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Type of Question
Continuation of Question 2/4 (2001-2004); revised text.
Reason for the Question
1) Existing technologies and management services and functions are not completely covered by designations in Recommendations M.1400 and M.1401.
2) New services and techniques, such as IP, together with additional needs in the fields of maintenance and operation require additional designations and related information.
3) Automated management through TMN should be supported by up-to-date designations for computer use and presentations at the human-computer interface.
4) Designations should support data interchange among both international and national operators. These data may not be restricted to data about network resources.
5) Network technologies and services that previously were outside the scope of Recommendation M.1400, e.g., Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC), need to be designated because of the need to support data interchange among operators within the access network.
Text of the Question
What designations are required for interconnections among network operators?
Specific task objectives
1) Identify additions or changes to designations and related information that are needed to support additional technologies, services and automated management of data interchange among both international and national operators, including:
- Statistical multiplexing
- SDH subnetworks, links, link connections
- Submarine cables
- Radio and satellite links, etc.
- Optical ring configurations
- Access networks and technologies
- Management services
2) Develop a strategy and guidelines to convert interoperator communication from Rec. M.1400 to Rec. M.1401
3) Extend Rec. M.1401, Formalisation of Interconnection Designations to:
- Include data types
- Include examples
- Include methodology
- Formalize mapping to TMN specifications, e.g., Rec. M.3100
- Map to regional alternatives, e.g., COMMON LANGUAGE-based American National Standards
- Extend notation to cover references and data types
- Address Rec. M.1401 Appendix II Remarks
Relationships
- All WPs of SG 4
- SG 13
- SG 2
- SG17
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