# Signaling End Point

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500px|thumb|SS7 network structure; SEPs are labeled SSP and SCP
In [telecommunications](/source/telecommunications), a '''Signaling End Point''' (SEP) is an [SS7](/source/Signaling_System_7) [endpoint](/source/Communication_endpoint).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chung |first1=Min Young |last2=You |first2=Jae Uck |last3=Sung |first3=Dan Keun |last4=Choi |first4=Bong Dae |date=September 1999 |title=Performability analysis of common-channel signaling networks, based on signaling system 7 |journal=IEEE Transactions on Reliability |volume=48 |issue=3 |pages=224–233 |doi=10.1109/24.799844 |issn=1558-1721}}</ref> This is to be contrasted with a [Signal Transfer Point](/source/Signal_Transfer_Point) (STP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=hjp: doc: RFC 2719: Framework Architecture for Signaling Transport |url=https://www.hjp.at/doc/rfc/rfc2719.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.hjp.at}}</ref>

Examples include:
*[Intelligent Network](/source/Intelligent_Network) components such as [Service Control Point](/source/Service_Control_Point)s (SCPs) and [Service Switching Point](/source/Service_switching_point)s (SSPs)
*Telephone exchanges implementing [Telephone User Part (TUP)](/source/Telephone_User_Part_(TUP)) or [ISDN User Part](/source/ISDN_User_Part) (ISUP)
*[Mobile Switching Center](/source/Mobile_Switching_Center)s implementing [MAP](/source/Mobile_Application_Part)

== References ==
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Category:Signaling System 7

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