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Internet Engineering Task Force E. Weilandt
INTERNET DRAFT N. Khanchandani
S. Rao
Nortel Networks
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V5.2-User Adaptation Layer (V5UA)
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Abstract
This document defines a mechanism for backhauling of V5.2 messages
over IP using the Stream control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). This
protocol would be used between a Signaling Gateway (SG) and a Media
Gateway controller (MGC). It is assumed that the SG receives V5.2 sig-
naling over a standard V5.2 interface.
This document aims to build on top of the ISDN User Adaptation Layer
Protocol (RFC 3057). It defines all differences to the IUAP needed for
the V5.2 implementation.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................. 3
1.1. Scope .................................................... 3
1.2. Terminology .............................................. 3
1.3. V5.2 Overview ............................................ 5
1.4. TEI Management for BRI over V5UA ......................... 7
1.5. Client/Server Model ...................................... 7
1.6. Addition to boundary primitives .......................... 7
1.6.1. V5 specific boundary primitives ...................... 7
2. Conventions .................................................. 9
3. SCTP Stream Management ....................................... 9
4. Proposed V5.2 Backhaul Architecture .......................... 9
4.1. V5UA Message Header ...................................... 10
4.2. V5 Naming Conventions for Interface Identifier ........... 11
4.3. V5 Additions to IUA Boundary Primitives .................. 12
4.4. Link Status Messages ..................................... 13
4.5. Sa-Bit Messages .......................................... 15
4.6. Error Indication Message ................................. 16
5. Procedures ................................................... 17
5.1. V5 Layer 1 failure ....................................... 17
5.2. Loss of V5UA peer ........................................ 17
5.3. C-channel overload on SG ................................. 18
6. Examples ..................................................... 18
6.1. Link Identification Procedure (successful) ............... 18
7. Security Considerations ...................................... 19
8. IANA Considerations .......................................... 19
8.1. SCTP Payload Protocol Identifier ......................... 19
8.2. V5UA Port Number ......................................... 20
9. Acknowledgements ............................................. 20
10. References .................................................. 20
10.1. Normative References .................................... 20
10.2. Informative References .................................. 20
11. Author's Addresses .......................................... 21
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1. Introduction 1. Introduction
This document describes a method of implementing V5.2 backhaul messag-
ing over IP using a modified version of the ISDN User Adaption Layer
Protocol (IUAP) [1]. The V5UA builds on top of IUA defining the neces-
sary extensions to IUA for a V5.2 implementation.
Since V5UA is meant to be an extension to IUAP, everything defined in
[1] is also valid for V5UA unless specified otherwise in this docu-
ment.
1.1. Scope
There is a need for Switched Circuit Network (SCN) signaling protocol
delivery from a V5.2 Signaling Gateway (SG) to a Media Gateway Con-
troller (MGC) analog to the implementation of the ISDN Q.921 User
Adaption Layer (IUA) as described in [1].
This draft supports analog telephone access, ISDN basic rate access
and ISDN Primary rate access over a V5.2 interface.
Since the V5.2 Layer 2 and specifically Layer 3 differs from the Q.921
and Q.931 Adaption layer, the IUA standard needs to be extended to
fulfil the needs for supporting V5.2.
1.2. Terminology
Bearer Channel Connection (BCC) protocol - A protocol which allows the
Local Exchange (LE) to instruct the Access Network (AN) to allo-
cate bearer channels, either singly or in multiples, on demand.
Communication channel (C-channel) - A 64 kbit/s time slot on a V5.2
interface provisioned to carry communication paths.
Communication path (C-path) - Any one of the following information
types:
- The layer 2 data link carrying the Control protocol
- The layer 2 data link carrying the Link Control protocol
- The layer 2 data link carrying the PSTN signaling
- Each of the layer 2 data links carrying the protection protocol
- The layer 2 data link carrying the BCC protocol
- All the ISDN Ds-type data from one or more user ports
- All the ISDN p-type data from one or more user ports
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- All the ISDN t-type data from one or more user ports
Note: This definition includes the possibility that there is more
than one C-path of the same information type, each allocated to a
different logical C-channel.
Envelope Function Address (EFA) - 13 bit number, ranging from 0 to
8191 (decimal). An EFA uniquely identifies one of the five V5.2
protocols, or an ISDN agent attached to an AN. The following list
contains the possible values for the EFA:
Definition Value
---------- ------
ISDN_PROTOCOL 0 - 8175
PSTN_PROTOCOL 8176
CONTROL_PROTOCOL 8177
BCC_PROTOCOL 8178
PROT_PROTOCOL 8179
LINK_CONTROL_PROTOCOL 8180
RESERVED 8181 - 8191
Layer 1 Functional State Machine (L1 FSM) - Functional State Machine
in V5 System Management that tracks and controls the states of
the physical E1 links on the interface.
Logical Communication channel (Logical C-channel) - A group of one or
more C-paths, all of different types, but excluding the C-path
for the protection protocol.
Multi-link - A collection of more than one 2048 kbit/s link which
together make up a V5.2 interface.
Multi-Slot - A group of more than one 64kbit/s channels providing 8Khz
and time slot sequence integrity, generally used together within
an ISDN Primary Rate Access (ISDN-PRA) user port, in order to
supply a higher bit-rate service.
Physical Communication Channel (Physical C-channel) - A 64kbit/s time
slot on a V5.2 interface which has been assigned for carrying
logical C-channels. A physical C-channel may not be used for car-
rying bearer channels.
Primary Link - A 2048 kbit/s (E1) link in a multi-link V5.2 interface
whose physical C-channel in time slot 16 carries a C-path for the
protection protocol and, on V5.2 initialization, also the C-path
for the control protocol, link control protocol, and the BCC
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protocol. Other C-paths may also be carried in the time slot 16.
Secondary Link - A 2048 kbit/s (E1) link in a multi-link V5.2 inter-
face whose time slot 16 carries a C-path for the protection pro-
tocol, and, on V5.2 initialization, acts as the standby C-channel
for the control protocol, link control protocol, and BCC protocol
and any other C-paths initially carried in time slot 16 of the
primary link.
V5 Link - A 2048 kbits/s E1 (PCM30) link used on a V5 interface. A V5
interface may use up to 16 V5 links.
1.3. V5.2 Overview
V5.2 is an industry standard ETSI interface (reference ETS 300 347-1
[3]) defined between a Local Exchange (LE) and an Access Network (AN)
providing access to the following types:
- Analog telephone access
- ISDN Basic rate access
- ISDN Primary Rate access
- Other analog or digital accesses for semi-permanent connections
without associated outband signaling information
The original V5 specification (V5.1 [2]) uses 2048 kbps links in
a non-concentrating fashion. V5.2 may use up to 16 such interface
links and supports concentration.
---------- ---------- o--o
| | E1 | |------- /\
| |--------------| | --
| LE | E1 | AN |
| |--------------| | o--o
| | | |------- /\
---------- ---------- --
The LE and AN are connected with up to 16 E1 (PCM30) links. Channels
16, 15 and 31 on any E1 link can be reserved for data communication
between LE and AN. The channels reserved for data are called "Communi-
cation Channels" or "C-channels."
The C-channels are the physical media to exchange data between the
V5.2 protocol peer entities, as well as to transfer the ISDN BRI D-
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channel messages between the terminals and the LE. A logical communi-
cation path between two peer entities for one protocol is called a
"C-path".
The signaling information in V5.2 are defined as:
- Analog signals are carried by means of the V5 PSTN protocol
(L3)
- ISDN/analog ports are controlled by the V5 Control protocol
(L3)
- ISDN protocol messages are mapped to LAPD frames, which are
carried by means of LAPV5-EF sublayer (L2)
- V5 protocol messages are mapped to LAPV5-DL frames, which are
carried by means of LAPV5-EF sublayer (L2)
In order to support more traffic and dynamic allocation of bearer
channels, the V5.2 protocol has several additions:
- A bearer channel connection protocol establishes and de-
establishes bearer connections required on demand, identified
by the signaling information, under the control of the Local
Exchange.
- A link control protocol is defined for the multi-link manage-
ment to control link identification, link blocking and link
failure conditions.
- A protection protocol, operated on two separate V5 data links
for security reasons, is defined to manage the protection
switching of communication channels in case of link failures.
The following protocols are defined for the various protocol layers:
Layer 2:
- LAPV5-EF
- LAPV5-DL
Layer 3:
- V5-Link Control
- V5-BCC
- V5-PSTN
- V5-Control
- V5-Protection
In the backhaul architecture, the protocols are distributed over SG
and MGC as shown below.
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MGC SG
+------------+ +-------+-------+
| Lnk Cntrl | | | |
+------------+ | | |
| Cntrl | | | |
+------------+ V5UA | | | V5 +------+
| BCC | <--------> | LAPV5 | LAPV5 | <----> | AN |
+------------+ | -DL | -EF | +------+
| PSTN | | | |
+------------+ | | |
| Protection | | | |
+------------+ +-------+-------+
1.4. TEI Management for BRI over V5UA
Dynamic TEI Management for BRI over V5 shall be located on the MGC.
1.5. Client/Server Model
The Client/Server Model for V5UA should follow the model as defined
for IUAP.
The SCTP (and UDP/TCP) registered User Port Number Assignment for V5UA
is 5675.
1.6. Addition to boundary primitives
1.6.1. V5 specific boundary primitives
Extending IUAP to support V5.2 requires the introduction of new boun-
dary primitives for the Q.921/Q.931 boundary in accordance with the
definitions in V5.2.
V5.2 reuses the primitives from the Q.921/Q.931 boundary: the DL-DATA
primitive and the DL-UNIT DATA primitive. The DL-UNIT DATA primitive
is only used for ISDN messages and is used and defined as described
for IUAP.
The responsibility to establish and release data links is shifted to
V5 system management. Therefore the DL-Establish and DL-Release primi-
tives are replaced by new primitives between system management and the
data link layer [2]:
MDL-ESTABLISH
The MDL-Establish primitives are used to request, indicate and confirm
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the outcome of the procedures for establishing multiple frame opera-
tion.
MDL-RELEASE
The MDL-Release primitive is used to indicate the outcome of the pro-
cedures for terminating multiple frame operation.
In contrary to ISDN, the V5 standards demand that V5.2 system manage-
ment interacts directly with V5.2 layer 1. Since V5.2 Layer 1 (includ-
ing the L1 FSM) and parts of V5 system management may be physically
separated in a V5 backhaul scenario, V5UA needs to support some ser-
vices for the communication between these two entities. Specifically
these services include an indication of the status of a link, and mes-
sages to support link identification procedure.
The new primitive are defined as shown below:
MPH-LINK STATUS START REPORTING
The MPH-LINK STATUS START REPORTING primitive is used by V5 system
management to request to take the link in service for use on a V5
interface. On reception of this message L1 FSM on the SG shall also
start reporting the status of the V5 link to the GWC.
MPH-LINK STATUS STOP REPORTING
The MPH-LINK STATUS STOP REPORTING primitive is used by V5 system
management to request to take the link out of service for use on a V5
interface. On reception of this message L1 FSM on the SG shall also
stop reporting the status of the V5 link to the GWC.
MPH-LINK STATUS INDICATION
The MPH-LINK STATUS INDICATION primitive is used by L1 FSM on the Sig-
naling Gateway to report the status (operational/non-operational) of a
V5 link to V5 system management.
MPH-SA-BIT SET
The MPH-SA-BIT SET primitive is used by system management to request
that the L1 FSM in the SG sets or resets the value of a specified Sa
bit on the requested link, or to report the successful setting or
resetting of this bit back to system management. For V5 this message
will be used for the Link Identification procedure to set/reset the
value of the Sa7 bit, or to confirm the successful setting of the Sa
bit. The MPH-SA BIT SET REQUEST is equivalent to the MPH-ID and MPH-
NOR primitves in V5.2.
MPH-SA-BIT STATUS
The MPH-SA-BIT STATUS primitives are used between system management in
the MGC and L1 FSM in the SG to request reporting of the status of a
specified Sa bit on the requested link, or to report (indicate) the
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status of this bit back to system management. For V5 these messages
will be used for the Link identification procedure to request or
report the status of the Sa7 bit. This is equivalent to the MPH-IDR,
MPH-IDI or MPH-Elg primitive in V5.2.
Due to the separation of V5 System Management and V5 Layer1/Layer2, it
may be necessary to report error conditions of the SG's V5 stack to V5
System Management. For this a new primitive is defined:
MDL-ERROR INDICATION
The MDL-ERROR INDICATION primitive is used to indicate an error condi-
tion to V5 System Management. The only valid reason for this primi-
tive is 'Overload', indicating an overload condition of the C-channel
on the SG. This reason is not defined in the V5/Q.921 standards.
2. Conventions
The keywords MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHALL, SHALL NOT, SHOULD,
SHOULD NOT, RECOMMENDED, NOT RECOMMENDED, MAY, and OPTIONAL, when they
appear in this document, are to be interpreted as describd in [8].
3. SCTP Stream Management
It is recommended that one SCTP stream be used for BCC, Link Control,
Control and PSTN protocol on a specific C-channel. It is recommended
to use a separate SCTP stream for Protection protocol on a specific
C-channel. It is also recommended to use one SCTP stream for all ISDN
user ports on a specific C-channel. One single stream should not be
used to carry data of more than one C-channel.
In addition, it is recommended that one separate SCTP stream be used
for all MPH (link related) messages.
4. Proposed V5.2 Backhaul Architecture
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****** V5.2 ****** IP *******
* AN *---------------* SG *--------------* MGC *
****** ****** *******
+-----+ +-----+
|V5.2 | (NIF) |V5.2 |
+-----+ +----------+ +-----+
| | | |V5UA| |V5UA |
| | | +----+ +-----+
|LAPV5| |LAPV5|SCTP| |SCTP |
| | | +----+ +-----+
| | | | IP + | IP |
+-----+ +-----+----+ +-----+
Figure 1 V5.2 Backhaul Architecture
AN - Access Network
NIF - Nodal Interworking Function
SCTP - Stream Control Transmission Protocol
4.1. V5UA Message Header
The original IUA message header needs to be modified for V5. The ori-
ginal header for the integer formatted Interface Identifier is shown
below:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x1) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Interface Identifier (integer) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x5) | Length=8 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| DLCI | Spare |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 2 Original IUA Message Header
For the V5 extension of the IUA Message Header, the Envelope Function
Address (EFA) field is included in the Spare field. Below the V5UA
format for the integer formatted Interface Identifier is shown:
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0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x1) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Interface Identifier (integer) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x5) | Length=8 |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| DLCI | EFA |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 3 V5UA Message Header (Integer-based Interface identifier)
The EFA identifies a C-path, which is a 13-bit number, ranging from 0
to 8191 (decimal). An EFA uniquely identifies one of the five V5.2
protocols, or an ISDN agent attached to an AN. The following list con-
tains the possible values for the EFA:
Definition Value
---------- ------
ISDN_PROTOCOL 0 - 8175
PSTN_PROTOCOL 8176
CONTROL_PROTOCOL 8177
BCC_PROTOCOL 8178
PROT_PROTOCOL 8179
LINK_CONTROL_PROTOCOL 8180
RESERVED 8181 - 8191
For MPH messages for which DLCI and EFA are not used, SAPI, TEI and
EFA shall be set to ZERO and shall be ignored by the receiver. For all
other messages the DLCI shall be set as defined in the V5.2 standard
[2].
The Interface Identifier SHALL follow the naming conventions for the
Interface Identifier as defined below.
4.2. V5 Naming Conventions for Interface Identifier
The V5 standard demands that V5 System Management keeps track of the
states of all links on a V5 interface. To perform tasks like protec-
tion switching and bearer channel allocation on the V5 links, it is
neccessary that system management has the full picture of the signal-
ing and bearer channels located on each link.
The IUA protocol identifies C-channels by endpoints without a defined
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association with a specific link. Since no naming convention exists,
there is no guarantee that a C-channel is actually located at the link
it claims to be. Furthermore the V5 standard requires that the MGC
receives reports of the status of all links, and it defines a link
identification procedure to ensure that AN and LE are referencing the
same link when they address a link with a Link Control Protocol mes-
sage.
It would clearly be against the concept of V5.2 if there was no clear
association between E1 links and channels. To solve this problem a
naming convention MUST be used to ensure this association:
The format of the integer formatted Interface Identifier is shown
below:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Link Identifier | Chnl ID |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Link Identifier - Identifier for an E1 link on the SG (27 bits). Must
be unique on the SG. This Link Identifier MUST match the Link
Identifier used in the Link Management Messages defined later in
this document.
Chnl ID - Channel Identifier (5 bits). This is equal to the time-slot
number of the addressed time slot. Possible values are 15, 16 and
31 representing the possible time slots for C-channels on a V5
interface. For Link Management Messages the Chnl ID must be set
to 0. All other values are reserved for future use.
The text formatted interface identifier shall be coded as the hex
representation of the integer formatted interface identifier, written
as a variable length string.
4.3. V5 Additions to IUA Boundary Primitives
Some primitives for the V5 interface boundaries are similar to the
Q.921/Q.931 boundary primitive messages defined in IUA, but they need
to be handled in a different way. Therefore it is neccessary to dis-
tinguish between these two message types by means of the Message Class
parameter.
For all V5 interface boundary primitives, a new Message Class is
introduced:
9 V5 Boundary Primitives Transport
Messages (V5PTM)
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Similar to IUA, other valid message classes for V5UA are:
0 Management (MGMT) Message
3 ASP State Maintenance (ASPSM) Messages
4 ASP Traffic Maintenance (ASPTM) Messages
Q.921/Q.931 boundary primitive messages reused by V5.2 as V5PTM mes-
sages are:
1 Data Request Message (MGC -> SG)
2 Data Indication Message (SG -> MGC)
3 Unit Data Request Message (MGC -> SG)
4 Unit Data Indication Message (SG -> MGC)
5 Establish Request (MGC -> SG)
6 Establish Confirm (SG -> MGC)
7 Establish Indication (SG -> MGC)
8 Release Request (MGC -> SG)
9 Release Confirm (SG -> MGC)
10 Release Indication (SG -> MGC)
All these messages are defined similar to the QPTM messages. In addi-
tion, new boundary primitive messages are defined:
11 Link Status Start Reporting (MGC -> SG)
12 Link Status Stop Reporting (MGC -> SG)
13 Link Status Indication (SG -> MGC)
14 Sa-Bit Set Request (MGC -> SG)
15 Sa-Bit Set Confirm (SG -> MGC)
16 Sa-Bit Status Request (MGC -> SG)
17 Sa-Bit Status Indication (SG -> MGC)
18 Error Indication (SG -> MGC)
4.4. Link Status Messages (Start Reporting, Stop Reporting, Indica-
tion)
The Link Status Messages are used between V5 System Management on the
MGC and the L1 FSM on the SG to track the status of a particular E1
link. This is required regardless of whether or not the E1 link car-
ries C-channels.
All Link Status Messages contain the V5UA Message Header. The Link
Identifier portion of the Interface Identifier identifies the physical
link on the SG addressed by the message. For all link status messages,
the Chnl ID shall be set to '0' and shall be ignored by the receiver.
The integer value used for the Link Identifier is of local signifi-
cance only, coordinated between the SG and MGC. It has to be unique
for every V5 link on the SG.
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The Link Status Start Report Message is used by V5 System Management
to request from L1 FSM to start reporting the status of a particular
link, since V5 System Management on the MGC must know the status of
the links on all active V5 interfaces. This message is also an indica-
tion for the SG that this link is located on a now active interface.
V5 system management shall send this Message on interface activation
for all links on the interface. The SG will respond immediately to
this request with a Link Status Indication message, and it will then
send a Link Status Indication message on all subsequent changes of the
link status. Since the SG has no other way to determine whether a link
is on an active interface or not, this message shall always be sent on
interface startup.
To stop this reporting of the status of a link, e.g. at interface
deactivation, System Management sends a Link Status Stop Reporting
Message to the L1 FSM. The SG will then immediately stop reporting the
status of the particular link and will assume the link to be out of
service. It must not respond in any way to this message.
Since there is no other way for the SG to know that an interface is
deactivated, this message shall be sent on interface deactivation for
all links on the interface. On reception of this message, the SG may
take L2 down on this link.
The Link Status Start/Stop Report Messages contain the common message
header followed by the V5UA message header. They do not contain any
addition parameters.
The Link Status Indication Message is used by L1 FSM in the SG in
response to a Link Status Request Message to indicate the status of
the particular link. After a Link Status Start Report Message has been
received by the L1 FSM, it will automatically send a Link Status Indi-
cation Message every time the status of the particular link changes.
It will not stop this reporting until it receives a Link Status Stop
Report Message from System Management.
The Link Status Indication Message contains the common message header
followed by the V5UA message header. In addition it contains the fol-
lowing parameter:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x11) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Link Status |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
The valid values for Link Status are shown in the following table:
Define Value Description
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OPERATIONAL 0x0 Link is in operation
NON-OPERATIONAL 0x1 Link is not in operation
4.5. Sa-Bit Messages (Set Request, Set Confirm, Status Request,
Status Indication)
The Sa-Bit Messages are used between V5 System Management in the MGC
and the L1 FSM in the SG to set and read the status of Sa bits on the
E1 links. For V5 it is only required to set and read the status of the
Sa7 bit that is used in the V5 defined Link Identification procedure.
All Sa-Bit Messages contain the V5UA message header. The Link Identif-
ier portion of the Interface Identifier identifies the physical link
on the SG addressed by the message. For all link status messages, the
Chnl ID shall be set to '0' and shall be ignored by the receiver.
The Link Identifier must be the same as used in the Interface Identif-
ier to identify on which link a C-channel is located.
The Sa-Bit Set Request message is used to set the value of the speci-
fied Sa-Bit on the defined link. For V5, the value of the Sa7 bit in
normal operation is ONE. For the Link Identification procedure, it is
set to ZERO.
The SG MUST answer a Sa-Bit Set Request message with a Sa-Bit Set Con-
firm message when the setting of the bit is complete.
The Sa-Bit Status Request message is used by system management to
request the status of the specified Sa-Bit on the defined link from L1
FSM. L1 FSM answers this request by a Sa-Bit Status Indication message
in which the current setting of the bit will be reported.
All Sa-Bit Messages contain the following additional parameter:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x12) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| BIT ID | Bit Value |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
The valid values for Bit Value are shown in the following table:
Define Value Description
ZERO 0x0 Bit is set to ZERO
ONE 0x1 Bit is set to ONE
The valid value for BIT ID is shown in the following table:
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Define Value Description
Sa7 0x7 Addresses the Sa7 bit
There are no other valid values for V5UA. All other values are
reserved for future use.
For the Sa-Bit Status Request and Set Confirm messages, the BIT Value
should be set to '0' by the sender and should be ignored by the
receiver.
4.6. Error Indication Message
The Error Indication Message is used between the V5 stack on the SG
and the V5 System Management in the MGC to indicate an error condition
of the SG.
The only valid reason for the Error Indication Message is Overload.
The SG shall issue such an Error Indication with reason Overload for a
C-channel in case it is not able to process all Layer 3 messages on
this C-channel in a timely manner (overload condition of the C-
channel).
The Error Indication message contain the V5UA message header. The
Interface Identifiers indicates the affected C-channel. SAPI, TEI and
EFA shall be set to '0' and shall be ignored by the receiver.
The Error Indication message contain the following additional parame-
ter:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Tag (0x13) | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Error Reason |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
The valid values for Error Reason are shown in the following table:
Define Value Description
OVERLOAD 0x1 C-channel is in overload state
There are no other valid values for V5UA. All other values are
reserved for future use.
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5. Procedures
5.1. V5 Layer 1 failure
The normal way to handle a Layer 1 failure is described in the V5
standards[2,3] as follows:
- The L1 FSM detects the Layer 1 failure. It reports this to V5
System management by sending a MPH-DI primitive for the
affected link.
- V5 System management notifies Layer 2 of the Layer 1 outage by
sending a MPH-Layer_1 Failure Ind primitive.
Since Layer1/2 and V5 System Management are no longer co-located in
the backhaul architecture, it does not make sense to notify Layer 2
about Layer 1 failure via V5 system management. Instead Layer 2 shall
be notified directly by Layer 1 on the SG. Layer 1 shall still report
the outage to V5 system management by sending an MPH-DI primitive, but
V5 system management shall not send a MPH-Layer_1 Failure Ind primi-
tive to Layer 2.
5.2. Loss of V5UA peer
If SCTP failure is detected or the heartbeat is lost, the following
procedure shall be performed:
When loss of V5UA peer is reported to the V5UA layer, the ASP shall
behave as if it had received a Link Status Indication (non-
operational) for all links on this SG.
The ASP shall attempt to reestablish the connection continuously. When
the connection is reestablished, the ASP shall send a Link Status
Start Reporting message to the SG for all links on active V5 inter-
faces on the SG.
An example for the message flow in case of reestablishment of the con-
nection is shown below for one active link on the SG:
ASP SG
| |
| -------- Link Status Start Reporting ---------> |
| |
| <------ Link Status Ind (operational) --------- |
| |
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In case the association can be reestablished before the V5UA layer
gets notified, communication should proceed as usual and no other
action shall be taken by the ASP.
5.3. C-channel overload on SG
If the SG detects an overload condition on a C-channel, it shall indi-
cate this by sending an Error Indication message, reason Overload to
the MGC. The MGC may then take appropriate actions to clear this over-
load condition.
The SG shall resent the Error Indication message with reason Overload
as long as the overload condition persist. A recommended interval for
resent of this message is 120 seconds.
6. Examples
6.1. Link Identification Procedure (successful)
A message flow example for an LE initiated Link Identification pro-
cedure is shown below. An active association between ASP and SG is
established prior to the following messages flows, and the V5 inter-
face is already activated:
ASP SG
| |
| ------ Data Request (LnkCtrl: FE-IDReq) ------> |
| <-- Data Indication (LnkCtrl Ack: FE-IDReq) --- |
| |
| <---- Data Indication (LnkCtrl: FE-IDAck) ----- |
| ---- Data Request (LnkCtrl Ack: FE-IDAck) ----> |
| |
| ------ Sa-Bit Status Request ( Sa7 ) ---------> |
| <--- Sa-Bit Status Indication ( Sa7, ZERO ) --- |
| |
| ------- Data Request (LnkCtrl: FE-IDRel) -----> |
| <--- Data Indication (LnkCtrl Ack: FE-IDRel) -- |
| |
The next example again shows a Link Identification procedure, but this
time initiated by the AN. Again the ASP association and the V5 inter-
face are already in service:
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ASP SG
| |
| <---- Data Indication (LnkCtrl: FE-IDReq) ----- |
| -- Data Request (LnkCtrl Ack: FE-IDReq) ------> |
| |
| ---------- Sa-Bit Set Req ( Sa7, ZERO ) ------> |
| <--------- Sa-Bit Set Conf (Sa7) -------------- |
| |
| ------- Data Request (LnkCtrl: FE-IDAck) -----> |
| <-- Data Indication (LnkCtrl Ack: FE-IDAck) --- |
| |
| <---- Data Indication (LnkCtrl: FE-IDRel) ----- |
| ---- Data Request (LnkCtrl Ack: FE-IDRel) ----> |
| |
| ------------ Sa-Bit Set Req ( Sa7, ONE ) -----> |
| <----------- Sa-Bit Set Conf (Sa 7) ----------- |
| |
7. Security Considerations
All security considerations applicable for IUA shall also be applica-
ble for V5UA.
8. IANA Considerations
8.1. SCTP Payload Protocol Identifiers
IANA has assigned a V5UA value for the Payload Protocol Identifier in
the SCTP DATA chunk. The following SCTP Payload Protocol identifier is
registered:
V5UA "6"
the SCTP Payload Protocol identifier value "6" SHOULD be included in
each SCTP DATA chunk to indicate that the SCTP is carrying the V5UA
protocol. The value "0" (unspecified) is also allowed but any other
values MUST not be used. This Payload Protocol Identifier is not
directly used by SCTP but MAY be used by certain network entities to
identify the type of information being carried in a Data chunk.
The User Adaptation peer MAY use the Payload Protocol Identifier as a
way of determining additional information about the data being
presented to it by SCTP.
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8.2. V5UA Port Number
IANA has registered SCTP (and UDP/TCP) Port Number 5675 for V5UA.
9. Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Fahir Ergincan, Milos Pujic, Graeme
Currie, Berthold Jaekle, Ken Morneault and Lyndon Ong for their valu-
able comments and suggestions.
10. References
10.1. Normative References
[1] RFC 3057, "ISDN Q.921-User Adaptation Layer", K. Morneault, S.
Rengasami, M. Kalla, G. Sidebottom, February 2001
[2] ETSI EN 300 324-1 (1999): V interfaces at the digital Local
Exchange (LE); V5.1 interface for the support of Access Network
(AN); Part 1: V5.1 interface specification.
[3] ETSI EN 300 347-1 (1999): V interfaces at the digital Local
Exchange (LE); V5.2 interface for the support of Access Network
(AN); Part 1: V5.2 interface specification.
[4] ETSI ETS 300 125 (1991) : DSS1 protocol; User-Network interface
data link layer specification; (Standard is based on : ITU Q.920,
Q.921).
[5] ETSI ETS 300 166 (08/1993) : Transmission and Multiplexing; Phy-
sical and electrical characteristic of hierarchical digital
interfaces (Standard is based on G.703).
[6] ETSI ETS 300 167 (08/1993) : Transmission and Multiplexing; Func-
tional characteristic of 2048 kbits/s interfaces (Standard is
based on G.704, G.706).
10.2. Informative References
[7] RFC 2960, "Stream Control Transport Protocol", R. Stewart et al,
October 2000
[8] RFC 2119, "Kay words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Lev-
els", S. Bradner, March 1997
[9] <draft-rfc-editor-rfc2223bis-02.txt>, "Instructions to Request
for Comments (RFC) Authors", J.Reynolds, R. Braden, April 2002
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11. Author's Addresses
Dr. Eva Weilandt Tel +49 7545 96 7267
Nortel Networks Germany Email eva.weilandt@nortelnetworks.com
88039 Friedrichshafen
Germany
Sanjay Rao Tel +1-919-991-2251
Nortel Networks Email rsanjay@nortelnetworks.com
35 Davis Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
USA
Neeraj Khanchandani Tel +1-919-991-2274
Nortel Networks Email neerajk@nortelnetworks.com
35 Davis Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
USA
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