Table of Contents
1Scope
2References
3Definitions
4Abbreviations
5Introduction
5.1NewtrafficengineeringfactorsinIntelligent
Networks
5.2Generalapproachtodimensioning
6IntelligentNetworktrafficforecasting
6.1General
6.2Understandingtrafficflows
6.3DevelopmentofINservicetrafficmatrices
7Resourceallocation
7.1Introduction
7.2MethodsforlocatingINspecificelements
7.2.1Introduction
7.2.2MethodsforlocatingSSPs
7.2.3MethodsforlocatingSCPs
7.2.4MethodsforlocatingSDPs
7.2.5MethodsforlocatingIPs
8DimensioningofIntelligentNetworks
8.1Loaddetermination
8.2Resourceallocationandelementdimensioning
8.3Networkmodelling
8.4Signallingsubnetworkconsiderations
8.5Dimensioningofnetworkcomponents
8.5.1Dimensioningofcircuitgroups
8.5.2SSNo.7linkdimensioning
8.5.3Dimensioningofnon-SSNo.7communication
links
8.5.4STPdimensioning
8.5.5Dimensioningofcircuitswitchingnodes
8.5.6SCPdimensioning
8.5.7SDPdimensioning
8.5.8IPdimensioning
8.5.9OtherINspecificelementdimensioning
9Re-dimensioningprocedure
9.1Re-dimensioningforintroductionofanew
INservice
9.2ImpactonthePSTN
9.3Impactonthesignallingnetwork
9.4Impactonthenetworkarchitecture
10History Abstract
Describe overview of typical considerations which are useful in network planning for the initial deployment and subsequent growth of networks based on Intelligent Network architectures, including considerations of interworking with existing PSTN/ISDN infrastructures.