Table of Contents
1Scope
2References
3Definitions
4Abbreviationsandacronyms
5Conventions
6Functionalarchitectureoftransportnetworks
7Transparencyandimpairments
8Sublayers
9Transportnetworkavailabilityenhancementtechniques
AnnexA-FundamentalconceptsusedinRecommendation
ITU-TG.800
AnnexB-Definitionandpropertiesofasystem
AnnexC-Communication
AnnexD-Transportentityroles
AppendixI-Useofidentifiers
AppendixII-Relationshipsbetweenarchitecturalentities
AppendixIII-Complexityandscalabilityofsystems
AppendixIV-Accesspointsinarchitectureandequipment
Recommendations
AppendixV-Examplesofrolesofthetransportentity
Bibliography Abstract
Specifies a unified functional architecture for transport networks that use connection-oriented circuit switching (CO-CS), connection-oriented packet switching (CO-PS), and connectionless packet-switching (CL-PS) in a technology-independent way.