CONTENTS

 1     Overview
        1.1     Scope
        1.2     References
        1.3     Abbreviations
 2     B-ISDN User Part messages and parameters
        2.1     Messages
        2.2     Parameters and parameter subfields
                  2.2.1     Broadband bearer capability
                  2.2.2     Connection element identifier
                  2.2.3     OAM traffic descriptor
                  2.2.4     Resource identifier
 3     Call control, application process functions
        3.1     Introduction
                  3.1.1     Assignment procedure of VPCI and bandwidth
        3.2     Successful call/connection Set-Up
                  3.2.1     Forward address signalling – en bloc
                  3.2.2     Forward address signalling – Overlap operation
                  3.2.3     Address_Complete request primitive
                  3.2.4     Progress
                  3.2.5     Answer primitive
                  3.2.6     Forward_Transfer primitive
                  3.2.7     Transit network selection (national option)
                  3.2.8     Storage and release of information
                  3.2.9     Simple segmentation (national option)
        3.3     Unsuccessful call/connection set-up
                  3.3.1     Lack of resources at the incoming side
                  3.3.2     Lack of resources at the outgoing side
                  3.3.3     Actions at an exchange receiving an Incoming_Resources_Rejected Primitive
                  3.3.4     Actions at an exchange receiving a Release message
                  3.3.5     Address incomplete
                  3.3.6     Tones and announcements
        3.4     Normal call/connection release
                  3.4.1     General
                  3.4.2     Release Initiated by a calling party
                  3.4.3     Release initiated by a called party
                  3.4.4     Release initiated by the network
        3.5     Suspend, Resume (network initiated)
        3.6     Propagation delay determination
                  3.6.1     Procedure
        3.7     Error indication primitive
        3.8     Primitive contents
 4     Maintenance control, application process functions
        4.1     Introduction
        4.2     Reset
                  4.2.1     Actions at Reset initiating exchange
                  4.2.2     Actions at Reset responding exchange
                  4.2.3     Abnormal reset procedures
        4.3     Blocking and unblocking of VPC pool
                  4.3.1     Initiating blocking
                  4.3.2     Initiating unblocking
                  4.3.3     Receiving blocking
                  4.3.4     Receiving unblocking
                  4.3.5     Abnormal procedures
        4.4     User Part availability procedure
                  4.4.1     Inaccessible User Part
                  4.4.2     Unequipped User Part
        4.5     Transmission alarm handling
        4.6     Automatic congestion control
        4.7     B-ISUP signalling congestion control
        4.8     Destination availability
        4.9     VPC pool Consistency Check
                  4.9.1     Initiating Consistency Check Request
                  4.9.2     Receiving Consistency Check Request
                  4.9.3     Initiating Consistency Check End
                  4.9.4     Receiving Consistency Check End
                  4.9.5     Abnormal procedures
       4.10     Primitive contents
 5     Compatibility, application process functions
 6     Interworking
        6.1     Interworking with nodes not supporting this feature
        6.2     Interworking with ISUP
        6.3     Interworking with DSS 2
 7     Interaction
        7.1     Interaction with other capabilities
                  7.1.1     Point-to-multipoint
                  7.1.2     Traffic parameters
                  7.1.3     Look-ahead
                  7.1.4     Negotiation of traffic characteristics during call set-up
                  7.1.5     Modification of traffic characteristics during the active phase of the call
                  7.1.6     ATM End System Address
                  7.1.7     Call priority
                  7.1.8     Network generated session ID
                  7.1.9     Frame relay
Appendix I – Guidelines for the management of VPCI and bandwidth
        I.1     Management of VPCI and bandwidth
        I.2     Configuration of VP cross-connect
Appendix II – VPCIs, VPIs, bandwidth pools and interfaces possible relationships
       II.1     Default mechanism