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package org.mobicents.protocols.ss7.m3ua.parameter;
/**
* <p>
* The network appearance is a number assigned by the signaling gateway and the ASP that, when used along with the signaling
* point code, uniquely identifies an SS7 node in the SS7 domain.
* </p>
* <p>
* This is used when a signaling gateway is connected to multiple networks, and those networks are in different countries, for
* example. When this occurs, the SS7 point codes that are assigned could be duplicated. For example, if the node has an
* appearance in France and also in the United Kingdom, the point code advertised in those two networks could be duplicated
* because national point codes are of local significance only.
* </p>
*
* @author amit bhayani
* @author kulikov
*/
public interface NetworkAppearance extends Parameter {
/**
* A value in the range 1 to 4294967295 to be used in the Network Appearance
*
* @return
*/
long getNetApp();
}