SS7 Backward Call Indicator

The Backward Call Indicator (BCI) signals information about the call setup to the call originator. You have, for example, the "Charge Indicator" which indicated if a call should be charged.
It is a 16 bits field (see Q.763, section 3.5) value passed in the ACM and/or the ANM.

TelcoBridges and BCI

The TelcoBridges platforms can insert or override the default values sent for the BCI. This is configured in the profiles.

Default value for this field is described in Hexadecimal with bits in this order: (HG-FE-DC-BA-PO-N-M-L-K-J-I)

Default value for this field is Hexadecimal 0x5404 (01-01-01-00-00-0-0-0-1-0-0) as seen in the table.

Bits name	Bit#	Name	default value	Meaning
HG	15-14	End-to-end method indicator	01	pass-along method available
FE	13-12	Called party's category indicator	01	ordinary subscriber
DC	11-10	Called party's status indicator	01	subscriber free
BA	9-8	Charge indicator	00	no indication
PO	7-6	SCCP method indicator	00	no indication
N	5	Echo Control Device indicator	0	incoming echo control device not included
M	4	ISDN access indicator	0	terminating access non-ISDN
L	3	Holding indicator	0	holding not requested
K	2	ISDN user part indicator	1	ISDN user part used all the way
J	1	End-to-end information indicator	0	no end-to-end information available
I	0	Interworking indicator	0	no interworking encountered

The default value can be overridden with a mask Default backward call indicator enforce mask. All mask bits with 0 will take the default value. All mask bits with 1 will override with the Default backward call indicator.
The configuration allows to send the BCI in the ANM (SS7 answer) in addition to sending it in the ACM (SS7 Address complete). Use the option Force backward call indicator in ANM.

The BCI value can also be modified in the Routing Scripts

Related actions

Refer to the appropriate Toolpack release:

• Modify TDM SS7 profile

References

• Q.763 Signaling System No.7 - ISDN user part format and codes, section 3.5