This Recommendation belongs to a set of Recommendations specifying the SCCP protocol (ITU-T Recs.Q.711 [1], Q.712 [2], Q.713 [3], Q.714 [4] and Q.716 [5]). In addition to the protocol aspects in these Recommendations, this additional Recommendation gives guidance to Administrations, specifiers of SCCP-applications and implementors on a number of specific issues related to incorporating SCCP in actual networks. These guidelines aim to provide a common understanding and hence enhance interoperability between network and implementations.