Rec. ITU-T I.311 (03/1993) – B-ISDN GENERAL NETWORK ASPECTS
FOREWORD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 Network Layering
    1.1 General
    1.2 Architectural components of an ATM transport network
    1.3 ATM Layer
    1.4 Physical Layer
    1.5 Hierarchical level-to-level relationship
    1.6 Functional description of the layered network
2 Application of virtual channel connections and virtual path connections
    2.1 Applications of virtual channel connections
    2.2 Applications of the virtual path connections
3 Control and management of VPC and/or VCC at user access
    3.1 Network elements involved in the transport of user plane information
    3.2 Communications between user and network elements
    3.3 Possible communication scenarios for typical configurations at the user access
4 B-ISDN control and management transport network
    4.1 General objectives and requirements
    4.2 Generic transport network structure
    4.3 Possible network architectures
    4.4 Performance requirements
    4.5 Network management of the control and management transport network
    4.6 Reliability requirements
5 B-ISDN signalling principles
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Signalling capabilities
    5.3 Signalling transport function
6 Network capabilities to support charging of B-ISDN services
Annex A – Hierarchical structure for ATM transport network
Annex B – Network element functions and VP/VC connections
Annex C – Definition and scope of service profiles at user access
C.1 Definition
C.2 Scope
C.3 Service profile configuration
Appendix I – Example of a path and protocol stacks of network elements within B-ISDN signalling network
Appendix II – B-ISDN management functions