CONTENTS

 

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions  
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Conventions     
 6     Requirements    
        6.1     High-level requirements      
        6.2     Functional requirements     
        6.3     Non-functional requirements          
 7     Reference measurement network model for performance management      
        7.1     General reference network model   
        7.2     Principles of network partitioning    
        7.3     Network partitioning          
 8     Management architecture for performance measurement   
        8.1     Relationship with NGN management architecture and management processes         
        8.2     General architecture           
        8.3     Functional architecture       
        8.4     Reference points    
 9     Procedures
        9.1     Discovery  
        9.2     Initiation of measurements  
        9.3     Communications among registry and PMR-FEs      
        9.4     Timing requirements of procedures 
10     Security consideration and requirements  
       10.1     Potential threats and attacks          
       10.2     Security impact on measurement performance       
       10.3     Scope consideration         
       10.4     Security requirements        
Appendix I – Application scenario 1: Performance degradation resolution information reporting and network partitioning example     
Appendix IIApplication scenario 2: RTP/RTCP-based performance notification     
       II.1     Introduction           
       II.2     Performance notification     
       II.3     Implementation example of the RTP/RTCP-based performance notification 
       II.4     Multiplication scheme for RTCP report notification  
Appendix III – Example realization for the management of NGN  performance measurement     
      III.1     Performance reporting systems       
      III.2     Collection platforms           
      III.3     Measurement points           
      III.4     Customer terminal equipment         
Appendix IVManagement consideration for performance measurement     
       IV.1     Architectural considerations          
       IV.2     Discovery considerations  
       IV.3     Messaging considerations  
       IV.4     Data handling considerations         
       IV.5     ECMP consideration for active measurement         
       IV.6     Performance degradation resolution among multiple NGN service providers           
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