1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Conventions
6 TDM-MPLS interworking
7 General requirements
7.1 User plane requirements
7.2 Control plane aspects
7.3 Fault management aspects
7.4 Traffic management aspects
7.5 Connection admission control for the IWF
8 Functional group considerations for TDM-MPLS
network interworking
8.1 Transport label
8.2 Interworking label
8.3 Common interworking indicators
8.4 Optional timing information
9 Payload formats
9.1 Structure-agnostic transport
9.2 Structure-aware transport
10 Timing aspects
10.1 Timing distribution scenarios
11 Packet loss aspects
12 Support of CAS and CCS signalling
12.1 Support of CAS signalling
12.2 Support of CCS signalling
13 Security considerations
Appendix I – Alternative methods
for TDM-MPLS interworking
I.1 Use of ITU-T Rec. Y.1411
I.2 Use of AAL type 2
Appendix II – Optional processing
of HDLC-based CCS signals
Appendix III – Examples of
functional diagrams
Appendix IV – MPLS network
performance metrics
IV.1 Errors in the MPLS network that impact TDM
service
IV.2 Relationship to TDM service impairment
metrics
IV.3 Availability requirements
IV.4 Voice quality requirements
Appendix V – Suggested common
clock frequencies for RTP
Appendix VI – Suggested payload
sizes for structure-agnostic transport
Appendix VII – Suggested number of
AAL1 SAR PDUs per packet