SIST-V ETSI/EG 201 897 V1.2.1:2003
(Main)Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN) - Service Provider Access - Service Provider Access Requirements in a Fixed and Mobile Environment
General Information
- Abstract
Update of previous version to include late comments and new requirements.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 31-Oct-2003
- Technical Committee
- SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Nov-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Nov-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Nov-2003
Overview
SIST-V ETSI/EG 201 897 V1.2.1:2003 is a Slovenian standard that aligns with the ETSI Guide EG 201 897 V1.2.1, specifying essential service provider access requirements in advanced networks. The standard’s primary focus is on ensuring service provider access for both fixed and mobile telecommunications environments, identifying the requirements necessary for interoperability, management, and quality of service. It supports advanced network architectures, facilitating seamless services for users and providers across different platforms.
This release incorporates updates based on the latest feedback and newly identified requirements, making it a vital tool for organizations engaged in telecommunications and IT network management.
Key Topics
The standard establishes key concepts and requirements relevant to service provider access in evolving telecommunications networks. Key subject areas include:
- Access Requirements: Defining the technical and operational needs for service providers operating in both fixed and mobile environments.
- Location Determination: Outlining requirements for determining the location of service users within the network, vital for services like emergency calls and location-based offerings.
- Terminal Capability Management: Managing and modifying terminal settings and capabilities to enhance user experience and service delivery.
- Profile Management: Handling subscriber and service profiles, including retrieval, modification, and storage, to ensure personalized and secure services.
- Event and Call Management: Providing mechanisms for call handling, disconnection notices, multiparty calls, confidential communication, and call priority.
- Network Management: Specifying functions for recording events, diagnosing faults, monitoring service quality, and managing authentication and authorization processes.
- Accounting and Charging: Real-time reporting of charging information and exchange of charging records between networks and service providers.
- Presence, Service Discovery, and Binding: Enabling service users and providers to discover available network capabilities and establish connections suitable for user requirements.
Primary keywords include: service provider access, telecommunications, advanced networks, management, internet, fixed and mobile networks, protocol, location services, event management, charging, and quality of service (QoS).
Applications
SIST-V ETSI/EG 201 897 V1.2.1:2003 delivers practical value in multiple telecommunications environments by providing a standardized framework that benefits:
- Telecommunications Operators: Ensuring consistent service delivery and interoperability across fixed and mobile infrastructure.
- Service Providers: Facilitating secure and controlled access to network resources, optimizing service deployment and operational efficiency.
- Network Equipment Manufacturers: Supporting the design of equipment that meets standardized requirements for service provider access and management.
- Regulatory Authorities: Establishing common criteria for compliance, security, and service quality in regulated telecommunications markets.
- Application Developers: Ensuring compatibility for a range of network services, such as number portability, user authentication, real-time charging, and location-based services.
Adherence to this standard ensures robust, interoperable, and scalable networks capable of supporting expanding user needs and new technological developments.
Related Standards
Organizations implementing SIST-V ETSI/EG 201 897 V1.2.1:2003 should also consider related international standards and guidelines, including:
- ETSI EG 201 897 V1.2.1: The European base document providing detailed requirements and guidance.
- ETSI EN 300 392: Covering voice and data communications in digital networks.
- ITU-T Recommendations: Relevant for unified network management and interoperability.
- ISO/IEC 27001: For information security management systems, complementing authentication and confidentiality provisions found in this standard.
By following this standard alongside related specifications, organizations can ensure high-quality, secure, and effective service provider access in advanced telecommunications networks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST-V ETSI/EG 201 897 V1.2.1:2003 is a guide published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN) - Service Provider Access - Service Provider Access Requirements in a Fixed and Mobile Environment". This standard covers: Update of previous version to include late comments and new requirements.
Update of previous version to include late comments and new requirements.
SIST-V ETSI/EG 201 897 V1.2.1:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.040.35 - Telephone networks. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2003
Storitve in protokoli za napredna omrežja (SPAN) - Dostop ponudnika storitve -
Zahteve dostopa ponudnika storitve v fiksnem in mobilnem okolju
Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN) - Service Provider Access -
Service Provider Access Requirements in a Fixed and Mobile Environment
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EG 201 897 Version 1.2.1
ICS:
33.040.35 Telefonska omrežja Telephone networks
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
ETSI Guide
Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN);
Service Provider Access;
Service Provider Access Requirements
in a Fixed and Mobile Environment
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Reference
REG/SPAN-141608
Keywords
access, internet, management, mobility, NNI,
protocol, roaming, UMTS, UNI, UPT
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.8
Foreword.8
1 Scope .9
2 References .9
3 Definitions and abbreviations.10
3.1 Definitions.10
3.2 Abbreviations .11
4 Introduction .12
4.1 Current situation.12
4.2 Regulatory aspects.12
4.3 Security aspects .13
4.4 Service interaction aspects .14
4.5 Charging aspects .14
4.6 Guidelines for the Service Provider Access Requirements .15
5 Functional requirements for the Service Provider Access.16
5.1 Location determination.17
5.1.1 Network location determination .17
5.1.2 Geographic location determination.17
5.2 Management of terminal capabilities .17
5.2.1 Determination of the terminal capabilities of the SP's service user .17
5.2.2 Modification of the terminal capabilities of the SP's service user .17
5.2.3 Modification of the personality device/module of the SP's service user.17
5.2.4 SP retrieval of profile from user terminal .17
5.2.5 SP modification of its service user's profile.17
5.2.6 Terminal retrieval of profile from its user's service provider.18
5.2.7 Terminal modification of SP's service user's profile.18
5.3 Management of the profile of the SP's service subscriber.18
5.3.1 Alteration of the profile of the SP's service subscriber.18
5.3.2 SP retrieval of profile from the PTN.18
5.4 Event and call management.18
5.4.1 Indication of the disconnection of a call .18
5.4.2 Join operation of individual legs of a call .18
5.4.3 Split operation of individual legs of a call .18
5.4.4 Delivery of information to the SP's service user prior to alerting.18
5.4.5 Supervision of a dropped-back call.19
5.4.6 Avoidance of the cyclical routeing of signalling or user messages .19
5.4.7 Multimedia multiparty call control .19
5.4.8 user interaction for text delivery .19
5.4.9 user-plane resource negotiation and selection.19
5.4.10 user request for confidential communication.19
5.4.11 Service Provider request for confidential communication.19
5.4.12 PTN request for confidential communication.19
5.4.13 Communication priority.19
5.5 Network management.20
5.5.1 Reporting of network events for measuring the Quality of Service.20
5.5.2 Reporting of network events for the purpose of fault diagnostics .20
5.5.3 Request for event monitoring and subsequent reporting.20
5.5.4 Electronic ordering of network management functions .20
5.5.5 SP request for authentication .20
5.5.6 PTN request for SP's service user authentication.20
5.5.7 Terminal authentication performed by the PTN .20
5.6 Provision of accounting information .20
5.6.1 Provision of call charging information in real time .20
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5.6.2 Exchange of charge detail record information in real time.21
5.7 Service Presence, Discovery and Binding.21
5.7.1 Context request to SP with specified service capabilities from the service user and SP .21
5.7.2 Discovery of PTN service capabilities by SP .21
5.7.3 Binding to PTN with specified service capabilities between the service user and SP .21
5.7.4 SP request for presence and availability on a PTN with specified service capabilities .21
6 Functional requirements.21
6.1 Location determination.21
6.1.1 Network location determination .21
6.1.1.1 Priority .21
6.1.1.2 Example of usage .22
6.1.1.3 Technical aspects .22
6.1.1.4 Information flow chart .22
6.1.2 Geographic location determination.22
6.1.2.1 Priority .22
6.1.2.2 Example of usage .22
6.1.2.3 Technical aspects .23
6.1.2.4 Information flow chart .23
6.2 Management of terminal capabilities .24
6.2.1 Determination of the terminal capabilities of the SP's service user .24
6.2.1.1 Priority .24
6.2.1.2 Example of usage .24
6.2.1.3 Technical aspects .24
6.2.1.4 Information flow chart .24
6.2.2 Modification of the terminal capabilities of the SP's service user .26
6.2.2.1 Priority .26
6.2.2.2 Example of usage .26
6.2.2.3 Technical aspects .26
6.2.2.4 Information flow chart .27
6.2.3 Modification of the personality device/module of the SP's service user.27
6.2.3.1 Priority .27
6.2.3.2 Example of usage .27
6.2.3.3 Technical aspects .27
6.2.3.4 Information flow chart .28
6.2.4 SP retrieval of profile from user terminal .28
6.2.4.1 Priority .28
6.2.4.2 Example of usage .28
6.2.4.3 Technical aspects .28
6.2.4.4 Information flow chart .29
6.2.5 SP modification of its service user's profile.29
6.2.5.1 Priority .29
6.2.5.2 Example of usage .29
6.2.5.3 Technical aspects .29
6.2.5.4 Information flow chart .30
6.2.6 Terminal retrieval of profile from its user's service provider.30
6.2.6.1 Priority .30
6.2.6.2 Example of usage .30
6.2.6.3 Technical aspects .30
6.2.6.4 Information flow chart .31
6.2.7 Terminal modification of SP's service user's profile.31
6.2.7.1 Priority .31
6.2.7.2 Example of usage .31
6.2.7.3 Technical aspects .31
6.2.7.4 Information flow chart .32
6.3 Management of the profile of the SP's service subscriber.32
6.3.1 Alteration of the profile of the SP's service subscriber.32
6.3.1.1 Priority .32
6.3.1.2 Example of usage .32
6.3.1.3 Technical aspects .32
6.3.1.4 Information flow chart .33
6.3.2 SP retrieval of profile from the PTN.33
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6.3.2.1 Priority .33
6.3.2.2 Example of usage .33
6.3.2.3 Technical aspects .33
6.3.2.4 Information flow chart .34
6.4 Event and call management.34
6.4.1 Indication of the disconnection of a call .34
6.4.1.1 Priority .34
6.4.1.2 Example of usage .34
6.4.1.3 Technical aspects .34
6.4.1.4 Information flow chart .35
6.4.2 Join operation of individual legs of a call .35
6.4.2.1 Priority .35
6.4.2.2 Example of usage .35
6.4.2.3 Technical aspects .36
6.4.2.4 Information flow chart .36
6.4.3 Split operation of individual legs of a call .36
6.4.3.1 Priority .36
6.4.3.2 Example of usage .36
6.4.3.3 Technical aspects .36
6.4.3.4 Information flow chart .37
6.4.4 Delivery of information to the SP's service user prior to alerting.37
6.4.4.1 Priority .37
6.4.4.2 Example of usage .37
6.4.4.3 Technical aspects .37
6.4.4.4 Information flow chart .38
6.4.5 Supervision of a dropped-back call.38
6.4.5.1 Priority .38
6.4.5.2 Example of usage .38
6.4.5.3 Technical aspects .38
6.4.5.4 Information flow chart .39
6.4.6 Avoidance of the cyclical routeing of signalling or user messages .39
6.4.6.1 Priority .39
6.4.6.2 Example of usage .39
6.4.6.3 Technical aspects .39
6.4.6.4 Information flows.39
6.4.7 Multimedia multiparty call control .40
6.4.7.1 Priority .40
6.4.7.2 Example of usage .40
6.4.7.3 Technical aspects .40
6.4.7.4 Information flow chart .41
6.4.8 User Interaction for text delivery.41
6.4.8.1 Priority .41
6.4.8.2 Example of usage .41
6.4.8.3 Technical aspects .41
6.4.8.4 Information flow chart .42
6.4.9 User-Plane resource negotiation and selection .42
6.4.9.1 Priority .42
6.4.9.2 Example of usage .42
6.4.9.3 Technical aspects .42
6.4.9.4 Information flow chart .43
6.4.10 User request for confidential communication.43
6.4.10.1 Priority .43
6.4.10.2 Example of usage .43
6.4.10.3 Technical aspects .43
6.4.10.4 Information flow chart .44
6.4.11 Service Provider request for confidential communication.44
6.4.11.1 Priority .44
6.4.11.2 Example of usage .44
6.4.11.3 Technical aspects .44
6.4.11.4 Information flow chart .45
6.4.12 PTN request for confidential communication.45
6.4.12.1 Priority .45
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6.4.12.2 Example of usage .45
6.4.12.3 Technical aspects .45
6.4.12.4 Information flow chart .46
6.4.13 Communication priority.47
6.4.13.1 Priority .47
6.4.13.2 Example of usage .47
6.4.13.3 Technical aspects .47
6.5 Network management events .47
6.5.1 Reporting of network events for measuring the Quality of Service.47
6.5.1.1 Priority .47
6.5.1.2 Example of usage .47
6.5.1.3 Technical aspects .47
6.5.1.4 Information flow chart .48
6.5.2 Reporting of network events for the purpose of fault diagnostics .48
6.5.2.1 Priority .48
6.5.2.2 Example of usage .48
6.5.2.3 Technical aspects .48
6.5.2.4 Information flow chart .49
6.5.3 Request for event monitoring and subsequent reporting.49
6.5.3.1 Priority .49
6.5.3.2 Example of usage .49
6.5.3.3 Technical aspects .49
6.5.3.4 Information flow chart .50
6.5.4 Electronic ordering of network management functions .50
6.5.4.1 Priority .50
6.5.4.2 Example of usage .50
6.5.4.3 Technical aspects .50
6.5.4.4 Information flow chart .51
6.5.5 SP request for Authentication .51
6.5.5.1 Priority .51
6.5.5.2 Example of usage .51
6.5.5.3 Technical aspects .51
6.5.5.4 Information flow chart .52
6.5.6 PTN request for SP's service user authentication.52
6.5.6.1 Priority .52
6.5.6.2 Example of usage .52
6.5.6.3 Technical aspects .52
6.5.6.4 Information flow chart .53
6.5.7 Terminal Authentication performed by the PTN .53
6.5.7.1 Priority .53
6.5.7.2 Example of usage .53
6.5.7.3 Technical aspects .54
6.5.7.4 Information flow chart .54
6.6 Provision of call charging information.54
6.6.1 Provision of call charging information in real time .54
6.6.1.1 Priority .54
6.6.1.2 Example of usage .54
6.6.1.3 Technical aspect.54
6.6.1.4 Information flow chart .55
6.6.2 Exchange of charge detail record information in real time.55
6.6.2.1 Priority .55
6.6.2.2 Example of usage .55
6.6.2.3 Technical aspect.55
6.6.2.4 Information flow chart .56
6.7 Service presence, discovery and binding.56
6.7.1 Context request to Service Provider with specified service capabilities from the service user and SP .56
6.7.1.1 Priority .56
6.7.1.2 Example of usage .56
6.7.1.3 Technical aspects .56
6.7.1.4 Information flow chart .57
6.7.2 Discovery of PTN service capabilities by SP .57
6.7.2.1 Priority .57
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6.7.2.2 Example of usage .57
6.7.2.3 Technical aspects .57
6.7.2.4 Information flow chart .58
6.7.3 Binding to PTN with specified service capabilities between the service user and SP .58
6.7.3.1 Priority .58
6.7.3.2 Example of usage .58
6.7.3.3 Technical aspects .58
6.7.3.4 Information flow chart .59
6.7.4 SP request for presence and availability on a PTN with specified service capabilities .59
6.7.4.1 Priority .59
6.7.4.2 Example of usage .59
6.7.4.3 Technical aspects .59
6.7.4.4 Information flow chart .60
7 Architectural view of the Service Provider Access.60
Annex A (informative): Bibliography.61
History .62
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Intellectual Property Rights
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pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
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Foreword
This ETSI Guide (EG) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Services and Protocols for Advanced
Networks (SPAN).
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1 Scope
The present document lists the second set of network access requirements that Service Providers (SP) have in delivering
telecommunication services including, but not limited to, second and third generation mobile, cordless and fixed
services, over one or more operator's networks. As used here, telecommunication services include: voice telephony,
multimedia and data, to name a few areas. The network requirements also include mobility-, Internet- and
broadband-related aspects that were not yet covered by the preceding EG 201 722 [3] which address the first set of
access requirements that Service Providers (SPs) have in delivering services over one or more Public
Telecommunications Networks (PTNs), primarily fixed PTNs, A companion document, EG 201 807 [4] addresses
network operators' requirements for the delivery of service provider access.
The scope of the present document is to describe generic function
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