SR 2275 : ISSUE 4

Foreword
1. Overview
2. Local Access and Transport Areas
    2.1 LATA Design Requirements
    2.2 Design Exceptions
    2.3 LEC Relationship with Other Exchange Companies
    2.4 LEC, Offshore, International, and Independent LATA
          Assignments
3. Numbering Plan and Dialing Procedures
    3.1 NANP Number Structure
    3.2 Numbering Plan Areas
    3.3 Easily Recognizable Codes
    3.4 N11 Service Codes
    3.5 Central Office Codes
    3.6 Line Numbers
    3.7 Dialing Procedures
    3.8 Dialing Prefixes for Carrier Selection
    3.9 Operator Assistance
    3.10 International Direct Distance Dialing
    3.11 0XX and 1XX Codes
    3.12 Special Characters (#) and (*)
    3.13 Vertical Service Codes
    3.14 Automatic Number Identification II Digit Assignments
    3.15 Local Number Portability
    3.16 Number Pooling
    3.17 Assignment of 555 Numbers
4. Network Design and Configuration
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Operator Services Systems
    4.3 Network Design Considerations
    4.4 Blocking Probabilities
    4.5 LATA Network Configurations
    4.6 Reliability of Equipment and Systems
5. Billing, Customer Data, and Control
    5.1 Billing
    5.2 Customer Network Services
    5.3 Network Service Evaluation
    5.4 Customer Network Management
6. Signaling
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Analog Access Line Signaling
    6.3 Switching System Interfaces to Access Lines
    6.4 Interoffice In-Band Analog Signaling
    6.5 On- and Off-Hook Signals
    6.6 Controlled Outpulsing
    6.7 Loop Signaling
    6.8 E&M Signaling
    6.9 Duplex Signaling
    6.10 Dial Pulsing
    6.11 Single-Frequency Signaling
    6.12 Multifrequency (MF) Signaling
    6.13 Dual-Tone Multifrequency Signaling
    6.14 Switch-to-Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) Signaling
    6.15 LATA Access
    6.16 Special Tandem Signaling (CAMA, OSPS, and TOPS Offices)
    6.17 Signaling From End Offices to Operator Services Systems
    6.18 Signaling to Automatic Intercept System
    6.19 Carrier Group Alarm
    6.20 Call Progress Tones (Audible Tone Signals)
    6.21 Other Miscellaneous Signals
    6.22 Register Timing and Effect on Signaling
    6.23 Common Channel Signaling (CCS)
    6.24 Network Signaling to Support Voice Services over an
          ATM/IP Network
    6.25 Transport of SS7 Messaging over IP
    6.26 CCS Network Interconnection
    6.27 Operator Services Using SS7 Signaling
7. Transmission
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Network Architecture
    7.3 Objectives and Limits
    7.4 Voice Transmission Impairments and their Control
    7.5 Voiceband Data Transmission Impairments and Their
          Control
    7.6 Digital Transmission
    7.7 Digital Data Transmission
    7.8 Transmission Aspects of Switches
    7.9 Adaptive Differential Pulse-Code Modulation Technology
    7.10 Asynchronous Transfer Mode Technology
    7.11 End-to-End Performance
    7.12 Network Transmission Design
    7.13 Operator Services Transmission
    7.14 Transmission Limits ù IntraLATA Networks
    7.15 Loop Transmission ù Design and Characterization
    7.16 Interoperation with Other Networks
8. Operations and Maintenance
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Trunk Maintenance
    8.3 Common Channel Signaling Maintenance
    8.4 Switch Diagnostics
    8.5 Switching System Maintenance
    8.6 Memory Administration
    8.7 Facility Maintenance
    8.8 Transport System Maintenance
    8.9 Loop Maintenance
    8.10 Planned Long-Term Network Advancement
    8.11 Digital Testing Parameters
9. Common Systems
    9.1 Introduction
    9.2 Cross-Connect Systems
    9.3 Power Systems
    9.4 Network Equipment-Building System
10. Surveillance and Control
    10.1 Network Traffic Management
    10.2 Network Service Center (NSC)
11. Synchronization
    11.1 Introduction
    11.2 Synchronization Background
    11.3 Hierarchical Method of Synchronization
    11.4 Internodal Synchronization
    11.5 Intranodal Synchronization
    11.6 Reliability and Performance
    11.7 Interconnection with Other Networks
    11.8 Administration
    11.9 Synchronization Network Operations
    11.10 Synchronization Network Testing
12. Distribution
    12.1 Introduction
    12.2 Metallic Loop Conditioning
    12.3 Loop Surveys
    12.4 Voice-Frequency Channel Terminating Equipment
    12.5 Analog Loop Carrier
    12.6 Universal Digital Loop Carrier
    12.7 Integrated Digital Loop Carrier
    12.8 Basic Exchange Radio System
    12.9 Integrated Services Digital Network
    12.10 Universal Digital Channel
    12.11 Distribution Network Physical Structures
    12.12 New Technology
    12.13 The Unbundled Loop Environment
13. Terminal Equipment and Premises Wiring Interconnection
    13.1 Introduction
    13.2 Scope
    13.3 Terminal Equipment Connections
    13.4 Grandfather Requirements
    13.5 Interface Specifications
    13.6 Incidence of Harm
    13.7 Compatibility Requirements
    13.8 Testing and Maintenance
14. Network Architectures and Services
    14.1 Introduction
    14.2 Common Channel Signaling (CCS)
    14.3 CLASS Features
    14.4 Service Enabling Technologies ù Simplifying the User
          Interface
    14.5 Line Information Database Capabilities
    14.6 Toll-Free Database Service
    14.7 Advanced Intelligent Network
    14.8 Intelligent Network and Advanced Intelligent Network
          Systems
    14.9 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
    14.10 Public Switched Digital Service (PSDS)
    14.11 Public Packet Switched Service
    14.12 An Introduction to Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
    14.13 Frame Relay
    14.14 Switched Multi-Megabit Data Service
    14.15 Synchronous Optical Network
    14.16 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Network
    14.17 Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) Service
    14.18 Number Portability
15. Exchange Access and Network Interconnection
    15.1 Interconnecting Entities
    15.2 Points of Presence
    15.3 Expanded Interconnection
    15.4 Switched-Access Service
    15.5 Special-Access Service
    15.6 LEC-to-LEC Interconnection
    15.7 Transmission
    15.8 Signaling
16. Wireless Networks
    16.1 Wireless Network Architecture and Services
    16.2 Wireless Services Interconnection
17. Open Network Architecture
    17.1 Open Network Architecture
    17.2 Basic Serving Arrangement Categories
    17.3 Regulatory Background
18. IP Networking and Next Generation Networks
    18.1 Introduction to Next Generation Networks
    18.2 Survey of IP Networking
    18.3 Next Generation Network Services
19. Industry Forums and Standards Committees
    19.1 Overview
    19.2 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Forum
    19.3 Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
    19.4 Intelligent Network Forum (IN Forum)
    19.5 Digital Audio-Visual Council (DAVIC)
    19.6 International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunications
          (ITU-T)
    19.7 International Telecommunications Advisory
          Committee-Telecommunications (ITAC-T)
    19.8 Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
    19.9 Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
20. Interexchange Access/Local Exchange Services Ordering
    20.1 Access Service Ordering
    20.2 Local Exchange Access Ordering
    20.3 Access Service Ordering Guidelines (ASOG)
    20.4 Local Service Ordering Guidelines (LSOG)
21. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - CALEA
    21.1 Introduction
    21.2 Background - Pre-CALEA
    21.3 Background - CALEA
    21.4 Core Lawful Access Network Services and Capabilities
    21.5 Intercept Access Point (IAP) Capabilities
    21.6 Surveillance Administration System (SAS)
    21.7 Implementation Requirements
References
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