CONTENTS

 1     Scope and application
        1.1     Scope
        1.2     Application
 2     References
 3     Definitions
 4     Abbreviations and Acronyms
 5     General
 6     Protocol model
        6.1     Modelling of Meta-signalling
        6.2     Meta-signalling ATM LME service definition
        6.3     Services provided to the ATM LME by the ATM layer
 7     Meta-signalling messages
        7.1     ASSIGN REQUEST
        7.2     ASSIGNED
        7.3     DENIED
        7.4     CHECK REQUEST
        7.5     CHECK RESPONSE
        7.6     REMOVED
 8     Parameters
        8.1     Protocol Discriminator (PD)
        8.2     Protocol Version (PV)
        8.3     Message Type (MT)
        8.4     Reference Identifier (RI)
        8.5     Signalling Configuration (SCON)
        8.6     Signalling Virtual Channel Identifier A (SVCIA)
        8.7     Signalling Virtual Channel Identifier B (SVCIB)
        8.8     Point-to-point signalling virtual channel Cell Rate (PCR)
        8.9     Cause (CAU)
       8.10     Service Profile Identifier (SPID)
       8.11     Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
 9     Meta-signalling message formatting and coding
        9.1     Formatting principles
        9.2     Formats and codes
        9.3     Coding
10     Prose description of Meta-signalling procedures
       10.1     Introduction
       10.2     Focused message prevention
       10.3     General parameter examination procedure
       10.4     Assignment procedure
       10.5     Check procedure
       10.6     Removal procedure
11     Timers
       11.1     Timer definitions
Annex A – State overview diagrams
Annex B – SDL description of Meta-signalling procedures
Annex C – Dynamic signalling configuration control
        C.1     Introduction
        C.2     Meta-signalling procedures
Annex D – Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) pro formato Recommendation Q.2120 (user y side)
        D.1     General
        D.2     Abbreviations and special symbols
        D.3     Instructions for completing the PICS pro forma
        D.4     Global statement of conformance
        D.5     Protocol Capabilities (PC)
        D.6     Messages – Protocol data units (MS)
        D.7     System Parameters (SP)