Preface | p. xv |
Broadband Networks and Their Applications | p. 1 |
Broadband Application Requirements | p. 2 |
Broadband Transmission Rates | p. 3 |
Communication Network Architectures | p. 4 |
Switching Technologies | p. 5 |
Comparing Broadband Technologies with the OSI Reference Model | p. 7 |
Standards for Broadband Technologies | p. 9 |
Organization of This Book | p. 11 |
Digging Deeper | p. 12 |
References | p. 12 |
ISDN Architecture | p. 15 |
ISDN Architecture | p. 16 |
ISDN Architectural Model | p. 16 |
ISDN Functional Areas | p. 18 |
ISDN Standards | p. 19 |
ITU-T ISDN Standards | p. 19 |
ANSI ISDN Standards | p. 20 |
Telcordia Technologies ISDN Standards | p. 21 |
NIST ISDN Support | p. 22 |
ISDN Interfaces | p. 22 |
Basic Rate Interface | p. 24 |
Primary Rate Interface | p. 25 |
ISDN Services | p. 26 |
Bearer Services | p. 27 |
Teleservices | p. 29 |
ISDN Protocols | p. 29 |
ISDN Addressing | p. 33 |
ISDN Interworking | p. 34 |
Digging Deeper | p. 39 |
References | p. 39 |
ISDN Protocols | p. 43 |
ISDN Protocol Architecture | p. 44 |
ISDN Layer 1 | p. 48 |
The Basic Rate Interface | p. 49 |
The Primary Rate Interface | p. 54 |
The ISDN Data Link Layer | p. 58 |
Link Access Procedure for the D-channel | p. 58 |
Data Link Layer Support for Non-ISDN Terminals | p. 62 |
ISDN Layer 3 Protocol | p. 63 |
ISDN Signaling Messages | p. 64 |
The Q.931/Q.932 Message Formats | p. 64 |
Q.931 Message Categories | p. 66 |
Q.931 Message Descriptions | p. 69 |
Q.931 Information Elements | p. 71 |
Q.932 Messages | p. 71 |
Q.932 Information Elements | p. 74 |
ISDN Call Setup and Call Cleating Procedures | p. 74 |
Other Signaling Messages | p. 91 |
X.25 Packets | p. 93 |
ISDN Management Procedures | p. 93 |
Digging Deeper | p. 94 |
References | p. 95 |
ISDN Analysis | p. 99 |
Initializing BRI Service | p. 101 |
BRI Analysis--Calls That Fail to Connect | p. 129 |
PRI Analysis | p. 142 |
Digging Deeper | p. 148 |
ISDN Physical Layer Analysis | p. 148 |
ISDN Signaling Analysis | p. 149 |
ISDN Bearer Channel Analysis | p. 151 |
References | p. 151 |
Frame Relay Architecture | p. 153 |
Frame Relay Network Service | p. 154 |
Frame Relay Standards | p. 155 |
Comparing Frame Relay and X.25 | p. 158 |
Frame Relay Service Architecture | p. 161 |
Accessing Frame Relay Service | p. 162 |
Physical Layer Options | p. 164 |
The T1.618 Frame Format | p. 165 |
Operation Support: The Local Management Interface | p. 170 |
Frame Relay Network Design Issues | p. 171 |
Design Parameters | p. 171 |
Congestion Control | p. 172 |
Committed Information Rate | p. 175 |
Network Capacity Management | p. 175 |
The Network-to-Network Interface | p. 177 |
Frame Relay as a Transport Service | p. 180 |
SNA over Frame Relay | p. 181 |
ATM/Frame Relay Connections | p. 182 |
Frame Relay Multicast Operation | p. 182 |
Voice over Frame Relay | p. 183 |
Frame Relay Fragmentation | p. 184 |
Multilink Frame Relay | p. 185 |
Frame Relay Service Level Definitions | p. 189 |
Frame Relay Customer Network Management | p. 191 |
Digging Deeper | p. 191 |
References | p. 192 |
Frame Relay Protocols | p. 199 |
The T1.618 Frame Format | p. 200 |
Frame Relay Signaling and Congestion Control Messages | p. 200 |
The Q.931 Header | p. 201 |
Information Elements | p. 203 |
Local Management Interface (LMI) Messages | p. 204 |
The LMI STATUS ENQUIRY Message | p. 206 |
The LMI STATUS Message | p. 208 |
T1.617 Annex D Messages | p. 209 |
CLLM Messages | p. 212 |
SVC Messages | p. 214 |
SVC SETUP message | p. 216 |
SVC CALL PROCEEDING Message | p. 222 |
SVC CONNECT Message | p. 223 |
SVC DISCONNECT Message | p. 224 |
SVC RELEASE and RELEASE COMPLETE Messages | p. 225 |
SVC STATUS ENQUIRY and STATUS Messages | p. 226 |
Frame Relay Support for Upper Layer Protocols | p. 229 |
Multiprotocol Encapsulation | p. 229 |
Fragmentation | p. 232 |
X.25/X.75 Encapsulation | p. 234 |
Digging Deeper | p. 237 |
References | p. 237 |
Frame Relay Analysis | p. 241 |
Using the LMI | p. 242 |
Using the Consolidated Link Layer Management Function | p. 249 |
Encapsulating LAN Data within T1.618 Frames | p. 256 |
Measuring Differing Bandwidth Requirements | p. 266 |
Congestion Notification | p. 272 |
Error Recovery Using Upper Layer Protocol Procedures | p. 279 |
Possible Frame Relay Error Conditions | p. 294 |
References | p. 296 |
ATM Architecture | p. 299 |
ATM Technology | p. 300 |
ATM Standards | p. 301 |
Broadband ISDN Architecture | p. 304 |
B-ISDN Reference Point | p. 305 |
B-ISDN Functional Groups | p. 306 |
B-ISDN Architecture Model | p. 307 |
ATM Layers and Sublayers | p. 307 |
ATM Interfaces | p. 309 |
ATM Connections: VPIs and VCIs | p. 311 |
ATM Protocols | p. 314 |
The Physical Layer: Physical Medium and Transmission Convergence (TC) | p. 314 |
The ATM Layer | p. 316 |
ATM Layer Service Categories | p. 316 |
ATM Adaptation Layer | p. 319 |
Layer Operation and Interaction | p. 320 |
The ATM DXI | p. 321 |
The Frame-Based User-to-Network Interface | p. 323 |
Multiprotocol Encapsulation over AAL5 | p. 324 |
LAN Emulation | p. 325 |
Multiprotocol over ATM | p. 326 |
Frame-Based ATM Transport over Ethernet | p. 328 |
Multimedia Transport over ATM | p. 329 |
ATM Signaling | p. 331 |
Interworking | p. 332 |
ATM/Frame Relay Interworking | p. 332 |
ATM/SMDS Interworking | p. 335 |
The Integrated Local Management Interface | p. 336 |
ATM Customer Network Management | p. 337 |
Digging Deeper | p. 337 |
References | p. 338 |
ATM Protocols | p. 343 |
ATM Protocols and Network Architecture | p. 344 |
ATM Layer Protocols | p. 346 |
The User-Network Interface | p. 346 |
The Network-Node Interface | p. 349 |
Unassigned Cells | p. 349 |
ATM Operations and Maintenance | p. 350 |
ATM Physical Layer | p. 352 |
DS1 Interface | p. 352 |
25.6 Mbps Interface | p. 353 |
DS3 Interface | p. 354 |
STS-1 Interface | p. 354 |
100 Mbps Multimode Fiber Interface | p. 354 |
SONET STS-3c Interface | p. 355 |
OC-12 Interface | p. 360 |
Inverse Multiplexing for ATM | p. 360 |
ATM Adaptation Layer Services | p. 360 |
AAL Type 1 | p. 363 |
AAL Type 2 | p. 364 |
AAL Type 3/4 | p. 368 |
AAL Type 5 | p. 376 |
ATM DXI | p. 382 |
The DXI Protocol | p. 383 |
The DXI LMI | p. 385 |
FUNI | p. 386 |
LAN Emulation | p. 388 |
ATM Signaling | p. 390 |
ATM Signaling Protocols | p. 390 |
ATM Address Formats | p. 390 |
ATM Signaling Messages | p. 393 |
ATM Information Elements | p. 395 |
Call Setup Procedures | p. 400 |
Call Clearing Procedures | p. 401 |
Point-to-Multipoint Procedures | p. 402 |
Leaf Initiated Join Procedures | p. 403 |
Restart Procedures | p. 405 |
Status Enquiry Procedures | p. 405 |
ATM Interworking | p. 406 |
Multiprotocol Encapsulation over AAL5 | p. 406 |
ATM/Frame Relay | p. 408 |
ATM/SMDS | p. 410 |
Digging Deeper | p. 412 |
References | p. 412 |
ATM Analysis | p. 417 |
AAL1 Operation | p. 418 |
AAL3/4 Operation | p. 420 |
AAL5 Operation | p. 428 |
OAM Cell Operation | p. 436 |
Call Setups using O.2931 | p. 442 |
ILMI Operation | p. 450 |
File Transfers over LANE Connections | p. 460 |
Possible ATM Error Conditions | p. 500 |
ATM Layer Analysis Guidelines | p. 500 |
AAL3/4 CPCS Analysis Guidelines | p. 500 |
AAL3/4 SAR Analysis Guidelines | p. 501 |
AAL5 Analysis Guidelines | p. 501 |
Frame-Based Analysis Guidelines | p. 501 |
Digging Deeper | p. 502 |
References | p. 503 |
Standard Organizations | p. 505 |
Broadband Forums | p. 511 |
Obtaining Internet Documents | p. 513 |
Selected Broadband Networking Standards | p. 527 |
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) | p. 527 |
ANSI | p. 527 |
Telcordia | p. 527 |
IETF | p. 528 |
ITU-T | p. 529 |
Frame Relay | p. 533 |
ANSI | p. 533 |
Telcordia | p. 534 |
Frame Relay Forum | p. 535 |
IETF | p. 536 |
ISO | p. 536 |
ITU-T | p. 536 |
Switched Multi-Megabit Data Service (SMDS) | p. 539 |
Telcordia | p. 539 |
IETF | p. 540 |
SMDS Interest Group | p. 540 |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) | p. 541 |
ANSI | p. 531 |
ATM Forum | p. 541 |
Telcordia | p. 547 |
IETF | p. 548 |
ITU-T | p. 550 |
Selected Broadband Internetworking Vendors | p. 553 |
Selected Carriers Providing Broadband Services | p. 575 |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. 579 |
SMDS Architecture and Protocol | p. 607 |
SMDS Applications and Support | p. 607 |
SMDS Support | p. 607 |
SMDS Architecture | p. 608 |
SMDS Standards | p. 608 |
SMDS Physical Layer Options | p. 610 |
The SMDS Network Interface | p. 611 |
SMDS Internetworking | p. 615 |
SMDS and IEEE 802 LANs | p. 615 |
SMDS and TCP/IP | p. 615 |
SMDS Features | p. 617 |
SMDS Addresses | p. 617 |
SMDS Access Classes | p. 619 |
The SMDS Interface Protocol | p. 620 |
SIP Level 3 | p. 620 |
SIP Level 2 | p. 624 |
SIP Level 1 | p. 625 |
References | p. 626 |
Index | p. 627 |
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