structures for New 2.0 Opcodes          58
   4.5.1 Management Message (mgmt)                                   60
   4.5.1.1 Routing Key Registration Primitive (rkrp)                 61
   4.5.1.1.1 RKRP Data Structures                                    65
   4.5.1.1.1.1 Common Fields in all RKRP Messages                    65
   4.5.1.1.1.2 CIC Based Routing Key Operations                      67
   4.5.1.1.1.3 SCCP Routing Key Operations                           71
   4.5.1.1.1.4 DPC-SI, DPC and SI based Routing Key Operations       74
   4.5.1.1.1.5 Default Routing Key Operations                        76
   4.5.1.1.1.6 Support for Multiple RKRP Registration Operations     78
   4.5.1.1.1.6.1 Multiple Registrations Support                      78
   4.5.1.1.1.6.2 Multiple RKRP Operations in a Single Message        80
   4.5.1.2 MTP3 Primitive (mtpp)                                     82
   4.5.1.3 Socket Option Registration Primitive (sorp)               87
   4.5.2 Extended Service Message (xsrv)                             91
   4.5.3 Special Message (spcl)                                      92
   4.5.3.1 Special Messages Not Supported (smns)                     93
   4.5.3.2 Query Message (qury)                                      93
   4.5.3.3 Reply Message (rply)                                      94
   4.5.3.4 Unsolicited Information Message (USIM)                    95
   4.6 TALI Timers                                                   95
   4.7 TALI User Events                                              95
   4.8 TALI States                                                   96
   4.9 TALI Version 2.0 State Machine                                96
   4.9.1 State Machine Concepts                                      96
   4.9.1.1 General Protocol Rules                                    96
   4.9.1.2 Graceful Shutdown of a Socket                             97
   4.9.1.3 TALI Protocol Violations                                  97
   4.9.2 The State Machine                                           97
   4.10 TALI 2.0 Specification Limitations                          101
   5. Success/Failure Codes                                         101
   6. Security Considerations                                       102
   7. References                                                    102
   8. Acknowledgments                                               103
   9. Authors' Addresses                                            104
   10. Full Copyright Statement                                     105



Sprague, et al.              Informational