Appendix D. TCAP Messages and Components

The tables in this appendix summarize Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) messages and components, and explain the purpose of each. For an introduction to TCAP, refer to Chapter 10, “Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP).”

Table D-1 shows the TCAP messages used in ITU-T networks.

Table D-1. ITU TCAP Message Reference

Binary Code

Message Name

Purpose

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Unidirectional

Used to send components to another TCAP user without establishing a transaction. No Transaction ID is allocated. No response is expected when this message is received.

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

Begin

Initiates a transaction.

The transaction ID is allocated and included in all messages that are associated with the transaction. ...

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