BROADBAND

ISDN SERVICES

ITU-T Definition For B-ISDN

a service or system requiring transmission
channels capable of supporting rates greater than
the primary rates.

B-ISDN thus includes 64kbit/s ISDN

capabilities in addition opens a door to
applications utilising bit rates above 1.5Mbits/s or
2Mbits/s.
Bit rates available to broadband user is from
50Mbits/s to hundreds of Mbits/s

B-ISDN PRM Description

User Plane
For

the transfer of user functions like flow control and

recovery from error are included

control plane
Responsible

for the call control and connection control

functions. Signalling functions necessary to set up,
supervise and release a call or connection are handled.
Management

Plane includes two types of functions

called layer management and plane management

functions

B-ISDN Capabilities
Broadband capabilities
64 kbits/s ISDN capabilities .
User- to- network signalling.
Interexchage Signalling.
User to user signalling.
Broadband transfer is provided by ATM.

Overview of B_ISDN Capabilities

B-ISDN
supports
switched,
semi-permanent
and
permanent, point- to-point and point to multi-point
connections
provides on demand, reserved and permanent services.
Connections in B_ISDN support both circuit mode and
packet mode services of mono and/or multimedia type
Also supports a connection less or connection-oriented
nature in a bi-directional or unidirectional configuration.
B-ISDN will contain intelligent capabilities for the purpose
of providing advance services characteristics
Support powerful operation and maintenance (OAM)
tools,and network control management.

Classification of B- ISDN Services

Interactive services
Conversational, Messaging and retrieval.

Distributed Services
Electronic publishing and TV programme
distribution with existing and future enhanced
picture quality.
a) With User-individual presentation control.
b) Without User-individual presentation
control.

Messaging Services
Type of
information

Example of
broadband services

Moving
Video mail service
pictures (video)
and sound
Document

Applications

Electronic mailbox service for the

transfer of moving pictures and
accompanying sound

Document mail service Electronic mailbox service for mixed

documents.

Retrieval Services
Type of
information

Examples of
Applications
broadband services

Text, data,
Broadband videotex
graphics,
sound, still
images, moving
pictures

Videotex including moving pictures

Remote education and training
Telesoft ware
Tele-shopping
Tele-advertising
News retrieval
Video retrieval service Entertainment purposes
Remote education and training
High-resolution image Entertainment purposes
retrieval service
Remote education and training
Professional image communications
Medical image communications
Document retrieval
Mixed documents! Retrival from
service
information centres, archives, etc.
Date retrieval service Telesoftware

Conversational Services
Type of
Examples of
information broadband
services

Applications

Moving
pictures and
sound

Communication for the transfer of voice

(Sound), moving pictures, and video-scanned
still images and documents between two
locations (Person-to-person)
Tele-education
Tele-shopping
Tele-advertising
Multipoint communication for the transfer
of voice (Sound), moving pictures, and
video-scanned still images and documents
between two or more locations (person-togroup, group-to-group)
Tele-education
Business conference
Tele-advertising

Broadband
videotelephony

Broadband
videoconference

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Conversational Services
Type of
information

Examples of
broadband
services

Applications

Moving
pictures and
sound

Video-surveillance

Building security
Traffic monitoring
TV signal transfer
Video/audit dialogue
Contribution of information
Multilingual commentary channels
Multiple programme transfers
High-speed data transfer
-LAN interconnection
-MAN interconnection
-Computer-computer interconnection
Transfer of video information
Transfer of other information tyupes
Still image transfer
Multi-site interactive computer aided
design
Multi-site interactive computer aided
manufacturing

Sound
Data

Video/audio
information
transmission service
Multiple soundprogramme signals
High-Speed
unrestricted digital
information
transmission service

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Conversational Services
Type of
Examples of
information broadband
services

Applications

Data

Date file transfer

Document

High-volume file
transfer service
High-speed
teleaction
High-speed telefax
High-resolution
image
communication
service
Document
communication
service

Real-time control
Telemetry
Alarms
User-to-user transfer of text, images,
drawings, etc.
Professional images
Medical images
Remote games
User-to-user transfer of mixed documents

Distribution Services With user-individual presentation control

Type of
information
Data

Examples of broadband Applications

services

High-speed unrestricted digital

information distribution service
Text, graphics, still Document distribution service
images
Moving pictures
Video information distribution
and sound
service
Video
Existing quality TV distribution
service (NTSC, PAL, SECAM)
Extended quality TV
distribution service
Enhanced definition TV
distribution service
High-quality TV
High-definition TV distribution
service
Pay TV (pay-per-view, pay-perchannel)

Distribution of unrestricted
data
Electronic newspaper
Electronic publishing
Distribution of view/audit
signals
TV programme distribution
TV programme distribution

TV programme distribution
TV programme distribution

Introduction to ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Asynchronous Transfer Mode(ATM) is the transfer mode

for implementing B-ISDN
ATM is a cell-based switching technology.
It is designed to a general purpose, connection-oriented
transfer mode for a wide range of services.
ATM handles both connection- oriented traffic directly or
through adaptation layers.
ATM can effectively handles either a Constant Bit Rate
(CBR) or Variable Bit Rate(VBR).
ATM is asynchronous because the transmitted cells need not
be periodic.
Using SONET/SDH physical transmission media, ATM
effectively offers a system to standardize the Multiplexing
and switching on one network for very high rate.

ATM application
ATM

is a multiplexing and
switching technology designed
for flexibility at the expense of
efficiency.
ATM excels for applications
with different performance,
quality, and business
requirements.

Consumer applications for ATM

Entertainment

imaging
Work at home - telecommuting
Home shopping services
Video on demand
E-mail and multimessaging
systems
Interactive multimedia applications
and games

ATM business drivers

Virtual

networking
Seamless interworking
More bandwidth for less money
Shared media replacement
New applications

Seamless interworking
Providing the capability to serve voice, video and data using the
same technology has been dubbed seamless interworking across
the LAN and WAN.

Customer premises

circuit
services

x.25

LANs

Work group

SMDS
ATM based
interworking
switch
hub, router

ATM based
interworking
services

IP

Frame
relay

VIDEO
DATA
VOICE

voice
network

Video
services

More bandwidth for less money

ATM offers the capability to extend the
LAN or MAN across WAN at speeds
comparable to LAN or MAN for less cost,
because the bandwidth and switches are
economically shared across many users.

Shared media replacement

LAN and MAN technologies connect to network devices
through a shared medium. Bandwidth is shared between
all users. But when the user rate begins to approach the
shared medium's speed, the shared medium has to
increase its speed.
This is where ATM comes in as a common logical
interface technology that can scale in speed without
requiring changes in software to support a new shared
medium solution.

New applications
ATM also offers enhanced delivery options such as
point to multipoint and eventually broadcast. High
speed ATM multicast applications may include a
broadcast of a videoconferencing application that
include text and video.
Automatic translation servers could be connected for
language conversion between parties speaking different
languages.

Virtual private networks

Virtual private networks are defined as network partitions of
shared public network resources between multiple users to
form a private network that appears private to users but is
still part of the large public network. Shared network
resources are assigned in fair proportion to the bandwidth
required by customers.
Advantages of the virtual network are:
Reduced access line charges
Capability to satisfy high peak demands
Enhanced reliability

Intelligent data network

Intelligent networks provide some level
of value-added services. Examples are:
address translation versus interpretation,
intelligent routing decisions made within
the network, protocol conversion etc...

The making of ATM standards

Standards and Specification Bodies

International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T)

The ITU-T is a United Nation sponsored treaty organisation. USA based
and control.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

USA based telecommunication standard body.

European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI).

European regional body

ATM Forum
Formed by there companies : Northern Telecom, Sprint, SUN
Microsystems, and Digital Equipment Corporation(DEC).

Internet Engineering Task Force(IETF)/IAB

FR Forum and SDMS Interest Group
Vendors, User and NSP also participate in standard making

Standards and Specification bodies

International

Telecommunications

Union (ITU)
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
European Telecommunications
Standard Institute (ETSI)
ATM Forum

Creating Standards
Work

Plan
Meeting and Contributions
Drafting and Review
Voting and Approval
User Acceptance and
Interoperability
Business and Politics

ITU-T B-ISDN Recommendations

I.113 Vocabulary of terms for broadband aspects of ISDN

I.121 Broadband aspects of ISDN
I.150 B-ISDN asynchronous transfer mode functional characteristics
I.211 B-ISDN service aspects
I.311 B-ISDN general network aspects
I.321 B-ISDN protocol reference model and its application
I.327 B-ISDN functional architecture
I.361 B-ISDN ATM layer specification
I.362 B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) functional description
I.363 B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) specification
I.413 B-ISDN user-network interface
I.432 B-ISDN user-network interface - Physical Layer Specification
I.610 Operation and maintenance principles of B-ISDN access

ANSI Standards
T1.624-1993

BISDN UNI:Rates and

Formats Specification
T1.627-1993 BISDN ATM
Functionality and Specification
T1.629-1993 BISDN Adaptation Layer
for Constant Bit Rate Services
Functionality and Specification
T1.635 BISDN ATM Adaptation Layer
Type 5

ATM Forum Specifications

ATM

User-Network Interface
(UNI) Specification Version 4
ATM Data eXchange Interface
(DXI) Specification
ATM Broadband-Intercarrier
Interface (B-ICI) Specification

ATM Cell Transmission and Format

Transportation Example of ATM Principles

Outline Architecture of IN
SCP= Service Control Point
SLP= Service Logic Point
-- = C7 Signalling Links
DATA

SCP

-- = Traffic Path
SSP= Service Switching Point

BASE

SLP

Other
SSPs

SSP

Other
SSPs