CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions  
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere    
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation       
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Conventions     
 6     Overview   
        6.1     Introduction to the service environment of LCS      
        6.2     Purpose of QoS monitoring and supervision for LCS          
        6.3     Problems with QoS monitoring and supervision in the traditional way          
 7     Basic requirements for the functions of end-to-end QoS monitoring           
 8     Overview of end-to-end QoS monitoring and supervision mechanisms      
 9     Introduction to QoS probes         
        9.1     Functional description        
        9.2     The purpose of using QoS measurement instruments for end-to-end QoS monitoring           
        9.3     Connection methods between a QoS probe and the monitored network      
10     Deployment of measurement instruments 
       10.1     In the middle of the network          
       10.2     At the edge of the SP's network    
11     Connection methods between QoS measurement instruments and management systems    
       11.1     Measurement instruments connected to TMN OS with individual lines        
       11.2     Measurement instruments connected to TMN OS with a converged management interface    
12     Considerations for selecting the end-to-end QoS monitoring mechanisms using probes     
       12.1     Reliability consideration     
       12.2     Deployment consideration 
       12.3     Interconnection consideration        
13     Examples of end-to-end QoS monitoring options 
       13.1     Example 1: Parallel connection with individual management interfaces         
       13.2     Example 2: Serial connection with a converged management interface        
Appendix I – Examples of alarms and QoS parameters to be monitored     
Bibliography