SIST ETS 300 272 E1:2003
(Main)Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN); Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) for 155,520 Mbit/s CCITT Recommendations G.707, G.708 and G.709 SDH based systems Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
General Information
- Abstract
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- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2003
Overview
SIST ETS 300 272 E1:2003 is a Slovenian standard, harmonized with the European ETS 300 272, developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This standard provides the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) for the Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) at 155,520 Mbit/s, specifically for use in Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) following CCITT (now ITU-T) Recommendations G.707, G.708, and G.709 for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) based systems. The specification ensures that SDH-based MAN implementations can conform to recognized network and protocol behaviors, enabling robust high-speed data communication in urban environments.
Key Topics
- Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) integration: Details how the PLCP is applied within MANs operating at 155,520 Mbit/s, ensuring compatibility and interoperability across urban telecommunications infrastructures.
- Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): Provides a standardized proforma for verifying that implementations meet conformance requirements, facilitating testing and certification.
- Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP): Specifies how data from the Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) MAC layer is adapted for transmission over SDH-based infrastructure, in line with relevant CCITT/ITU-T recommendations.
- Frame formatting and overhead handling: Outlines structures for PLCP frames, overhead field definitions, and required behaviors during network faults or service interruptions.
- Operational procedures: Defines key requirements for receiver and transmitter functionality, link status signaling, and physical layer frame timing-critical for maintaining reliable network operations.
Applications
SIST ETS 300 272 E1:2003 is essential for organizations engaged in:
- Deploying urban high-speed networks: Ensures seamless integration of SDH-based MAN solutions, critical for supporting citywide data, voice, and multimedia services.
- Network equipment manufacturers: Provides clear conformance benchmarks for developing MAN hardware (such as DQDB nodes and SDH multiplexers) that meet international standards for physical layer adaptation.
- Telecommunication operators: Offers a basis for testing and validating MAN network implementations, minimizing interoperability issues across mixed-vendor environments.
- Testing and validation laboratories: Supplies a PICS proforma, enabling systematic evaluation of product compliance with physical layer convergence and frame handling requirements at high transmission speeds.
By standardizing PLCP PICS for 155,520 Mbit/s SDH-based MANs, this document promotes interoperability, operational reliability, and future scalability in metropolitan telecommunication networks.
Related Standards
For a comprehensive approach to MAN and SDH implementation, consider these connected standards:
- ETS 300 216: Defines the overall physical layer convergence procedures for 155,520 Mbit/s SDH-based systems used in MANs.
- ETS 300 212: Specifies media access control (MAC) and physical layer requirements for MANs using the DQDB protocol.
- ETS 300 277: Covers the PICS for PLCP at higher SDH rates (622,080 Mbit/s), facilitating migration to greater network capacities.
- IEEE Standard 802.6: Details the DQDB subnetwork, forming the MAC and physical layer foundation for MAN architecture.
- CCITT Recommendations G.707, G.708, G.709: International references for SDH in transport networks, defining multiplexing, management, and structure.
Keywords: Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP), SDH, CCITT G.707, ITU-T G.708, Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS), DQDB, network standardization, MAN interoperability, urban telecommunication, high-speed networking.
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SIST ETS 300 272 E1:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN); Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) for 155,520 Mbit/s CCITT Recommendations G.707, G.708 and G.709 SDH based systems Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)". This standard covers: .
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Standards Content (Sample)
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Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN); Physical Layer Convergence
Procedure (PLCP) for 155,520 Mbit/s CCITT Recommendations G.707, G.708 and
G.709 SDH based systems Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 272 Edition 1
ICS:
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN ETS 300 272
TELECOMMUNICATION March 1994
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-NA Reference: DE/NA-053032
ICS: 33.080
MAN, PICS
Key words:
Network Aspects (NA);
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) for 155,520 Mbit/s
CCITT Recommendations G.707, G.708, G.709
SDH based systems
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCE
Postal address:
650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCE
Office address:
c=fr, a=atlas, p=etsi, s=secretariat - secretariat@etsi.fr
X.400: Internet:
Tel.: +33 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 93 65 47 16
Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1994. All rights reserved.
New presentation - see History box
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword.5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references .7
3 Definitions. 7
4 Symbols and abbreviations.7
5 PICS for the ETS 300 216 .8
5.1 CCITT Recommendation I.432 relationship to the PLCP.8
5.2 The PLCP frame format.8
5.3 PLCP path overhead field definitions.9
5.4 PLCP behaviour during faults .9
5.5 PLCP behaviour during DQDB layer out of service.9
5.6 PLCP operation . 10
5.6.1 Receiver operation . 10
5.6.2 Transmitter operation . 10
5.6.3 Link status signal operations table . 10
5.6.4 Physical layer frame timing operations table . 11
History. 12
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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been prepared by the Network Aspects (NA)
Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS details the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) for the Physical Layer
Convergence Procedure (PLCP) for a European Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) based on the
Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) access method as defined in ETS 300 212 [2] operating at a
transmission rate of 155,520 Mbit/s in accordance with ETS 300 216 [1].
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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) defines the Protocol Implementation Conformance
Statement (PICS) for the Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) at 155,520 Mbit/s for use in the
context of a subnetwork of a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) as defined in ETS 300 216 [1].
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative
references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed below. For dated
references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of these publications apply to this ETS only when
incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication
referred to applies.
[1] ETS 300 216: "Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Physical layer convergence procedure for 155,520 Mbit/s CCITT G.707-9 SDH
based systems".
[2] ETS 300 212: "Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Media
access control layer and physical layer specification".
[3] IEEE Standard 802.6 (1990): "Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) Subnetwork
of a Metropolitan Area Network".
[4] CCITT Recommendation I.432 (1991): "B-ISDN user-network interface -
Physical layer specification".
[5] ETS 300 277: "Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Physical layer convergence procedure for 622,080 Mbit/s CCITT
Recommendations G.707, G.708 and G.709 SDH based systems Protocol
Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)".
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the definitions as defined in IEEE Standard 802.6 [3] shall apply.
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS, the symbols and abbreviations as defined in IEEE Standard 802.6 [3] shall
apply.
Additionally, for this PICS proforma, the following abbreviations are used in defining the support type of a
feature, parameter or capability:
m mandatory
o optional
c conditional
d default value defined
n/a not applicable
When used in the column labelled "Value" the following abbreviations are defined:
xx - yy from number xx to number yy
xx/yy either number xx or number yy applies, depending on the actual conditions
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For each of the conditional items, an explanation of the parameter or capability under which the feature,
parameter or capability is mandatory is given in the Clause or subclause in which the conditional items
appear.
The notation X_ in the column "Support" means that numbers may be entered in this place pointing to notes
which indicate deviation from the standard.
For ease of reference the numbering of the following Clauses is identical to that contained in
ETS 300 216 [1].
5 PICS for the ETS 300 216
An implementation is required to conform to the functional models defined in ETS 300 216 [1] with regard
to all of the externally observable effects.
5.1 CCITT Recommendation I.432 relationship to the PLCP
See also CCITT Recommendation I.432 [4].
Table 1
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‡Item ‡ Feature ‡ Reference ‡Status‡Predicate‡ Value ‡Support ‡
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‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ X_ ‡
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
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5.2 The PLCP frame format
Table 2
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