CONTENTS

 1     Scope of this Recommendation
 2     References
 3     Terms and definitions
 4     Abbreviations
 5     Introduction
 6     Network modelling for dimensioning
        6.1     Network model
        6.2     Network dimensioning objectives and GOS objectives
 7     Call and connection level traffic control
        7.1     Routing of an ATM connection
                  7.1.1     Overview of the routing process
        7.2     Service protection schemes
                  7.2.1     Bandwidth reservation
                  7.2.2     Other schemes
        7.3     Call priority
        7.4     Bandwidth negotiation at connection set-up time
 8     Modelling of offered traffic
        8.1     Overview of call/connection controls supported in B-ISDN
                  8.1.1     Representative types of call/connection
                  8.1.2     Connection modification
        8.2     Call demand types
 9     Dimensioning a single VPC/bandwidth module group
        9.1     Model for dimensioning
                  9.1.1     Use of ECR
                  9.1.2     Assumptions
                  9.1.3     Bandwidth quantization
                  9.1.4     Connection blocking probability
                  9.1.5     Connection level traffic controls
        9.2     Principles of the dimensioning method
        9.3     Computing connection blocking probabilities of a VPC/bandwidth module group
                  9.3.1     Dimensioning a group without cell level priority control
                  9.3.2     Dimensioning a group with cell level priority control
10     Dimensioning a network
       10.1     Principles of network dimensioning methods
       10.2     Principles of end-to-end blocking calculation methods
                 10.2.1     State space analysis
                 10.2.2     Fixed point method
       10.3     Computing blocking probabilities for a network with type A calls
                 10.3.1     End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with the load sharing routing scheme
                 10.3.2     End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with alternative routing schemes
                 10.3.3     End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with other routing schemes
       10.4     Computing blocking probabilities for a network with type B calls
                 10.4.1     End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with the load sharing routing scheme
                 10.4.2     End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with other routing schemes
       10.5     Computing blocking probabilities for a network with other call types
11     History
Annex A – Example calculation methods for individual blocking probabilities at a VPC/bandwidth module group
        A.1     Summary of methods
        A.2     Notation
        A.3     Kaufman-Roberts method
        A.4     Hayward-type method
Annex B – An example method for computing blocking probabilities for a network with type A calls
        B.1     Example with the load sharing routing scheme
                  B.1.1     Network model
                  B.1.2     End-to-end call blocking probabilities
        B.2     Example with an alternative routing scheme
                  B.2.1     Network model
                  B.2.2     End-to-end call blocking probabilities
Annex C – An example method for computing blocking probabilities for a network with type B calls
        C.1     Example with load sharing routing scheme
                  C.1.1     Network model
                  C.1.2     End-to-end call and connection blocking probabilities
Appendix I – Bibliography