CONTENTS

 1     Network Layering
        1.1     General
        1.2     Architectural components of an ATM transport network
        1.3     ATM Layer
                  1.3.1     Virtual channel level
                  1.3.2     Virtual path level
        1.4     Physical Layer
                  1.4.1     Transmission path level
                  1.4.2     Digital section level
                  1.4.3     Regenerator section level
        1.5     Hierarchical level-to-level relationship
        1.6     Functional description of the layered network
                  1.6.1     Generic definitions of the connection endpoint and connecting point functions
                  1.6.2     Functions at the connection end-point
                  1.6.3     Functions at the connecting point
 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
                  4.3.1     VP cross-connect backbone
                  4.3.2     VC cross-connect backbone
                  4.3.3     VP-VC cross-connect backbone with B-STP functionality
        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
                  5.2.1     Capabilities to control ATM virtual channel connections and virtual path connections for information transfer
                  5.2.2     Capability to support multiparty and multiconnection calls
                  5.2.3     Others
        5.3     Signalling transport function
                  5.3.1     Signalling virtual channels
                  5.3.2     Meta-signalling
                  5.3.3     Signalling configurations
                  5.3.4     Requirements for signalling procedures
 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