Abstract:
A unified access method that offers integrated services (IS) to the desktop for a variety of publicly and privately administered backbone networks (e.g., ANSI FDDI, IEEE 802.x, and ISDN) is defined. In addition, the interface at the MAC sublayer and the PHY Layer is specified.
Keywords: access unit (AU), data link layer, hybrid multiplexer (HMUX), integrated services digital network (ISDN), integrated services terminal equipment (ISTE), layer management entity, local area network (LAN), logical link control, managed object, management information base (MIB), medium access control (MAC) sublayer, metropolitan area network (MAN), physical (PHY) layer, physical medium dependent, physical signalling, private switching network, protocol data unit (PDU), service access point, time division multiplexer (TDM)
Content
1. Overview
1.1 Scope and purpose
1.2 Notation
1.2.1 Service specification method and notation
1.2.2 Timing relationship between service primitives
1.3 Service model
1.3.1 Isochronous services
1.3.2 Service queues between layers and layer management
1.3.3 Coordination function
1.3.4 State machine notation
1.3.5 General introduction of finite state machine (FSM) diagrams and tables
1.4 Document organization
1. References
2. Definitions
3. Abbreviations
5. Architecture
5.1 Overview and basic concepts
5.2 Application areas
5.3 Layers and layer service boundaries
5.3.1 Data Link Layer
5.3.2 PHY Layer
6. Frame structure
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 TDM frame
6.1.2 MAC frame
6.2 Numbering convention
6.3 Order of bit transmission
6.3.1 Order of bit transmission within FCS field
6.4 Order of octet transmission for fields which span more than one octet
6.4.1 Field organization
6.4.2 Order of octet transmission for FCS octets
6.5 TDM frame structure
6.5.1 Overview
6.5.2 TDM frame format
6.5.3 Synchronization field
6.5.4 TDM maintenance (TDM_MTN) field
6.5.5 Hybrid multiplexer control (HMC) field
6.5.6 Reserved field
6.5.7 D channel field
6.5.8 B1 channel field
6.5.9 B2 channel field
6.5.10 Access control (AC) field
6.5.11 Payload field
6.6 Packet frame structure
6.6.1 Overview
6.6.2 SID field
6.6.3 ISLAN MAC frame format
6.6.4 Length field
6.6.5 FC field
6.6.6 Address fields
6.6.7 MAC information field
6.6.8 Frame check sequence field
6.6.9 P channel idle pattern
7. Service specification
7.1 Packet services
7.1.1 LLC/MAC service
7.1.2 Detailed specification of the MAC service primitives
7.1.3 MA-UNITDATA request
7.1.4 MA-UNITDATA indication
7.1.5 PHY service
7.2 Convergence of services
7.2.1 The concept of convergence
7.2.2 DL service convergence in the ISLAN
7.2.3 MAC service convergence
7.2.4 PHY service convergence
7.3 Management services
7.3.1 LME/MAC service
7.3.2 LME/PHY service
8. Detailed specification of the medium access control (MAC) sublayer
8.1 Overview of the MAC sublayer
8.2 The ISLAN MAC protocol engine model
8.2.1 MSDU_CNTRL process description
8.2.2 LM_MSG_CNTRL process description
8.2.3 MAC_STATE_CNTRL process description
8.2.4 RES_CNTRL process description
8.2.5 TIMER_CNTRL process description
8.2.6 MPDU_TRANS_CNTRL process description
8.2.7 ACCESS_CNTRL process description
8.2.8 SYMBOL_FLOW_CNTRL process description
8.3 P channel access control
8.3.1 Overview
8.3.2 FSM for sending request signals
8.3.3 FSM for sending grant signals at the ISTE
8.3.4 FSM for sending grant signals at the AU
8.3.5 Management initialization procedures for IGNORE_GRANT
8.3.6 FSM for sending MPDUs
8.3.7 FSM for receiving MPDUs
8.4 Timing relationship of TDM frames exchanged between the ISTE and the AU
9. Detailed specification of the Physical (PHY) Layer
9.1 Overview
9.2 HMUX sublayer
9.2.1 Multiplexing
9.2.2 Hybrid multiplexer control (HMC) field summary
9.2.3 HMUX modes
9.2.4 PHY isochronous interface signal set
9.2.5 HMUX sublayer initialization procedures
9.2.6 Dynamic link bandwidth allocation
9.2.7 HMUX multiframes
9.2.8 HMUX transmit multiframe FSM
9.2.9 HMUX received multiframe FSM
9.2.10 HMUX template exchange FSM
9.2.11 Loop TDM frame option
9.3 PS sublayer
9.3.1 Frame synchronization
9.3.2 Scrambling
9.3.3 Parity bits
9.3.4 Parity generation and checking procedures
9.3.5 Maintenance
9.3.6 RESERVED field
9.3.7 PS sublayer initialization procedures
9.3.8 FSM for PS sublayer initialization
9.3.9 PHY Layer maintenance
9.4 PMD sublayer for 4.096 Mb/s application
9.4.1 Bit rate
9.4.2 Line code
9.4.3 Transmitter characteristics
9.4.4 Receiver characteristics
9.5 PMD sublayer for higher rate (20.48 Mb/s) application
9.5.1 Bit rate
9.5.2 Line code
9.5.3 Transmitter characteristics
9.5.4 Receiver characteristics
9.6 Connector
9.6.1 Pin-pair assignments
9.6.2 Functional assignments
9.7 Powering considerations
9.8 Medium cable characteristics—4.096 Mb/s PMD
9.8.1 Definition and maximum length of the medium cable
9.8.2 Medium transmission characteristics—4.096 Mb/s PMD
9.8.3 Medium characteristics impedance—4.096 Mb/s PMD
9.8.4 Crosstalk noise—4.096 Mb/s PMD
9.8.5 Impulse noise—4.096 Mb/s PMD
9.9 Medium cable characteristics—20.48 Mb/s PMD
9.9.1 Definition and maximum length of the medium cable
9.9.2 Medium transmission characteristics—20.48 Mb/s PMD
9.9.3 Medium characteristics impedance—20.48 Mb/s PMD
9.9.4 Crosstalk noise—20.48 Mb/s PMD
9.9.5 Impulse noise—20.48 Mb/s PMD
10. ISLAN layer management
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Characteristics of the ISLAN interface relevant to management
10.3 OSI network management framework
10.3.1 Distributed OSI network management
10.3.2 The management information base
10.3.3 The function of the managing and agent SMAPs in the ISLAN
10.3.4 The relationship between OSI systems management and layer management
10.4 Relationship of IEEE 802.9 subnetwork management entities
10.5 ISDN network management information exchange
10.6 Management transport channels within the IEEE 802.9 interface
10.7 The structure of OSI management information
10.7.1 Object-oriented concepts of the structure of MOs
10.7.2 Services for the systems management application process (SMAP)
10.8 OSI management functional areas in the ISLAN environment
10.8.1 Fault management in the ISLAN
10.8.2 Accounting management in the ISLAN
10.8.3 Configuration management in the ISLAN
10.8.4 Performance management in the ISLAN
10.8.5 Security management in the ISLAN
10.9 Inheritance hierarchy for ISLAN management
10.9.1 The topPackage package definition
10.9.2 The topBehavior behavior definition
10.9.3 Attributes of the top MO
10.10 The containment hierarchy for ISLAN management
10.11 The OSI registration hierarchy for ISLAN layer management
10.12 The definition of the ISLAN systems MOs
10.13 Definition of the ISLAN layer MO classes
10.13.1 ISLAN MAC MO classes
10.13.2 ISTE PHY MO class
10.14 Management of the ISDN user/network interface in the ISLAN
10.14.1 MOs specific to LAPD protocol
10.14.2 MOs specific to CCITT Q.93x
10.15 MIB tables
11. Signalling and ISDN management scope
11.1 Introduction
11.2 General overview of the service
11.3 Requirements for signalling support
11.3.1 B channel signalling requirements
11.3.2 D channel signalling requirements
11.3.3 C channel signalling requirements
11.3.4 P channel signalling requirements
11.4 CCITT Q.931 architecture overview
11.4.1 Protocol discriminator
11.4.2 Call reference
11.4.3 Message types
11.4.4 Information elements
11.4.5 C channel call control procedures
11.4.6 User-to-user signalling
11.5 P channel call control procedures
11.5.1 P channel establishment and release
11.5.2 P Channel bandwidth adjustment
11.5.3 P and C channel signalling example
11.6 Interface between CCITT Q.931 and the HMC
11.7 Addressing
11.8 Configuration topologies
11.9 ISDN management functions
C.1 Introduction
C.2 Specification for the MAC service access point managed object
C.2.1 Attributes of the MSAP MO
C.2.2 Name binding of the MSAP MO
C.2.3 Associated ASN.1 specifications
C.3 Specifications for the generic MAC entity MO
C.3.1 Attributes of the generic MAC entity MO
C.3.2 Actions of the generic MAC entity MO
C.3.3 Notification of the generic MAC entity MO
C.3.4 Name binding of the generic MAC entity MO
C.3.5 Associated ASN.1 specifications
C.4 Specifications for the core ISLAN MAC package
C.4.1 Attributes of the core-islan-mac-characteristics package
C.5 Specifications for the ISTE MAC specific package
C.5.1 Attributes of the iste-mac-characteristics package
C.5.2 Notification of the iste-mac-characteristics package
C.6 Specifications for the AU MAC specific package
C.6.1 Attributes of the au-mac-characteristics package
C.6.2 Notification of the au-mac-characteristics package
C.6.3 Name binding of the ISLAN MAC entity MO
C.6.4 Associated ASN.1 specifications
C.7 Specification for the HMUX characteristics package
C.7.1 Attributes of the HMUX characteristics package
C.7.2 Action of the HMUX characteristics package
C.7.3 Parameters of the HMUX characteristics package
C.7.4 Notifications of the HMUX characteristics package
C.8 Specifications for the physical signalling (PS) characteristics package
C.8.1 Attributes of the PS characteristics package
C.8.2 Actions of the PS characteristics package
C.8.3 Notifications of the PS characteristics package
C.9 Specifications for the PMD characteristics package
C.9.1 Attributes of the PMD characteristics package
C.9.2 Actions of the PMD characteristics package
C.9.3 Notifications of the PMD characteristics package
C.10 Name binding of the ISLAN PHY entity MO
C.11 Associated ASN.1 specifications
C.12 Specification for the ISDN user network interface MO in the ISLAN
C.12.1 Attributes of the LAPD SAP MO
C.12.2 Name binding of the LAPD SAP MO
C.13 Specification of generic LAPD entity MO
C.13.1 Attributes of the generic LAPD entity MO
C.13.2 Actions of the generic LAPD entity MO
C.13.3 Modification of the generic LAPD entity MO
C.13.4 Name binding entity of the generic LAPD entity MO
C.14 Specification of ISLAN LAPD address package MO
C.14.1 Attributes of the ISLAN address package MO
C.14.2 Notifications of the ISLAN address package MO
C.14.3 Name binding entity of the LAPD address package MO
C.15 Specification of ISDN CCITT Q.931 entity MO
C.15.1 Attributes of the ISDN CCITT Q.931 protocol specific MO
C.15.2 Notifications of the ISDN CCITT Q.931 MO
C.15.3 Name binding entity of the ISDN CCITT Q.931 MO
C.16 Specification of the ISDN channel MO
C.16.1 Attributes of the ISDN channel MO
C.16.2 Notifications of the ISDN channel MO
C.16.3 Name binding entity of the ISDN channel MO
D.1 Overview
D.2 CCITT Q.931 messages
D.2.1 Alerting
D.2.2 Call proceeding
D.2.3 Connect
D.2.4 Connect acknowledge
D.2.5 Disconnect
D.2.6 Release
D.2.7 Release complete
D.2.8 Setup
D.2.9 Status
D.2.10 Status enquiry
D.3 Information elements
D.3.1 Extended bearer capability
D.3.2 Extended channel identification
D.3.3 Cause
D.3.4 Low layer compatibility
D.4 Circuit-switched calls
D.4.1 Call states at the user side of the interface
D.4.2 Call states at the AU side of the interface
D.5 Supplementary services
D.5.1 Audio conference calling
D.5.2 Multimedia conferencing
E.1 Bearer service in a Mode 0 environment
E.2 Bearer service in a Mode 1 environment
E.3 Bearer service in a Mode 2 environment
E.4 Bearer service in a Mode 3 environment
E.5 Relationship of IEEE 802.9 subnetwork management entities in AU-to-AU topology
F.1 Overview
F.2 System ISLAN
F.2.1 Block names
F.2.2 Channel names
F.2.3 Signal names
F.3 Substructure ISTE_A
F.3.1 Block names
F.3.2 Channel names
F.3.3 Signal names
F.4 Substructure iste_a_protocol_engine and isau_protocol engine
F.4.1 Block names
F.4.2 Channel names
F.4.3 Signal names
F.5 Substructure DLC
F.5.1 Block names
F.5.2 Channel names
F.5.3 Signal names
F.6 Block islan_mac_protocol_engine
F.6.1 Process names
F.6.2 Signal routes
F.6.3 Signal names
G.1 Overview
G.2 Secure service provision in IEEE 802.9
H.1 Requirements
H.2 Relevant addressing schemes
H.2.1 OSI network layer addressing
H.2.2 ISDN addressing
H.2.3 IEEE 802 MAC addressing
H.3 IEEE 802.9 addressing
H.3.1 Principles
H.3.2 Intra-AU addressing
H.3.3 Inter-AU addressing
H.3.4 Communication with other IEEE 802 TEs
H.3.5 Addressing a TE connected to an ISDN
H.3.6 Addressing entities on other types of ISO/IEC 8348:1993 Addendum 2 conforming subnetworks
H.3.7 Communication with non-ISO/IEC 8348:1993 Addendum 2-conforming subnetworks
I.1 Overview
I.2 Cell bearer service within an IEEE 802.9 subnetwork
I.2.1 Description of the available IEEE 802.9 payload bandwidth
I.2.2 Provision over a C channel
I.2.3 Provision within A MAC frame carried over the P channel
I.2.4 Provision over a new service definition within the payload field
