CONTENTS

 0     Introduction
 1     Scope
 2     References
 3     Abbreviations, Terms and Definitions
        3.1     Abbreviations
        3.2     Definitions
 4     General functional description of the ATM equipment
 5     Transfer functions and Layer Management functions
        5.1     Section/Path Adaptation, Section Termination and Lower Layer Functions
        5.2     Transmission Path Termination (TP_T) // Transmission Path (TP)
        5.3     Transmission Path/Virtual Path Adaptation (TP/VP_A) // Virtual Path Multiplexing Entity (VPME)
        5.4     VP link termination (VPL_T) // VP Entity (VPE)
        5.5     VP Connection (VP_C) // VP Connection Entity (VP_C)
        5.6     VP Termination (VP_T) // VP Connection Termination (VPCT)
        5.7     Virtual Path/Virtual Channel Adaptation (VP/VC_A)/Virtual Channel Multiplexing Entity (VCME)
        5.8     VC Link termination (VCL_T) // VC Entity (VCE)
        5.9     VC Connection (VC_C) // VC Connection Entity (VC_C)
       5.10     VC Termination (VC_T) // VC Connection Termination (VCCT)
       5.11     AAL
       5.12     Multicast/Multipoint requirements
       5.13     Service dependent functions
       5.14     Interworking requirements
 6     Coordination Function
        6.1     Configuration Management
        6.2     Fault management
        6.3     Performance Management
        6.4     Accounting Management
        6.5     Security Management
 7     Adaptation functions
        7.1     AAL Type 1 functions/requirements
        7.2     AAL Type 2 functions/requirements
        7.3     AAL Type 3/4 functions/requirements
        7.4     AAL Type 5 functions/requirements
Annex A – Relationship between B-ISDN PRM and I.326 representations of an ATM NE
Annex B – Examples of ATM equipment
Appendix I –Loopback examples