1 Scope of this Recommendation
2 References
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Introduction
6 Network modelling for dimensioning
6.1 Network model
6.2 Network dimensioning objectives
and GOS objectives
7 Call and connection level traffic
control
7.1 Routing of an ATM connection
7.1.1 Overview of the routing process
7.2 Service protection schemes
7.2.1 Bandwidth reservation
7.2.2 Other schemes
7.3 Call priority
7.4 Bandwidth negotiation at
connection set-up time
8 Modelling of offered traffic
8.1 Overview of call/connection
controls supported in B-ISDN
8.1.1 Representative types of
call/connection
8.1.2 Connection modification
8.2 Call demand types
9 Dimensioning a single
VPC/bandwidth module group
9.1 Model for dimensioning
9.1.1 Use of ECR
9.1.2 Assumptions
9.1.3 Bandwidth quantization
9.1.4 Connection blocking probability
9.1.5 Connection level traffic controls
9.2 Principles of the dimensioning method
9.3 Computing connection blocking
probabilities of a VPC/bandwidth module group
9.3.1 Dimensioning a group without cell level priority
control
9.3.2 Dimensioning a group with cell level priority control
10 Dimensioning a network
10.1 Principles of network dimensioning
methods
10.2 Principles of end-to-end blocking
calculation methods
10.2.1 State space analysis
10.2.2 Fixed point method
10.3 Computing blocking probabilities
for a network with type A calls
10.3.1 End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with the load
sharing routing scheme
10.3.2 End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with alternative
routing schemes
10.3.3 End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with other routing
schemes
10.4 Computing blocking probabilities
for a network with type B calls
10.4.1 End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with the load
sharing routing scheme
10.4.2 End-to-end call blocking probabilities in a network with other routing
schemes
10.5 Computing blocking probabilities for a
network with other call types
11 History
Annex A – Example
calculation methods for individual blocking probabilities at a VPC/bandwidth
module group
A.1 Summary of methods
A.2 Notation
A.3 Kaufman-Roberts method
A.4 Hayward-type method
Annex B – An example
method for computing blocking probabilities for a network with type A calls
B.1 Example with the load sharing
routing scheme
B.1.1 Network model
B.1.2 End-to-end call blocking probabilities
B.2 Example with an alternative
routing scheme
B.2.1 Network model
B.2.2 End-to-end call blocking probabilities
Annex C – An example
method for computing blocking probabilities for a network with type B calls
C.1 Example with load sharing routing
scheme
C.1.1 Network model
C.1.2 End-to-end call and connection blocking probabilities
Appendix
I – Bibliography