CONTENTS

 1     Scope of the 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
        7.2     Service protection 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
        8.2     Call demand types
 9     Dimensioning a single VPC/bandwidth module group
        9.1     Model for dimensioning
        9.2     Principles of the dimensioning method
        9.3     Computing connection blocking probabilities of a VPC/bandwidth module group
10     Dimensioning a network
       10.1     Principles of network dimensioning methods
       10.2     Principles of end-to-end blocking calculation methods
       10.3     Computing blocking probabilities for a network with type A calls
       10.4     Computing blocking probabilities for a network with type B calls
       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.2     Example with an alternative routing scheme
Annex C – An example method for computing blocking probabilities for a network with type B calls
        C.1     Example with load sharing routing scheme
Appendix I – Bibliography