VTOA Voice and Telephony Over ATM

Raj Jain Professor of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 Jain@CIS.Ohio-State.Edu http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~jain/
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Overview
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Subgroups Status of Subgroups New AAL

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VTOA
Desktop Desktop Desktop Desktop

PBX PBX

IWF IWF

ISDN ISDN IWF IWF Desktop Desktop IWF IWF Legacy Legacy networks networks

ATM ATM Network Network (LAN, (LAN, WAN, WAN, or or Satellite) Satellite)

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PBX PBX

IWF ISDN IWF ISDN IWF Desktop IWF Desktop Legacy Legacy networks networks

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VTOA Subgroups
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ATM Trunking for Narrowband Services u Phase 1 scheduled for completion soon u Switched trunking for 64 kbps circuits u Narrowband signaling interworking Voice and Telephony to the Desktop u Phase 1 scheduled for completion soon u Single 64 kb/s PCM voice to the desktop u Interworking with ISDN and PBXs u Basic supplementary services supported by UNI 4 u Compressed voice with silence removal in Phase 2
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Low bit rate voice u Work started in April 1996 u A new AAL is being defined

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Why no voice?
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No standards. Cheaper alternatives available. No appropriate AAL.

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Current Desktop Standard

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Uses AAL1: 47 bytes of payload No forward error correction No partial fill Does detect cell loss Sequence Number Convergence Sequence Sequence Sublayer Number Parity Count Indication Protection 1b 3b 3b 1b Payload 47B
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Signaling interworking between N-ISDN and B-ISDN resolved For example, N-ISDN call clearing sequence is Disconnect/Release/Release complete B-ISDN sequence is Release/Release complete. DSS2 SAAL ATM Phy DSS2 DSS2 SAAL SAAL ATM ATM Phy Phy DSS2 DSS1 SAAL ATM Phy Q.921 Phy IWF DSS2 Q.921 Phy T N-ISDN
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B-TE SB Private B-ISDN TB

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B-ISDN Supplementary Services

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Provided by UNI 4.0 Direct Dialing In (DDI) Multiple Subscriber Number (MSN) Calling Line Identification Presentation (CLIP) Calling Line Identification Restriction (CLIR) Connected Line Identification Presentation (COLP) Connected Line Identification Restriction (COLR) Subaddressing (SUB)

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ATM Trunking for Narrowband Services

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Uses a signaling VC and a voiceband data VC Data VC used to carry one or many 64 kb/s CBR channels u One 64 kb/s channel with unstructured data transfer mode of AAL1 u A fixed number of 64 kb/s channels with structured data transfer mode of AAL1 u A variable number of 64 kb/s channels with dynamic SDT extension of AAL1

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Structured Data Transfer (SDT)

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Structured = Framed as in SONET/SDH or PDH To carry such protocols in ATM, an pointer is needed to indicate beginning of frame in the cell Not all cells need to have this pointer CSI = 1 indicates the presence of the pointer CSI=1 SN SNP Pointer

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Delay
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48 bytes at 64 kbps = 6 ms Need Echo cancelers 48 bytes at 16 kbps = 24 ms too long Can't fill a cell completely Current AALs allow segmentation (long packets to multiple cells). Do not allow blocking (short packets in one cell)

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Key Requirements for New AAL

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Allow transfer of short variable length packets Allow packets with variable inter-arrival times Allow packets to cross ATM cell boundaries Allow for partially filled cells Resynchronize under loss or errors Allow multiple connections to be multiplexed on one VC Allow clock recovery Allow inband signaling

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New AAL
Circuit ID Payload ID Length Header Integrity Chk Payload 6 bits 2 bits 6 bits 2 bits 1-64 Bytes
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AAL-CU (T1S1): 2 octet packet header + 2 octet AAL trailer CU stands for Composite Users (ITU SG 13 terminology) u Payload ID: 0 user data, 1 OAM, 2,3 Reserved u 4 octets of overhead for one voice channel per VC u Includes 10 bits for FEC Several Variations of AAL-CU: Only packet header. No AAL PDU trailer. u No error correction AAL5 with SSCS allowing blocking
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New AAL Applications

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Compressed wireless telephony Wireless data Compressed wireline telephony

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Summary

Three activities: VTOA to Desktop, ATM Trunking of narrowband, and Low bit rate voice VTOA over Desktop and ATM Trunking group are using AAL1 Low bit rate voice is planning a new AAL
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References: VTOA
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"Voice and Telephony over ATM to the Desktop Specification" Version 0.0, ATMF/95-0917R5, June 1996. M. Duault, "Baseline text for voice and telephony over ATM -ATM Trunking for Narrowband Services," ATMF/95-0446R6, April 1996. J. Hopkins, "Comparison of AAL-CU Protocols," ATMF/96-0846, June 1996 T1S1-5/95.001.Revision 1, "Short Multiplexed AAL (SMAAL) - An AAL for transporting short multiplexed Packets Baseline Document."

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ITU SG 13 Q6.D.900 - July 95, "AAL for short packets multiplexed AALx" See also, ATMF 96-0460, 96-0166, 96-429, 96-611, 96-441.

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