Generic Name Parameter

The information below explains the interworking of the Generic Name parameter on the SS7 side with the Remote Party ID, From, and P-Asserted Identity headers on the SIP side.

Definitions/Acronyms:

RP-ID - The Remote-Party-ID header identifies the calling party and carries presentation and screening information

APRI - The Address Presentation Restriction Indicator are two bits that are part of the Generic Name Parameter and the Calling Party Number Parameter. The value of these bits will define whether the Generic Name Parameter is passed publicly in interworking to the From, RP-id, and P-Asserted-Identity headers.

P-Asserted-Identity - The P-Asserted-Identity header field is used in a trusted network among trusted SIP entities to carry the identity of a user sending a SIP message after being verified by authentication on a proxy server. 

SS7 to SIP RP-id:

When interworking the Generic Name Parameter of the incoming ISUP IAM to the RP-id header display name and privacy tag of the SIP INVITE message, the privacy tag content is determined through a combination of the APRI values of the Called Party Number and the Generic Name Parameters

Table below displays the SS7 to SIP scenario.

Table Examples:

Example 1:

The Generic Name Parameter is present and the value of the APRI for the Generic Name Parameter and the Calling Party Number Parameter both indicate Presentation allowed then the Privacy field of the RPID header will indicate Off. See RPID below.

Remote-Party-ID: “JohnSmith”<sip:1234567890@10.129.43.26;user=phone>;party=calling;id-type=subscriber;privacy=Off;screen=no

Example 2:

The Generic Name Parameter is present, the APRI for the Generic Name Parameter is restricted, and the APRI for the Calling Party Number Parameter is restricted then the privacy field of the RPID will indicate full. See RPID below

Remote-Party-ID: "JohnSmith"<sip:1234567890@10.129.43.26;user=phone>;party=calling;id-type=subscriber;privacy=full;screen=no

 SIP RP-id to SS7

When interworking the incoming SIP INVITE RP-id header display name and Privacy tag to the ISUP IAM Generic Name parameter, the APRI values of the Generic Name and the Called Party Number are determined from the RP-id header 'Privacy' tag content.

 Informative Details

• In the case in which the APRI of the Calling Party Number is set to restricted, the From header URI will be as follows:

From: anonymous<sip:anonymous@anonymous.invalid>  

• In the case in which the APRI of the Calling Party Number is set to allowed, the From header URI will be as follows:

From: "Dialogic"<sip:4444@10.129.44.22>  

• There are some instances that the remote SS7 carrier will not want the Generic Name Parameter sent to them in the IAM. In this case the Generic Name can be stripped from the IAM message by configuring the SS7 Parameter Filter to strip the Generic Name from the IAM. See SS7 - Destination - ISUP Group - Parameter Filter link

• The Remote Party ID will be interworked only if the parameter party is set to calling.

• If the parameter privacy is not included in the RPID both the Calling Party Number and Generic Name will be allowed

• The Generic Name will be restricted to 15 characters in the Remote Party ID Display portion

Table Examples:

Example 1:

An incoming SIP INVITE has an RP-id header with a display name and a privacy tag value, in this example, of name. In this case the APRI value of the Called Party Number will be set to Allowed while the APRI value of the Generic Name will be set to Restricted

Example 2:

An incoming SIP INVITE has an RP-id header with a display name and a privacy tag value, in this example, of off. In this case the APRI value of both the Called Party Number and the Generic Name will be set to 'Allowed. 

Mapping the Screen Parameter to IAM

The SIP RP-id header screen tag is interworked to the Calling Party Number 'screen indication' parameter and vice-versa as indicated in table below

 Mapping of SIP P-Asserted-Identity Header and Privacy Headers into IAM message

In a trusted network when interworking the incoming SIP INVITE P-Asserted-id and associated Privacy headers to the ISUP IAM Generic Name parameter, the APRI values of the Called Party Number and Generic Name are determined from content or presence of the privacy header.

 Mapping of IAM to the SIP P-Asserted-Identity Header and Privacy Headers

When interworking the Generic name optional parameter of the incoming ISUP IAM to the SIP INVITE P-Asserted-id and 'Privacy' headers, the Privacy header content or presence is determined from the APRI value of the Called Party Number.

The Privacy Header is contingent only on the calling party number APRI.

 Informative Details:

• The Privacy Header carries the APRI of the Calling Party Number and the mapping is shown above

• The P-Asserted Identity Header display-name portion is mapped into the Generic Name field

• The P-Asserted Identity Header user name portion (if digits) is mapped to the address digits of the Calling Party Number

• A maximum of 15 characters from the P-Asserted Identity Header will be placed into the Generic Name field.

• If there is both a Remote Party ID header and a P-Asserted Identity Header in the INVITE message the P-Asserted Identity Header Values will take precedence.

• To configure Privacy and P-Asserted Identity Headers refer to the SIP Privacy topic for information on configuring. 

Mapping the Screen Parameter to IAM

The parameter screen is also interworked into the Calling Party Number. See table below: