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Digest–VOL. 17–NO. 8
Your Guide to the
Latest Generic Requirements . . .
and More!
NEW!
Invitation to Fund and Participate:
GR-929-CORE, Reliability and Quality
Measurements for Telecommunications
Systems (RQMS) (Wireline)
NEW!
GR-303 Integrated Access Tutorial
Join the
Telcordia TOPS™ Planning for
Universal Services (TOPS™ PLUS)
Working Group for the Year 2001
Dense
Wavelength
Division
Multiplexing
The Telcordia Digest OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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Digest Staff
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Benincasa
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Generic Requirements
Process Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline C. Gunn
732-829-2153
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ABOUT TELCORDIA GR DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
This Month’s Features:
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Preview—Year 2001 Generic Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
INVITATION TO FUND AND PARTICIPATE
Table of Current Invitations to Fund and Participate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Telcordia Generic Requirements Legal Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
TOPS™ Planning for Universal Services (TOPS™ PLUS) Working Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
GR-929-CORE Reliability and Quality Measurements for
Telecommunications Systems (RQMS) (Wireline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
FORUMS, SEMINARS, & TRAINING
Calendar of Forums, Seminars, & Training—September 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Calendar of Forums, Seminars, & Training—October 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Internet Traffic Engineering Solutions Forum (ITESF) for Carriers and Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
The Bell Atlantic Corporation and Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Present: Telcordia™ NEBS™ 2000 . .24
Telcordia Technologies GR-303 Integrated Access Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Tradeshows and Learning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
NOTICE TO THE INDUSTRY
New Software Tools for Implementing Metrics Based on
Telcordia™ IPQM™ & RQMS Generic Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Updated!—Announcement of Completed Distributable Technical Analysis Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Updated!—CSQPSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
RECENT INFORMATION RELEASES
LSSGR Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Additional Technical Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Document Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
DIGEST PLUS INFORMATION—NEW! FREE PUBLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
TELCORDIA DIRECTORY OF SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
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ABOUT TELCORDIA GR DOCUMENTS
Generic Requirements documents (GRs) provide the
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. view of proposed generic criteria for telecommunications equipment, systems, or services
considering a wide variety of factors, including inter-operability, network integrity, funding client expressed needs,
and other inputs.
The Telcordia Technologies GR process implements the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) directives relative to the development of industry-wide generic requirements relating to telecommunications equipment. Pursuant
to the Act, Telcordia invites members of the industry to
fund and participate in the development process of such GR
documents. Invitations to Fund and Participate are issued in
the Telcordia Digest OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION, and
are posted on the Telcordia website at (http://www.telcordia.com/digest).
At the conclusion of a GR project, Telcordia publishes the
GR (GR-CORE), which is available by subscription. The subscription price entitles the purchaser to automatically
receive the GR (GR-CORE) along with any Issues List
Report(s) (GR-ILR) and Revision(s), if any are released
under that GR project, until that GR is completely republished. An ILR will contain relative technical issues that
arose during the development of the GR on which Telcordia
would like further input from the Industry. The ILR may
present issues for discussion, with or without proposed resolutions, and will also communicate resolutions that lead to
changes to the GR.
Telcordia may also solicit general industry non-proprietary
comments regarding such GR material, at the time of its publication or through subsequent Industry Interaction notices
appearing in the Telcordia Digest. While unsolicited comments are welcome, any subsequent work effort by Telcordia
regarding such comments will depend on funding support
for such GR work. Telcordia acknowledges receipt of comments and will let the submitter know their status.
actual needs, specifications, requirements, or other information should communicate directly with that company.
TELCORDIA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUFFICIENCY, ACCURACY, OR UTILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OR OPINION CONTAINED IN ITS DOCUMENTS. TELCORDIA EXPRESSLY ADVISES THAT ANY USE OF OR
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All comments should be collected and coordinated by the
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Older Telcordia generic requirements documents that are still
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Revisions published. As appropriate, Telcordia will convert
these older TRs to GRs. If such conversions require substantive changes, Telcordia will work those changes in accordance
with the GR process.
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For more information about Telcordia Generic
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Dense
Wavelength
Division
Multiplexing
DWDM is a technology that supports high bandwidth systems and can
dramatically increase capacity in existing networks. DWDM is quickly
becoming the choice medium to solve network congestion and transport
problems. It combats fiber exhaust for a tremendous demand for bandwidth.
The telecommunications industry has experienced unprecedented growth and change during the last decade as a
direct result of low-cost desktop computers; computer-to-computer communications via modems and telephone lines; the creation of the Internet; and the ability to create and view video on personal computers.
These new products and technologies have changed
the focus of telecommunications from voice communications to data communications and have created
unparalleled market demands for the transmission of
larger capacities of data at faster rates in many different forms of media.
Although new telecommunications technologies were
developed in anticipation of changing market needs,
we are still using a vast telecommunications infrastructure that was built for the purpose of transmitting voice
over telephone lines on a circuit-based voice network.
We have too much money invested in that infrastructure to abandon it, and there is nothing else, at this
time, to replace it entirely. It cannot meet future needs,
for the transport of data, fax, video, and voice—unless
we find ways to interact with, replace, and enhance
existing technologies to handle the data payload.
Voice traffic has grown at a steady, predictable rate,
but data traffic has been growing at an unpredictable
and rapid rate—causing a major need to shift from the
traditional circuit-switched voice network to the emerging data-centric networks, or “Next Generation
Networks (NGNs).” As the total traffic rapidly increases,
the composition also must change from a predominantly
voice, with a smaller data component, to a predominantly multimedia (packet- and cell-based audio, video, data,
and voice), with a smaller voice component.
The telecommunications network must support the
increase in data traffic, as well as voice traffic, and the
change in traffic composition. New carriers, who have
no legacy circuit-switched voice networks, are designing and building data-centric telecommunications networks. Large incumbent carriers, with their large customer bases and tremendous network element experience, must upgrade their vast circuit-based voice networks to handle the exponential growth in data traffic
and need for increased system capacity.
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Until five years ago, the traditional methods for
increasing bandwidth—laying more fiber and increasing the bit rate transmitted over a single fiber—met
increasing market demands for greater system capacity and data transfer because the data traffic growth
rate was predictable. However, the significant drop in
the cost of the personal computers, which catapulted
the use and growth of the Internet, has resulted in the
need for other solutions.
While there is no one solution, Dense Wavelength
Division Multiplexing (DWDM) is quickly becoming one
of the required technologies to meet the exploding
demand for data and broadband services. Depending on
the network operator, an NGN may utilize SONET, IP,
ATM, and DWDM. Telcordia views Dense WavelengthDivision Multiplexing (DWDM) as the cornerstone of
worldwide technological revolution. DWDM is a highercapacity version of Wavelength Division-Multiplexed
(WDM) that uses multiple wavelengths on the same
fiber to increase transport capacity of fiber-optic data
transmission systems. Although new equipment must
be deployed to implement DWDM, it does not require
additional fiber, which is costly.
In the short-term, new data transport equipment
must augment voice transport equipment. DWDM was
designed to use SONET, packet-based transport, and
switching media. DWDM has the ability to rapidly
increase capacity and support multiple client signal
types on the existing fiber infrastructure. It also supports multiple bit rates, can be deployed in small wavelengths increments that allow it to grow with demand,
and provides an easy evolution path from the present
installed base to the future multi-wavelength network.
In the long run, telecommunications networks
have to become data-centric and support multimedia,
and yet undefined future services, in order to be costeffective. Future data-centric networks, will utilize a
high-capacity DWDM to meet changing bandwidth
requirements. DWDM is the enabler of the bandwidth
economies of scale necessary to make NGNs economically feasible.
Our Digest-Plus2-2Q2000 publication discusses
DWDM in greater detail. Call 1-800-521-2673 (USA
and Canada) or 732-699-5800 (all others) to order.
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YEAR 2001
GR FORECAST
Early Forecast of Proposed Telcordia
GR Work Projects in Year 2001
First Call
for GR Participation Consideration
Updating Forecast and Formal Invitations to Fund
and Participate
The following tables offer an early forecast of potential Generic Requirements (GR) development projects
that Telcordia may work on during the year 2001. The
tables, arranged in technology topical order, is intended to provide telecommunications industry companies
the opportunity to initiate a dialog with the Telcordia
project managers or account executives about becoming a potential funding participant.
Telcordia will
This announcement is consistent with the criteria
described in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, that
Telcordia and all other non-accredited entities that
establish industry-wide standards or generic requirements for telecommunications equipment or CPE, must
open their process to funding by all interested parties.
Potential GR Work Projects and
Early Estimated Pricing
1.
Update this GR Project Matrix on our website (see
below for access information).
2.
Publish a 2001 Generic Requirements Forecast
Supplement to the Telcordia Digest in the
September or October 2000 that will contain further descriptions about this potential GR work.
3.
Publish Notices of Invitation to Fund and
Participate for individual GR projects, as the
details specific to that project become finalized. It
is expected that most such notices will appear in
the September 2000 through February 2001
Digests. (All 2000 and 2001 Digests will be posted
on our website.)
Internet Access
These tables contain a high-level forecast of potential
Telcordia GR work. Neither project scope, precise
timeline, nor detailed technical description of the
potential work has been set. Consequently, any estimated prices shown represent merely an early preliminary view of what the base fee per funding participant could be. Many estimated prices are still to be
determined (TBD). Actual funding prices for these
potential GR projects may not be known until late
2000 or early 2001.
These tables and the entire Digest are posted on the
Telcordia Digest website (www.telcordia.com/digest),
which is updated periodically for notices and information about GR activities.
Telcordia reserves the right to withdraw from any GR
work listed if Telcordia deems that there is insufficient
interest or inadequate funding.
or
Contact Telcordia Now
Telcordia would like to discuss any funding and participation concerns with you now, while the project scope
and precise description of work is being developed. If
interested, contact either the Project Manager listed for
the GR or topic, or contact one of the Telcordia
Account Executives listed on the our website.
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Any general questions about the Telcordia Generic
Requirements Process can be directed to
Jacqueline C. Gunn
973-829-2153
jgunn@telcordia.com
Patricia A. Fay
732-699-8304
pfay@telcordia.com
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1. ADVANCED INTELLIGENT NETWORK (AIN)
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Silverberg, Roberta
732-758-2544
rsilverb@telcordia.com
FR-15:
- SR-3968
- SR-3969
- GR-1129
- GR-1298
- GR-1299
Advanced Intelligent
Network (AIN)
Weber, Geri
732-758-2241
gweber@telcordia.com
-GR-1298
AIN (Section 9): AMA
Silverberg, Roberta
TBD
Next Generation AIN
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
$155 K
January–December
OPEN
January–November
OPEN
January–December
OPEN
$120 K
$120 K
2. BILLING USAGE MEASUREMENTS—AUTOMATIC MESSAGE ACCOUNTING (AMA)
Project Manager
Knapp, Sara
732-758-5247
sknapp@telcordia.com
GR
GR-1100
Title/Subject
Billing Automatic
Message Accounting
Format (BAF)
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
$36 K
January–December
OPEN
AND
Knapp, Sara
732-758-5247
sknapp@telcordia.com
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GR-508
GR-533
GR-862
GR-1083
GR-1087
GR-1147
GR-1343
GR-3012
AMA Generic
Requirements
Updates
$32 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-1110
GR-3058
Next Generation AMA
$95 K
January –December
OPEN
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3. BROADBAND OPERATIONS & NETWORK TECHNOLOGY
Project Manager
Bleickardt, Werner
732-758-5514
wbleicka@telcordia.com
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
GR-253
SONET Common
Generic Criteria
$35 K
February–January
OPEN
GR-2918
DWDM Systems with
Digital Tributaries for
Metropolitan Area
Applications
$45 K
February–January
OPEN
GR-2979
Optical Terminal
Multiplexes and
Optical Add-Drop
Multipleses
$45 K
February–January
OPEN
GR-3009
Optical CrossConnect
$45 K
February–January
OPEN
GR-2980
ATM Protection
Switching
$30 K
February–January
OPEN
Warner, Janice
732-758-2291
jwarner@telcordia.com
ATM Network
Technology
TBD
Bayha, Ernie
732-758-5657
ebayha@telcordia.com
Frame Relay Network
Management Using
TMN Approach
TBD
Banerjee, Salil
732-758-5482
sbanerj@telcordia.com
ATM Operations GRs
TBD
Dan Connolly
732-758-2353
dconnoll@telcordia.com
Operations for ADSL
and VDSL Network
Elements
TBD
Sensale, Carol
732-758-2963
csensale@telcordia.com
Operations Interface
for DWDM
TBD
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4. ADVANCED VOICE SERVICES (CLASS) & CONSUMER TELEPHONY DEVICES and APPLIANCES
Project Manager
Pietrowicz, Stan
732-758-5221
spietrow@telcordia.com
DeFazio, Carol
732-758-5464
cdefazio@telcordia.com
Digest
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price
Per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
SR-3004
Generic Requirements
& Testing Guidelines
for Analog Type 1, 2,
& 3 CPE and
Information
Appliances
$75 K
January–December
OPEN
SR-5024
Voice Quality Testing
Guidelines for
Cordless CPE
$75 K
January–December
OPEN
Various
GRs
Advanced Voice
Services
January–December
TBD
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5. COMMON CHANNEL SIGNALING/SIGNALING SYSTEM 7 (CCS/SS7)
Project Manager
Mahoney, Michael
732-758-5569
mmahoney
@telcordia.com
GR
GR-82
GR-317
GR-394
GR-606
GR-905
GR-1241
GR-1432
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Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
CCS/SS7 Network
Element and
Interconnection
Generic Requirements
$163 K
January–December
OPEN
Continued work to
resolve implementation issues and
address interoperability concerns.
CCS Network
Operations
DeFazio, Carol
732-758-5464
cdefazio@telcordia.com
Wainberg, Stan
732-758-2122
swainber
@telcordia.com
Title/Subject
TBD
GR-246
SS7 Generic
Requirements Update
consistent with
Standards resolutions.
$80 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-310
CCS OS – STP
Interface
$130 K
January–August
OPEN
GR-3100
Narrowband Services
Support over ATM
and IP Backbone
BICC Signaling
$120 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
BICC CS2
Interconnection
$30 K
NEW GR
CCS Nodes
Supporting IP-based
High Speed Signaling
$80 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
CCS Network
Interface Using IPbased High Speed
Signaling
$80 K
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6. COMMON LANGUAGE CODING
Project Manager
Giamboi, Anthony
732-699-5352
agiambo
@telcordia.com
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
GR-485
COMMON
LANGUAGE®
Equipment Coding
Processing and
Guidelines
TBD
TBD
TBD
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
Signaling Requirements
for Network Access in
Support of E9-1-1
Service
TBD
January–December
OPEN
Network Support for
E9-1-1 Service
TBD
January–December
OPEN
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
7. E9-1-1 SERVICES
Project Manager
De Fazio, Carol
732-758-5464
cdefazio
@telcordia.com
GR-2967
GR-2968
NEW GR
GR-2956
GR-3017
8. ENERGY SYSTEMS (POWER) & NETWORK PROTECTION
Project Manager
GR
O’Sullivan, Tom
973-829-5170
tosulliv@telcordia.com
Gemra, Richard
973-829-2954
rgemra@telcordia.com
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Power Requirements
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TBD
TBD
January–December
OPEN
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9. FIBER OPTIC MEDIA, COMPONENTS, AND SYSTEMS
Project Manager
Frantz, Rolf
973-829-4940
rfrantz@telcordia.com
Grabowski, William
732-758-4392
wgrabows
@telcordia.com
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GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
GR-20
Optical Fiber and
Optical Fiber Cable
$20 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-409
Premises Fiber Optic
Cable
$30 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-449
Fiber Distributing
Frames
$45 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-468
Reliability Assurance
for Optoelectronic
Devices
$45 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-771
Fiber Optic Splice
Closures
$30 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-910
Fiber Optic
Attenuators
$25 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-1435
Multi-fiber Optical
Connectors
$30 K
January–December
OPEN
SR-4731
OTDR Data Format
$12.5 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
Multi-mode Optical
Connectors
$35 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
Outside Plant Fiber
Optic Cross-Connect
Closures
$30 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
Multi-mode Fiber and
Cable
$45 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
Preconnectorized
Composit Drop Cable
$40 K
January–December
OPEN
NEW GR
Fiber Ribbon Access
and Splitting Tools
$30 K
January–December
OPEN
GR-909
Fiber In The Loop
$50 K
January–December
OPEN
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10. INTEGRATED ACCESS SYSTEMS (IAS)—DIGITAL LOOP CARRIER SYSTEMS
Project Manager
Mancuso, Brenda
732-758-5239
bmancuso
@telcordia.com
GR
Title/Subject
GR-303
IDLC
Est.
Price per
Client
$157 K
Project
Period
January–December
Project
Status
OPEN
$50 K to
IC
11. INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORKS (ISDN)
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
Vitenas, Al
732-758-5026
vitenas@telcordia.com
Variable
GR work
by funders
Priority
through
NIC
National ISDN
Platform Evolution
Possible GR work for
new ISDN features
TBD by
NIC
January–December
OPEN
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
Visit the National
ISDN Council (NIC)
homepage through
the Telcordia web
site:
www.telcordia.com
12. NETWORK FACILITIES & COMPONENTS
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Slavin, Larry
973-829-4330
lslavin@telcordia.com
TBD
TBD
Scerbo, Ernie
973-829-5303
escerbo@telcordia.com
TBD
TBD
13. NETWORK INTEGRATION/SYNCHRONIZATION
Project Manager
GR
Joshi, Sunil
973-829-4870
sjoshi@telcordia.com
Digest
OF TECHNICAL
Title/Subject
TBD
I N F O R M AT I O N
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
TBD
AUGUST 2000
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
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14. OPERATOR SERVICES SYSTEMS (OSS) AND DATABASE SERVICES (LIDB)
Project Manager
Iarossi, Richard
732-699-7441
riarossi@telcordia.com
GR
TBD
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
TBD
Operator Services
Systems Generic
Requirements
Line Information
Database (LIDB)
Elliott, Arleen
732-758-2594
aelliott@telcordia.com
GR-3103
GR-1100
LIDB AMA GR for
LIDB Access via
LDAP
$115 K
April–December
OPEN
GR-3103
GR-3697
LIDB via LDAP
Version II
$110 K
April–December
OPEN
GR-1144
GR-1149
GR-1157
GR-1158
TR-1161
GR-1173
TR-1174
GR-1177
LIDB CIC Expansion
$85 K
April–December
OPEN
GR-446
LIDB Wireless
Industry Support
$130 K
April–December
OPEN
GR-1100
GR-446
GR-2838
GR-3697
LIDB SendData
$225 K
April–December
OPEN
NEW GR
GR-446
GR-954
GR-1100
GR-1149
GR-1158
GR-1173
GR-2838
GR-3697
NEW LIDB
Parameters
$98 K
April–December
OPEN
GR-954
OR
NEW GR
GR-1100
GR-1149
OR
NEW GR
GR-1158
SR-3697
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15. RELIABILITY & QUALITY
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
Roberts, James
732-699-6476
jroberts@telcordia.com
GR-929
Reliability & Quality
Measurements
(RQMS) Wireline
Sections
$67 K
January–December
OPEN
Overby, Bill
317-253-2095
woverby
@telcordia.com
GR-2924
Generic Requirements
for CSCANS
TBD
January–December
OPEN
GR-209
Product Change
Notices
TBD
January–December
OPEN
GR-1275
Central Office
Environment
Installation/Removal
TBD
TBD
TBD
Puccio, Larry
732-699-3791
lpuccio@telcordia.com
Healy, John
732-758-3065
jhealy@telcordia.com
Work To Be
Determined
TBD
16. SECURITY SYSTEMS
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
TBD
TBD
No Planned Work at
This Time
Kimmins, John
732-758-2035
jkimmins
@telcordia.com
17. SWITCHING SYSTEMS (LSSGR) FUNCTIONS & FEATURES/SERVICES
Project Manager
Hawkins, Sin-Kuen
732-758-5451
shawkins
@telcordia.com
Digest
GR
GR-2975
GR-2973
OF TECHNICAL
Title/Subject
Control Lawful
Authorized
Surveillance in
Switches
Lawful Access
Feature
I N F O R M AT I O N
Dependent
Upon FCC
Rulings
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18. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT NETWORK (TMN)
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Forster, Pat
732-758-5928
pforster
@telcordia.com
ALL TMN Work
Lewis, Bob
732-758-5642
rlewis@telcordia.com
1NMS03
TBD
Pittman, Chuck
732-758-5633
cpittman
@telcordia.com
TBD
Bauman, Tim
732-758-5660
tbauman
@telcordia.com
19.
FR-2869
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
TBD
TBD
TBD
January–December
Telecommunications
Management Network
(TMN) Functional
Architecture
OPEN
NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS (NGN) VOICE OVER PACKET (VOP)
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
TBD
Perris, Eve
732-758-3089
eperris@telcordia.com
Project
Status
TBD
20. WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
Project Manager
GR
Title/Subject
Est.
Price per
Client
Project
Period
Project
Status
No Planned Work At
This Time
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List of Current Invitations to Fund and Participate
Document No.
Title
Telcordia Contact
Response
Date
Date(s) of
Digest Article
Not Applicable
TOPS™ Planning for
Universal Services
(TOPS™ PLUS)
Working Group
Vincent Luna
631-360-8640
September 1, 2000 July-August 2000
James R. Roberts
732-699-6476
October 1, 2000
NEW THIS MONTH!
GR-929-CORE
Issue 7
Reliability and Quality
Measurements for
Telecommunications
Systems (RQMS)
(Wireline)
August 2000
All Digest notices are available for review on the
Telcordia Internet Web Page:
http://www.telcordia.com/digest
Check out our Website for the most current
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Telcordia Generic Requirements Legal Conditions
Common to all Invitations to Fund and Participate in the Development of Proposed
Generic Requirements Set Forth in the Digest
In accordance with Section 273 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) relating to the development of industry-wide generic requirements, for the development of each generic requirements work
project that meets the criteria defined in the Act, Telcordia will publish a notice that either
1. Invites industry to a Workshop to discuss the interest level in one or more potential generic requirements projects before proceeding publicly to invite the industry to fund and participate in such
projects, or
2. Invites interested members of the industry to fund and participate in planned generic requirements
work without first convening such a Workshop.
The following paragraphs describe some common conditions which should be read as if included, in full,
in all Invitations to Fund and Participate in the generic requirements project offerings presented in this
Digest. They are presented here rather than in the specific Invitations presented in this Section of the
Digest to avoid redundancy. Of course, contractual terms and conditions are set forth in the respective
Generic Requirements Participation Agreements and attachments that will be made available to potential
funders.
The following conditions are to be read as if included, in full, in each Invitation to Fund and Participate
set forth in the Digest:
1. If sufficient interest and funding are attained, Telcordia will establish for the funders a Telcordia
Technical Forum to perform the generic requirements work as described in the GR Work
Statement. Additional interactions with funders may be via letters, conference calls, faxes, and
electronic mail, and may also include group meetings.
2. Funding participants will have the opportunity to: provide nonproprietary technical input to be
considered in the requirements development; comment on the draft text; and work towards the resolution of any technical disputes. Funding participants will receive the GR document, and any
Revision and/or Issues List Reports (ILRs), if produced under the respective project. Funding participants will also be entitled to exercise other rights and undertake responsibilities as provided by
the applicable agreements with Telcordia and by law.
3. Non-funders will not ordinarily have the opportunity to submit questions or to provide comments
on any of the draft text prior to the publication of the GR at the completion of the project.
4. Telcordia reserves the right to alter or withdraw the proposal if there is insufficient interest in the
invitation which is open to all interested parties including network equipment suppliers, telecommunications service providers, and any other interested members of the industry.
5. Telcordia does not make procurement decisions for its clients.
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Telcordia Plans to Convene a New Working Group for the Year 2001
TOPS™ Planning for
Universal Services
(TOPS™ PLUS) Working
Group
All Local Exchange Service Providers and
Operator Services Providers Are Invited to Join
Traditional operator toll and assistance services and
operations are changing dramatically in an increasingly
competitive environment. Automation options and
competition have combined to reduce conventional toll
and assistance call volumes, and have changed both
the customer mix and mix of call types presented to
the operator. In addition, changes to support a next
generation network architecture are driving changes in
the operator network. As the operator services market
is changing, so are the resources available to deal with
these changes.
Currently, there is no vendor-neutral TOPS™ (Traffic
Operator Position System) Operator Services working
group to address the day-to-day operational issues and
technical adaptations that may significantly affect the
design of near-term and long-term Operator Services
System (OSS) technology and operations. The issues
and influences of the changing operator services market are broader than those of traditional operator services and require the attention of the industry at large.
To fulfill this need, Telcordia Technologies has formed
TOPS Planning for Universal Services (TOPS™
PLUS)—a new Operator Services Working Group comprised of both local exchange companies and operator
services providers in the North American market.
Telcordia invites all local exchange service providers
and operator services providers, who both own and
operate a Nortel™ Networks’ TOPS (Traffic Operator
Position System), to become a member of the TOPS
PLUS Working Group.
The TOPS PLUS Working Group will serve as a focal
point for addressing a broad range of technical, administrative, and operational issues, and operator network
changes that impact Operator Services System efficiency and effectiveness that are of common interest to
member companies. TOPS PLUS members will work as
a team to address issues of common interest relating to
the OSS switch, Intelligent Work Station (IWS), and
OSS peripheral equipment, such as Listing Databases,
Operator Reference Data Base (ORDB), Network
Applications Vehicle (NAV), and External Real Time
Rater (ERTR) provided by either Nortel or third-party
suppliers. The team also may address network optimization work that may be required for near-term planning of implementation and deployment plans for new
features and capabilities.
Effective administration of day-to-day TOPS OSS operations is critical to cost-effective provisioning of operator
services—competitive pressures demand it. TOPS PLUS
will provide a forum for operator services providers to
remain competitive and have a voice in the direction of
the industry by facilitating pro-active networking with
both traditional and non-traditional operator services
providers. The knowledge gained through active participation in this industry group will help operator services
providers to maximize OSS capabilities for both live and
automated traffic; optimize the use of existing capabilities in order to minimize operating costs; and improve
services, revenue, and customer satisfaction.
TOPS PLUS will serve as the focal point for unbiased
inter-company sharing of non-proprietary TOPS OSS
issues. TOPS PLUS will pursue the following goals to
meet this objective:
•
Serve as the focal point for inter-company sharing
of information relating to new TOPS features and
functionality, OSS verification office load experiences, and associated issues related to the DMS
TOPS hardware and software
•
Serve as a vehicle to exchange information regarding day-to-day operational issues, data collection,
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and operational measurements (OMs) relating to
the TOPS OSS and TOPS peripherals provided by
either Nortel™ or third-party equipment providers
•
•
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
Act as an industry resource to review and influence changes/improvements for newly-proposed
TOPS functionality that addresses new or changed
TOPS operations, functions, or capabilities and/or
changes in the TOPS OSS interface for third-party
equipment providers
Work as a team to identify challenges, opportunities, and technical issues associated with near-term
deployment and implementation of the Nortel
migration strategy for the Operator Services (OS)
Succession Network.
Telcordia will assist TOPS PLUS clients in identifying
and resolving TOPS OSS issues through the TOPS
PLUS Working Group, which is an operator services
user group that will address OSS technical, administrative, and operational issues.
TOPS PLUS also will identify and resolve OSS issues
resulting from third-party equipment that interfaces
with Nortel OSS hardware and software. TOPS PLUS
will address ways that operator services system efficiency and/or effectiveness can be improved and that
are of common interest to its member companies.
Telcordia is planning to schedule and facilitate two
TOPS PLUS meetings and ten TOPS PLUS conference
calls, during the period January through December
2001, to accomplish the stated goals.
Telcordia experts have extensive experience in and
knowledge of the Operator Services business and
have been committed to supporting the Regional Bell
Operating Company Operator Services business
since 1983.
Telcordia, which is both third-party and vendor neutral,
is also committed to being a Trusted Advisor to its
clients, closely safeguarding client proprietary information, and delivering valuable applications and services
that meet or exceed your business needs.
For more information about the TOPS™ PLUS Working Group, or to
request contract information, please contact
Vincent Luna
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
631-360-8640
vluna@telcordia.com
Contact By:
September 1, 2000
Project Term:
January–December 2001
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GR-929-CORE, Reliability
and Quality Measurements
for Telecommunications
Systems (RQMS) (Wireline)
well as many new services being
generated by the service providers.
Once the Forum is established, participants may put forward other
issues as a matter of course.
Pursuant to the telecommunications Act of 1996, related to the
development of industry-wide
generic requirements, Telcordia
invites the industry to fund and
participate in the development of
GR-929, Reliability and Quality
Measurements for Telecommunications Systems (RQMS)
(Wireline), Issue 7.
The GR-929 work program for the
year 2001 will build on the work
program in process this year.
Issues of special importance in this
year’s work program include: new
NEs for Voice Over Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (also referred to as
Voice Over Packet); modification of
the measurements covering software change (software update,
patch, and release application); and
new NEs for Dense Wavelength
Division Multiplexing (DWDM).
GR-929 is used by suppliers and
service providers as the resource
for current measurement objectives
for network reliability and quality
for Network Elements (NEs). The
measurements in the RQMS establish vital criteria for reliability and
quality at the NE systems level in
telecommunications for service
providers and suppliers alike. GR929 also is used by suppliers and
service providers in connection
with quarterly reporting to service
providers on NE performance.
Each year, the GR-929 Telcordia
Technical Forum members discuss
potential modifications needed to
match the changed technology
deployed and other needs of the
networks, service providers and
suppliers. The goal of the Forum is
to make the necessary modifications to GR-929 to keep it up to date
with the changing technologies
being deployed in the networks, as
Although the scope of the GR work
program for the year 2001 is still to
be defined, some of the issues
under consideration include Voice
Over Internet Protocol, Bandwidth
Manager Optical Digital Cross
Connect NE, and addition of
Network Element Management
measurement for the Synchronous
Optical Network (SONET) NE.
Use of RQMS by both service
providers and suppliers has demonstrated the value of using RQMS
internally in their own organizations. Being a member of the
Forum gives the early benefit of
participating in the design and
implementation of new measurements. Forum members will have
the opportunity to see the full cycle
from the “need definition” phase
for NE measurements through the
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final phase of operational conformance to the measurements in the
networks. Data from performance
measurements is used to continue
the cycle of improving quality and
reliability in equipment, processes
of service providers and suppliers
and the measurements themselves.
For more information,
please contact Jim Roberts.
James R. Roberts
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
2 Corporate Place
Room PYA-2K206
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4199
732-699-6476
732-336-2244 (FAX)
jroberts@telcordia.com
Contact By:
October 1, 2000
Projected Start Date:
January 2001
Estimated Completion
Date:
December 2001
Estimated Participation
Price Per Company:
$57,000 to $67,000
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Forums, Seminars,
& Tradeshows
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September 2000
Calendar of Current Forums, Seminars, & Training
6–7
ITESF
S
M
T
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S
September 6–8
TELCORDIA™ Internet Traffic Engineering Solutions Forum (ITESF)
for Carriers and Suppliers
Contact:
Michael Terner
732-758-5103
Digest Article Dates:
March 1998–August 2000
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Calendar of Current Forums, Seminars, & Training
4–5
Telcordia™
NEBS™ 2000
October 2000
11
GR303
S
M
T
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T
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S
October 4-5
The Bell Atlantic Corporation and Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
Present: Telcordia™ NEBS™ 2000
Contact:
Digest Article Dates:
John Guzzarde
630-960-6780
May–August 2000
October 11
Telcordia Technologies
GR-303 Integrated Access Tutorial
Contact:
Digest Article Dates:
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Forums, Seminars,
& Tradeshows
Telcordia™ Internet Traffic Engineering
Solutions Forum (ITESF) for Carriers and
Suppliers
Next Meeting: September 6-8, 2000
Sheraton Crystal City
Arlington, VA
Telecommunications carriers and suppliers are well
aware of the widespread problems caused by Internetinduced traffic congestion in the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN). Since its establishment by
Telcordia Technologies in May 1997, the Telcordia ™
Internet Traffic Engineering Solutions Forum (ITESF)
has become an important venue where the industry's
common technical problems and possible technical
solutions to the Internet-induced congestion problems
in the PSTN can be expanded cooperatively. The primary benefit to participants in the ITESF is that it provides a forum to help facilitate a process to discuss and
help resolve common Internet technical congestion
issues, Internet offload architecture solutions, innovative approaches, and best industry practices. Interested
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other industry
guests participate in ITESF quarterly meetings.
In 1998 and 1999, due to the commonality of focus on
Internet-related architectural solutions, supplier products, and network performance, the ITESF expanded
beyond the PSTN to incorporate meeting topics on
Internet Protocol (IP) architectures, PSTN/IP interworking, and Quality of Service (QoS) issues. The
ITESF's goal in 2000 will be to provide insightful analysis and practical insights on key architectural and
implementation issues to help gracefully transition
from Internet offload solutions toward packet-based
Next Generation Networks (NGNs). During this evolution, implementing new architectures and products in
real-world environments will present formidable challenges. ITESF emphasis will be on providing timely,
actionable technical information that members can
apply to their networks and products to deploy
"Internet friendly" packet networks in an economical
manner. One segment of future ITESF agendas will
continue to discuss deployment and management
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experiences with Internet offload. These talks will be
augmented by sessions devoted to alternative Internet
access technologies including fixed and mobile wireless, updates on pertinent regulatory issues, and
Internet usage studies. In addition, all future ITESF
meetings will feature several talks analyzing the migration of carrier networks to NGN.
NGN migration topics to be initially addressed include
• Tandem switch replacement for capital and cost
savings
• Voice/data convergence architecture strategies and
economics
• NGN capacity and scalability performance optimization, including multiservice QoS
• ADSL engineering considerations for improved
performance.
Membership in the ITESF in 2000 is open to all carriers
and suppliers. The ITESF meets approximately every
three months, and meetings are typically two and 1/2
days in length. In addition, Telcordia actively participates in the Forum, presenting technical talks on many
of the latest concepts and technical solution approaches. Telcordia has been in the forefront of
• Proposing and specifying Internet offload architecture solutions
• Analyzing cost and business issues associated with
these solutions
• Designing new traffic engineering algorithms and
software tools designed for Internet traffic.
Telcordia coordinates and chairs the ITESF meetings.
Telcordia responsibilities include
• Presenting technical talks on various Internet congestion and NGN migration-related topics
• Coordinating meeting logistics
• Writing and electronically distributing the meeting
minutes
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• Inviting ITESF-selected third party participants
• Soliciting ideas and input from members. Carrier
and supplier members are also encouraged to give
presentations on their views and share their
Internet-related and NGN migration experiences.
Since the solutions involve and span many of the
traditional disciplines, carrier managers from several areas will likely be interested in attending
(Network Architecture Design, Data/Broadband
Network Planning,Engineering and Network
Operations). Supplier managers from several
areas will also likely be interested in attending
(Design and Engineering, Product Development,
and Business Development).
Membership in the ITESF carries a one-time corporate
annual registration fee for 2000 (four ITESF meetings).
Membership entitles a stated number of representatives from the carrier or supplier member company to
attend the Forum meetings planned for 2000. Certain
registration fee discounts may apply.
Meeting sites are rotated. In addition, representatives
from member companies are placed on the electronic
mailing list and receive regular information updates,
news bulletins, and distribution of meeting notices
and minutes.
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The September ITESF agenda will be published in
future Digests and also will be released on the ITESF
web site:
Michael Terner
Project Manager
Network Performance
and O,A,&M Solutions
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
331 Newman Springs Road
Room NVC-2Z229
Red Bank, NJ 07701-5699
732-758-5103
732-758-4463 (FAX)
mterner@telcordia.com
http://www.itesf.com.
If you are a carrier or supplier interested in membership, or require additional information about the ITESF,
contact Michael Terner, Project Manager.
The fourteenth meeting of the ITESF will be held starting September 6-8, 2000 at the Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will end at
noon on September 8th.
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Forums, Seminars,
& Tradeshows
The Bell Atlantic Corporation and
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Present
Telcordia™ NEBS™ 2000
A Look at Telcordia NEBS Compliance
Through the Eyes of the RBOCs
October 4-5, 2000
Omni Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
The 6th annual Telcordia™ NEBS™ conference
explores Telcordia NEBS requirements, with specific
emphasis by subject matter experts from the RBOC
community
PLUS…FREE pre-conference tours of a central office
and NEBS testing facility and …
FREE NEBS documentation ($500)
Be sure to attend this year's Bell
Atlantic/Telcordia conference on Telcordia
NEBS—the only conference of its kind!
As a participant in this conference, you will
• Get answers to your Telcordia NEBS questions
directly from RBOC experts during panel discussions
• Receive insights regarding Telcordia NEBS criteria
and test methods directly from Telcordia experts
who "wrote the book" based on real-world events
and product testing experience
• Benefit directly from the leading experts on
Telcordia NEBS requirements who are influencing
the directions of Telcordia NEBS compliance in
telecommunications
• Hear the latest information on the Bell
Atlantic/GTE merger, which resulted in the creation of Verizon Communications, as it relates to
NEBS
• Discover the latest changes that have occurred in
the Telcordia NEBS world since the last conference
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
• Gain an inside look at a central office and an independent testing facility through exclusive tours
only available to conference attendees
• Learn comprehensive information about NEBS
requirements in a totally new presentation format
• Enjoy twice as many opportunities than at other
conferences to interact with the
speakers
• Reinforce your understanding of NEBS capabilities through interaction at exhibits featuring equipment manufacturers and test labs
• Receive free copies of GR-63-CORE and GR-1089CORE (a $500 value).
The RBOCs will present their views on the NEBS
requirements and applications. And they will be available to answer your NEBS questions during the RBOC
panel sessions.
Supplementing the RBOC presence at the conference
with unique insights on Telcordia NEBS standards will
be industry professionals from Telcordia, MET
Laboratories, IBM, Curtis-Straus, Lichtig EMC
Consulting, and Southwest Research Institute.
Sign Up for the FREE Pre-Conference Events!
Telcordia NEBS 2000 Conference attendees also can
take advantage of a unique opportunity to see the inner
workings of a central office and independent testing
facility. Space is limited, so register early to guarantee
a place on these tours!
Bell Atlantic Central Office Tour—Limit 100 People
Benefit from a rare chance to visit a Bell Atlantic central office in downtown Baltimore. See for yourself
how Telcordia NEBS compliance helps maintain the
delicate balance of environmental factors paramount
to employee safety and equipment reliability.
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MET Laboratories Telcordia NEBS Testing Facility
Tours
Get a first-hand look at the equipment and instrumentation used to test products for fire, earthquake, EMI,
and other Telcordia NEBS criteria requiring specialized
test facilities.
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Telcordia NEBS 2000 conference chairman Chuck Graff
and keynote speaker Jim Sylvester, Vice PresidentLaboratories,, both of Bell Atlantic Engineering &
Technology, look forward to having you join them at
this year's exciting event!
For more information, contact John Guzzarde or visit
www.800teachme.com.
The conference will be held October 4-5, 2000, in
Baltimore. The registration fee is $895 per person.
Early bird registration (up to 30 days before the conference) or group registration (3 or more from the same
company) is $795 per person. The fee includes
• Pre-conference tours on October 3, 2000
John Guzzarde
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
6200 Route 53
• Two conference days including lunch
Room LIS-C120
• Networking reception and exhibition
Lisle, IL 60532-3198
630-960-6780
630-960-6055 (FAX)
jguzzard@telcordia.com
• Telcordia NEBS documentation.
For a detailed agenda, go to
www.800teachme.com.
To register or to request more information,
please call 1-800-TEACH-ME, or send us a note at
teachme@telcordia.com.
Be sure to mention your interest in the pre-conference
tours.
Sponsors
Platinum – Cisco Systems, Inc.
Gold – National Technical Systems (NTS)
Special Note: Opportunities are still available for
exhibitors and sponsors at Telcordia NEBS 2000. To
inquire about reserving exhibit space or sponsoring a
conference-related activity, please contact
John Guzzarde at Telcordia (630-960-6780 or
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Exhibitors
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Garrett Communications, Inc.
KeyTek
MET Laboratories, Inc.
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Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
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Telcordia Technologies
GR-303 Integrated Access Tutorial
Over the past decade, telecommunications suppliers
have been designing and developing Integrated Digital
Loop Carrier (IDLC) equipment to meet GR-303
requirements for interoperability and selling their
products to local exchange carriers (LECs) for deployment in the LEC networks. The number of GR-303
product vendors and the capabilities of their products
continues to increase to meet the needs of the service
providers’ customers. Recent new applications for GR303 technology (e.g., packet-based voice access) have
begun to take center stage in the competitive local
access market.
Tutorial Overview
The tutorial will provide attendees with a baseline
understanding of GR-303 requirements, technology,
and applications. Major topics for the tutorial are
• GR-303 Business Drivers [GR-303 versus
Universal Digital Loop Carrier (UDLC) and TRTSY-000008, Digital Interface Between The SLC96(R) Digital Loop Carrier System And A Local
Digital Switch]
• Benefits, Markets, and Requirements History
• Generic IDLC Interface [timeslot management
channel (TMC) signaling and embedded operations channel (EOC)]
• Services and Applications (incumbent local
exchange carrier (ILEC), competitive local
exchange carrier (CLEC), and data local
exchange carrier (DLEC)]
Additional information can be found at
http://www.telcordia.com/resources/genericreq/gr3
03/2000_tutorial.html
The tutorial will begin on October 11, 2000 at 9:00 am
and conclude at 4:00 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Who Should Attend
The GR-303 Integrated Access Tutorial is open to all
members of the telecommunications industry. Anyone
developing or deploying GR-303 systems or needing to
understand the GR-303 requirements and the integrated access environment and how they are evolving will
find value in attending.
Registration
Registration for the GR-303 Integrated Access Tutorial
can be made by using the registration form on the next
page. Fill out the form and fax it to Telcordia (1-732336-2559), or call Telcordia (1-800-521-2673 or 1-732699-5800) and provide the necessary information to a
service representative.
Inquiries may be directed to Adeline Hyacinthe.
Adeline Hyacinthe
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
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Morristown, NJ 07960
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Morristown, NJ
• Operations
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October 11, 2000
at the Newark Airport Marriott, Newark NJ
Call 1-800-521-2673 or 732-699-5800 or, complete the form below and FAX to: (732) 336-2559
SEND to: Telcordia Technologies Room 3A-184, 8 Corporate Place, Piscataway, NJ 08854
(Please copy this form for multiple registrants)
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Tutorial begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 4:00 p.m. (includes lunch)
NOTE:
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation notice. The tutorial fee is per attendee and does not
include lodging. Lodging, if needed, can be arranged directly with the Newark Airport Marriott at
(973) 623-0006 or visit the Marriott Hotels web site at
http://marriotthotels.com/EWRAP/.
Cancellation Policy:
All cancellations must be in writing. Cancellations received within 14 days prior to the tutorial date are subject to a $75.00 administration fee. No refund will be given for cancellations received within seven days of
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the tutorial, our responsibility is limited to the return of the tutorial fee.
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TODAY ?
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performance-oriented, educational opportunities
to improve employee skills in telecommunications technology and business operations.
• Flexible alternatives with convenient learning methods
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Telcordia also produces educational/training video and audio tapes, and computer-based programs, including
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the industry, Telcordia continues to set the forward path for voice and data networking infrastructure and testing.
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VISIT THE TELCORDIA BOOTH AT ANY OF THE TRADESHOWS
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New Software Tools for Implementing
Metrics Based on Telcordia™ IPQM™
and RQMS Generic Requirements
In an effort to increase customer satisfaction and
improve measurement technology, Telcordia is pleased
to announce the availability of two software tools that
will help automate the data collection process and
reporting process.
IPQM Tool
The Telcordia™ IPQM™ Tool incorporates Telcordia
GR-1315-CORE, IPQM Generic Requirements, and supports improvements in project management, process
effectiveness, and process compliance in the software
development life cycle process. In the early stages of
development, the tool assists and alerts users of
process problems and provides them with better control of project schedules and software quality. It can
also identify, remove, and lower defects in a software
product prior to its release.
In addition, the tool can help the user anticipate
defects and propose corrective actions before they
occur. Users have the flexibility to employ the tool's
default metrics and thresholds, or can select their own
metrics and thresholds in the IPQM tool. The IPQM
tool keeps track of all “out of range” metrics based on
established thresholds. It also supports the implementation of action plans. Plus, the tool generates metric
reports for different levels of management and line
organizations. Graphs and charts are produced for all
implemented metrics. The IPQM tool has a state-of-the
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Reliability Quality Measurements System (RQMS)
Tool
The RQMS tool implements Telcordia RQMS GR-929
measurements automatically. For data input, the tool
uses a state-of-the-art GUI and an advanced data
import process. The tool supports all RQMS metrics
and stores pertinent data in a user defined database. It
monitors the three most current releases of a product
and can go back in the database and regenerate all calculations for a previous release. The output of the tool
can be exported to an Excel® worksheet. Data can
also be imported from an Excel worksheet into the
tool. This facilitates data sharing between different
organizations. The tool also generates all graphs and
tables required by the RQMS generic requirements
based on Cumulative Field Operation Months
(CFOMs), Release Aligned (RA) months, and other
required calculations.
This tool helps a telephone service provider and the
supplier track and evaluate all RQMS metrics. It helps
the user access areas of product and service that need
special attention. This tool also assists to produce accurate quarterly reports required by the service provider.
Availability
To obtain licensing and pricing information and a
demo CD of the IPQM Tool and the RQMS Tool
complete and mail the enclosed form, or FAX it to
732-758-4463, or send the information by e-mail to
srali@telcordia.com.
Syed R. Ali
Senior Consultant
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
331 Newman Springs Road, Room NVC-2X201
Red Bank, NJ 07701
TO:
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Announcement of Completed Distributable Technical Analysis Reports
At the request of many suppliers, Telcordia is providing a monthly listing in the Digest of completed
Distributable Technical Analysis Reports (DAs) prepared under the voluntary, optional Telcordia Technical
Analysis Program. The following document listing includes only Distributable Reports that were developed as
"Distributable Technical Analysis Reports" (DAs).
Any supplier who has had a Distributable Technical Analysis Report prepared within one year of the Digest listing can request that the Report availability be included in the Digest listing. The supplier is still responsible for
distributing copies of the report in accordance with its agreement with Telcordia.
If you would like to have your Distributable Technical Analysis Report(s) listed in future issues of the Digest,
please call 732-699-2004 and have the appropriate person under your Auditing Agreement confirm your request
in writing.
Inclusion of a Distributable Technical Analysis Report in the Digest listing is voluntary by the supplier and does
not reflect the results of any analyses. Interested parties may contact the supplier directly for copies of the
Distributable Technical Analysis Reports to be made available under appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
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COMPLETED DISTRIBUTABLE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS REPORTS
Supplier
Product
Criteria
Area(s)*
Document No.
BICCGeneral
4502 Series (Family)—
Type 600C Series Central Office Cables
FFP
DA-1030, Volume 1,
Issue 1, August 1999
BICCGeneral
4129 Series (Family)—
Type 1249C Series
Central Office Cables
FFP
DA-1031, Volume 1,
Issue 1, August 1999
Sumitomo Electric
Lightwave Corp.
CA3Q001PP33-0003M
SC Single-Mode Optical
Fiber Connector Assembly
FFP
DA-875, Volume 1,
Issue 1, August 1999
PairGain®
Technologies, Inc.
PG-Plus® TR-08 Interface
Integrated into theLucent 5ESS®
Local DigitalSwitch, Software
Release 5E13
FFP
DA-1046, Volume 1,
Issue 1, September
1999
Next Level
Communications
NLC Basic Rate ISDN LULT/LUNT
SMBRI LineCard
FFP
AU-637, Volume 14,
Issue 1, October 1999
Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd.
Samsung Dispersion-Unshifted and
Nonzero-Dispersion Single-Mode Fibers
FFP
DA-1034, Volume 1,
Issue 1, November 1999
mPhase Technologies
C5103 Central Office POTS Splitter Shelf
FFP
DA-935, Volume 1,
Issue 1, November 1999
Next Level
NLC NLevel3 USAM COT and SMCTP &
Communications (NLC) SMCLS Line Units; Software Release 5.6
FFP
AU-637, Volume 12,
Issue 1, November 1999
Next Level
Communications
GR-303 Generic Interface of the
NLC NLevel3 Access System
Release 5.2.2
FFP
AU-637, Volume 11,
Issue 1, December 1999
Next Level
Communications
NLC NLevel3 SM3D1
Line Units; Software Release 5.6
FFP
AU-637, Volume 15,
Issue 1, December 1999
Garrett
Communications, Inc.
Fire Spread Analysis of
Garrett Ethernet Hubs,
Models 3012, 3024, and DS880
EC
DA-859, Volume 1,
Issue 2, December 1999
CANTEX Inc.
B, C, & D Four Inch Plastic Conduit
FFP
DA-1042, Volume 1,
Issue 1, December 1999
Lumitel
Lumitel Caller ID with Corded
Phone Type-II Telephone
FFP
DA-1104, Volume 1,
Issue 1, February 2000
* Criteria Areas: Features, Functions, & Performance (FFP); Environmental Compatibility (EC); Product Reliability (PR);
Quality Technology (QT); and System Change Analysis (SCA)
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Supplier
Product
Criteria
Area(s)*
Document No.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
NEBSTM Environmental
Compatibility Analysis of the
Juniper Networks, Inc.
M40 Internet Backbone Router
EC
DA-1064, Volume 1,
Issue 1, February 2000
FFP
DA-1122, Volume 1,
Issue 1, April 2000
Draka USA Corporation Pressurized 1/2 Inch Feeder Pipe
Next Level
Communications
NLC NLevel3
SMFXS2, SMFX02, SMFX4, and
SMEM4 Special Service Line Units
Software Release 5.6
FFP
AU-637, Volume 16,
Issue 1, April 2000
Next Level
Communications
NLC NLevel3 USAM® with Electronic
Business Service (EBS) Line Units
Software Release 5.6
FFP
AU-637, Volume 10,
Issue 1, June 2000
Moreng Telecom
Products, LLC
NEBS™ Earthquake Zone 2 Analysis
of the Moreng Equipment Frameworks
EC
DA-1117, Volume 1
Issue 1, April 2000
* Criteria Areas: Features, Functions, & Performance (FFP); Environmental Compatibility (EC); Product Reliability (PR);
Quality Technology (QT); and System Change Analysis (SCA)
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The Telcordia™ CSQPSM Program
Achieving Telcordia™ CSQPSM Registration represents
a major milestone in a supplier’s quality journey. It signifies that a telecommunications supplier is participating in the Telcordia CSQP Program and has successfully met the registration criteria specified in SR-3535,
Telcordia CSQP Program. Conformance with these criteria not only allows suppliers the opportunity to
improve their competitive positioning through advertising this achievement, but should also result in the
internal cost savings that often accompanies disciplined quality improvement efforts. Service providers
may also realize reduced life cycle costs when they
buy from companies that conform to the criteria, and
end users will ultimately benefit from reduced costs
and improved reliability.
The CSQP Program is a structured, measurable process
designed to improve the quality of manufacturing,
development, and/or delivery of products, software,
and services. It has two unique components, both supporting the overall objective of reducing the cost of
poor quality and the associated procurement risks.
For the current listing of registered CSQP Suppliers,
please go to the URL at
http://www.telcordia.com/products_services/conseng/csqp/members_csqp.html
The first component is an assessment of a supplier’s
quality system. Its foundation is built upon ISO 9000*
standards, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
criteria, additional criteria specific to the telecommunications industry, and includes appropriate TL9000
requirements and metrics. It is aimed at helping the
supplier build a revitalized, self-diagnostic quality system, which supports customer requirements.
The second component manages the quality relationship between a customer and a supplier to an
advanced and mature phase, where cooperation and a
mutual exchange of information benefits both parties.
Regular feedback between a customer and a supplier
enhances the understanding of each other’s business
needs. The customer is directly, and immediately,
available to help the supplier set directions and provide feedback on successes. Because of this teamwork
between buyer and seller addressing quality early in
the life cycle, maintaining CSQP Registration ultimately helps a supplier to improve customer satisfaction.
Allen J. Mollere
Director, Quality Registration Services
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
PYA 2J-202
or simply search “csqp” at
3 Corporate Place
www.telcordia.com.
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4199
For more information about the Telcordia CSQP
Program, contact Allen J. Mollere.
732-699-5430
732-336-2244 (FAX)
amollere@telcordia.com
* ISO 9000 registration relates to quality processes,
not to an analysis of the quality of or performance of products of a registered company.
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Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
CSQPSM Registered Companies
Company
Lucent Technologies
Intelligent Network Messaging
Systems
www.lucent.com/IN/
Date
Reg.
Location/Contact
Milpitas, CA
San Jose, CA
Lindy Kwan
408-324-5155
Scope of Process Reg.
6/2/98
Voice Messaging Systems
(Hardware and Software)
9/5/97
Switching and Transport Products
(Hardware and Software)
9/30/97
DMS 100, DMS 10 & Signal Transfer
Point (STP) (Hardware)
9/30/97
DMS 100, DMS 10 & Signal Transfer
Point (STP) (Software)
6/19/98
Residential Software (Software)
6/23/98
AccessNode (Software)
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Alcatel Networks Corporation
www.alcatel.com
Nortel Networks
www.nortel.com
Nortel Networks
www.nortel.com
Ian Mackie
613-591-360, Ext. 6779
Research Triangle Park, NC
Ottawa, Canada
Richard Pierrie
919-992-0919
Research Triangle Park, NC
Ottawa, Canada
Richard Pierrie
919-992-0919
Montreal, Canada
Nortel Networks
www.nortel.com
Richard Pierrie
919-992-0919
Alpharetta, GA
Nortel Networks
www.nortel.com
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
Corp
www.sumitomoelectric.com.
Tekelec
www.tekelec.com
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Wally Walia
770-708-8880
Research Triangle Park, NC
Jeff Rose
919-541-8218
1/4/99
Fiber Optic Cable (Hardware)
Morrisville, NC
Calabasas, CA
6/14/99
Eagle STP (Hardware and Software)
Ben Crane
919-461-1007
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Service. When a document’s issue number changes, the new issue replaces the previous issue number and
any of its revisions. Most documents are available in both paper and CD-ROM media. CD-ROM may be available in both single and multiple user license options. A site license gives a company permission to place the
document at one location on a server that cannot be accessed by anyone other than resident employees at
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CD user licenses are also available. Unless otherwise stated, the price stated is for the paper media version.
For daily availability and prices of all documents, please call Telcordia Customer Service at
1-800-521-2673 (USA and Canada) or 732-699-5800 (all others)
or click on the web link on Page 54 of this Digest to view all available Telcordia information releases.
See additional ordering information on the order form at the end of this section.
LSSGR
FR-64-CD-1USER
LATA Switching Systems Generic Requirements
(LSSGR)
systems that serve customer lines. The related
generic requirements (GRs) and technical references
(TRs) describe the features and the requirements
needed to support these functions. In total, the
LSSGR contains over 120 separate documents covering the following topics:
• LSSGR Guide
Issue 01, Revision: REV 02
Issue Date: June 5, 2000
Price: $14,600.00
• Network Traffic Management
FR-64, the Telcordia LATA Switching System Generic
Requirements (LSSGR) is considered by many in the
industry to be the encyclopedia of local exchange
switching systems. The LSSGR set consists of 12
volumes. The entire LSSGR set may be ordered as
12 paper volumes or on CD-ROM. This is the CDROM version of FR-64. FR-64 includes all of the call
processing and signaling features and CLASS and
vertical service capabilities needed in a switching
system to provide local and intraLATA telecommunications services and supply access to interLATA and
international carriers.
• SPCS Capabilities & Features
• Call Processing
• Signaling
• Transmission
• Automatic Message Accounting
• Measurements & Administration
• System Interfaces
The LSSGR is your complete source of requirements
that describe generic features and functions of a
switching system and its interactions with customer
equipment, telephone company personnel, the physical environment, the electrical environment, other
network elements, and operations systems (OSs).
The LSSGR is divided into functional requirements
and feature specific documents (FSDs). The functional
requirements provide specifications for local switching
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The modules in the LSSGR are
• Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electrical Safety
SR-3065: 1998 LSSGR Guide
• Network Traffic Management
SR-504: SPCS Capabilities and Features
• Traffic Capacity and Environment
GR-505-CORE: LSSGR: Call Processing
• Security
• Documentation
• Tandem Switching.
The feature specific documents (FSDs) describe the
following specific features that a local switching
system can provide to a customer:
GR-1364-CORE: LSSGR: Switch Processing Time
Generic Requirements
GR-506-CORE: LSSGR: Signaling for Analog
Interfaces
GR-606-CORE: LSSGR: Common Channel
• Residence and Business
GR-317-CORE: Switching System Generic
Requirements for Call Control Using ISDNUP
• Private Facility
TR-NWT-000507: LSSGR: Transmission
• Customer Access Interfaces
GR-508-CORE: LSSGR: AMA
• Public Telecommunications
GR-2932-CORE: Database Functionalities
• Public Safety
GR-478-CORE: Measurements and Data Generation
• Loop Capabilities
GR-2963-CORE: NE Configuration Management—
Software Management
• Tone and Announcement
TR-TSY-000510: LSSGR: System Interfaces
• Reverting Call Service
• Nail-Up Circuits
TR-TSY-000782: SONET Digital Switch Trunk
Interface Criteria
• ANI and ONI
GR-518-CORE: LSSGR: Synchronization
• Local Exchange Access Interfaces
TR-TSY-000511: LSSGR: Service Standards
• Interoffice
GR-512-CORE: LSSGR: Reliability
• Call Processing
GR-513-CORE: LSSGR: Power
• Database Services
GR-63-CORE: NEBS Requirements: Physical
Protection
• Data Services
• Test Arrangements
GR-1089-CORE: EMC and Electrical Safety:
Generic Criteria for NTE
• Administration.
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GR-477-CORE: Network Traffic Management
TR-NWT-000031: CLASS Feature: Calling Number
Delivery (FSD-01-02-1051)
GR-517-CORE: LSSGR: Traffic Capacity and
Environment
TR-TSY-000216: LSSGR CLASS Feature:
Customer Originated Trace (FSD 01-02-1052)
GR-815-CORE: Generic Requirements for Network
Element/Network System (NE/NS) Security
TR-NWT-000391: CLASS Feature: CIDB Features
(FSD 01-02-1053)
GR-454-CORE: Generic Requirements for SupplierProvided Documentation
TR-NWT-000567: LSSGR CLASS: Anonymous Call
Rejection (FSD 01-02-1060)
GR-839-CORE: GRs for Supplier-Provided Training
TR-NWT-001188: LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Calling
Name Delivery GR (FSD 01-02-1070)
TR-NWT-000840: Supplier Support Generic
Requirements
TR-NWT-000575: LSSGR CLASS: CID on Call
Waiting (FSD 01-02-1090)
GR-540-CORE: LSSGR: Tandem Supplement
TR-TSY-000570: Speed Calling (FSD 01-02-1101)
TR-TSY-000540: LSSGR: Tandem Supplement
TR-TSY-000219: CLASS Feature: Distinctive
Ringing/Call Waiting (FSD 01-01-1110)
TR-TSY-000560: LSSGR: Individual Line (FSD 0102-0100)
TR-TSY-000561: LSSGR: Two-Party Line (FSD 0102-0200)
TR-TSY-000562: LSSGR: Manual Line Features
(FSD 01-02-0301)
TR-TSY-000563: LSSGR: Denied Termination (FSD
01-02-0500)
TR-TSY-000564: LSSGR: Code Restriction and
Diversion (FSD 01-02-0600)
TR-TSY-000565: LSSGR: Voice/Data Protection
(FSD 01-02-0710)
TR-TSY-000571: LSSGR: Call Waiting (FSD 01-021201)
TR-TSY-000572: LSSGR: Cancel Call Waiting (FSD
01-02-1204)
TR-TSY-000573: LSSGR: Business Group Call
Waiting (FSD 01-02-1205)
GR-416-CORE: CLASS Feature: Call Waiting
Deluxe (FSD 01-02-1215)
GR-1517-CORE: LSSGR CLASS: Outside Calling
Area Alerting (FSD 01-02-1230)
TR-TSY-000574: Business Group Automatic
Callback (FSD 01-02-1240)
TR-NWT-000215: CLASS Feature: Automatic
Callback (FSD 01-02-1250)
GR-2948-CORE: Prompted Automatic Callback
TR-TSY-000218: CLASS Feature: Selective Call
Rejection (FSD 01-02-0760)
TR-NWT-000227: CLASS Feature: Automatic Recall
(FSD 01-02-1260)
TR-TSY-000568: LSSGR: Series Completion (FSD
01-02-0801)
TR-TSY-000569: LSSGR: Multiline Hunt Service
(FSD 01-02-0802)
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TR-TSY-000577: LSSGR: Three-Way Calling (FSD
01-02-1301)
GR-578-CORE: LSSGR: Usage-Sensitive ThreeWay Calling (FSD 01-02-1304)
TR-TSY-000579: Add-on Transfer & Conf. Calling
Feat. (FSD 01-02-1305)
TR-TSY-000580: LSSGR: Call Forwarding Variable
(FSD 01-02-1401)
TR-TSY-000581: LSSGR: Remote Call Forwarding
(FSD 01-02-1402)
TR-TSY-000217: CLASS Feature: Selective Call
Forwarding (FSD)
GR-31-CORE
LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Calling Number Delivery
(FSD 01-02-1051)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $210.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-NWT-000031, Issue 4, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform with the new Telcordia Technologies document format and GR process, and carries a new
issue number and date. This document defines the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for CND for
residential and small business customers.
Calling Number Delivery (CND), a CLASS feature, is
a service intended for residential and small business
telephone customers. It allows called customer premises equipment (CPE) to receive a calling party’s
directory number (DN) and the date and time of the
call during the ringing cycle.
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LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Selective Call
Forwarding (FSD 01-02-1410)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $320.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR ), and
replaces TR-TSY-000217, Issue 2, and its Revision 1
and Bulletin 2, but contains no technical changes. It
has been issued strictly to conform to the new
Telcordia Technologies document format and generic
requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date.This document defines the Telcordia
view on generic requirements for SCF for residential
and small business customers. Selective Call
Forwarding (SCF) is an incoming call management
feature that allows customers to define a special list
of telephone numbers and a destination number.
Incoming calls that are on the list will be forwarded to
the predetermined remote station.
GR-218-CORE
LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Selective Call Rejection
(FSD 01-02-0760)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $210.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000218, Issue 2, and its Revision 1
and Bulletin 2, but contains no technical changes. It
has been issued strictly to conform to the new
Telcordia Technologies document format and generic
requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It provides the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for SCR.
Selective Call Rejection (SCR) is an incoming call
management feature that allows customers to define
a special list of telephone numbers. Incoming calls
that are on the list are prevented from terminating to
the customer. Instead, all such calls are connected to
an announcement informing the caller that his/her call
is not presently being accepted by the called party.
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GR-561-CORE
LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Calling Identity Delivery
Blocking Features (FSD 01-02-1053)
LSSGR: Two-Party Line (FSD 01-02-0200)
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Price: $210.00
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $210.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-NWT-000391, Issue 3, but contains no technical
changes. It has been issued strictly to conform to the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It provides the Telcordia view of
generic requirements for calling number blocking for
residential and small business customers.
Calling number blocking, a CLASS feature, allows customers to control the disclosure of information, such as
the caller’s directory number (DN) or the caller’s name,
to called parties. This document addresses permanent
(default) and temporary (per-call) calling identity delivery blocking (CIDB) features, permanent presentation
status (PPS) assignment for calling number and calling
name, calling number delivery blocking (CNDB), calling
name delivery blocking (CNAB), and calling identity
delivery and suppression (CIDS).
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-TSY-000561, Issue 1, but contains no technical
changes. It has been issued strictly to conform with the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It describes the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for the two-party line feature.
The two-party line feature provides basic telephone
service to two customers sharing the same line. The
feature requires that the system have the capability to
distinguish between each party upon origination and
termination and to provide a means for each party to
call the other party. Features assigned to each party
of the two-party line may vary, i.e., party one may
have dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) service, and
party two may have rotary dial.
GR-562-CORE
LSSGR: Manual Line Features (FSD 01-02-0301)
GR-511-CORE
LSSGR: Service Standards Section 11
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000511, Issue 2, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date.
This document describes performance requirements
for call handling in a local switching system. The
service standards discussed are principally blocking
and delay requirements that apply to the entire
switching system.
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System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000562, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform with the new Telcordia Technologies document format and generic requirements process, and
carries a new issue number and date. It provides the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for the following three manual line features:
Manual Originating Line—The manual originating line
feature connects the originating line to an operator
when the station user goes off-hook. Terminating calls
are handled normally.
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Direct Connect—Lines with the direct connect feature
automatically place a call to a pre-assigned called
number after the station user goes off-hook. The
direct connect station receives calls normally.
Denied Origination—The denied origination feature
provides a stored program control system (SPCS)
with the capability to selectively deny call originations
to individual lines, either or both parties of a two-party
line, or all parties of a multiparty line. Terminating
calls are handled normally.
This document fills a need that telephone subscribers
often have for a telephone service that requires no
dialing. Some customers want a service through
which an origination is completed to an operator, and
others want the origination to result in a completion to
a predetermined destination. The most extreme origination restriction is the denied origination case, in
which originations are completely ignored.
GR-563-CORE
LSSGR: Denied Termination (FSD 01-02-0500)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $210.00
GR-564-CORE
LSSGR: Code Restriction and Diversion
(FSD 01-02-0600)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000564, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. It provides the
Telcordia view on generic requirements on code
restriction and diversion features.
Code restriction and diversion provides destination
limitations on calls originated at designated lines and
private facilities. Various blocking treatments, including
announcements, reorder tone, and intercept, may be
specified. Code restriction and diversion consists of
several sub-features:
Code Restriction
Code Diversion for Basic Business Group (BBG)
Lines (also known as Code Diversion to Attendant)
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-TSY-000563, Issue 1, but contains no technical
changes. It has been issued strictly to conform to the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It provides the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for the denied termination feature.
Code Diversion for Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Lines
The denied termination (terminating restriction)
feature described in this document provides a stored
program control system (SPCS) with the capability to
deny terminating calls to selected subscribers on an
individual, two-party or multi-party line. This feature is
applicable to any non-business or business line
served by the SPCS on a per-station basis. On occasion, a telephone customer may request that all call terminations be stopped and this document will feel that
need. The telephone company also requires the capability to deny terminations to particular customers.
Toll Diversion for PBX Lines (a special case of
Code Diversion for PBX Lines).
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Toll Restriction (also known as Toll Restricted
Service, a special case of Code Restriction)
Toll Diversion for BBG Lines (a special case of
Code Diversion for BBG Lines)
In each case, the net effect is to limit the range of
destinations to which a given line or private facility
may direct calls. A given line/private facility may be
assigned, at most, one of the sub-features.
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LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Anonymous Call
Rejection, FSD 01-02-1060
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Business Group Call Waiting (BGCW) notifies a busy
user (under specific circumstances) of an additional
call and provides a procedure that allows acceptance
and handling of the call.
GR-580-CORE
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-NWT-000567, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. It provides the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for ACR.
Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR) allows customers to
reject calls from parties who have a privacy feature
that prevents the delivery of their calling number to
the called party. When ACR is active, the called customer receives no alerting for a call that is rejected;
the call is routed to a denial announcement and subsequently terminated.
GR-573-CORE
LSSGR: Business Group Call Waiting,
FSD 01-02-1205
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000573, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform with the new Telcordia Technologies document format and generic requirements process, and
carries a new issue number and date. It provides the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for the following four Business Group Call features:
LSSGR: Call Forwarding Variable,
FSD 01-02-1401
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-TSY-000580, Issue 1, but contains no technical
changes. It has been issued strictly to conform to the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It describes the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for the CFV feature.
Call Forwarding Variable (CFV) provides the capability
for the subscriber to redirect calls intended for the
subscriber’s line (the base station) to another line (the
remote station). The subscriber controls CFV via an
activation and deactivation procedure.
The activation procedure includes the capability to
specify the Directory Number (DN) of the remote
station, and requires a courtesy call. If the courtesy
call is not answered, the subscriber is provided with
an alternate means of activating CFV. To deactivate
call forwarding, the subscriber goes off-hook, receives
dial tone, and dials a deactivation code; a confirmation tone is then returned to the customer.
Call Waiting Terminating (CWT);
Call Waiting Incoming Only (CWIO);
Call Waiting Originating (CWO);
Dial Call Waiting (DCW).
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LSSGR: Customer Premises Message Registers,
FSD 01-02-1900
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000588, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. It provides the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for the
Customer Premises Message Registers feature.
Message registers allow the customer to receive a
running account of the accumulated message units
on lines with this feature. This is done by providing
charging information, in terms of message units,
based on the duration of each call, the location of the
called party, and the type of calling party. This type of
service is used primarily by private branch exchange
(PBX) customers, such as hotels, motels, hospitals,
and other business customers; however, the feature
may be applied to any line that does not have four- or
eight-party service.
GR-602-CORE
other features. Features that can be changed include
Automatic Flexible Routing (AFR), Outgoing Facility
Group Queuing (OFGQ), authorization codes, and
Private Facility Access (PFA). To use customer
control, a user either dials an assigned code or dials
a public network access code followed by the directory number (customer option).
GR-603-CORE
LSSGR: Outgoing Facility Group Queuing (FSD
02-02-0200)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-NWT-000603, Issue 1, but contains no technical
changes. It has been issued strictly to conform to the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It describes the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for the Outgoing Facility Group
Queuing feature, which improves the usage of a customer’s private facility groups.
Outgoing Facility Group Queuing (OFGQ) is a peroutgoing call feature that provides a flexible means of
improving the use of private facilities, including the
capability for the customer to specify the use of
queuing with direct (code) access to private facilities.
LSSGR: Customer Control (FSD 02-02-0010)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $210.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-NWT-000602, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. It describes the
Telcordia view of generic requirements for the
Customer Control feature.
The Customer Control feature gives the customer a
dial-up capability to change the operation of certain
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GR-604-CORE
LSSGR: Automatic Flexible Routing
(FSD 02-02-0300)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $320.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA
Switching System Generic Requirements (LSSGR),
and replaces TR-NWT-000604, Issue 1, and its
Revision 1, but contains no technical change. The
interfiled revision updates the AFR text that pertains
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ments. It also updates the Reference list. This document has been issued strictly to conform to the new
Telcordia Technologies document format and generic
requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date.
Automatic Flexible Routing (AFR) provides dialing and
routing features, either for a standalone business
switching service customer, or within the framework of
the Electronic Tandem Switching (ETS) service. The
dialing plan provides codes for stations on the customer network (if one exists) and for reaching nonnetwork stations, while the routing plan provides
efficient access to on-network and non-network stations via private and public facility groups. The AFR
feature provides the following major services:
Deluxe Automatic Route Selection (ARS), which provides efficient routing of off-network calls;
Automatic Alternate Routing (AAR), which provides
efficient routing of calls on a customer’s network;
Uniform Numbering (UN), which provides a 7-digit
numbering plan for stations on a customer’s network.
The first 3 digits identify the customer location, and
the last 4 digits identify the particular line;
Traveling Class Mark (TCM), which provides a mechanism for network class service.
This document describes the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for the AFR feature.
GR-615-CORE
LSSGR: Generic Requirements for Message Detail
Recording (MDR) Access Interfaces
(FSD 02-02-1115)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $210.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000615, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
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format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date.
Message Detail Recording (MDR) is a switching
system feature that provides a customer with detailed
information about the customer’s use of telecommunications facilities and features.
This document describes the Telcordia view on the
arrangements that may be used by a local exchange
carrier (LEC) to offer a business customer economical
and dependable telecommunication access to ports on
LEC local switches that will provide Message Detail
Recording (MDR) data. The description is in terms of
selecting ITU-T X.25 features and parameters appropriate to a LEC packet network and the MDR service
capability. The generic requirements apply to local
exchanges and to the packet network access interfaces to the customer and to the local exchange.
GR-621-CORE
LSSGR: Traffic Data Provision Features
(FSD 02-02-1200)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-NWT-000621, Issue 1, but contains no technical
changes. It has been issued strictly to conform to the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It describes the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for the TRAF, NUTS/LUTS, and
ACA business group administrative features.
A business group customer can be provided with
three administrative features: (1) The Traffic Data
(TRAF) feature, (2) the Non-Usage Trunk Scan and
Locked Up Trunk Scan (NUTS/LUTS) feature, and (3)
the Automatic Circuit Assurance (ACA) feature. The
TRAF feature provides a business group customer
with trunk group, simulated facility group, queue, and
voice feature traffic information as peg and usage
measurements.
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The customer can use the information for network
surveillance and as input to network engineering
studies. The NUTS/LUTS feature provides a business
group customer with trunk group performance information that the customer can use for private network
surveillance. The ACA feature provides a business
group customer with trunk group status information
and allows early detection of faulty trunks.
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changes. It has been issued strictly to conform to the
new Telcordia Technologies document format and
generic requirements process, and carries a new issue
number and date. It describes the Telcordia view on
generic requirements for Reverting Call Service, which
allows a two-, four-, or eight-party line customer to
complete a call to another party sharing the same line
without the assistance of an operator. The document
looks at the user perspective for the service and then
presents the feature requirements.
A reverting call is one in which a party-line customer
dials the number of another party on the same line.
LSSGR: Bridge Services on an IDLC System (FSD
20-02-2010)
GR-679-CORE
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000672, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. It describes the
Telcordia view on generic functional requirements for
digital bridging arrangements for subscriber lines terminated on an IDLC system.
A necessary feature for an Integrated Digital Loop
Carrier (IDLC) system is to provide bridged services
when one or more lines are served on an IDLC. The
elimination of the Subscriber Main Distributing Frame
(SMDF) for lines terminated on an IDLC eliminates
the Central Office (CO) point of access where lines
have been traditionally bridged, physically opened,
and electrically tested.
GR-677-CORE
LSSGR: Reverting Service (FSD 20-10-0000)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
LSSGR: Nail-Up of Non-Switched Circuits on a
Local Switch (FSD 20-16-0000)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000679, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. It describes the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for a minimum
feature set for nail-up.
In many applications, switched and non-switched circuits are mixed on the same T-carrier facilities. When
these facilities terminate directly on a local digital
switch (LDS), various measures must be taken to separate the traffic. A nail-up feature provides an option by
which a private line special service or interoffice trunk
uses a dedicated path through a switching machine
from one transmission facility to another and is not
subjected to normal call-processing functions. The path
through the switching machine may be a more economical or convenient alternative than making the
required trunk-to-trunk, trunk-to-line, or line-to-line
connections by equipment external to the switch.
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and replaces
TR-TSY-000677, Issue 1, but contains no technical
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LSSGR: Facility/Service Selective Dialing
Switching and Signaling Requirements
(FSD 20-24-0020)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000691, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
a new issue number and date. Itdescribes the
Telcordia view on generic requirements for processing
calls that apply FSS options. The document specifies
the FSS dialing procedure and the associated switching and multi-frequency signaling requirements
needed to define FSS call processing.
A common need for many anticipated new services is a
practical way for a calling subscriber to request those
services. For example, means must be provided for a
subscriber to ensure the selection of a data facility on a
connection involving a particular service such as 56kb/s circuit-switched data. With Facility/Service
Selective (FSS) options, a subscriber can dial a Facility
Code (FC) and/or a Service Code (SC) to ensure the
selection of a particular facility and/or service on
domestic intra-LATA (Local Access and Transport Area)
and inter-LATA calls, and on international calls.
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view on generic functional requirements to provide
PTP usage data from switching systems performing
an end-office function for use by downstream systems.
Point-to-Point (PTP) usage data should be collected
primarily (but not exclusively) on end office-to-tandem
traffic. The data should be collected at the end office
on outgoing, originating traffic by providing the ability
to augment the normal billing data stream. This data
is extracted from the billing stream and serves as
input for appropriate trunk forecasting analyses.
Additional Technical
Documents
FD-14-CD-1USER
Technologies Enabling Emerging Services
Issue 01, June 5, 2000
Revision: REV 02
Price: $15,800.00
This is the CD-ROM version of FD-14. For information
regarding discounted renewal rates, please call 1800-521-2673. This family of documents (FD) is a collection of generic requirements documents and
special reports covering the following seven subjects
that are directly associated with technologies that
enable local exchange carriers to provide new services, increase revenues, and reduce costs:
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT NETWORK (AIN)
GR-738-CORE
LSSGR: Local Point-To-Point Data Collection
(FSD-45-06-0207)
Issue 01, June 30, 2000
Price: $110.00
This document is a module of FR-64, LATA Switching
System Generic Requirements (LSSGR), and
replaces TR-TSY-000738, Issue 1, but contains no
technical changes. It has been issued strictly to
conform to the new Telcordia Technologies document
format and generic requirements process, and carries
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These requirements documents describe the
network interface between a typical common
channel signaling (CCS) network and an interconnecting CCS network (ICN’s) for AIN. They provide
compatibility information required for interconnecting
ICNs with local exchange carrier (LEC) networks.
BROADBAND
Requirements are provided for incorporating
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Virtual Path
(VP) functionality into Synchronous Optical
Network (SONET) rings. Criteria specific to both
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unidirectional path switched rings (UPSRs) and
bidirectional line switched rings (BLSRs) are provided, including common equipment, interface,
and management functionalities.
OPERATOR SERVICES SYSTEMS
Several documents are included from the Family of
Requirements, FR-271, Operator Services
Systems Generic Requirements (OSSGR). These
documents describe the capabilities, services,
billing options, and handling options of OSSs that
provide both manual (operator) and automated
processing of calls. They also define interactions
between OSSs and customers, LEC personnel, the
physical environment, the electrical environment,
network elements, and data networks.
COMMON CHANNEL SIGNALING (CCS)
Covers interfaces between the out-of-band CCS architectures utilizing the Signaling System Number 7
(SS7) protocol, including Common Channel Signaling
Network Interface Specifications (CCSNIS), supporting
Network Interconnection, Message Transfer Part
(MTP), and Integrated Services Digital Network
User Part (ISDNUP)
Line Information Data Base (LIDB) Services
Switched DS1/Switched Fractional DS1 Service
Capability
800 Database Service
Call Management Services
Broadband Services
Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) and
Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
Wireless Services Providers (WSPs)
Calling Name Delivery
Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN).
One other document covers Personal
Communications Services (PCS) Access
Services Interface Specification in Support of
PCS Routing Home Database Service, and PCS
IS-41 Message Transport Service.
DATA COMMUNICATIONS
This group of documents includes several documents from the Analog Display Services Interface
(ADSI) Family of Requirements, FR-12. Other
documents address ADSI Script Management; A
Two-Way Frequency Shift-Keying (FSK)
Communications Capability for the ADSI; CPE
Compatibility Considerations for the ADSI; and
the Voiceband Data Transmission Interface.
Related documents from the LSSGR and OSSGR
are also included in this group.
INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
(ISDN)
The ISDN Family of Requirements set is a comprehensive source of requirements describing
established ISDN architecture, making it easier for
switching system suppliers and service providers
to implement their own. A Guide to ISDN Internet
Access provides overviews of the Internet and
ISDN, discusses key reasons why ISDN is becoming the preferred dial-up access technology for
reaching the Internet, and provides a tutorial on
setting up ISDN access to the Internet.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
This group provides requirements, interface protocols, and technical parameters for the interconnection of a wireless services provider (WSP)
network with a local exchange carrier (LEC) landline network at the point of interface (POI) and
signaling point of interface (SPOI). Described is
the sequence of signals, responses, and events
that typically occur at the LEC/WSP interface in
establishing, maintaining, and terminating a connection. By focusing on interconnection options
that are utilized most frequently, this document
helps promote nationwide compatibility for
LEC/WSP interconnection. In total, this module
contains over 60 individual documents.
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The 1USER CD also includes a one-year subscription
of quarterly updates to the existing documents on the
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Using AIN; Calling Name Delivery; Network
Interconnection, Message Transfer Part (MTP),
and ISDN User Part (ISDNUP); Signaling
Connection Control Part (SCCP) and Transaction
Capabilities Application Part (TCAP). Also included are documents from the Operator Services
Systems Generic Requirements (OSSGR)
addressing system interfaces, line information
data base (LIDB), and common functions; and
documents covering interfaces for personal communications services (PCS) access services.
TRUNKS AND TRANSPORT
FR-64-CD-1USER, The entire set of LATA
Switching Systems Generic Requirements
FR-439-CD-1USER, The entire set of Operations
Technology Generic Requirements
SR-3776-CD-01, Telecommunications Industry
Catalog of Forums, Standards Bodies, and
Associations; includes free copy of the Telcordia
Catalog of Technical Information and the Index of
Technical Documents.
FD-15-CD-1USER
Common Network Functionalities
Eleven documents cover requirements and issues
that apply to all transport (transmission)
systems—primarily digital loop carrier (DLC)
systems and digital cross-connect systems
(DCSs). Topics include service availability, reliability and quality, error performance, protection
switching, system transient response, jitter, transmission delay, signal interfaces and formats,
coding laws, physical design power system interface, electromagnetic compatibility and electrical
safety, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) functionality in Synchronous Optical Network
(SONET) rings and DCSs, Integrated DLC
system criteria, self-healing ring functionality in
DCSs, and other areas.
RELIABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Issue 01, June 5, 2000
Revision: REV 02
Price: $13,400.00
This is the CD-ROM version of FD-15. For information
regarding discounted renewal rates, please call 1800-521-2673. This Family of Documents (FD) is a
collection of the following generic requirements documents and special reports covering many functions
common to all LEC networks:
Ten GR and SR documents from the Telcordia
Reliability and Quality Generic Requirements
(RQGR) Family of Requirements are included.
One other GR document addresses Software
Reliability Prediction. Included are
An Introduction to the RQGR
The Telcordia Reliability Manual
NETWORK INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS AND
FEATURES
These documents cover network interfaces and
features used in providing advanced customer
services. This includes Common Channel
Signaling Network Interface Specifications
(CCSNIS) supporting Advanced Intelligent
Network (AIN); Toll-Free Service; Toll-Free Service
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Requirements for Software Reliability Prediction
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Methods and Procedures for Systems Reliability
Analysis
Quality System Requirements for Hardware and
Software
Reliability and Quality Measurements for
Telecommunications Systems
Reliability and Quality Switching Systems
requirements
The Quality Measurement Plan.
FACILITIES ENGINEERING
Telcordia Network Equipment—Building System
(NEBS) Requirements: Physical Protection document presents physical space and environment criteria for accommodating telecommunications
equipment in Central Offices (COs) and other
buildings. Physical dimensions and weight requirements are provided to ensure that equipment and
cabling systems are compatible with a building’s
space allocations and floor loading limits.
Environmental factors are also considered. In total
this module contains over 44 individual documents.
FD-LECKIT-CD-1USER
Local Exchange Carrier Technical Reference
Library
Issue 01, June 5, 2000
Revision: REV 02
Price: $36,000.00
For information regarding discounted renewal rates,
please call 1-800-521-2673. The Local Exchange
Carrier (LEC) Technical Reference Library (TRL)
compact disk (CD) is an information tool containing
an extensive collection of Telcordia documents,
including generic requirements (GRs), technical references (TRs), and special reports (SRs) written by
some of the most knowledgeable experts in the industry. These documents cover all the topics you need to
keep abreast of industry developments and standards. You’ll get the latest available information on
Switching and Transport Equipment and Technology
Common Channel Signaling (CCS)
Operations Systems and Methodology
Data and Wireless Communications
The 1 USER CD includes a one-year subscription of
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CD. A multiple user CD may also be ordered by specifying FD-15-CD-2-5USER, which also includes a oneyear subscription of quarterly updates to the existing
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AIN and ISDN Functionality
FD-14-CD-1USER, Common Network Functionalities
Facilities Engineering
FR-64-CD-1USER, The entire set of LATA Switching
Systems Generic Requirements
FR-439-CD-1USER, The entire set of Operations
Technology Generic Requirements
SR-3776-CD-1USER, Telecommunications Industry
Catalog of Forums, Standards Bodies, and
Associations (includes a free copy of the Telcordia
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Technical Reference Library contains the following
orderable document sets:
FR-64, LATA Switching Systems Generic
Requirements (LSSGR)
The entire set of LSSGR documents provides a
comprehensive source of generic requirements
covering the features and functions of switching
systems. The LSSGR serves as a guide for the
design and analysis of switching systems. It
defines a switching system’s interactions with
customer equipment, telephone company personnel, the physical environment, the electrical environment, other network elements, and Operations
Systems (OSs). The LSSGR is organized into
Functional Requirements and Feature Specific
Documents (FSDs).
FR-439, Operations Technology Generic
Requirements (OTGR)
The entire set of OTGR documents provides a
single, comprehensive source of generic requirements that focuses on the operations of Network
Elements (NEs) and their interfaces with
Operations Systems (OSs). The OTGR set consists of several subsets, plus additional individual
documents. These subsets address Network
Element Memory Administration; Network
Maintenance, including Common, Transport
Surveillance, and Access/Testing functions; User
System Interfaces; Generic Operations Interfaces;
Operations Application Messages; Documentation,
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Training, and Suppliers Support; and Generic
Operations Interfaces Using OSI Tools.
FD-14, Technologies Enabling New Services
This collection of Telcordia generic requirements
(GRs) and special reports (SRs) covers technologies that enable LECs to provide new services,
increase revenue, and reduce costs. Documents
address Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN),
Operator Services Systems, Common Channel
Signaling (CCS), Data Communications,
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), and
Wireless Communications.
FD-LECKIT-CD-2-5USER
FD-LECKIT-CD-6-20USER
FD-LECKIT-CD-21-100USER
These multiple USER CDs also include a one-year
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include
FD-14-CD-1USER, Technologies Enabling New
Services
FD-15-CD-1USER, Common Network
Functionalities
FD-15, Common Network Functionalities
This collection of Telcordia GR and SR documents covers functions common to any LEC
network, including Network Interface
Specifications and Features, Trunks and
Transport, Reliability and Quality Assurance
(R&QA), and Facilities Engineering.
GR-2945-CORE, Year 2000 Generic Requirements:
Systems and Interface
This document will help the Public Switched
Telephone Network survive Year 2000 exposures
and minimize date misinterpretation between
interconnecting systems.
THE FOLLOWING TWO FREE TELCORDIA
INFORMATION PRODUCTS:
SR-264, Telcordia Catalog of Technical
Information, which lists all Telcordia technical documents available for purchase: generic requirements, special reports, etc.
CAT-10, Index of Technical Documents, which
allows you to search by specific product number
or title, or use a keyword string to find document
number, title, current issue, date, price, and an
abstract.
The 1 USER CD includes a one-year subscription of
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Multiple user CDs may also be ordered by specifying
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FR-64-CD-1USER, The entire set of LATA
Switching Systems Generic Requirements
FR-439-CD-1USER, The entire set of Operations
Technology Generic Requirements
SR-3776-CD-01, Telecommunications Industry
Catalog of Forums, Standards Bodies, and
Associations.
FR-439-CD-1USER
Operations Technology Generic Requirements
(OTGR)
Issue 01, Revision: REV 02
Issue Date: June 5, 2000
Price: $16,500.00
This is the CD-Rom version of FR-439. FR-439,
Operations Technology Generic Requirements
(OTGR) is a family of requirements documents that
serves as a comprehensive source for operations
functions. FR-439 contains all elements in the OTGR
set. The OTGR currently contains 50 modules (i.e.,
technical references [TRs] and generic requirements
documents [GR]) that provide a single, consistent
source for the Telcordia view of generic requirements
on network operations functions and generic operations interfaces. The OTGR includes information on
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Memory and System Administration
FR-484, Documentation, Training, and Supplier
Support
Network Maintenance (surveillance and access
and testing)
FR-801, Generic Operations Interfaces Using
OSI Tools.
Network Traffic Management
You also may order the following individual TR
or GR documents, which are in the 2000
Edition of the OTGR, to meet your business
needs:
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Data Generation.
In addition, this set includes proposed generic
requirements for
Operations Interfaces
User System Interfaces
Generic Operations Interfaces
Operations Application Messages
Embedded Operations Interfaces.
The OTGR set may be ordered in paper as a complete 14-volume set (e.g., order FR-439); on an
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subsets; or as individual documents/modules. FR439 is divided into the following nine subsets, which
may be ordered individually using the following FR
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FR-472, Network Element (NE) Memory
Administration
GR-471-CORE3
GR-472-CORE
GR-2963-CORE
GR-815-CORE
GR-2934-CORE
TR-TSY-000473
TR-TSY-000816
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GR-822-CORE
GR-823-CORE
GR-1465-CORE
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GR-844-CORE
GR-1402-CORE
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GR-477-CORE
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TR-TSY-000825
GR-826-CORE
TR-TSY-000481
TR-TSY-000827
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TR-TSY-000829
TR-TSY-000830
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GR-831-CORE
GR-199-CORE
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GR-839-CORE
TR-NWT-000840
GR-836-CORE
GR-836-IMD
GR-376-CORE
GR-740-CORE
GR-495-CORE
GR-1469-CORE
GR-1031-CORE
GR-981-CORE
GR-1102-CORE
GR-2940-CORE.
FR-473, Network Maintenance: Common
FR-475, Network Maintenance: Transport
Surveillance
FR-476, Network Maintenance: Access and Testing
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FR-480, User System Interface
FR-481, Generic Operations Interfaces
FR-482, Operations Applications Messages
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GR-3017-ILR
SR-3511
Generic Requirements for an AIN-Based
Implementation of E9-1-1 Service Issues List
Report
ISCP-IP Interface Specification
Issue 1B, June 16, 2000
Price: $675.00
GR-3017-ILR, Generic Requirements for an AINBased Implementation of E9-1-1 Service Issues List
Report, Issue 1B, replaces GR-3017-ILR, Issue 1A,
and is a module of FR-E911-1. This Issues List
Report presents an update to issues regarding proposed requirements for an AIN-based implementation
of E9-1-1 Service, as documented in Issue 1 of GR3017-CORE. GR-3017-CORE provides generic
requirements to support an Advanced Intelligent
Network (AIN)-based architecture for E9-1-1 service.
These requirements are intended to propose a mechanism for using intelligent network concepts and functionality to support current and future E9-1-1 service
needs and capabilities, while taking into account the
technological and regulatory changes impacting
today’s emergency service networks.
SR-264
Catalog of Technical Information
Issue 14, June 15, 2000
Price: No Charge
SR-264, Catalog of Technical Information, Issue 14,
replaces Issue 13. This document contains descriptions of documents made available to the public by
Telcordia. More up-to-date descriptions of recent documents and more detailed descriptions of older documents may be available on-line at
http://telecom-info.telcordia.com.
Issue 03, June 30, 2000
Price: $250.00
SR-3511, Issue 3 does NOT replace SR-3511, Issue
2. Issue 2 will be cancelled when ISCP 6.0 is no
longer supported. SR-3511, Issue 3 provides application level interface specifications to control the
message exchange between a Version 7.0 ISCP
system and an intelligent peripheral (IP). The interface
allows the ISCP system to interact with the IP so that
ISCP system software can provide information to
guide IP actions and gather information from the IP.
The following interface details are described:
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) message transport connection between the
ISCP system and the IP
The TCAP message interface between the ISCP
system and the IP. In addition, the Flex Parameter
Block in the AIN 0.2 Send_To_Resource message
destined for an IP may be encoded using this specification. This specification is based on requirements
found in Telcordia documents GR-1129-CORE, GR246-CORE, and TR-NWT-001285. It also indicates
where it deviates from GR-1129-CORE, in favor of
TR-TSY-000402.
SR-5118
Signaling Transfer Point (STP) Configuration
Management (CM) Generic Interface ProtocolNeutral Object-Oriented Reference Information
Model Specification
Issue 01, June 2000
Price: $527.00
This document provides the Telcordia view of a management-protocol-neutral, object-oriented generic
information model for an element managementlayer
(EML) configuration management (CM) interface to
local exchange carrier (LEC) signaling transfer
points (STPs).
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This new interface is proposed for deployment
between LEC Configuration Management Operations
Systems (CM OSs) and the STPs in the LECs
Signaling System 7 (SS7) Common Channel
Signaling (CCS) networks, and is intended to ultimately replace the existing CM OS-STP legacy interfaces currently used to manage the STP CM data.
The definition of this reference information model is
intended primarily to provide a framework for the subsequent development of a more detailed—most likely
management-protocol-dependent-generic CM OSSTP interface specification.
This effort is viewed as the first step in the specification process for that new interface. The CM data comprising this object-oriented information model include
those pertaining to the STPs connectivity to other
CCS network nodes, and the information needed to
support its various SS7 protocol functions. These
include physical and logical configuration information,
SS7 point code and message routing translations,
numerous SS7 protocol parameters and operational
parameters pertaining to the STPs SS7 message
transfer part (MTP) and signaling connection control
part (SCCP) routing and management capabilities,
data defining inter-network gateway screening functions, and data supporting specialized SS7 message
processing pertaining to Local Number Portability
(LNP) and Number Pooling in LEC networks.
In addition to the CM data currently supported by the
legacy interfaces, this information model also includes
CM data associated with a number of proposed or
planned new STP features and functions.
Telcordia Notes On . . .
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Wavelength
Division
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and Optical Networks
Issue 01, May 31, 2000
Price: $495.00
Exploding data communications demand is
depleting capacity on the fiber superhighway.
Telecommunications carriers are facing the threat of
capacity exhaustion in the near future.
To increase capacity without installing new fiber, carriers are turning to the technology that can increase
network capacity by as much as 16-fold or more!
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines “technology” as a “technical method of achieving a practical
purpose.” For many, achieving that practical purpose
can be frustrating, intimidating, time-consuming, and
bound to generate the question
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Telcordia has devised a starting point for your
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telecommunications. This document focuses on one
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what the future may bring.
This special report in the Telcordia Notes On....series
introduces Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
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Notes on DWDM and Optical Networks you will learn
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Synchronous Optical Network (SONET),
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), and the Internet
Protocol (IP); and how optical networking technology
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A section on commercial DWDM reviews some of the
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The text is based on the latest information available
from Telcordia and various standards organizations.
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