1 Scope
2 References
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Basic principles
5.1 Operational procedures
5.2 Performance events and parameters
5.3 Derivation of performance objectives, allocation and limits
5.3.1 Data rates below
primary rate
5.3.2 Data rates at
primary rate and above
5.4 Test duration and error phenomena
5.5 Action on test failure
6 Error performance allocation principles and test limits
6.1 Overall performance allocation (link terminating point-to-link
terminating point)
6.2 Calculation of overall performance limits
6.3 Portion performance allocation (between MPs)
6.4 Calculation of portion performance limits
7 Short duration test objectives
7.1 Maintenance test limits
7.2 BIS test limits
8 In-Service Monitoring (ISM) of performance
9 Tables under study
Appendix I – Guidelines for performance allocations of
the national circuit portions of an international leased circuit
I.1 Scope
I.2 Basic principles
I.2.1 Data rates below
primary rate
I.2.2 Data rate at the
primary rate and higher rates
I.3 Error performance allocation principles
I.3.1 Performance
allocation
I.3.2 Portion
performance allocation
I.4 Short duration test objectives
I.5 In-service performance monitoring