MAP Test Suite Data Sheet

Test Suite: MAP Test Suite

Direction: Both

Mobile Application Part (MAP) is an SS7 protocol that provides an application layer for various nodes in GSM, UMTS and GPRS core networks. The MAP Test Suite has been designed to act as a malicious core network node which sends exceptional requests to the tested entity.

Used specifications

Specification Title
3GPP TS 29.002 up to v15.4.0 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core Network and Terminals; Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification
ITU Q.773 (06/97) Transaction capabilities formats and encoding
ITU Q.713 (03/01) Signalling connection control part formats and codes
RFC4666 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Message Transfer Part 3 (MTP3) – User Adaptation Layer (M3UA)

Tool-specific information

Tested interfaces Notes
C-interface (MSC-HLR) Test suite acts as an MSC and delivers test cases to an HLR.
C-interface (HLR-MSC) Test suite acts as an HLR and delivers test cases to an MSC.
D-interface (VLR-HLR) Test suite acts as a VLR and delivers test cases to an HLR.
D-interface (HLR-VLR) Test suite acts as an HLR and delivers test cases to a VLR.
Gr-interface (SGSN-HLR) Test suite acts as an SGSN and delivers test cases to an HLR.
Gr-interface (HLR-SGSN) Test suite acts as an HLR and delivers test cases to an SGSN.
Tested messages Notes
MAP sendAuthenticationInfo argument TS 29.002
MAP sendAuthenticationInfo result TS 29.002
MAP updateLocation argument TS 29.002
MAP updateLocation result TS 29.002
MAP insertSubscriberData argument TS 29.002
MAP insertSubscriberData result TS 29.002
MAP updateGprsLocation argument TS 29.002
MAP updateGprsLocation result TS 29.002
MAP sendRoutingInfo argument TS 29.002
MAP sendRoutingInfo result TS 29.002
MAP provideRoamingNumber argument TS 29.002
MAP provideRoamingNumber result TS 29.002
MAP sendRoutingInfoForSM argument TS 29.002
MAP sendRoutingInfoForSM result TS 29.002
MAP purgeMS argument TS 29.002
MAP purgeMS result TS 29.002
M3UA ASPUP RFC4666
M3UA ASPUP ACK RFC4666
M3UA NTFY RFC4666
M3UA ASPAC RFC4666
M3UA ASPAC ACK RFC4666