INAP stands for Intelligent Network Application Protocol or Intelligent Network

Application Part. It is the signalling protocol used in Intelligent Networking (

IN).[1] It is part of the Signaling System 7 (SS7) protocol suite, typically lay
ered on top of the Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP). It can also
be termed as logic for controlling telecommunication services migrated from tra
ditional switching points to computer based service independent platform.
Applications[edit]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) defines several "capability leve
ls" for this protocol, starting with Capability Set 1 (CS-1).[2] A typical appli
cation for the IN is a Number Translation service. For example, in the United Ki
ngdom, 0800 numbers are freephone numbers and are translated to a geographic num
ber using an IN platform. The Telephone exchanges decode the 0800 numbers to an
IN trigger and the exchange connects to the IN.
The Telephone exchange uses TCAP, SCCP and INAP and in IN terms is a Service Swi
tching Point (SCP). It sends an INAP Initial Detection Point (IDP) message to th
e Service Control Point (SCP). The SCP returns an INAP Connect message, which co
ntains a geographic number to forward the call to.
INAP messages are defined using ASN.1 encoding. SCCP is used for the routing. Ex
tended form of INAP is Customised Applications for Mobile Enhanced Logic (CAMEL)
. TCAP is used to separate the transactions into discrete units.
INAP stands for Intelligent Network Application Protocol or Intelligent Network
Application Part. It is the signalling protocol used in Intelligent Networking (
IN).[1] It is part of the Signaling System 7 (SS7) protocol suite, typically lay
ered on top of the Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP). It can also
be termed as logic for controlling telecommunication services migrated from tra
ditional switching points to computer based service independent platform.
Applications[edit]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) defines several "capability leve
ls" for this protocol, starting with Capability Set 1 (CS-1).[2] A typical appli
cation for the IN is a Number Translation service. For example, in the United Ki
ngdom, 0800 numbers are freephone numbers and are translated to a geographic num
ber using an IN platform. The Telephone exchanges decode the 0800 numbers to an
IN trigger and the exchange connects to the IN.
The Telephone exchange uses TCAP, SCCP and INAP and in IN terms is a Service Swi
tching Point (SCP). It sends an INAP Initial Detection Point (IDP) message to th
e Service Control Point (SCP). The SCP returns an INAP Connect message, which co
ntains a geographic number to forward the call to.
INAP messages are defined using ASN.1 encoding. SCCP is used for the routing. Ex
tended form of INAP is Customised Applications for Mobile Enhanced Logic (CAMEL)
. TCAP is used to separate the transactions into discrete units.