Internet Engineering Task Force                               Rajesh Kumar
Internet Draft                                               Cisco Systems
Document: <draft-rajeshkumar-mgcp-atm-package-03.txt>        February 2002
Category: Informational


                                ATM MGCP Package

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     IETF Megaco Working Group and ITU SG16 who are currently working on a
     potential successor to this protocol.

1.0  Abstract.................................................................2
2.0  Conventions used in this document........................................2
3.0  Introduction.............................................................2
4.0  Local Connection Options.................................................2
 4.1 ATM bearer connection...................................................3
 4.2 ATM adaptation layer (AAL)..............................................7
 4.3 Service layer..........................................................13
 4.4 ATM bearer traffic management..........................................16
 4.5 AAL Dimensioning.......................................................23
5.0 Signals and Events.......................................................26
6.0 Statistics...............................................................30
7.0 Negotiation of profiles and codecs in ATM applications...................32
 7.1  Consistency of parameters.............................................32
 7.2  Codec/Profile negotiation in ATM  networks............................32
8.0   References.............................................................36
9.0  Acknowledgements........................................................38
10.0 Author's Address........................................................38

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 1.0  Abstract

     This document describes an ATM  package for the Media Gateway Control
     Protocol (MGCP). This package includes new Local Connection Options, ATM-
     specific events and signals, and ATM statistics parameters. Also included
     is a description of codec and profile negotiation.

2.0  Conventions used in this document

     The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
     "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED",  "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
     document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119.

     MGCP identifiers are case-insensitive. This includes package names, event
     names, local connection options and other elements of
     the MGCP header.

3.0  Introduction

     The Media Gateway Control Protocol or MGCP [36] is used to control voice
     media gateways from external call control elements. Even though the bearer
     network might be IP, ATM, TDM or a mix of these, MGCP is transported over
     IP. Packages such as the MGCP CAS packages [38] are modular sets of
     parameters such as connection options, signal, event and statistics
     definitions that can be used to extend it into specific contexts. A
     related,  IP-based mechanism for the description of ATM connections [18]
     has been generated by the IETF MMUSIC group. Due to the IP-centric nature
     of all aspects of the MGCP device control protocol, and for consistency
     with other MGCP package definitions, it is desirable to publish the MGCP
     ATM package in an IETF document.

     The ATM package in this document consists of Local Connection Options
     (Section 4.0), Events and Signals (Section 5.0) and ATM Statistics
     Parameters (Section 6.0). Section 7.1 has guidelines
     for consistency in the use of Local Connection Options. Section
     7.2 describes codec and profile negotiation.

     In the  ATM networks addressed in this document,  services are carried
     directly over ATM without an intervening IP layer. The Local Connection
     Options, Events, Signals and Statistics Parameters described in this
     section are not needed for VoIP calls which can be carried, in whole or in
     part, over an ATM network. In that case, the constructs  defined elsewhere
     for IP are sufficient.

     The atm local connection option names, event names and signal names
     should always have an "atm" package prefix. Backward
     compatibility with older implementations that use ôX-atmö
     as the package name is desirable.

4.0  Local Connection Options


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     The Local Connection Options (LCOs) defined in this section are specific
     to ATM applications. Like other Local Connection Options (LCOs), these can
     be used in create connection, modify connection and audit connection
     transactions, and in the capabilities structure in audit endpoint
     transactions.

     ATM Local Connection Options are divided into the following categories:
     ATM bearer connection, ATM adaptation layer, service layer, ATM bearer
     traffic management and AAL dimensioning.

     When parameter values are represented in decimal format, leading zeros are
     omitted.

4.1 ATM bearer connection

     These local connection options are used to parameterize ATM bearer
     connections.

       TABLE 1: Local Connection Options for ATM Bearers
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  LCO    |    Meaning    |           Values                      |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   ct    | Connection    |AAL1, AAL1_SDT, AAL1_UDT, AAL2, AAL3/4,|
  |         | Type          |AAL5, USER_DEFINED_AAL                 |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   vc    |VC/Bearer type | PVC, SVC, CID                         |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   se    | Enable path   | on, off                               |
  |         | set-up        |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   ci    | Connection    | See below                             |
  |         | Element       |                                       |
  |         | Identifier    |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+

     Connection type (ct): This parameter describes the ATM adaptation layer.
     The values that can be assigned to it are: AAL1, AAL1_SDT, AAL1_UDT, AAL2,
     AAL3/4, AAL5 and USER_DEFINED_AAL. The user defined adaptation layer is
     per amendment 2 of ITU-T Q.2931.

     Type of Bearer/VC (vc): This indicates whether a PVC, CID or an SVC is to
     be used for an ATM connection. Possible values are: PVC, SVC or CID.
     Omitting this parameter will result in the use of a default, which could
     be embedded or provisioned. The value "PVC" covers both classical PVCs and
     SPVCs. The value ôCIDö covers
     subchannels within AAL1 [35] and AAL2 [10] virtual circuits.
     While the parameter atm/vc describes bearer type, the parameter
     atm/se (described below) requests the set-up of a bearer path.
     A value of ôSVCö for atm/vc does not imply that the media
     gateway should initiate signaling for bearer set-up, since
     this might be done by another node such as the far-end media
     gateway.

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     Enable path set-up (se): This local connection option is used to
     explicitly enable or disable the use of bearer signaling for path set-up.
     Permitted   values of this local connection option are  "on" and "off".
     When this option is omitted, other means are used to determine if bearer
     signaling is to be used for path set-up. Examples of bearer signaling are
     SVC signaling, ITU Q.2630.1 signaling and combinations thereof. Examples
     of such combinations are the set-up of an AAL2 SVC and the assignment of a
     CID within it or the set-up of a concatenation of an AAL2 single-CID SVC
     and a CID channel within a multiplexed AAL2 VC. This parameter allows the
     flexible support of both the backwards and forward bearer connection set-
     up methods. In the former case, the call-terminating gateway sets up the
     bearer connection. In the latter case, the call-originating gateway sets
     up the bearer connection.

     Connection Element Identifier (ci): This indicates the Virtual Circuit or
     CID to be used for the bearer connection. It is used when the call agent
     manages VC and/or CID resources in the bearer network.

     The ci parameter can be in one of the following formats:

     * VCCI-<vcci>
     * VCCI-<vcci>/CID-<cid>
     * <ATMaddressType>-<ATMaddress>/VCCI-<vcci>
     * <ATMaddress>/VCCI-<vcci>
     * <ATMaddressType>-<ATMaddress>/VCCI-<vcci>/CID-<cid>
     * <ATMaddress>/VCCI-<vcci>/CID-<cid>
     * BCG-<bcg>/VCCI-<vcci>
     * BCG-<bcg>/VCCI-<vcci>/CID-<cid>
     * BCG-<bcg>/VPI-<vpi>/VCI-<vci>
     * BCG-<bcg>/VPI-<vpi>/VCI-<vci>/CID-<cid>
     * PORT-<portId>/VPI-<vpi>/VCI-<vci>
     * PORT-<portId>/VPI-<vpi>/VCI-<vci>/CID-<cid>
     * VPCI-<vpci>/VCI-<vci>
     * VPCI-<vpci>/VCI-<vci>/CID-<cid>
     * <ATMaddressType>-<ATMaddress>/VPCI-<vpci>/VCI-<vci>
     * <ATMaddress>/VPCI-<vpci>/VCI-<vci>
     * <ATMaddressType>-<ATMaddress>/VPCI-<vpci>/VCI-<vci>/CID-<cid>
     * <ATMaddress>/VPCI-<vpci>/VCI-<vci>/CID-<cid>

     The subparameters of the ci parameter are defined as follows:


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  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  | Subparameter |    Meaning            |   Representation           |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |     vcci     | VC connection Id      | Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (16-bit equivalent)        |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |     cid      | Channel Id            | Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (8-bit equivalent)         |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |ATMaddressType| ATM address type      | "NSAP", "E164", "GWID",    |
  |              |                       | "ALIAS"                    |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  | ATMaddress   | ATM address           | 40 hex digits   ("NSAP")   |
  |              |                       | upto 15 digits ("EI64")    |
  |              |                       | upto 32  chars ("GWID")    |
  |              |                       | upto 32  chars ("ALIAS")   |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |    bcg       |Bearer Connection Group| Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (8-bit equivalent)         |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |    vpi       |    Virtual Path Id    | Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (8 or 12-bit equivalent)   |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |    vci       |    Virtual Channel Id | Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (16-bit equivalent)        |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |    portID    |    Port Id            | Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (32-bit equivalent)        |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  |    vpci      |    VP connection ID   | Decimal Integer            |
  |              |                       | (16-bit equivalent)        |
  |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|


     The CID, or Channel ID, can refer to AAL1 as well as AAL2
     applications. In AAL1 applications based on [35], it refers to
     the octet position, starting from one,  within an n x 64 SDT
     frame.

     The VPCI is a 16 bit field defined in Section 4.5.16 of ITU Q.2931. The
     VPCI  is similar to the VPI, except for its width and the fact that it
     retains  its value across VP crossconnects.

     The VCCI is a 16 bit field defined in ITU Recommendation Q.2941.2 [14].
     The VCCI is similar to the VCI, except for the fact that it retains  its
     value across VC crossconnects.

     In general, <vpci> and  <vcci> values are  unique between  a  pair of
     nodes. When they are unique between a pair of nodes but not unique within
     a network, they need to be qualified, at any node, by the ATM address of
     the remote  node. These parameters can be pre-provisioned or signaled via

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     SVC signaling messages. When VPCI and VCCI values are pre-provisioned,
     administrations have the option of provisioning them uniquely in a
     network. In this case, the ATM address of the far end is not needed to
     qualify these parameters.

     The <portId> parameter is used to identify the physical trunk port on an
     ATM module. It can be represented as a decimal or hex number of up to 32
     digits.

     In some applications, it is meaningful to bundle  a set of connections
     between a pair of ATM nodes into a bearer connection
     group. The <bcg> subparameter is an eight bit field that allows
     the bundling of up to 255 VPCs or VCCs.

     In some applications, it is necessary to wildcard some elements of the ci
     local connection option. The "$" wildcard character can be substituted for
     some of the terms of this parameter. While wildcarding, the constant
     strings that qualify the terms in the ci parameter are retained. The
     concatenation <ATMaddressType>-<ATMaddress> can be wildcarded in the
     following ways:

        * The entire concatenation, <ATMaddressType>-<ATMaddress>, is
          replaced with a "$".
        * <ATMaddress> is replaced with a "$", but <ATMaddressType> is
          not.

     Examples of wildcarding the ci parameter in the AAL1 and AAL5contexts are:
     VCCI-$, BCG-100/VPI-20/VCI-$.

     Examples of wildcarding the ci parameter in the AAL2 context are: VCCI-
     40/CID-$, BCG-100/VPI-20/VCI-120/CID-$.

     If the addressType is NSAP, the address is expressed in the standard
     dotted hex form. This is a string of 40 hex digits, with dots after the
     2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, 18th, 22nd, 26th, 30th, 34th and 38th digits. The
     "0x" prefix is not used, since this is always represented in hex. The last
     octet of the NSAP address is the 'selector' field that is available for
     non-standard use. For example:

       L: atm/ci:NSAP-47.0091.8100.0000.0060.3e64.fd01.0060.3e64.fd01.00/
                 VCCI-65

     If the ATMaddressType is E164, the ATMaddress is expressed as a decimal
     number  with up to 15 digits. For example:

        L: atm/ci:E164-9738294382/VCCI-100

     The E.164 numbers used can be in the International Format E.164 or conform
     to a private numbering plan.

     If the ATMaddressType is GWID, it means that the address is a

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     Gateway Identifier or Node Alias. This may or may not be globally unique.
     In this format, the  ATMaddress is expressed as an alphanumeric string
     ("A"-"Z", "a"-"z", "0" - "9",".","-","_"). For example:

         L: atm/ci:GWID-officeABCmgx101vism12

     The keyword "ALIAS" can be substituted for "GWID". For example:

         L: atm/ci:ALIAS-officeABCmgx101vism12

     An example of a GWID (ALIAS)is the CLLI code used for telecom
     equipment. For all practical purposes, it should be adequate for the
     GWID (ALIAS) to be a variable length string with a maximum size of 32
     characters.

4.2 ATM adaptation layer (AAL)

     These local connection options are used to parameterize the ATM adaptation
     layer (AAL). These are further classified as: generic AAL connection
     options, AAL1-related connection options and AAL2-related connection
     options. Currently, there are no local connection options defined in this
     category that pertain to AAL5.

      TABLE 2: Generic Local Connection Options for the AAL
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  LCO    |    Meaning    |           Values                      |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | aalApp  | Application   |itu_h323c,af83,AAL5_SSCOP,             |
  |         |               |itu_i3661_unassured, itu_i3661_assured |
  |         |               |itu_i3662, itu_i3651, itu_i3652,       |
  |         |               |itu_i3653, itu_i3654,                  |
  |         |               |FRF5, FRF8, FRF11,itu_h2221            |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   sbc   | Subchannel    | 1...24 for T1-based applications      |
  |         | Count         | 1...31 for E1-based applications      |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+


     AAL application (aalApp): This connection option specifies the controlling
     standard for an application layer above the ATM adaptation layer. Other
     strings can be defined. If used, these need to be prefixed with an "X-".

        "itu_h323c"           Annex C of H.323 which specifies direct
                              RTP on AAL5 [12].

         "af83"               af-vtoa-0083.001, which specifies
                              variable size AAL5 PDUs with PCM voice
                              and a null SSCS [13].

        "AAL5_SSCOP"          SSCOP as defined in ITU Q.2110 [14]
                              running over an AAL5 CPS [27].
                              No information is provided regarding

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                              any layers above SSCOP such as Service
                              Specific Coordination Function  (SSCF)
                              layers.

      "itu_i3661_unassured"   SSCS with unassured transmission,
                              per ITU I.366.1 [11].

      "itu_i3661_assured"     SSCS with assured transmission,
                              per ITU I.366.1 [11]. This uses SSCOP
                              [14].

         "itu_i3662"          SSCS per ITU I.366.2 [2].

         "itu_i3651"          Frame relay SSCS per ITU I.365.1 [15].

         "itu_i3652"          Service-specific coordination function,
                              as defined in ITU I.365.2, for Connection
                              Oriented Network Service (SSCF-CONS)
                              [16]. This uses SSCOP [14].

         "itu_i3653"          Service-specific coordination function,
                              as defined in ITU I.365.3, for Connection
                              Oriented Transport Service (SSCF-COTS)
                              [17]. This uses SSCOP [14].

         "itu_i3654"          Service-specific coordination function,
                              as defined in ITU I.365.4 [28].


        "FRF5"                Use of the FRF.5 frame relay standard
                              [23], which references ITU I.365.1 [15].

        "FRF8"                Use of the FRF.8 frame relay standard
                              [24]. This implies a null SSCS and the
                              mapping of the frame relay header
                              into the ATM header.


        "FRF11"               Use of the FRF.11 frame relay standard
                              [25].

        "itu_h2221"           Use of the ITU standard H.222.1 for
                              audiovisual communication over AAL5
                              [22].

     Subchannel count (sbc): This parameter indicates the number of DS0s in an
     n x 64 connection. Such connections use an ATM adaptation layer 1 (ATM
     forum af-vtoa-78) or 2 (ITU I.366.2). For T1-based applications, it can
     take on integral values in the inclusive range [1...24]. For E1-based
     applications, it can take on integral values in the inclusive range
     [1...31]. When this parameter is omitted, the subchannel count must be
     known by other means.

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     TABLE 3: Local Connection Options for AAL Type 1
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  LCO    |    Meaning    |           Values                      |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   pf    | Partial fill  | 1...48                                |
  |         |               |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   crt   | Clock Recovery|  NULL, SRTS, ADAPTIVE                 |
  |         | Type          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   fe    | FEC enable    | NULL, DELAY_SENSITIVE,LOSS_SENSITIVE  |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+

     Partial Fill Count (pf): When present, the 'pf' parameter is used to
     indicate the fill level of cells. When this local connection option is
     absent, then other means (such as provisionable defaults) are used to
     determine the presence and level of partial fill.

     This parameter indicates the number of non-pad payload octets, not
     including any AAL SAR or convergence sublayer octets. For example, in some
     AAL1 applications that use partially filled cells with padding at the end,
     this attribute indicates the number of leading payload octets not
     including any AAL overhead.

     In general, permitted values of the pf parameter are integers in  the
     range 1 - 48 inclusive. However, this upper bound is  different for
     different adaptations since the AAL overhead, if any, is different. If the
     specified partial fill is greater than or equal to the maximum fill,  then
     complete fill is used. Using a 'partial' fill of 48 always disables
     partial fill.

     In the AAL1 context, this parameter applies uniformly to both P and non-P
     cells. In AAL1 applications that do not distinguish between P and non-P
     cells, a value of 47 indicates complete fill (i.e. the absence of partial
     fill). In AAL1 applications that distinguish between P and non-P cells, a
     value of 46 indicates no padding in P-cells and a padding of one in non-P
     cells.

     If partial fill is enabled (i.e there is padding in at least some cells),
     then AAL1 structures must not be split across cell boundaries. These shall
     fit in any cell. Hence, their size shall be less than or equal to the
     partial fill size. Further, the partial fill size is preferably  an
     integer multiple of the structure size. If not, then the partial fill size
     stated in the local connection options shall be truncated to an integer
     multiple of the structure size (e.g. a partial fill size of 40 is
     truncated to 36 to support six 6 x 64 channels).

     Clock recovery type (crt): This is used in AAL1 UDT (unstructured data
     transfer) applications only. It can be assigned the values: "NULL",
     "SRTS", or "ADAPTIVE". A value of "NULL" is equivalent to omitting this
     parameter and implies that the stream (T1 or E1)  encapsulated in ATM is

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     either synchronous to the ATM network or is re-timed, before AAL1
     encapsulation,  via slip buffers. The default value used in the absence of
     this LCO can be hardcoded or provisioned.

     Forward Error Correction Enable (fe): This indicates whether FEC, as
     defined in ITU I.363.1 [1], is enabled or not. Possible values are:
     "NULL", "DELAY_SENSITIVE" and "LOSS_SENSITIVE". FEC can be enabled
     differently for delay-sensitive and loss-sensitive connections. A "NULL"
     value implies disabling FEC for an AAL1 connection.


        TABLE 4: Local Connection Options for AAL Type 2
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  LCO    |    Meaning    |           Values                      |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   pfl   | Profile List  |  See below                            |
  |         | Type          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | smplCPS | Simplified CPS|  on, off                              |
  |         | [21]          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   tmcu  | Combined use  | Integer microseconds                  |
  |         | timer         | (32-bit equivalent)                   |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  aalsap |Service access | AUDIO, MULTIRATE                      |
  |         |point          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   cktmd | Circuit mode  | on, off                               |
  |         |               |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   frmd  | Frame mode    | on,off                                |
  |         | enable        |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | genpcm  | Generic PCM   | PCMA, PCMU                            |
  |         | setting       |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  ted    | Transmission  | on,off                                |
  |         |error detection|                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |rastimer | SSSAR         |                                       |
  |         | reassembly    | Integer microseconds                  |
  |         | timer         | (32-bit equivalent)                   |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+


     Profile List (pfl): This is a list of profiles. Profile types are followed
     by profile numbers for each type. The ordering of profiles can imply
     preference, with the most preferred profile first. There can be multiple
     instances of the same profile type in this list.

     The format of the pfl parameter is as follows:


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     <profileType#1><format list#1><profileType#2><format list#2> ...
     <profileType #M><format list#M>

     where <format list#i> has the form <profile#i_1>...<profile#i_N>

     The <profileType> parameter indicates the type of profile. It is expressed
     in the format AAL2/<profileClass> where <profileClass> identifies the
     source of the definition of the profile.

     The <profileClass> can be assigned  a string value indicating the source
     of the subsequent profile numbers until the next <profileType> field.  The
     following rules apply to the contents of the <profileClass> field:

    - <profileClass> = "ITU" indicates profiles defined by ITU.
      Examples: profiles defined in the I.366.2 specification [2].
    - <profileClass> = "ATMF"  indicates profiles defined by ATM
      forum. Examples: profiles defined in af-vtoa-0113 [3]
      or af-vmoa-0145.000 [21].
    - <profileClass> = "custom"  indicates profiles defined by a
      corporation or a multi-vendor agreement. Since there is no
      standard administration of this convention, care should be taken
      to preclude inconsistencies within the scope of a deployment.
    - <profileClass> = <corporateName>
      An equipment vendor or service provider can use its registered,
      globally unique corporate name (e.g. Cisco, Telcordia etc.) as a
      string value of the <profileClass>. It is suggested that
      organizations maintain consistent definitions of the advertised
      AAL2 profiles that bear their corporate name.
    - The <profileClass> can be based on IEEE Standard 802-1990,
      Section 5.1, which defines the globally unique, IEEE-
      administered, three-octet OUIs used in MAC addresses and protocol
      identifiers.  In this case, the <profileClass> field shall be
      assigned a string value of "IEEE:" concatenated with <oui> where
      <oui> is the hex representation of a three-octet field identical
      to the IEEE OUI. Since this is always represented in hex,  the
      "0x" prefix is not used. Leading zeros may be omitted. For
      example, "IEEE:00000C" and "IEEE:C" both refer to Cisco Systems,
      Inc.

     The <profile#> parameter is expressed as a decimal number in the range 1-
     255.

     An example of the use of the pfl parameter is:

     L: atm/pfl:AAL2/ITU 8  AAL2/ATMF 7 8 AAL2/custom 100  AAL2/cisco 200

     The syntax for pfl can be represented compactly in the following ABNF
     (rfc2234) form:

       pfl  = 1*(profileType (1*profile#))
       profileType = "AAL2/" profileClass space
       profile# = 1-255 space ; decimal integer followed by space

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       profileClass  =
               "ATMF"/"ITU"/"custom"/corporateName/("IEEE:" oui)
       corporateName =  1*ALPHA   ;one or more alphanumeric characters
       oui  = 1*6 HEXDIG; 1-6 hex digits per IEEE Standard 802-1990
       space = %d32

     Simplified CPS (smplCPS): This enables the AAL2 CPS simplification
     described in [21]. It can be assigned the following values: on, off. Under
     this simplification, each ATM cell contains exactly on AAL2 packet. If
     necessary, octets at the end of the cell are padded with zeros.

     AAL2 combined use timer (tmcu): This is defined in ITU I.363.2 [10]. It is
     an integer number of microseconds, represented as the decimal  equivalent
     of 32 bits.

     AAL service access point (aalsap): The service access point for AAL2 is
     defined in ITU I.366.2 [2]. The aalsap local connection option can take on
     the following string values: AUDIO, MULTIRATE.

     Circuit mode (cktmd): This is used to enable circuit mode data [2].  It
     can be assigned a value of "on" or "off".

     Frame mode (frmd): This is used to enable frame mode data [2].  It can be
     assigned a value of "on" or "off".

     Generic PCM setting (genpcm): This indicates whether generic PCM encoding
     in AAL2 profiles is A-law or Mu-law.  It can be assigned the string values
     of "PCMA" and "PCMU".

     Transmission error detection (ted): Transmission error detection is
     defined in  ITU I.366.1 [11].  The ted local connection option can take on
     the following values: on, off. This local connection option is useful in
     qualifying the aalApp local connection option, when the value of the
     latter is "itu_i3661_unassured".

     SSSAR reassembly timer (rastimer): This is defined in ITU I.366.1 [11]. It
     is an integer number of microseconds, represented as the decimal
     equivalent of 32 bits.


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4.3 Service layer

          TABLE 5: Local Connection Options for the Service Layer
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+
  |  LCO         |    Meaning    |           Values                 |
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+
  |   vsel       | Voice codec   | See below                        |
  |              | Selection     |                                  |
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+
  |   dsel       | Data codec    | See below                        |
  |              | Selection     |                                  |
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+
  |   fsel       | Fax codec     | See below                        |
  |              | Selection     |                                  |
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+
  | ccnf         | Codec         | Even number (4 - 32) hex digits  |
  |              | Configuration |                                  |
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+
  | usi          | ISUP User     | Two hex digits                   |
  |              | Information   |                                  |
  +--------------+---------------+----------------------------------+

     Voice codec selection (vsel): This is a prioritized list of one or more 3-
     tuples describing voice service. Each vsel 3-tuple indicates a codec, an
     optional packet length and an optional packetization period. The vsel
     local connection option is structured as follows:

             <encodingName #1> <packetLength #1><packetTime #1>
             <encodingName #2> <packetLength #2><packetTime #2>
                ...
             <encodingName #N> <packetLength #N><packetTime #N>

     where the <encodingName> refers to a codec name such as PCMU, G726-32,
     G729  etc. See [18] and [34] for a list of codecs with static payload
     types. The <packetLength> is a decimal integer representation of the
     packet length in octets. The <packetTime> is a decimal integer
     representation of the packetization interval in microseconds.

     Voiceband data codec selection (dsel): This is a prioritized list of one
     or more 3-tuples describing voiceband data service. Each dsel 3-tuple
     indicates a codec, an optional packet length and an optional packetization
     period. Depending on the application, the dsel local connection option may
     or may not cover facsimile service. This is indicated via an <fxIncl> flag
     preceding the list of 3-tuples. This flag indicates whether the definition
     of voiceband data includes facsimile ("on" value) or not ("off" value).
     This flag can also be set to "-", which is equivalent to setting it to
     "off". If <fxIncl> is "on", then the dsel connection option must be
     consistent the fsel connection option. The dsel local connection option is
     structured as follows:

       <fxIncl> <encodingName #1> <packetLength #1><packetTime #1>
                <encodingName #2> <packetLength #2><packetTime #2>

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                ...
                <encodingName #N> <packetLength #N><packetTime #N>

where the <encodingName> refers to a codec name such as PCMU, G726-32, G729
etc. The <packetLength> is a decimal integer representation of the packet
length in octets. The <packetTime> is a decimal integer representation of the
packetization interval in microseconds.

     Facsimile codec selection (fsel): This is a prioritized list of one or
     more 3-tuples describing fax service. Each fsel 3-tuple indicates a codec,
     an optional packet length and an optional packetization period. If the
     dsel option includes facsimile, the fsel connection option  should be
     consistent with it.   Each fsel 3-tuple indicates a codec, an optional
     packet length and an optional packetization period. The fsel local
     connection option is structured as follows:

                <encodingName #1> <packetLength #1><packetTime #1>
                <encodingName #2> <packetLength #2><packetTime #2>
                ...
                <encodingName #N> <packetLength #N><packetTime #N>

     where the <encodingName> refers to a codec name such as PCMU, G726-32,
     G729  etc. The <packetLength> is a decimal integer representation of the
     packet length in octets. The <packetTime> is a decimal integer
     representation of the packetization interval in microseconds.

     The vsel, fsel and dsel parameters complement the rest of the  local
     connection options and should be consistent with them.

     Examples of the use of these parameters are:

        L: atm/vsel:G729 10 10000 G726-32 40 10000
        L: atm/dsel:off PCMA 10 10000 G726-32 40 10000
        L: atm/fsel:PCMU 40 5000 G726-32 20 5000
        L: atm/vsel:G729 10 10000 G726-32 40 10000
        L: atm/dsel:on  PCMA 10 10000 G726-32 40 10000

     The <packetLength>and <packetTime> can be set to "-" when not needed. A
     <fxIncl> value of "-" is equivalent to setting it to "off". For example:

        L: atm/vsel:G729 - - G726-32 - -
        L: atm/dsel:- G729 - - G726-32 - -
        L: atm/fsel:FXDMOD-3 - -

     The vsel, dsel and fsel local connection options can be used in the AAL1,
     AAL2 and AAL5 contexts. The <packetLength> and <packetTime> are not
     meaningful in the AAL1 case and should be set to "-". In the AAL2 case,
     these local connection options determine the use of some or all of the
     rows in a given profile table. If multiple 3-tuples are present, they can
     indicate a preferentially ordered assignment of some rows in that profile
     to voice, voiceband data or facsimile service e.g. row A preferred to row
     B etc. If multiple profiles are specified in the pfl parameter (described

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     in section 4.2), the profile qualified by these local connection options
     is the first profile in the list.

     Codec configuration (ccnf): This is used to convey the contents of the
     single codec information element (IE) defined in [30]. The contents of
     this IE are: a single-octet Organizational Identifier (OID) field,
     followed by a single-octet Codec Type field, followed by zero or more
     octets of a codec configuration bit-map. The semantics of the codec
     configuration bit-map are specific to the organization[30, 31]. Since this
     bit-map is always represented in hex format, the "0x" prefix is omitted.
     Leading zeros are not omitted. For example:

        L: atm/ccnf:01080C

     indicates an Organizational Identifier of 0x01(the ITU-T). Using [57], the
     second octet (0x08) indicates a codec type of G.726 (ADPCM). The last
     octet, 0x0C indicates that 16 kbps and 24 kbps rates are NOT supported,
     while the 32 kbps and 40 kbps rates ARE supported.

     ISUP User Information (usi): This is used to convey the contents of the
     'User Information Layer 1 protocol' field within the bearer capability
     information element defined in Section 4.5.5 of [32], and   reiterated as
     the user service information element (IE) in Section 3.57    of [33]. The
     'User Information Layer 1 protocol' field consists of  the five least
     significant bits of Octet 5 of this information element.

     The usi LCO represented as a string of two hex digits. The "0x"prefix is
     omitted since this value is always hexadecimal. These hex digits are
     constructed from an octet with three leading '0' bits and last five bits
     equal to the 'User Information Layer 1 protocol' field described above.
     Digits to the left are more significant than  digits to the right. The
     resulting values of the usi local connection option are as follows:

      VALUE   MEANING
      0x01    CCITT standardized rate adaption V.110 and X.30
      0x02    Recommendation G.711 Mu-law
      0x03    Recommendation G.711 A-law
      0x04    Recommendation G.721 32 kbps ADPCM
              and Recommendation I.460
      0x05    Recommendations H.221 and H.242
      0x06    Recommendation  H.223 and H.245
      0x07    Non-ITU-T standardized rate adaption
      0x08    ITU-T standardized rate adaption V.120
      0x09    CCITT standardized rate adaption X.31 HDLC flag stuffing


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4.4 ATM bearer traffic management

     These local connection options are used to convey ATM traffic parameters.

    TABLE 6: Local Connection Options for ATM bearer traffic management
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | ATM LCO |    Meaning    |           Values                      |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | atc     | ATM transfer  |CBR, nrt-VBR, rt-VBR, UBR, ABR, GFR,   |
  |         | capability or |DBR,SBR,ABT/IT,ABT/DT,ABR              |
  |         | service       |                                       |
  |         | category      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | sbt     |atc subtype    | 1...5                                 |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | qos     | QoS class     | 0...5                                 |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | bcob    |Broadband      | 0...31                                |
  |         |Connection     |(Defined values listed below)          |
  |         |-Oriented      |                                       |
  |         |Bearer Class   |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | eetim   |End-to-end     |on,off                                 |
  |         |timing required|                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | stc     |Susceptibility | 0...3                                 |
  |         |to clipping    |(Defined values listed below)          |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | upcc    |User plane     |0...3                                  |
  |         |connection     |(Defined values listed below)          |
  |         |configuration  |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | aqf     |ATM QoS        | List, see below                       |
  |         |parameters,    |                                       |
  |         |forward        |                                       |
  |         |direction      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | aqb     |ATM QoS        | List, see below                       |
  |         |parameters,    |                                       |
  |         |backward       |                                       |
  |         |direction      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | adf0+1  |ATM traffic    | List, see below                       |
  |         |descriptor,    |                                       |
  |         |forward        |                                       |
  |         |direction,     |                                       |
  |         |CLP-independent|                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+





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  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | adf0    |ATM traffic    | List, see below                       |
  |         |descriptor,    |                                       |
  |         |forward        |                                       |
  |         |direction,     |                                       |
  |         |CLP=0          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | adb0+1  |ATM traffic    | List, see below                       |
  |         |descriptor,    |                                       |
  |         |backward       |                                       |
  |         |direction,     |                                       |
  |         |CLP-independent|                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | adb     |ATM traffic    | List, see below                       |
  |         |descriptor,    |                                       |
  |         |backward       |                                       |
  |         |direction,     |                                       |
  |         |CLP=0          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | abrf    |ABR parameters,| List, see below                       |
  |         |forward        |                                       |
  |         |direction      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | abrb    |ABR parameters,| List, see below                       |
  |         |backward       |                                       |
  |         |direction      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |abrSetup |ABR connection | List, see below                       |
  |         |set-up         |                                       |
  |         |parameters     |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+

     ATM transfer capability (atc): This parameter indicates the ATM Transfer
     Capability described in ITU I.371 [19], equivalent to the ATM Service
     Category described in the UNI 4.1 Traffic Management specification [8]. In
     applications conforming to ITU I.371, this parameter can be assigned the
     following values: DBR, SBR, ABT/IT, ABT/DT, ABR. In applications
     conforming to the UNI 4.1 Traffic Management specification, this parameter
     can be assigned the following values: CBR, nrt-VBR, rt-VBR, UBR, ABR, GFR.

     Subtype (sbt): This qualifies the atc local connection option. It can be
     assigned integer values of 1...5.  The following combinations of the atc
     and sbt local connection options are meaningful:

     atc         sbt   Resulting transport

     CBR/DBR      1    Voiceband signal transport (ITU G.711, G.722, I.363)
     CBR/DBR      2    Circuit transport (ITU I.363)
     CBR/DBR      4    High-quality audio signal transport (ITU I.363)
     CBR/DBR      5    Video signal transport (ITU I.363)
     nrt-VBR      1    nrt-VBR.1
     nrt-VBR      2    nrt-VBR.2

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     nrt-VBR      3    nrt-VBR.3
     rt-VBR       1    rt-VBR.1
     rt-VBR       2    rt-VBR.2
     rt-VBR       3    rt-VBR.3
     UBR          1    UBR.1
     UBR          2    UBR.2
     GFR          1    GFR.1
     GFR          2    GRR.2
     SBR          1    SBR1
     SBR          2    SBR2
     SBR          3    SBR3

     Subtypes for the atc values of CBR or DBR are per [29]. Subtypes for the
     remaining atc values are per [8] and [19].

     QoS class (qos): This indicates the QoS class specified in ITU I.2965.1
     [4]. It can take on the integer decimal values in the range 0 - 5. These
     values are mapped into QoS classes as follows:


             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |      VALUE          |           MEANING                |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        0            |         Default QoS              |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        1            |         Stringent                |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        2            |         Tolerant                 |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        3            |         Bi-level                 |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        4            |         Unbounded                |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        5            |      Stringent bi-level          |
             ----------------------------------------------------------

     Broadband Connection-Oriented Bearer Class (bcob): The bcob local
     connection option indicates the Broadband Connection-Oriented Bearer Class
     specified in ITU Q.2961.2 [5]. It is represented as a decimal number in
     the range 0 - 31, or its hex equivalent (range 0x0 - 0x1F). The following
     values are currently defined:

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             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |      VALUE          |         MEANING                  |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        1            |         BCOB-A                   |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        3            |         BCOB-C                   |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        5            |  Frame relaying bearer service   |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        16           |         BCOB-X                   |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        24           | BCOB-VP (transparent VP service) |
             ----------------------------------------------------------

     End-to-end timing (eetim): This indicates whether end-to-end timing is
     required (Table 4-8 of [29]).  It can be assigned a value of "on" or
     "off".

     Susceptibility to clipping (stc): The stc  local connection option
     indicates susceptibility to clipping. It is represented as a decimal
     number in the range 0 - 3, or its hex equivalent (range 0x0 - 0x3). All
     values except those listed below are reserved.

             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |      VALUE          |           MEANING                |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        0            |  Not susceptible to clipping     |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        1            |  Susceptible to clipping         |
             ----------------------------------------------------------

     User plane connection configuration (upcc): The upcc  local connection
     option is represented as a decimal number in the range 0 - 3, or its hex
     equivalent (range 0x0 - 0x3). All values except those listed below are
     reserved.

             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |      VALUE          |           MEANING                |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        0            |  Point to point                  |
             ----------------------------------------------------------
             |        1            |  Point to multipoint             |
             ----------------------------------------------------------

     ATM QoS parameters, forward direction (aqf) and backward direction (aqb):
     Here, forward is the direction away from the media gateway, backward is
     the direction towards the gateway. If the directional convention used by
     bearer signaling at the gateway is different, then appropriate
     translations must be done by the media gateway. These parameters have the
     following format:

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             <cdvType><acdv><ccdv><eetd><cmtd><aclr>

     The <cdvType> parameter can take on the string values of "PP" and "2P".
     These refer to the peak-to-peak and two-point CDV as defined in UNI 4.0
     [6] and ITU Q.2965.2 [7] respectively.

     The CDV parameters, <acdv> and <ccdv>, refer to  the acceptable and
     cumulative  CDVs respectively. These are expressed in units of
     microseconds and represented as the decimal or hex equivalent of 24-bit
     fields.  These use the cell loss ratio, <aclr>, as the "alpha" quantiles
     defined in the ATMF TM 4.1 specification [8] and in ITU I.356 [9].

     The transit delay  parameters, <eetd> and <cmtd>,  refer to the    end-to-
     end and cumulative  transit delays respectively in    milliseconds. These
     are represented as the decimal equivalents    of  16-bit fields. These
     parameters are defined in Q.2965.2 [7], UNI 4.0 [8] and Q.2931 [29].

     The <aclr> parameter refers to forward and backward acceptable cell loss
     ratios. This is the ratio between the number of cells lost and the number
     of cells transmitted. It is expressed as the decimal or hex equivalent of
     an 8-bit field. This field  expresses an order of magnitude n, where n is
     an integer in the range  1-15. The Cell Loss Ratio takes on the value 10
     raised to the power of minus n.

     If any of these parameters is not specified, is inapplicable or is
     implied, then it is set to   "-".


     Examples of the use of the aqf and aqb local connection options are:

        L: atm/aqf:PP 8125 3455 32000 -  11
        L: atm/aqb:PP 4675 2155 18000 -  12

     This implies a forward acceptable peak-to-peak CDV of 8.125 ms, a
     backward acceptable peak-to-peak CDV of 4.675 ms, forward     cumulative
     peak-to-peak CDV of 3.455 ms, a backward cumulative     peak-to-peak CDV
     of 2.155 ms, a forward end-to-end    transit delay of 32  ms, a backward
     end-to-end transit delay of 18  ms, an unspecified forward cumulative
     transit delay, an unspecified backward cumulative transit delay, a forward
     cell loss ratio of 10 raised to  minus 11 and a backward cell loss ratio
     of 10 to the minus 12.

     ATM traffic descriptors, forward direction CLP=0+1 (adf0+1), backward
     direction CLP=0+1 (adb0+1), forward direction CLP=0 (adf0), backward
     direction CLP=0 (adb0): Here, forward is the direction away from the media
     gateway, backward is the direction towards the gateway. If the directional
     convention used by bearer signaling at the gateway is different, then
     appropriate translations must be done  by the media gateway. The adf0+1,
     adb0+1, adf0 and adb0 local connection options have the following format:

             <pcr><scr><mbs><cdvt><mcr><mfs><fd><te>

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     These parameters are defined per the ATMF TM 4.1 specification [8]. Each
     of these parameters can be set to "-" if the intent is to not specify it
     via MGCP. These definitions are listed briefly in Table 7 below.

            TABLE 7: ATM Traffic Descriptor Parameters

   PARAMETER        MEANING                            UNITS
     pcr            Peak Cell Rate                     Cells per second
     scr            Sustained Cell Rate                Cells per second
     mbs            Maximum Burst Size                 Cells
     cdvt           Cell Delay Variation Tolerance     Microseconds
     mcr            Minimum Cell Rate                  Cells per second
     mfs            Maximum Frame Size                 Cells
     fd             Frame Discard Allowed              on/off
     te             CLP tagging enabled                on/off

     The pcr, scr, cdvt and mbs can be represented as the decimal equivalents
     of 24-bit fields. The mbs and mfs can be represented as the decimal
     equivalents of 16-bit fields.

 Examples of these local connection options are:

        L: atm/adf0+1:200   100  20   - - - on  -,
           atm/adf0:200   80   15   - - - -  off,
           atm/adb0+1:200   100  20   - - - on -,
           atm/adb0:200   80   15   - - - -  off

     This implies a forward and backward PCR of 200 cells per second
     all cells regardless of CLP,  forward and backward PCR of 200 cells
     per second for cells with CLP=0, a forward and backward SCR of 100
     cells per second for all cells regardless of CLP, a forward and
     backward SCR of 80 cells per second for cells with CLP=0,
     a forward and backward MBS of 20 cells  for all cells regardless
     of CLP, a forward and backward MBS of 15 cells for cells with
     CLP=0,  an unspecified CDVT which can be known by other means,
     and an  MCR and MFS which are unspecified because they are
     inapplicable. Frame discard is enabled in both the forward and
     backward directions. Tagging is not enabled in either direction.

     ABR parameters, forward direction  (abrf) and backward direction   (abrb):
     Here, forward is the direction away from the media gateway, backward is
     the direction towards the gateway. If the convention used by bearer
     signaling at the gateway is different, then appropriate translations must
     be done  by the media gateway. The abrf and abrb local connection options
     have the following format:

           <nrm><trm><cdf><adtf>

     These are defined per [6] and [8]. Their definition is summarized in Table
     8 below. In MGCP, these are represented as the decimal equivalent of the

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     binary fields mentioned below. If any of these parameters is meant to be
     left unspecified, it is set to "-".

                   TABLE 8: ABR Parameters
+-----------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+
| PARAMETER |            MEANING              | FIELD SIZE            |
+-----------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+
|  NRM      | Maximum number of cells per     |    3 bits             |
|           | forward Resource Management cell|                       |
+-----------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+
|  TRM      | Maximum time between            |    3 bits             |
|           |forward Resource Management cells|                       |
+-----------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+
|  CDF      | Cutoff Decrease Factor          |    3 bits             |
+-----------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+
|  ADTF     | Allowed Cell Rate Decrease      |    10 bits            |
|           | Time Factor                     |                       |
+-----------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+

     ABR set-up parameters (abrSetup): This local connection option is used to
     indicate the ABR parameters needed during call/connection establishment
     (Section 10.1.2.2 of the UNI 4.0 signaling specification [6]). The
     abrSetup local connection option has the following format:

         <ficr><bicr><ftbe><btbe><crmrtt><frif><brif><frdf><brdf>

     These parameters are defined per [6]. Their definitions are listed
     briefly in Table 9 below. In these definitions, forward is the direction
     away from the media gateway, backward is the direction towards the
     gateway. If the convention used by bearer signaling at the gateway is
     different, then appropriate translations must be done  by the media
     gateway. If any of these parameters is meant to be left unspecified, it is
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      TABLE 9: ABR Set-up Parameters
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| PARAMETER |            MEANING               | REPRESENTATION      |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <ficr>    | Forward Initial Cell Rate        | Decimal equivalent  |
|           |(Cells per second)                | of 24-bit field     |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <bicr>    | Backward Initial Cell Rate       | Decimal equivalent  |
|           | (Cells per second)               | of 24-bit field     |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <ftbe>    | Forward transient buffer         | Decimal equivalent  |
|           | exposure (Cells)                 | of 24-bit field     |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <btbe>    | Backward transient buffer        | Decimal equivalent  |
|           | exposure (Cells)                 | of 24-bit field     |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <crmrtt>  | Cumulative RM round-trip time    | Decimal equivalent  |
|           | (Microseconds)                   | of 24-bit field     |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <frif>    | Forward rate increase factor     | Decimal integer     |
|           | (used to derive cell count)      | 0 -15               |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <brif>    | Backward rate increase factor    | Decimal integer     |
|           | (used to derive cell count)      | 0 -15               |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <frdf>    | Forward rate decrease factor     | Decimal integer     |
|           | (used to derive cell count)      | 0 -15               |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+
| <brdf>    | Backward rate decrease factor    | Decimal integer     |
|           | (used to derive cell count)      | 0 -15               |
+-----------+----------------------------------+---------------------+

4.5 AAL Dimensioning

     The Local Connection Options in Table 10 are used to dimension the
     operation of the AAL. In these parameters, forward is the direction away
     from the media gateway. Backward is the direction towards the media
     gateway. These parameters are represented as decimal integers in the
     ranges listed in Table 10.



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   TABLE 10: Local Connection Options used to dimension the AAL
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  LCO    |    Meaning    | Values (Decimal Integer)              |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |   str   | Structure     |  1...65,535                           |
  |         | Size          |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | cbrRate | CBR rate      | Bit map per Table 4-6 of [29]         |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  fcpcs  | Forward       | AAL2: 45 or 64                        |
  |         | maximum CPCS  | AAL5: 1-65,535                        |
  |         | SDU size      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |  bcpcs  | Backward      | AAL2: 45 or 64                        |
  |         | maximum CPCS  | AAL5: 1-65,535                        |
  |         | SDU size      |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |fSDUrate | Forward       | 24-bit equivalent                     |
  |         | maximum AAL2  |                                       |
  |         | CPS SDU rate  |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |bSDUrate | Backward      | 24-bit equivalent                     |
  |         | maximum AAL2  |                                       |
  |         | CPS SDU rate  |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | ffrm    |Forward maximum| 1-65,535                              |
  |         |frame block    |                                       |
  |         |size           |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  | bfrm    |Backward       | 1-65,535                              |
  |         |maximum frame  |                                       |
  |         |block size     |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |fsssar   |Forward maximum| 1-65,568                              |
  |         |SSSAR-SDU      |                                       |
  |         |size           |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |bsssar   |Backward       | 1-65,568                              |
  |         |maximum SSSAR  |                                       |
  |         |SDU size       |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |fsscopsdu|Forward maximum| 1-65,528                              |
  |         |SSCOP-SDU      |                                       |
  |         |size           |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |bsscopsdu|Backward       | 1-65,528                              |
  |         |maximum SSCOP  |                                       |
  |         |SDU size       |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+




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  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |fsscopuu |Forward maximum| 1-65,524                              |
  |         |SSCOP-UU field |                                       |
  |         |size           |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+
  |bsscopuu |Backward       | 1-65,524                              |
  |         |maximum SSCOP  |                                       |
  |         |UU size        |                                       |
  +---------+---------------+---------------------------------------+

     Structured Data Transfer Block Size (str): This parameter is meaningful
     only when structured AAL1 is used. It indicates the size (in octets) of
     the block used for structured data transfer. If not included as a local
     connection option, the structure size  is to be known by other means. For
     instance, af-vtoa-78 [20]  fixes the structure size for  n x 64 service,
     with or without CAS. The L: atm/str  parameter is coded as the decimal
     equivalent of a 16-bit field [29]. The theoretical maximum value  of this
     parameter is 65,535, although most services use much less.

     CBR Rate (cbrRate): This is a hexadecimal representation of the bit map
     defined in Table 4-6 of ITU Q.2931 [29]. This is represented as exactly
     two hex digits. For example:

         L: atm/cbrRate:04

     implies a CBR rate of 1.544 Mbps.

     Forward maximum CPCS-SDU size (fcpcs): This is the maximum size of the
     AAL2 or AA5 CPCS SDU in the forward direction.

     Backward maximum CPCS-SDU size (bcpcs): This is the maximum size of the
     AAL2 or AA5 CPCS SDU in the backward direction.

     Forward maximum AAL2 CPCS-SDU rate (fSDUrate): This is the maximum rate of
     the AAL2 CPCS-SDUs in the forward direction.

     Backward maximum AAL2 CPCS-SDU rate (bSDUrate): This is the maximum rate
     of the AAL2 CPCS-SDUs in the backward direction.

     The fSDUrate and bSDUrate local connection options can be used to rate-
     limit AAL2 CIDs, specially when used in the SSSAR [1] and frame mode [2]
     contexts.

     Forward maximum frame mode block size (ffrm):  This is the maximum size,
     in the forward direction, of the AAL2 frame mode data unit (I.366.2) [2].

     Backward maximum frame mode block size (bfrm):  This is the maximum size,
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     Forward maximum SSSAR-SDU size (fsssar):  This is the maximum size, in the
     forward direction, of the AAL2-based SSSAR-SDU (I.366.1) [1].

     Backward maximum SSSAR-SDU size (bsssar):  This is the maximum size, in
     the backward direction, of the AAL2-based SSSAR-SDU (I.366.1) [1].

     Forward maximum SSCOP-SDU size (fsscopsdu):  This is the maximum size, in
     the forward direction, of the AAL2-based SSCOP-SDU (I.366.1) [1].

     Backward maximum SSCOP-SDU size (bsscopsdu):  This is the maximum size, in
     the backward direction, of the AAL2-based SSCOP-SDU (I.366.1) [1].

     Forward maximum SSCOP-UU size (fsscopuu):  This is the maximum size, in
     the forward direction, of the AAL2-based SSCOP-UU field(I.366.1) [1].

     Backward maximum SSCOP-UU size (bsscopuu):  This is the maximum size, in
     the backward direction, of the AAL2-based SSCOP- UU field (I.366.1) [1].

5.0 Signals and Events

     All the events in this package are connection events.  The suffix
     @<connection-id> can be omitted if there is only one connection to an
     endpoint. This suffix can also be wildcarded per MGCP rules.

     Set-up complete ( "sc"):

     Within the RequestedEvents (R: ) structure,  "sc " is used to request
     notification of successful ATM OR AAL2 connection set-up. The ATM OR AAL2
     bearer path is ready for subscriber payload carriage when this
     notification is sent.

     This could be the set-up of an SVC, the assignment of an AAL2 CID path and
     combinations thereof. Examples of such combinations are the set-up of an
     AAL2 SVC and the assignment of a CID within it or the set-up of a
     concatenation of an AAL2 single-CID SVC and a CID channel within a
     multiplexed AAL2 VC.

     An R: atm/sc event notification request does not automatically cause the
     gateway to initiate the set-up of an ATM OR AAL2 path. The trigger for an
     ATM OR AAL2 connection set-up is an  "on" value of the L: atm/se local
     connection option provided with a create or modify connection command.

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     TABLE 11: Signals and Events in the ATM package
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|    SYMBOL     |  DEFINITION           | R   |   S  |   DURATION   |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|      sc       |  Bearer path set-up   |  x  |      |              |
|               |  complete             |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|      sf       |  Bearer path set-up   |  x  |      |              |
|               |  failed               |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|      ec       |  Enable CAS via       |     |  oo  |              |
|               |  type 3 packets       |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|     etd       |  Enable DTMF tone     |     |  oo  |              |
|               |  forwarding via       |     |      |              |
|               |  packets              |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|     etm       |  Enable MF tone       |     |  oo  |              |
|               |  forwarding via       |     |      |              |
|               |  packets              |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|     etr1      |  Enable MF-R1 tone    |     |  oo  |              |
|               |  forwarding via       |     |      |              |
|               |  packets              |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
|     etr2      |  Enable MF-R2 tone    |     |  oo  |              |
|               |  forwarding via       |     |      |              |
|               |  packets              |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| uc (string)   |  Used codec changed   |  x  |      |              |
|               |  to codec named by    |     |      |              |
|               |  the string           |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| ptime (#)     |  Packetization period |  x  |      |              |
|               |  changed to #         |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| pftrans (#)   |  Profile element      |  x  |      |              |
|               |  changed to  row #    |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| cle  (#)      |  Cell Loss            |  x  |      |              |
|               |  threshold (# )       |     |      |              |
|               |  exceeded             |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| pl   (#)      |  Packet Loss Threshold|  x  |      |              |
|               |  exceeded (# )        |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| qa            |  Quality Alert        |  x  |      |              |
|               |                       |     |      |              |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|

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|---------------|-----------------------|-----|------|--------------|
| of   (#)      |  Operation failure:   |  x  |      |              |
|               |  Loss of connectivity |     |      |              |
|               |  with reason code #   |     |      |              |
-------------------------------------------------------------------


     Set-up failed ("sf"):

     Within the RequestedEvents (R: ) structure, "sf " is used to request
     notification of a failed ATM OR AAL2 connection set-up.  The   ATM OR AAL2
     connection set-ups addressed by "sf" are the same as for the "sc" event.

     In some ATM OR AAL2 applications with SVC set-up or bearer-signalled AAL2
     path assignment, the  "sf " event might not be used. In these cases, the
     following options are available:

      * the call agent receives a spontaneous delete from the media gateway
        with appropriate reason code (902).

      * the call agent  receives the  "of" event described below with optional
        reason code (902).

     Enable CAS via type 3 packets ( "ec"):

     This signal indicates that the media gateway is to forward CAS signaling
     via type 3 packets on an AAL2 connection. This does not preclude the call
     agent from requesting notification of CAS state changes. On receiving this
     signal request, the gateway sustains a bidirectional type 3 CAS protocol
     over the AAL2 path. This comes to an end when the request is cancelled
     through a subsequent NotificationRequest command or when the VoAAL2
     connection is deleted.

     Enable DTMF tones via type 3 packets ( "etd"):

     A gateway will ignore this signal request if it normally forwards and
     receives DTMF tones via type 3 packets. This signal indicates that the
     media gateway is to forward  and receive DTMF tones via type 3 packets on
     an AAL2 connection. This does not preclude the call agent from requesting
     notification of DTMF tones.

     Enable MF tones via type 3 packets ( "etm"):

     A gateway will ignore this signal request if it normally forwards and
     receives MF tones via type 3 packets. This signal indicates that the media
     gateway is to forward  and receive MF tones via type 3 packets on an AAL2
     connection. This does not preclude the call agent from requesting
     notification of MF tones. This signal request does not specify the MF tone
     type, which is known by other means.




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     Enable R1 MF tones via type 3 packets ( "etr1"):

     A gateway will ignore this signal request if it normally forwards and
     receives R1 MF tones via type 3 packets. This signal indicates that the
     media gateway is to forward  and receive R1 MF tones via type 3 packets on
     an AAL2 connection. This does not preclude the call agent from requesting
     notification of R1 MF tones.


     Enable MF tones via type 3 packets ( "etr2"):

     A gateway will ignore this signal request if it normally forwards and
     receives R2 MF tones via type 3 packets. This signal indicates that the
     media gateway is to forward  and receive R2 MF tones via type 3 packets on
     an AAL2 connection. This does not preclude the call agent from requesting
     notification of R2 MF tones.

     Used codec changed ( "uc (string) "):

     If armed via an R:atm/uc, a media gateway signals a codec change through
     an O:atm/uc.  The alphanumeric string in parentheses is optional. It is
     the encoding name of the codec to which the switch is made.  Although this
     event can be used with all ATM adaptations (AAL1, AAL2 and AAL5):

     * The pftrans event is more suited to AAL2 applications.
     * Codec switches do not generally occur mid-call in AAL1
       applications.

     Packet time changed ( "ptime(#)"):

     If armed via an R:atm/ptime, a media gateway signals a packetization
     period change through an O:atm/ptime.  The decimal number in parentheses
     is optional. It is the new packetization period in milliseconds. In AAL2
     applications, the pftrans event can be used to cover packetization period
     changes (and codec changes).

     Profile element changed ( "pftrans(#)"):

     If armed via an R:atm/pftrans, a media gateway signals a mid-call profile
     element change through an O:atm/ptime. This event is used with AAL2
     adaptation only.  A profile element is a row in a profile table.  Profile
     elements indicating silence should not trigger this event. The decimal
     number in parentheses is optional. It is the row number to which the
     switch is made. Rows are counted downward, beginning from 1.

     Cell loss exceeded ( "cle(#) "):

     This event indicates that the cell loss rate exceeds the threshold #. If
     the threshold is omitted in the requested events and observed events
     parameters, it is known by other means. The optional decimal number is the
     number of dropped cells per 100,000 cells.  For example, cle(10) indicates
     cells are being dropped at a rate of 1 in 10,000 cells.

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     Packet loss exceeded ( "ple(#)"):

     This event indicates that the packet loss rate exceeds the threshold #. If
     the threshold is omitted in the requested events and observed events
     parameters, it is known by other means. The optional decimal number is the
     number of dropped packets per 100,000 packets.  For example, ple(10)
     indicates packets are being dropped at a rate of 1 in 10,000 packets.

     When the bearer connection uses an AAL2 CID within a multiplexed VCC
     rather than an entire VCC, the 'ple' event is used instead of 'cle'. The
     packets are AAL2 CPS  PDUs.

     Quality alert ( "qa"):

     This event indicates that the bearer path fails to  any predetermined
     combination of quality criteria such as loss, delay, jitter etc. This
     criterion is not defined and is left to the application. The gateway
     reports this quality violation to the call agent if armed to do so.

     Report failure ( "of (#)"):

     This indicates a  connection failure. It can also indicate failure to
     establish a connection, in lieu of "sf".

     The most common response to these events is for the media gateway to
     delete the connection. Some applications might choose to report an "of"
     with the appropriate reason code, a decimal number, optionally included in
     parentheses. Reason codes are the same as for spontaneous deletes by the
     gateway.

6.0 Statistics

     Connection statistics reported in the MGCP connection parameters structure
     as a result of a delete connection command are redefined for ATM. These
     parameters are:

     Number of packets sent: If a VCC is assigned to the connection, this is
     the total number of ATM cells transmitted for the duration of the
     connection. If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned to the connection, it
     is the number of AAL2 common part sublayer (CPS)  packets transmitted for
     the duration of the connection.

     Number of octets sent: If a VCC is assigned to the connection, this is the
     total number of ATM payload octets transmitted for the duration of the
     connection. If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned to the connection,
     this is the total number of AAL2 CPS payload octets transmitted for the
     duration of the connection.

     Number of packets received: If a VCC is assigned to the connection, this
     is the total number of ATM cells received for the duration of the
     connection. If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned to the connection, it

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     is the number of AAL2 common part sublayer (CPS)  packets received for the
     duration of the connection.

     Number of octets received: If a VCC is assigned to the connection, this is
     the total number of ATM payload octets received for the duration of the
     connection. If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned to the connection,
     this is the total number of AAL2 CPS payload octets received for the
     duration of the connection.

     Number of packets lost: If a VCC is assigned to the connection, this is
     the total number of ATM cells lost, for the duration of the connection, in
     the direction towards the gateway. If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned
     to the connection, it is the number of AAL2 common part sublayer (CPS)
     packets lost, for the duration of the connection, in the direction towards
     the gateway. If these losses cannot be assessed, then the gateway omits
     this parameter.

     Interarrival jitter: If a VCC is assigned to the connection, this is the
     interarrival jitter for ATM cells. If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned
     to the connection, this is the interarrival jitter for AAL2 common part
     sublayer (CPS)  packets. If this cannot be determined, then it is omitted.

     Average Transmission Delay: This should be understood to be the average
     cell transmission delay in both cases: VCC assignment and CID assignment
     to the connection. This requires the use of ATM performance monitoring
     techniques. If it is not possible to assess this delay, it is omitted.

     An example of connection parameter encoding for Voice-over-ATM is the
     following:

       P: PS=1245, OS=59760, PR=1244, OR=59712, PL=20, JI=0, LA=0

     Note that the PL value refers to the receive direction and is unrelated to
     PS.

     As in other applications, any of these parameters can be omitted if not
     relevant to an application. Also, the entire P: structure is optional.

     If a VCC is assigned to an MGCP-controlled connection, PS, PR and PL refer
     to cells sent, received and lost rather than to packets. OS and OR refer
     to sent and received ATM payload octets. Interarrival jitter (JI)  is
     understood to be for cells within the VCC. This VCC could be AAL1, AAL2
     single-CID or AAL5.

     If a CID within an AAL2 VCC is assigned to an MGCP-controlled connection,
     PS, PR and PL refer to AAL2 common part sublayer (CPS)  packets. OS and OR
     refer to sent and received AAL2 payload octets. Interarrival jitter (JI)
     is understood to be for CPS packets. If this cannot be determined, the
     interarrival jitter for cells can be substituted.

     Estimation of average transmission delay (LA) is difficult in an ATM
     network and requires elaborate performance monitoring techniques. Methods

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     for measuring latency at the CID level are not standardized. If the
     latency parameter or any other parameter cannot be determined, it is set
     to a null value.   Zero values shall be recognized as null values for all
     parameters in the Connection Parameters structure for ATM.

7.0 Negotiation of profiles and codecs in ATM applications

7.1  Consistency of parameters

     For ATM networks, the "nt" local connection option in MGCP  must be set to
     "ATM".

     In any ATM application, the following Local Connection Options should not
     be used:
          Type of service, L: t
          Resource reservation, L: r

     This is because the Local Connection Options listed in Table 6 provide
     information equivalent to the L: t and L: r local connection options.

     The following Local Connection Option is not meaningful in the AAL1 case
     and should not be used:

               Packetization period, L: p

     In AAL2 applications, the following Local Connection Options should not be
     used :

          Encoding algorithm, L: a
          Packetization period, L: p

     The following ATM  Local Connection Options provide equivalent information
     in the AAL2 case:

          Profile list, L: atm/pfl
          Priority list of  voice codec selections, L: atm/vsel
          Priority list of voiceband data codec selections, L: atm/dsel
          Priority list of fax codec selections, L: atm/fsel

     The use of a disallowed local connection option can either be flagged as
     an error or ignored. If it is flagged as an error, a return code of 510
     (protocol error) is used. If it is ignored, it is for the sake of
     maintaining backward compatibility in some applications. A  return code of
     524 (inconsistent local connection options) should not be used.

7.2  Codec/Profile negotiation in ATM  networks

     In AAL1 and AAL5 applications, codec negotiation is similar to the IP
     case, although some of the local connection options and SDP connection
     descriptor parameters are  different. See [18] for conventions for the use
     of the Session Description Protocol [26] in the ATM context.


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     In AAL2 applications, the L:a and L: p parameters are disallowed. Profile
     negotiation takes the place of codec negotiation. This remainder of this
     section addresses how this is done.

     The specifics of the AAL2 bearer are not germane to profile negotiation.
     The bearer could be PVC-based or SVC-based, based on single-CID  or multi-
     CID VCs, subcell multiplexed or not.

     The most general case involves different prioritized lists of profiles at
     the originating gateway, the terminating gateway, the originating call
     agent and the terminating gateway. Whether these lists are based on
     network policies, end subscriber service level agreements or equipment
     design is immaterial to the profile negotiation that is done as part of
     the connection establishment process. It is also irrelevant whether these
     lists are hardcoded defaults or provisionable. In the connection
     establishment process, a series of ordered intersections is performed.
     This leaves a single ordered list in the end. The highest priority profile
     in this list is the selected profile.

     The call agent conveys it priority list through the pfl local connection
     option. The gateway conveys intersection results through the media
     information line in SDP [18]. Whether these lists imply a real priority or
     not, a profile is always chosen before the profiles that follow it in a
     list.

     Each media gateway has a policy for assigning priorities to different
     lists (inter-list priority) which is different from the positional
     ordering of profiles within a list (intra-list priority). This policy
     might be a hardcoded default or provisioned. The inter-list priority
     specifies an ordering of the following lists when the gateway originates a
     call, and another ordering when the gateway terminates a call:

       * 'C-list', which is the priority list from the call agent,
          received through L: atm/pfl.
       * 'R-list', which is the priority list from the remote end,
          received through the SDP remote connection descriptor.
       * 'L-list', which is the local priority list, hardcoded or
          provisioned.

     This policy will vary depending on the type, capabilities and deployment
     of the media gateway. Network administrations or equipment vendors will
     provision/default this policy for various reasons such as resource usage
     optimization, quality of service, likelihood of finding a common profile
     etc.

     When doing an ordered intersection of lists, the intra-list priorities of
     the highest priority list are used. Any profile that cannot be supported
     due to resource (bandwidth, processing power etc.) limitations is
     eliminated from the intersection.

     In the absence of one or more of these lists, the remaining list(s) are
     used in the profile selection process.  If the call agent does not provide

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     a list of profiles, the C-list is absent. In this case, the intersection
     of the C-list, R-list and L-list simply becomes the intersection of the R-
     list and the L-list. If the R-list is also absent, no intersection is
     performed and the result is this null operation is the L-list.

     The process of profile negotiation is as shown below:

            ORIGINATING                      TERMINATING
             GATEWAY                           GATEWAY

 (1) On receiving CRCX
     do a policy-based ordered
     intersection of the C-list,
     R-list and L-list.
                       ---------------------------------->
                       (2)Send resulting ordered list
                          to the terminating gateway
                          via SDP.

                                             (3) On receiving CRCX do
                                                 a policy-based
                                                 ordered
                                                 intersection of the
                                                 C-list, R-list and
                                                 L-list.
                                             (4) The highest priority
                                                 profile in the
                                                 resulting
                                                 list is the
                                                 selected
                                                  profile.
                            <-----------------------------------
                             (5) Send selected profile
                                 to the originating gateway
                                 via SDP.
                             (6) Optionally, send vsel, dsel,
                                 and fsel via SDP to map
                                 profile rows into service
                                 types.

     When connection establishment is complete, there is only one profile
     associated with a connection. This implies that both endpoints are ready
     to receive, on the fly, packets that comply with any row in the profile.
     This can be restricted in some applications to map profile rows into voice
     service, voiceband data (modem) service and fax service. This binding can
     be by default, through provisioning or as part of profile negotiation
     during call establishment.

     One way of mapping profile rows to service types (voice, voiceband data
     and facsimile) on a call-by-call basis is to let the terminating gateway
     make this decision. In step 6 of the call flow above, it

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     indicates it to the originating gateway via SDP vsel, dsel and fsel media
     attribute lines [18].

     Another way is to let the call agent(s) determine it and communicate it to
     the gateways as vsel, dsel and fsel LCOs.

     In addition, call agents and the originating gateway can indicate their
     preferred mapping of  profile rows to service types with respect to  the
     highest priority profile listed. This is done through the vsel, dsel and
     fsel LCOs and media attribute lines. When one profile is selected, the
     originating gateway is obliged to honor any mapping of profile rows to
     service types provided by the terminating gateway. Additionally, such a
     mapping can be suggested by call agents and media gateways prior to this
     step (i.e. prior to  step 6 in the call flow above), but the recipients
     are not obliged to honor these suggestions.

     Examples of profile negotiation:


     The L-list  at gateway #1, which is the originating gateway in this
     example,  is:
       custom 100, itu 7, itu 1, itu 2

     The L-list  at gateway #2, which is the terminating gateway in this
     example,  is:
        itu 2, itu 7, itu 1, itu 5

     The originating call agent sends the following profile list (C-list) to
     the originating gateway in the first create connection command:
         itu 8, itu 9, atmf 7, itu 7, itu 1, custom 100

     There is no remote connection descriptor, hence no R-list. The policy for
     originating calls at gateway #1 is:
         C-List > R-list > L-list

     where '>' means 'has higher priority than'. In accordance with this
     policy, the originating gateway performs an ordered intersection of the C-
     list and the L-list to produce:
          itu 7, itu 1, custom 100

     It sends this result via the SDP remote session descriptor. This becomes
     the R-list for gateway #2. The terminating call agent sends the following
     profile list (C-list) to the terminating  gateway in the first create
     connection command:
         itu 1, itu 4,   itu 7, custom 110, custom 100, itu 2

     The policy for gateway #2 is:
          R-list > L-list > C-list

     Using this policy, gateway #2 produces the following ordered intersection
     of R-list, L-list and C-list:
          itu 7, itu 1

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     The first profile in this list, itu 7, is to be used for this connection.
     Gateway 2 indicates this to the call agent through the SDP local
     connection descriptor. Along with it,  is sends the following SDP media
     attribute lines to indicate the use of the different profile rows [18]:

          a=vsel:G729 10 10
          a=dsel:on PCMU 40 5

     These lines map voice (vsel) and voiceband data (dsel) to rows in the
     profile itu 7. The "on" in the dsel line indicates that voiceband data
     includes fax, otherwise a separate fsel line would be used.

     If the call agent(s) make(s) this decision, then the originating call
     agent can send the following LCOs in the modify connection command that
     has the selected profile in its remote connection descriptor:
               L: atm/vsel:G729 10 10, dsel: G729 10 10, fsel:G729 10 10

     In this case, the terminating call agent can send the vsel, dsel and fsel
     options in another modify connection command to the terminating gateway.

8.0   References

[1]    ITU-T I.366.1, B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer Specification:
        Type 1 AAL.

[2]    ITU-T I.366.2, AAL Type 2 Reassembly Service Specific
        Convergence Sublayer  for Trunking, Feb. 99.

[3]    af-vtoa-0113.000, ATM trunking using AAL2 for narrowband
       services.

[4]     ITU Q. 2965.1, Digital subscriber signalling system no.2 (DSS
        2) - Support of Quality of Service classes.

[5]     ITU Q.2961, Digital subscriber signalling system no.2 (DSS 2)
        - additional traffic parameters. Also, Amendment 2 to Q.2961.

[6]     ATMF UNI 4.0 Signaling Specification, af-sig-0061.000.


[7]     ITU Q. 2965.2, Digital subscriber signalling system no.2 (DSS
        2) - Signalling of individual Quality of Service parameters.

[8]     ATMF Traffic Management Specification, Version 4.1, af-tm-
        0121.000.

[9]     I.356, BISDN ATM layer cell transfer performance.

[10]    ITU-T I.363.2, B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer Specification: Type
        2 AAL, Sept. 1997.


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[11]    ITU-T I.366.1, Segmentation and Reassembly Service Specific
        Convergence Sublayer  for AAL Type 2, June 1998.

[12]    H.323-2, Packet-based multimedia communications systems.

[13]    af-vtoa-0083.000, Voice and Telephony Over ATM to the Desktop.

[14]    Q.2110, B-ISDN ATM adaptation layer - service specific
        connection oriented protocol (SSCOP).

[15]    I.365.1,Frame relaying service specific convergence sublayer
        (FR-SSCS).

[16]    I.365.2, B-ISDN ATM adaptation layer sublayers: service
        specific coordination function to provide the connection
        oriented network service.

[17]    I.365.3, B-ISDN ATM adaptation layer sublayers: service
        specific coordination function to provide the
        connection-oriented transport service.

[18]    Conventions for the use of the Session Description Protocol
        (SDP) for ATM Bearer Connections, RFC 3108, May 2001.

[19]    ITU I.371, Traffic Control and Congestion Control in the BISDN.

[20]    ATMF Circuit Emulation Service (CES) Interoperability
        Specification, af-vtoa-0078.000.

[21]    af-vmoa-0145.000, Voice and Multimedia over ATM, Loop Emulation
        Service using AAL2.

[22]    ITU-T H.222.1, Multimedia multiplex and synchronization for
        audiovisual communication in ATM environments.

[23]    FRF.5, Frame Relay/ATM PVC Network Interworking Implementation
        Agreement.

[24]    FRF.8, Frame Relay/ATM PVC Service Interworking Implementation
        Agreement.

[25]    FRF.11, Voice over Frame Relay Implementation Agreement.

[26]    IETF RFC 2327, 'SDP: Session Description Protocol', April '98,
        Mark Handley and Van Jacobson.

[27]    ITU-T I.363.5, B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer Specification: Type
        5 AAL, Aug. 1996.

[28]    I.365.4, B-ISDN ATM adaptation layer sublayers:
        Service specific convergence sublayer for HDLC applications.


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[29]    ITU-T Q.2931, B-ISDN Application Protocol for Access Signaling.

[30]   ITU Q.765.5, Application Transport Mechanism - Bearer
       Independent Call Control.

[31]   http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs for specifications related to
       3GPP, including AMR codecs.

[32]   ITU Q.931, Digital Subscriber Signaling System No. 1: Network
       Layer.

[33]   ITU Q.763, SS7 - ISUP formats and codes.

[34]   http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/rtp-parameters.

[35]   ATMF Voice and Telephony over ATM - ATM Trunking using AAL1 for
       Narrowband Services, version 1.0, af-vtoa-0089.000, July 1997.

[36]   Arango, M., Dugan, A., Elliott, I., Huitema, C. and S. Pickett,
       "Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Version 1.0", RFC 2705,
       October 1999.

[37]   Handley, M. and V. Jacobson, "SDP: Session Description Protocol",
       RFC 2327, April 1998.

[38]   Foster, B., ôMGCP CAS Packagesö, RFC 3064, February 2001.



9.0  Acknowledgements

     The author wishes to thank several colleagues at Cisco and the industry
     who have contributed towards the development of the MGCP ATM package, and
     who have implemented and tested these constructs. Special thanks are due
     to Bill Foster, Flemming Andreasen, Raghu Thirumalai Rajan, Joe Stone,
     Mohamed Mostafa, David Auerbach and  Robert Biskner of Cisco systems and
     to Mahamood Hussain of Hughes Software Systems for their contributions.

10.0 Author's Address

   Rajesh Kumar
   Cisco Systems, Inc.
   170 West Tasman Drive
   San Jose, CA 95134-1706
   Phone: 1-800-250-4800
   Email: rkumar@cisco.com

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