Table of Contents
1General
1.1Purpose
1.2Scope
1.3Background
1.4OSIapplicability
1.5RelationshiptotheThreeStageProcess
2TheOSIReferenceModel
2.1GeneralDescriptionoftheOSIReferenceModel
2.2OSILayeringandSSNo.7
3ControlandUserPlaneModellingAspects
4OSIApplicationLayerStructure
4.1AEs,APs,AEIsandAPIs
4.2AE-typeandApplicationContext
4.3ASEs,SACFsandMACFs
4.4SAOs
5Addressing
5.1Introduction
5.2BasicDefinitionsofSSNo.7AddressingInformation
5.3AddressingInformationinDSS1
5.4ABriefReviewofOSIAddressingConcepts
5.5LowerLayerAddressingRelationshipsinInternational
SSNo.7
5.6SummaryofAddressingEquivalentsNotedfor
InternationalSSNo.7
5.7FurtherStudyItemforEvolutionofSSNo.7
Addressing
5.8AddressingEquivalentsforDSS1
6ApplicationofOSIApplicationLayerConcepts
6.1ApplicationofOSIApplicationLayerConceptsto
SSNo.7
6.2AssociationControlRequirementsforSignalling
6.3ROSE
7ManagementFunctionality
8Layer4,5,6Guidelines
8.1General
8.2Layer6-Presentation
8.3Layer5-Session
8.4Layer4-Transport
9Layer1,2,3Guidelines
10ConvergenceFunctions
11ApplyingProtocolArchitectureGuidelines:Intelligent
NetworkApplicationPart(INAP)
11.1HowINConceptsareRealizedinProtocol
11.2StructureintheApplicationLayer
11.3ProposedStructureoftheINAP
11.4ProtocolAssumptions
11.5INApplicationPartStructure
11.6HypotheticalExample
12CompatibilityMechanismsandRulesinSSNo.7andDSS1
12.1Background
12.2EvolutionaryRequirements
12.3ForwardandBackwardCompatibility
12.4CompatibilityRulesforSSNo.7andDSS1
12.5ApplicationProtocolEnhancementMechanism
(ROSE-basedprotocols)
13References
14ListofAcronyms Abstract
Provides information on key concepts of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and how these concepts are applied in various portions of Signalling System No. 7 (SS No.7) and Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 1 (DSS 1).
