Circuit Status Query

Overview

The Circuit Query feature allows the host to query the status of a single circuit or a range of circuits using the PPL Event Request message. A Circuit Query Message (CQM) is sent to the remote Excel platform, which returns a Circuit Query Response (CQR) message containing the status of all the circuits. The local and remote circuit status for each circuit is sent to the host in a PPL Event Indication message.

Recovery Action for ANSI Only

For ANSI only, if the circuit is found in the invalid state by the CQM, a recovery action is taken by CQS. The host can configure the recovery action taken by the Excel platform using the PPL Config Bytes of the CQS component. Recovery actions taken by the Excel platform are as defined by the ANSI-ISUP T1.113 specification.

Implementation

When a CQM request is received from the host, the Excel platform sends a CQM message to the network. When a CQR is received from the network, the Excel platform sends a PPL Event Indication message to the host with an SS7 Data Parameters ICB (0x22) containing the status of the local and remote circuits. If the CQR indicates a maintenance state, the Excel platform takes appropriate action based on Table 2 in ANSI T1.113.4.

If a CQR is not received before the expiration of T28 (default =10 seconds), a PPL Event Indication of 0x01 is sent to the host indicating the error.

Call Flows

This call flow shows a CQM request from the host and a CQR response from the network.

Status Values

Local and Remote Status

The local and remote status are reported to the host in an SS7 Data Parameters ICB (0x22) in a PPL Event Indication message, where:

One of the following values is reported for both Data[0] and Data[1].

Maintenance States

Call Processing States