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Caracas, Venezuela: The International
Telecommunications Union today announced that its
Telecommunications Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has proposed
for approval the first world standard for Automatically Switched
Transport Networks (ASTN). The new standard is a result of the
work programme initiated by the ITU to define technology that
goes beyond point-to-point architectures, thus allowing for
intelligent transport networking. ITU-T Recommendation
G.807/Y.1301 "Requirements for the Automatic Switched
Transport Networks" will have its first application in
automatically switched optical networks thus bringing intelligent
optical networks one step closer to reality.
Automatically Switched Transport Networks will
provide a means for carriers to deliver end-to-end, managed
bandwidth services efficiently and expediently. For clients of
the transport network, this translates to the availability of
robust, cost effective, on-demand bandwidth, when they need it.
Optical Networking, the first application of
this new technology, is a multi-billion dollar business sector
that promises to offer advantages such as lower operating costs
for carriers and lower cost per-unit-bandwidth for clients.
"The standardisation of automatically
switched transport networks marks the first step in achieving a
global transport network to provide cost effective, client
independent, managed bandwidth services. Furthermore, the
approval of this Recommendation provides for a set of globally
agreed requirements to be used in developing additional global
standards", said Brian Moore, Chairman of ITU-T Study Group
13.
For further information, please contact:
Naotaka Morita Chae Sub Lee
Rapporteur Q.10/13 Chairman WP 2/13
Brian Moore Mr. Fabio Bigi, Counsellor
Chairman Study Group 13 ITU Telecommunication Standardization
Bureau
Note to Technical Editors
Recommendation G.807 describes the network level requirements
for the control plane of automatically switched transport
networks. Such a network provides a set of control functions for
the purpose of setting up and releasing connections across a
transport network. Since transport networks support multiple
clients, this Recommendation is client and transport technology
independent.
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