1
Scope
2 References
2.1 Normative references
2.2 Informative references
3 Terms and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
3.2 Abbreviations
4 Signalling protocols
5 Overview and background motivation
5.1 Service goals
5.2 IPCablecom reference architecture
5.3 Introduction to ISTP
5.4 Specification goals
5.5 Specification interfaces
6 Architecture
6.1 IPCablecom to PSTN
6.2 Signalling architecture network model
6.3 Distribution model
6.4 Guaranteed
performance
6.5 Protocol stack
7 Functional areas
7.1 Mapping relationships
7.2 Message distribution
7.3 Dynamic mapping
7.4 Relationships
7.5 Initialization
7.6 Recovery
7.7 Dynamic provisioning
7.8 Administration
7.9 Security
7.10 Maintenance
7.11 Measurement
7.12 Alarms
7.13 Congestion
7.14 Management of lower layers
8 Protocol
8.1 General requirements
8.2 Procedures
8.3 Failure detection and handling
8.4 Message format
8.5 Messages
9
SCTP and TCP usage recommendations
9.1 SCTP usage recommendations
9.2 TCP usage recommendations
10 ISTP message flows and timer definitions
10.1 Timers
10.2 MGC requests ISUP service procedure
10.3 MGC terminates ISUP service procedure
10.4 Residential CA requests TCAP service procedure
10.5 Residential CA terminates TCAP service procedure
10.6 A typical origination communication
10.7 Freephone service
10.8 MGC failover procedure
10.9 MGC switchover procedure
Appendix
I – Bibliography
I.1 European
I.2 North
American