ISDN field trial guidelines handbook
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
CHAPTER 2 – OBJECTIVES OF THE FIELD TRIAL
2.1 Categories of objectives
2.1.1 Market-based
2.1.2 Operations- and maintenance-based
2.1.3 Technology-based
2.2 Objectives based on market considerations
2.2.1 Availability of ISDN capabilities
2.2.2 Service types
2.2.3 Market potential and penetration
2.2.4 Revenue potential
2.2.5 User reaction to customer equipment and man machine interface
2.2.6 Identity and develop new applications
2.3 Objectives based on OAM considerations
2.3.1 Impact on capital and expense costs
2.3.2 Maintenance requirements
2.3.3 User profiles at subscription
2.3.4 Service installation procedures
2.3.5 Implementation issues
2.3.6 Staff and customer training
2.3.7 Charging and tariffing
2.3.8 Performance analysis
2.4 Objectives based on technology considerations
2.4.1 Equipment availability
2.4.2 Equipment selection criteria
2.4.3 Check technical specifications against requirements and equipment
2.4.4 Integrated products
2.4.5 Customer equipment applications
2.4.6 Interworking
2.4.7 Protocols
2.5 Summary
CHAPTER 3 – PLANNING
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Assessment of existing network
3.3 Preparatory planning
3.4 Configuration
3.5 Services
3.6 Interworking
3.7 Fundamental technical plans
3.7.1 General
3.7.2 Numbering plan
3.7.3 Routing plan
3.7.4 Charging plan
3.7.5 Signalling plan
3.7.6 Transmission and synchronization plans
3.8 Dimensioning and provisioning rules
3.9 Cost planning consideration
3.10 Additional requirements
CHAPTER 4 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Allocation of responsibilities
4.2.1 Groups involved
4.2.2 Role relationships and responsibilities
4.2.3 Project management team role and responsibilities
4.3 Project management team structure
4.3.1 Project manager
4.3.2 Technical specialist support staff
4.3.3 Administrative support staff
4.3.4 Technical support staff
4.4 Project management tools
4.5 Project plan and schedule
4.6 Documentation
4.7 Site preparation
4.8 Training of field trial staff
4.9 Cost Management
4.10 Implementation
4.11 Evaluation
CHAPTER 5 – SPECIFICATION METHOD
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Functional requirements
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Network configuration
5.2.3 Services
5.2.4 User access system
5.2.5 Interworking functions
5.2.6 Operation, administration and maintenance
5.3 Performance requirements
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Specification method of network performance
5.4 CCITT Recommendations
5.4.1 Series Recommendations
5.4.2 Other ISDN related recommendations
5.5 Local and regional standards
5.6 Manufacturer's specifications
CHAPTER 7 – CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
7.1 Network termination
7.2 CEQ requirements to be considered while planning field trials
7.2.1 Physical configuration of CEQ on the point-to-multipoint configuration
7.2.2 Power feeding and minimum service considerations
7.3 Logical organization of terminals in customer's premises
7.4 Terminal selection
7.5 Functional requirements of an ISDN terminal
7.5.1 Terminal equipment
7.5.2 Terminal adapters (TA)
7.6 Switching devices at customer's premises
7.7 ISDN terminals
7.8 Summary
CHAPTER 8 – NETWORK REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Introduction
8.2 ISDN architecture characteristics
8.2.1 Network resources
8.2.2 Expanded architecture
8.2.3 Additional factors
8.3 ISDN field trial network considerations
8.4 Field trial network model
8.5 Services and applications
8.5.1 Bearer services
8.5.2 Teleservices
8.5.3 Supplementary services
8.5.4 Service considerations
8.6 User equipement
8.7 Switching nodes
8.8 Protocols
8.9 Internodal links
8.10 Interworking
8.10.1 Interworking between ISDNs for the provision of data services
8.10.2 Interworking between CSPDN and ISDN's for the provision of data transmission services
8.10.3 Interworking between PSPDN's and ISDN's for the provision of data services
8.10.4 Interworking between an ISDN and a PSTN
8.11 Summary
CHAPTER 9 – SWITCHING REQUIREMENTS
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Architecture
9.2.1 ISDN overlay
9.2.2 Multiplexers
9.2.3 Subscriber switches (concentrators)
9.2.4 Interfaces
9.3 Hardware requirements
9.3.1 Line cards
9.3.2 Switch
9.3.3 Synchronization
9.4 Call control
9.4.1 Requirements
9.4.2 Architecture
9.4.3 Call processing software
9.5 Circuit switch capability
9.5.1 General
9.5.2 Performance
9.6 Packet switch capability
9.6.1 General
9.6.2 Location of the packet switching function
9.6.3 Performance
9.7 Leased line capability
9.8 Traffic considerations
9.8.1 General
9.8.2 Call control processor dimensioning
9.8.3 Switch dimensioning
9.9 CCITT Signalling System No. 7
9.9.1 CCITT signalling system 7 protocol architecture
CHAPTER 10 – OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Operations
10.3 Administration
10.4 Maintenance
10.4.1 Measurements
10.4.2 Access maintenance
CHAPTER 11 – IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF FIELD TRIAL
11.1 Implementation of field trial
11.2 Test requirements
11.3 Implementation strategy
11.4 Operation of field trial
CHAPTER 12 – FIELD TRIAL EVALUATION
12.1 Services and new applications
12.2 Operations
12.3 Cost considerations
12.4 CEQ technical factors
12.5 Network resources performance
12.6 General factors
12.7 Market potentiel
12.8 Final Report and Conclusions
APPENDIX 1 – Abbreviations