Table of Contents
1Scope
2B-ISDNsignallingreferenceconfiguration
3Signallingrelations
4Abbreviations
5Signallingtransfermodes
6Signallingprotocolstacks
7BasicprinciplesoftheAsynchronousTransferMode(ATM)
8ATMAdaptationLayer(AAL)functions
8.1SignallingAALattheUNI
8.2SignallingAALattheNNI
9Signallinghigherlayerfunctions
9.1UNI
9.2NNI Abstract
Provides an introduction to signalling in the broadband integrated services digital network. Included is a presentation of the signalling reference configurations, possible signalling relationships between network entities, the signalling protocol stacks used in these configurations and pointers to Recommendations which provide the detailed protocol descriptions.