CONTENTS

SECTION  1  –  GENERAL
 1     Scope
 2     Normative references
        2.1     Identical Recommendations | International Standards
        2.2     Paired Recommendations | International Standards equivalent in technical content
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Reference Model definitions
        3.2     Service convention definitions
        3.3     Session service definitions
 4     Abbreviations
        4.1     Data units
        4.2     Miscellaneous
        4.3     Service variables
 5     Conventions
 6     Model of the session service
        6.1     Model of the layer service
        6.2     Model of session connectionless-mode transmission
 7     Overview of the session service
        7.1     General overview
        7.2     Token concept
        7.3     Synchronization and dialogue unit concepts
        7.4     Activity concept
        7.5     Resynchronization
        7.6     Negotiation
                  7.6.1     Negotiation of functional units
                  7.6.2     Negotiation of initial token settings
                  7.6.3     Negotiation of initial synchronization point serial number
 8     Phases and services of the session service
        8.1     Session connection establishment phase
        8.2     Data transfer phase
        8.3     Session connection release phase
 9     Functional units and subsets
        9.1     Functional units
                  9.1.1     Kernel functional unit
                  9.1.2     Negotiated release functional unit
                  9.1.3     Half-duplex functional unit
                  9.1.4     Duplex functional unit
                  9.1.5     Expedited data functional unit
                  9.1.6     Typed data functional unit
                  9.1.7     Capability data exchange functional unit
                  9.1.8     Minor synchronize functional unit
                  9.1.9     Symmetric synchronize functional unit
                 9.1.10     Data separation functional unit
                 9.1.11     Major synchronize functional unit
                 9.1.12     Resynchronize functional unit
                 9.1.13     Exceptions functional unit
                 9.1.14     Activity management functional unit
        9.2     Subsets
10     Quality of session service
       10.1     Determination of QOS
       10.2     Session connection QOS negotiation procedures
       10.3     Definition of QOS parameters
                 10.3.1     Session connection establishment delay
                 10.3.2     Session connection establishment failure probability
                 10.3.3     Throughput
                 10.3.4     Transit delay
                 10.3.5     Residual error rate
                 10.3.6     Transfer failure probability
                 10.3.7     Session connection release delay
                 10.3.8     Session connection release failure probability
                 10.3.9     Session connection protection
                10.3.10     Priority   
                10.3.11     Session connection resilience
                10.3.12     Extended control parameter
                10.3.13     Optimized dialogue transfer
SECTION  2  –  DEFINITION  OF  CONNECTION-ORIENTED  SESSION SERVICE  PRIMITIVES
11     Introduction to session service primitives
       11.1     Summary of primitives
       11.2     Token restrictions on sending primitives
       11.3     Sequencing of primitives
       11.4     Synchronization point serial number management
                 11.4.1     Management of single serial synchronization point numbers
                 11.4.2     Management of symmetric serial number synchronization point numbers
12     Session connection establishment phase
       12.1     Session connection service
                 12.1.1     Function
                 12.1.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 12.1.3     Sequence of primitives
13     Data transfer phase
       13.1     Normal data transfer service
                 13.1.1     Function
                 13.1.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.1.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.2     Expedited data transfer service
                 13.2.1     Function
                 13.2.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.2.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.3     Typed data transfer service
                 13.3.1     Function
                 13.3.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.3.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.4     Capability data exchange service
                 13.4.1     Function
                 13.4.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.4.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.5     Give tokens service
                 13.5.1     Function
                 13.5.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.5.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.6     Please tokens service
                 13.6.1     Function
                 13.6.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.6.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.7     Give control service
                 13.7.1     Function
                 13.7.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.7.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.8     Minor synchronization point service
                 13.8.1     Function
                 13.8.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.8.3     Sequence of primitives
       13.9     Major synchronization point service
                 13.9.1     Function
                 13.9.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                 13.9.3     Sequence of primitives
      13.10     Resynchronize service
                13.10.1     Function
                13.10.2     Types of primitives and their parameters
                13.10.3     Sequence of primitives
      13.11     P-exception reporting service
      13.12     U-exception-reporting service
      13.13     Activity start service
      13.14     Activity resume service
      13.15     Activity interrupt service
      13.16     Activity discard service
      13.17     Activity end service
14     Session connection release phase
       14.1     Orderly release service
       14.2     U-abort service
       14.3     P-abort service
15     Sequences of primitives
       15.1     State tables
       15.2     Sequences of primitives at one session connection end-point
16     Collision
       16.1     Collision as viewed by the SS-user
       16.2     Collision resolution by the SS-provider
SECTION  3  –  DEFINITION  OF  CONNECTIONLESS-MODE  SESSION SERVICE  PRIMITIVES
17     S-UNIT-DATA
       17.1     Function
       17.2     Types of Primitives and Parameters
       17.3     Sequence of Primitives
Annex A  –  State tables
        A.1     General
        A.2     Notation for state tables
        A.3     Conventions for entries in state tables
        A.4     Actions to be taken by the SS-user
        A.5     Definitions of sets and variables