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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=telephony">telephony</a>, a <b>service switching point</b> (<b>SSP</b>) is the <a href="page.php?w=telephone_exchange">telephone exchange</a> that initially responds, when a telephone caller dials a number, by sending a query to a central database called a <a href="page.php?w=service_control_point">service control point</a> (SCP) so that the call can be handled. The service switching point uses the <a href="page.php?w=Signalling_System_No._7">Signalling System No. 7</a> (SS7) protocols which are responsible for the call</p><p>
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