SIST-TS TS 101 883 V1.1.1:2004
(Main)Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON) Release 3; Technology Mapping; Implementation of TIPHON architecture using H.323
General Information
- Abstract
This work item will deliver a mapping of the reference points C1.C2.C3.SC2, R1, R2 in WI2003 to the H.323 protocol suite.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 31-Mar-2004
- Technical Committee
- SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Apr-2004
- Due Date
- 01-Apr-2004
- Completion Date
- 01-Apr-2004
Overview
SIST-TS TS 101 883 V1.1.1:2004 addresses the harmonization of telecommunications and internet protocol technologies over diverse networks following the TIPHON (Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks) architecture. This technical specification, developed by SIST in alignment with ETSI, focuses on Technology Mapping under TIPHON Release 3 and specifically guides implementing the TIPHON reference architecture using the widely adopted H.323 protocol suite.
By delivering a standardized mapping of TIPHON reference points (C1, C2, C3, SC2, R1, R2) to elements defined in H.323, this standard supports the seamless integration of Voice over IP (VoIP) and next-generation network services. Its scope covers registrational, connectivity, and control procedures required to interoperate classical telecommunication and IP-based environments efficiently.
Key Topics
- TIPHON Reference Points Mapping: Defines associations between TIPHON’s abstract network interfaces (C1, C2, C3, SC2, R1, R2) and the practical protocol, service access, and signalling functions within the H.323 suite.
- Implementation Architecture: Guides mapping of TIPHON functional elements (e.g., terminals, gateways, gatekeepers, networks) to practical H.323 devices and services.
- Registration and Discovery:
- Procedures for H.323 terminal registration, gatekeeper discovery, and endpoint authentication
- Registration flows in home, serving, and intermediate networks
- Call Connectivity:
- Establishment, active call phase, and release using H.323 mechanisms
- Message flows for call setup (including en-bloc and overlap sending) and teardown
- Handling exceptional cases and error processing
- Carrier Selection and User Identity: Recommendations for managing multi-carrier routing and user authentication within mapped H.323 contexts
- Protocol Profiles: Specifies relevant H.323 protocol elements-H.225, H.245, and call control messages (Q.931/Q.932)-used to support TIPHON requirements
- Message Flow Scenarios: Informative mappings and message exchange diagrams to aid implementers in various user and network scenarios
Applications
The harmonization defined in SIST-TS TS 101 883 V1.1.1:2004 benefits multiple stakeholder groups in the telecom and networking industry:
- VoIP Service Providers: Enables robust and standard-compliant VoIP interoperation over heterogeneous network infrastructures, improving interoperability and service reach.
- Telecommunication Operators: Facilitates introduction or migration to IP-based telephony, preserving compatibility with existing legacy systems.
- Equipment Vendors and Integrators: Assists in designing gateways, gatekeepers, and terminals that adhere to international interworking standards, ensuring multi-vendor compatibility.
- Enterprises and Large Networks: Supports secure, reliable, and scalable IP telephony deployments by defining best practices and standard interfaces for registration and user management.
- Regulators and Standards Bodies: Provides a reference framework for crafting policies or assessing conformance to harmonized telecom standards.
Related Standards
Integrating the TIPHON framework with H.323 links SIST-TS TS 101 883 V1.1.1:2004 to various key international standards:
- ETSI TS 101 314: Reference TIPHON architecture for harmonization of IP and traditional telecommunication networks
- ITU-T H.323: Standard for packet-based multimedia communications systems, core to voice, video, and data integration
- ETSI TIPHON Series: Broader suite of specifications on Voice over IP and multimedia interoperability
- ITU-T Q.931/Q.932: ISDN user-network interface signalling and supplementary services
- ETSI TS 102 023: Numbering, addressing, and naming for NGN and IP telephony services
Keywords: TIPHON, VoIP, H.323, telecommunications standard, IP telephony, protocol mapping, network interoperability, ETSI, gatekeeper, registration, call control, service architecture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST-TS TS 101 883 V1.1.1:2004 is a technical specification published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON) Release 3; Technology Mapping; Implementation of TIPHON architecture using H.323". This standard covers: This work item will deliver a mapping of the reference points C1.C2.C3.SC2, R1, R2 in WI2003 to the H.323 protocol suite.
This work item will deliver a mapping of the reference points C1.C2.C3.SC2, R1, R2 in WI2003 to the H.323 protocol suite.
SIST-TS TS 101 883 V1.1.1:2004 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.020 - Telecommunications in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2004
Harmonizacija telekomunikacij in internetnega protokola prek omrežij (TIPHON), 3.
izdaja - Tehnologija preslikave - Implementacija arhitekture TIPHON z uporabo
H.323
Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON)
Release 3; Technology Mapping; Implementation of TIPHON architecture using H.323
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: TS 101 883 Version 1.1.1
ICS:
33.020 Telekomunikacije na splošno Telecommunications in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
Technical Specification
Telecommunications and Internet Protocol
Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON) Release 3;
Technology Mapping;
Implementation of TIPHON architecture using H.323
2 ETSI TS 101 883 V1.1.1 (2002-04)
Reference
DTS/TIPHON-03017
Keywords
architecture, configuration, internet, IP, network,
protocol, telephony, VoIP
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.8
Foreword.8
Introduction .8
1 Scope .10
2 References .11
3 Definitions and abbreviations.12
3.1 Definitions.12
3.2 Abbreviations .18
4 Implementation in the TIPHON functional architecture .19
5 Registration .20
5.1 Gatekeeper discovery .21
5.1.1 Procedures in the H.323 terminal.22
5.1.1.1 Normal procedures.22
5.1.1.2 Exceptional procedures .23
5.1.2 Procedures in the gatekeeper .23
5.1.3 Procedures in the gatekeeper in the home network.23
5.1.3.1 Normal procedures.24
5.1.3.2 Exceptional procedures .24
5.1.4 Procedures in the gatekeeper in the serving network.24
5.1.4.1 Normal procedures.24
5.1.4.2 Exceptional procedures .25
5.1.5 Procedures in the gatekeeper in the intermediate network.25
5.1.5.1 Normal procedures.25
5.1.5.2 Exceptional procedures .26
5.2 Endpoint registration .26
5.2.1 Procedures in the H.323 terminal.27
5.2.1.1 Normal procedures.27
5.2.1.2 Exceptional procedures .28
5.2.2 Procedures in the gatekeeper .29
5.2.2.1 Gatekeeper in the home network.29
5.2.2.1.1 Normal procedure.30
5.2.2.1.2 Exceptional procedures.30
5.2.2.2 Gatekeeper in the serving network.30
5.2.2.2.1 Normal procedures .31
5.2.2.2.2 Exceptional procedures.31
5.2.2.3 Procedures in the intermediate network .32
5.2.2.3.1 Normal procedures .32
5.2.2.3.2 Exceptional procedures.33
5.3 Cancelling the registration.33
5.3.1 Procedures in the H.323 terminal.34
5.3.1.1 URQ message sent by the H.323 terminal .34
5.3.1.1.1 Normal case.34
5.3.1.1.2 Exceptional case .34
5.3.1.2 URQ message received from the network.35
5.3.2 Gatekeeper in the home network .35
5.3.2.1 URQ message sent by the gatekeeper in the home network.35
5.3.2.1.1 Normal procedure.35
5.3.2.1.2 Exceptional procedure .35
5.3.2.2 URQ message received from the H.323 terminal, from the gatekeeper in the serving network or
from gatekeepers in intermediate networks.36
5.3.3 Gatekeeper the serving network.36
5.3.3.1 URQ message initiated by the H.323 terminal.36
5.3.3.1.1 Normal procedures .36
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5.3.3.1.2 Exceptional procedures.36
5.3.3.2 URQ message initiated by the home network or an intermediate network .37
5.3.3.2.1 Normal procedure.37
5.3.3.2.2 Exceptional procedure .37
5.3.3.3 URQ message initiated by the gatekeeper in the serving network .37
5.3.3.3.1 Normal procedure.37
5.3.3.3.2 Exceptional procedure .37
5.3.4 Gatekeeper the intermediate network .38
5.3.4.1 URQ message initiated by the H.323 terminal or the serving network .38
5.3.4.1.1 Normal procedure.38
5.3.4.1.2 Exceptional procedures.38
5.3.4.2 URQ message initiated by the home network or the serving network .38
5.3.4.2.1 Normal procedure.38
5.3.4.2.2 Exceptional procedure .39
5.3.4.3 URQ message initiated by a gatekeeper in the intermediate network .39
5.3.4.3.1 Normal procedure.39
5.3.4.3.2 Exceptional procedure .39
5.4 Use of Lightweight RRQ.39
5.4.1 Procedures in the H.323 terminal.40
5.4.2 Gatekeeper in the home network .40
5.4.2.1 Normal procedure .40
5.4.2.2 Exceptional procedure.40
5.4.3 Gatekeeper in the serving network .40
5.4.3.1 Normal procedure .40
5.4.3.2 Exceptional behaviour.41
5.4.4 Gatekeeper in the intermediate network .41
5.4.4.1 Normal procedure .41
5.4.4.2 Exceptional behaviour.41
6 Call connectivity .42
6.1 General behaviour .42
6.1.1 Error handling.42
6.1.2 Timers.43
6.2 Originating terminal functional group.43
6.2.1 Call establishment.44
6.2.1.1 En-bloc Procedure.44
6.2.1.2 Overlap sending .44
6.2.2 Active phase.44
6.2.3 Call release.44
6.2.4 Exceptional behaviour .44
6.3 Serving and intermediate network functional group for the calling party .45
6.3.1 Call establishment.45
6.3.2 Active phase.46
6.3.3 Call release.46
6.3.4 Exceptional behaviour .46
6.4 Home network functional group for the calling party .46
6.4.1 Call establishment.47
6.4.1.1 En-bloc procedure .47
6.4.1.2 Overlap procedure.47
6.4.2 Active phase.48
6.4.3 Call release.48
6.4.4 Exceptional procedures.48
6.5 Originating gateway functional group.48
6.5.1 Call establishment.48
6.5.1.1 En-bloc procedure .49
6.5.1.2 Overlap procedure.49
6.5.1.2.1 In the gateway .49
6.5.1.2.2 In the gatekeeper.50
6.5.2 Active phase.50
6.5.3 Call release.50
6.6 Intermediate network functional group .50
6.6.1 Call establishment.51
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6.6.2 Active phase.51
6.6.3 Call Release .52
6.6.4 Exceptional behaviour .52
6.7 Home network functional group for the called party.52
6.7.1 Call Establishment .52
6.7.1.1 Void.53
6.7.1.2 En-bloc procedure .53
6.7.1.3 Overlap procedures .53
6.7.1.3.1 Normal behaviour.53
6.7.1.3.2 Exceptional behaviour .54
6.7.1.4 Void.54
6.7.1.5 Ring tone control.54
6.7.2 Active Phase .54
6.7.3 Call release.54
6.8 Serving network and intermediate network functional group for the called party .54
6.8.1 Call establishment.55
6.8.2 Active phase.55
6.8.3 Call release.55
6.8.4 Exceptional behaviour .55
6.9 Terminating terminal functional group.55
6.9.1 Call establishment.56
6.9.2 Active phase.56
6.9.3 Call release.56
6.10 Terminating gateway functional group.56
6.10.1 Call establishment.56
6.10.1.1 En-bloc procedure .57
6.10.1.2 Overlap.57
6.10.1.2.1 Actions by the gatekeeper.57
6.10.1.2.2 Actions by the gateway .58
6.10.1.3 Support of in-band information sent by the SCN.58
6.10.2 Active phase.58
6.10.3 Call release.58
7 Carrier selection .59
8 Calling user identity .59
8.1 Procedures in the H.323 terminal .59
8.2 Procedures in the gatekeeper.59
8.3 Procedures in the gateway.60
Annex A (informative): Message flows for basic call establishment.61
A.0 Message flow assumptions/pre-conditions.61
A.1 Scenario 0.61
A.1.1 User at home.62
A.1.2 Roaming user.62
A.2 Scenario 1.63
A.2.1 User at home.63
A.2.2 Roaming user.64
A.3 Scenario 2.64
A.3.1 User at home.65
A.3.2 Roaming user.66
A.4 Scenario 3.67
Annex B (normative): H.323 protocol profile.68
B.1 H.225.0.69
B.1.1 H323-UU-PDU.69
B.1.2 RAS messages and parameters.69
B.1.2.1 Gatekeeper discovery procedures .69
B.1.2.1.1 Gatekeeper ReQuest (GRQ).70
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B.1.2.1.2 Gatekeeper ConFirm (GCF).70
B.1.2.1.3 Gatekeeper ReJect (GRJ) .71
B.1.2.2 Registration request procedure .71
B.1.2.2.1 Register Request (RRQ).72
B.1.2.2.2 Register ConFirm (RCF).73
B.1.2.2.3 Register ReJect (RRJ) .74
B.1.2.3 Unregistration Registration request procedure.74
B.1.2.3.1 UnregisterRequest (URQ).74
B.1.2.3.2 UnregisterConfirm (UCF).74
B.1.2.3.3 UnregisterReject (URJ).75
B.1.2.4 Request In Progress (RIP).75
B.1.2.5 Admission ReQuest procedures (ARQ).75
B.1.2.6 Information Request procedures .75
B.1.2.7 Location request procedures .75
B.1.3 Q.931/Q.932 messages and parameters.76
B.1.3.1 Alerting message .77
B.1.3.2 Call Proceeding.78
B.1.3.3 Connect message .79
B.1.3.4 Facility .80
B.1.3.5 Information .81
B.1.3.6 Progress .82
B.1.3.7 Release Complete .83
B.1.3.8 Setup .84
B.1.3.9 Setup Acknowledge .85
B.2 H.245.86
B.2.1 Terminal Capability Set message .86
B.2.1.1 Terminal Capability Set .86
B.2.1.2 Terminal Capability Set Acknowledge .86
B.2.1.3 Terminal Capability Set Reject.86
B.2.2 Void.86
B.2.3 Logical Channel signalling messages.86
B.2.3.1 Open Logical Channel .86
B.2.3.2 Open Logical Channel Acknowledge .86
B.2.3.3 Open Logical Channel Reject .87
B.2.3.4 Open Logical Channel Confirm.87
B.2.3.5 Close Logical Channel.87
B.2.3.6 Close Logical Channel Acknowledge.87
B.2.4 Request mode messages .87
B.2.4.1 Request mode.87
B.2.4.2 Request Mode Ack.87
B.2.4.3 Request Mode Reject.87
Annex C (normative): Service Capabilities.88
Annex D: Void .89
Annex E (normative): H.323 implementation of TIPHON functional architecture .90
E.1 Mapping of M-PDU .90
E.1.1 Registration .90
E.1.1a Registration meta-protocol .90
E.1.1.1 U_SpoAServiceAttachRequest.90
E.1.1.2 D_SpoAServiceAttachReject.91
E.1.1.3 D_SpoAServiceAttachResponse.92
E.1.2 Call control M-PDUs.93
E.1.2.1 CallRequest (SETUP).93
E.1.2.1.1 U_CallRequest .93
E.1.2.1.2 D_CallRequest .94
E.1.2.1.3 NW_CallRequest .95
E.1.2.2 CallReport (SETUP ACKNOWLEDGE) .96
E.1.2.3 CCAditionalDigits (INFORMATION).96
E.1.2.4 CallReport (CALL PROCEEDING).96
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E.1.2.5 CallReport (PROGRESS) .96
E.1.2.6 CallReport (ALERTING) .97
E.1.2.7 CallConnect (CONNECT).97
E.1.3 Bearer control M-PDUs.98
E.1.3.1 BearerRequest (SETUP).98
E.1.3.2 BearerConnect (CALL PROCEEDING, FACILITY, PROGRESS, ALERTING and/or CONNECT) .99
Annex F (informative): H.323 Implementation used by VISIONng.100
F.1 Introduction .100
Annex G: Void .102
Annex H: Void .103
Annex I (informative): Proposed changes to ITU-T Recommendation H.323.104
Annex J (informative): Bibliography.105
History .106
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Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI Project Telecommunications and Internet Protocol
Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON).
Introduction
The approach being taken to standardization in TIPHON represents a departure from that used in the past for PSTN,
ISDN and GSM. Its aim is to allow much greater scope for competition through innovation in the design of equipment
and services. Its aim is also to provide adequate standardization to facilitate the operation of services across
interconnected networks, even networks that use different technologies. The present document presents the initial core
set of Service Capabilities envisaged to be required to enable service providers to offer services on TIPHON networks
that may safely interwork with existing PSTN services while enabling more advanced services to be subsequently
developed.
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Figure 1 shows the relationship of the present document with other TIPHON Release 3 deliverables.
TR 101 301
Release 3: Scope & Definition
TR 102 008
Definition of Terms
Transport Plane
Service Capabilities
TR 101 311 TS 101 878
Architecture & Reference
TS 101 314
configurations
Protocol
Implementer’s
TS 101 882 TS 101 315
Framework
guide
TS 101 885
TS 101 883 TS 101 884
H.323 profile SIP profile H.248 profile
TS 101 890 TS 102 027 TS 101 889 TS 101 804
SIP PICS H.248PICS
H.245 H.225
PICS,ATS,PIXIT TS, ATS, PIXIT
Figure 1: Relationship with other TIPHON Release 3 documents
• TR 101 311 [2] provides the requirements on the transport plane;
• TS 101 878 [6] defines service capabilities that are used in the TIPHON Release 3 for a simple call;
• TS 101 882 provides the Protocol Framework based on the TIPHON Release 3 architecture to implement the
simple call service capabilities as defined in the present document;
• TS 101 315 [17] is an implementer's guide that shows how to use of the meta-protocol to realize the capabilities
as defined in TS 101 878 [6];
• TS 101 883 (the present document) provides the protocol mappings for the ITU-T H-323 profile;
• TS 101 884 provides the protocol mappings for the SIP profile;
• TS 101 885 [14] provides the protocol mappings for the ITU-T H-248 profile; and
• TS 101 314 [8] provides the architecture and reference configurations for TIPHON Release 3.
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1 Scope
The present document describes how the H.323 protocol suite can be used to implement the architecture, defined in
TS 101 314 [8] and the primitives, information elements and behaviours, defined in TS 101 882.
The present document defines the mapping of the following meta-protocols:
• the Registration meta-protocol;
• the Bearer Control meta-protocol; and
• the Call Control meta-protocol.
The document is applicable to equipment performing the roles of terminal, gateway, gatekeeper and also to entities
within the IP network that are necessary to support TIPHON Release 3.
The H.323 profile contained in the present document was derived by examination of:
• ITU-T Recommendation H.323 [10] and associated suite of protocols:
- H.225.0 (RAS and Q.931); and
- H.2
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