The requirement and proposal of extenting M3UA signalling network route management
RFC 4666 defines M3UA a protocol for supporting the transport of any SS7 MTP3-User signalling (e.g., ISUP and SCCP messages) over IP using the services of the Stream Control Transmission Protocol. M3UA is designed for SEP-(TDM)-SG-(IP)-IPSEP and IPSEP-(IP)-IPSEP applications, so the network level management function isn't required. But when M3UA is used in IP based signaling network, the network level management function needs to be extended. This document provides the proposals for extending M3UA signalling network route management. This document is consistent with RFC4666 in other sides.