SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005

• Abstract:

  Endorsement of the last ISO version.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2005
• ICS: 33.040.35 - Telephone networks
• Technical Committee: SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Due Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Mandate: T-75C.3
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 301 264 V1.2.1 (2004-01) - Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Advice of charge supplementary services [ISO/IEC 15050 (2003), modified]

SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 is a Slovenian national standard published by Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST) that endorses ETSI EN 301 264 V1.2.1, based on ISO/IEC 15050 (2003) with ETSI modifications. It specifies the inter-exchange signalling protocol for Advice of charge supplementary services in Private Integrated Services Network (PISN) environments, for engineers and organizations working on PSS1/QSIG-based telecommunications systems.

What does SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 specify?

SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 covers the signalling protocol used at the Q reference point to support Advice of charge supplementary services. The document is part of the PISN standards family and sits within the broader PSS1 protocol, informally known as QSIG.

The standard is an endorsement of ISO/IEC 15050 (2003) and applies ETSI modifications to that text. In practice, this means the document is mainly a profile and alignment standard for interoperable private network signalling, not a general-purpose telephony primer.

The document structure shown in the text is centered on the endorsement notice and clause 3, where the referenced documents are defined and aligned to ETSI equivalents. The scope statement is brief and focused on adoption of the ISO version.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005?

SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 specifies the signalling support for Advice of charge supplementary services at the Q reference point. For implementers, this means the protocol behavior has to match the PISN inter-exchange signalling rules used for charging-related service support.

Protocol context and use

• The standard places the protocol within the PSS1 family and identifies it as part of QSIG.
  In practice, equipment that claims compatibility must use the same inter-switch signalling model as the rest of that family.

• The foreword says the PISN series uses Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) concepts and conforms to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) framework.
  This matters because implementers need to align service signaling with established ISDN/OSI concepts rather than design a separate charging mechanism.

Endorsement and modification model

• The document endorses ISO/IEC 15050 and states that the ISO text applies with ETSI modifications.
  For readers, this means the ETSI version is not a verbatim copy - it is the version to use when building or checking conformity to this standard.

• Clause 3 replaces the way references are handled, distinguishing specific and non-specific references.
  In practice, this affects compliance work because cited documents must be interpreted according to the reference type.

Required reference alignment

• Clause 3 adds a list of normative references to other ETSI standards.
  This tells implementers which companion specifications define the related base services, bearer services, reference configurations, and supplementary service mechanisms used by this protocol.

• The document replaces several ISO/IEC references throughout the text with ETSI equivalents.
  That is important for interoperability testing, because the protocol must be read together with the ETSI versions named by the standard.

• The text also replaces the phrase “this International Standard” with “the present document.”
  This is an editorial change, but it helps readers understand that the ETSI document is the governing text.

What terms does SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 define?

• Private Integrated Services Network (PISN) - a private network environment for integrated telecommunications services, used here as the setting for the signalling protocol.
• Q reference point - the interconnection point where this signalling protocol applies between exchanges in the PISN context.
• PSS1 - the protocol family that this document forms part of.
• QSIG - the informal name used for the PSS1 protocol.
• Advice of charge - a supplementary service concerned with charging information.
• Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) - the concept base used by the PISN series.
• Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) - the framework of standards referenced by the series.

Who uses SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005?

SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 is used by telecommunications engineers, PISN equipment vendors, and network integrators who implement or verify inter-exchange signalling. It also matters to test labs and quality teams that check interoperability, especially where Advice of charge functions must work across PSS1/QSIG-connected systems.

What changed in SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 from the previous edition?

The document history shows an earlier V1.1.1 publication and a later V1.2.1 edition. The endorsement notice for this version updates clause 3, adds specific normative references, replaces several ISO/IEC references with ETSI documents, and changes the phrase “this International Standard” to “the present document.”

Which standards are used with SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005?

Reference	What it contributes
ETSI EN 300 172	Circuit-mode basic services for inter-exchange signalling
ETSI EN 300 171	Circuit-mode 64 kbit/s bearer services
ETSI ETS 300 475-1	Reference configuration for PTN eXchanges
ETSI EN 300 239	Generic functional protocol for supplementary services
ETSI EN 300 260	Call transfer supplementary service model and information flows
ETSI EN 300 261	Call transfer supplementary service signalling
ETSI EN 300 257	Call diversion supplementary service signalling
ETSI EN 301 254	Advice of charge supplementary services functional model and information flows
ETSI EN 301 265	Call interception ANF signalling
ETSI EN 301 827	Wireless terminal call handling ANF signalling

What does the SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005 document contain?

The document contains the endorsement notice for ISO/IEC 15050 (2003), including the ETSI modifications that make it the applicable European/Slovenian version. It also contains a clause 3 reference update and a table that maps ISO/IEC references to their ETSI replacements. The front matter includes the publication history and the national transposition dates used for European standard adoption.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Zasebno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (PISN) - Medcentralni signalizacijski protokol - Dopolnilne storitve: obvestilo o ceni [ISO/IEC 15050 (2003), spremenjen]Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Advice of charge supplementary services [ISO/IEC 15050 (2003), modified]33.040.35Telefonska omrežjaTelephone networksICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 264 Version 1.2.1SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005en01-marec-2005SIST EN 301 264 V1.2.1:2005SLOVENSKI
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