SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004

• Abstract:

  To prepare a Requirements Definition Study to evaluate work needed to create convergence of TIPHON and IPCableCom in the areas of Architecture, Protocol, QoS and Security

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2004
• ICS: 33.020 - Telecommunications in general
• Technical Committee: SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Apr-2004
• Due Date: 01-Apr-2004
• Completion Date: 01-Apr-2004
• Ref Project: ETSI TR 102 129 V1.1.1 (2003-01) - Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON); Requirements Definition Study; Interworking of TIPHON and IPCableCom; Architecture, Protocol, QoS and Security

SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004 is the Slovenian adoption of ETSI TR 102 129 V1.1.1, a Technical Report from ETSI Project Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON). It studies how TIPHON and IPCablecom can interwork, with focus on architecture, protocol, Quality of Service (QoS) and security. The document is meant for engineers and planners who need to judge which interworking approach fits a cable telephony or IP telephony deployment.

What does SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004 specify?

SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004 specifies a study framework for TIPHON and IPCablecom interworking. Its scope is not a product specification or a conformance standard; it analyses where the two systems can be connected, what each side contributes, and what limitations appear in practice.

The report is organized from general background to detailed topic annexes. Clause 4 gives the main interworking scenarios, clause 5 gives the conclusions, and annexes A to F cover IPCablecom, TIPHON, architecture, protocols, QoS and security.

Annex	What it covers
Annex A	IPCablecom overview and phases
Annex B	TIPHON overview, scenarios and release relation
Annex C	Architecture and mapping between the two models
Annex D	Protocols, including MGCP, ISTP and SIP aspects
Annex E	QoS architecture, interfaces and gate coordination
Annex F	Security terminology, services, threats and interfaces

What are the key requirements of SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004?

The Technical Report does not set mandatory product requirements in the way a normative standard does. Instead, it identifies the main technical conditions that matter if TIPHON and IPCablecom are to interwork cleanly.

1) Interworking is analysed in three paths

Clause 4 defines three interworking scenarios: through Switched Circuit Network (SCN) interfaces, through Media Gateway Control interfaces, and through Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) interfaces. In practice, this tells a designer which signaling path is being considered and what kind of gateway or conversion point is involved.

2) SCN interworking is available but limited

Clause 4.1 says both systems can use an SCN interface for basic calls, with ISUP signaling. The report also highlights the practical drawback: ISUP does not provide QoS parameter negotiation or signaling security mechanisms, so this route can lose capabilities when compared with all-IP interworking.

3) Media-gateway interworking needs protocol alignment

Clause 4.2 compares MGCP-based and H.248-based approaches, and it also considers an MGCP to H.248 converter. In practice, this means an implementer may need protocol adaptation between TIPHON and IPCablecom rather than a direct gateway connection.

4) SIP is the preferred all-IP interworking candidate

Clause 4.3 treats SIP as the best path for end-to-end session setup across the two environments. The report points to an all-IP model in which the interface sits in the gateway and the SCN is not required. For implementers, this matters because SIP preserves more of the end-to-end control over QoS and security.

5) The architecture mapping must align functional groups and planes

Annex C maps IPCablecom elements such as the Call Management Server (CMS), Announcement Server and Signalling Gateway to the TIPHON reference model. It also notes that the HFC access network corresponds to the TIPHON transport plane, while the CMS and related servers align with the TIPHON IP telephony application plane. In practice, this helps an architect decide where control, transport and management functions sit.

6) Protocol work centers on formalizing MGCP, ISTP and SIP-related profiles

Annex D studies the protocol side in detail, especially Network Call Signalling (NCS), Trunk Gateway Control Protocol (TGCP), Internet Signalling Transport Protocol (ISTP) and SIP extensions. A key point is that MGCP is examined as a candidate meta-protocol and the report discusses how it would need formal description of data, behavior and state transitions.

7) QoS needs dynamic resource control, not just static reservation

Annex E contrasts TIPHON QoS with IPCablecom QoS. The report emphasizes per-session accounting, two-phase reserve-and-commit operation, admission control, gate coordination and backbone policy control. For a network operator, this means QoS is treated as an active control function that must be managed across access and backbone segments.

8) Security must be handled per interface and per threat

Annex F reviews security terminology, user authentication, call signaling, call clearing and media privacy. It also lists threat classes such as denial of service, eavesdropping, masquerade, unauthorized access, loss or corruption of information, and repudiation. The practical message is that security is not a single feature but a set of protections and key-management choices across multiple interfaces.

The conclusions in clause 5 tie these threads together. The report points toward TIPHON Release 5 and IPCablecom phase 3 as the target for convergence work, while also noting that supplementary services, QoS methods and security terminology need alignment.

What terms does SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004 define?

• TIPHON - Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks, the ETSI project focused on interoperability between circuit-switched and IP-based communications.
• IPCablecom - a cable-network system for time-critical IP multimedia services, including telephony, over hybrid fibre/coaxial access.
• Quality of Service (QoS) - the set of performance and resource-control aspects that affect speech, signaling, delay, packet loss and other service quality measures.
• Switched Circuit Network (SCN) - the circuit-switched side used in interworking scenarios, including PSTN and ISDN contexts.
• Call Management Server (CMS) - the IPCablecom element that controls audio connections and call state.
• Media Terminal Adapter (MTA) - the cable-side terminal adapter used in IPCablecom access and signaling.
• Internet Signalling Transport Protocol (ISTP) - the IPCablecom transport-plane protocol used for SS7-related signaling interworking.
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) - the IP session-control protocol used here as a candidate for end-to-end interworking.

Who uses SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004?

This Technical Report is used by network architects, cable operators, VoIP engineers, interoperability teams and standards specialists who need to compare TIPHON with IPCablecom. It is also relevant to vendors building gateways, signaling functions, QoS control, provisioning or security features for cable telephony and IP telephony systems.

In practice, readers use it to plan interworking points, assess whether a SIP, SCN or media-gateway approach fits their network, map functional entities, review QoS control methods, and understand what security mechanisms are being compared.

Which standards are used with SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004?

• ETSI TS 101 882 - provides the TIPHON Release 3 protocol framework and meta-protocol ideas used throughout the protocol analysis.
• ETSI TR 101 963 - gives the cable-industry requirements and phase structure that the IPCablecom discussion draws on.
• ITU-T Recommendation J.160 - provides the IPCablecom architectural framework used as a baseline in the report.
• ITU-T Recommendation J.112 and ETSI ES 201 488 - support the cable access and RF/QoS discussion for IPCablecom access networks.
• ITU-T Recommendation J.165 and ETSI TS 101 909-12 - define ISTP and the IPCablecom signaling transport topic.
• ITU-T Recommendation H.248 and ETSI TS 101 909-13 - relate to gateway control and trunking gateway control.
• ETSI TS 101 909-19 - covers the IPCablecom Audio Server Protocol.
• ETSI TS 101 323, ITU-T Recommendation J.170, ETSI TR 101 771 and ETR 232 - support the security terminology and security profile discussion.
• IETF RFC 2719, IETF RFC 2960, IETF RFC 2104 and IETF RFC 1890 - provide signaling transport, SCTP, HMAC and IPv6-related background used in the study.

What does the SIST-TP TR 102 129 V1.1.1:2004 document contain?

The document contains a clause-by-clause study of interworking, followed by annexes that expand the architecture, protocol, QoS and security analysis. It uses interface tables such as the call-signaling map in Annex C, the QoS interface tables in Annex E and the security interface tables in Annex F to show how IPCablecom elements relate to TIPHON reference points.

It also includes figures and state-oriented material for interworking topologies, gate coordination and security flows. These are used for architecture design, protocol mapping, QoS planning and security review rather than for direct conformance testing.

Annex E includes a gate state transition diagram that shows reserve, commit and release behavior, which is useful when designing resource-control logic. Annex F adds threat analysis and interface-by-interface security treatments, which helps implementers decide where integrity, privacy and key management are needed.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2004
Harmonizacija telekomunikacij in internetnega protokola prek omrežij (TIPHON) -
Študija definicije zahtev - Medsebojno delovanje TIPHON in IPCableCom -
Arhitektura, protokol, kakovost storitve (QoS) in varnost
Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON);
Requirements Definition Study; Interworking of TIPHON and IPCableCom; Architecture,
Protocol, QoS and Security
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: TR 102 129 Version 1.1.1
ICS:
33.020 Telekomunikacije na splošno Telecommunications in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

Technical Report
Telecommunications and Internet Protocol
Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON);
Requirements Definition Study;
Interworking of TIPHON and IPCablecom;
Architecture, Protocol, QoS and Security

2 ETSI TR 102 129 V1.1.1 (2003-01)

Reference
DTR/TIPHON-02010
Keywords
architecture, IP, IPCable, protocol, QoS,
telephony, VoIP
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.6
Foreword.6
1 Scope.7
2 References.7
3 Definitions and abbreviations.9
3.1 Definitions.9
3.2 Abbreviations.10
4 Overview.13
4.1 Interworking through SCN Interfaces .13
4.2 Interworking through MGC interfaces .14
4.2.1 Interworking through MGCP.14
4.2.2 Interworking through H.248 .14
4.2.3 Interworking through MGCP to H.248 converter.14
4.3 Interworking through SIP.15
5 Conclusions.17
Annex A: IPCablecom .18
A.1 IPCablecom phases.18
A.1.1 Achieved situation.18
A.1.2 Possible evolutions.18
A.1.3 Project phases.18
Annex B: TIPHON overview .22
B.1 Recall of scenarios.22
B.2 Releases.22
B.2.1 Content of Release 3.22
B.3 Possible evolutions.23
B.3.1 Release 4.23
B.3.2 Release 5.23
B.4 Relation between TIPHON scenarios and IPCablecom plans.24
Annex C: Architecture.25
C.1 IPCablecom.25
C.1.1 Base architecture.25
C.1.2 Architecture objectives.27
C.1.3 Architecture mapping.27
C.1.3.1 Call Signalling Interfaces.28
C.1.3.2 Media streams.30
C.1.3.3 MTA device provisioning.31
C.1.3.4 Event Messages.32
C.1.3.5 Quality of Service (QoS) .33
C.1.3.6 Announcement services.35
C.1.3.7 Security.37
C.2 TIPHON.40
C.2.1 TIPHON reference model recall scenario 1.40
C.3 Conclusions.41
Annex D: Protocols .42
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D.1 TIPHON.42
D.2 IPCablecom.42
D.3 MGCP.42
D.3.1 Present methods to define MGCP .43
D.3.2 Meta-protocol check list.44
D.3.2.1 Clause 4 of TS 101 882.44
D.3.2.2 Annex A of TS 101 882.45
D.3.2.3 Clause 6 of TS 101 882.46
D.3.2.4 Clause annex B of TS 101 882 .46
D.3.3 Use of BNF to specify a character-based syntax.48
D.4 Applications of MGCP to IPCablecom and closest Meta-protocol.50
D.4.1 NCS.50
D.4.2 TGCP.50
D.4.2.1 TGCP introduces a set of new event packages .51
D.4.3 Audio Server Protocol.52
D.5 ISTP IPCablecom signalling transport protocol.53
D.6 SIP.56
D.6.1 PRACK.56
D.6.2 COMET.57
D.6.3 REFER.58
D.6.4 SIP header extensions.58
D.6.4.1 REMOTE-PARTY-ID.58
D.6.4.2 DCS-TRACE-PARTY-ID.58
D.6.4.3 ANONYMITY.59
D.6.4.4 MEDIA-AUTHORIZATION.59
D.6.4.5 DCS-GATE.60
D.6.4.6 STATE.60
D.6.4.7 RSEQ and RACK .60
D.6.4.8 DCS-BILLING-ID and DCS-BILLING-INFO .61
D.6.4.9 DCS-LAES and DCS-REDIRECT .61
D.6.4.10 Content-Disposition: Precondition.62
D.6.5 SIP response extensions .62
D.6.5.1 580-precondition failure.62
D.7 Conclusions.62
D.7.1 TGCP.62
D.7.2 MGCP.62
D.7.3 ISTP.63
D.7.4 Audio Server Protocol.63
D.7.4.1 Call Management Server Signalling .63
Annex E: Quality of Service.64
E.1 TIPHON QoS architecture .64
E.1.1 TIPHON architectural planes .64
E.1.1.1 IP telephony application plane.64
E.1.1.2 IP transport plane.65
E.1.1.3 Management plane.65
E.1.2 Service and transport domains.65
E.1.2.1 End to End QoS control.65
E.1.2.2 IP application plane control .65
E.1.2.3 Transport plane control.66
E.1.3 QoS functional elements .67
E.1.3.1 QoS Service Manager (QoSM).67
E.1.3.2 QoS Policy Entity (QoSPE).67
E.1.3.3 Transport Resource Manager (TRM).67
E.1.3.4 Transport Policy Entity (TPE) .67
E.1.3.5 InterConnect Function (ICF).67
E.1.3.6 Transport Function (TF) .67
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E.1.3.7 Relationship between Functional Entities.68
E.2 IPCablecom.68
E.2.1 General.68
E.2.1.1 Intra-domain.69
E.2.1.2 Inter-domain.70
E.2.2 QoS Interfaces.71
E.2.2.1 Intra-domain.71
E.2.2.2 Inter-domain.74
E.2.3 Theory of operation.75
E.2.3.1 Basic session set-up .75
E.2.3.2 Gate co-ordination.76
E.2.3.3 Changing the packet classifiers associated with a gate.76
E.2.3.4 Session resources.76
E.2.3.5 Admission control and session classes.77
E.2.3.6 Resource renegotiations.77
E.2.3.7 Dynamic binding of resources (re-reserve).78
E.2.3.8 Support for billing.78
E.2.3.9 Backbone resource management.78
E.2.3.10 Setting the DiffServ code point.79
E.2.3 A more detailed description of a few IPCablecom interfaces.79
E.3 Conclusions.82
Annex F: Security .84
F.1 Definitions relating to security.84
F.2 Recall of TIPHON security .87
F.2.1 TIPHON security services.87
F.2.1.1 Recall of TIPHON security model.88
F.2.1.1.1 Call phases.88
F.2.1.1.1.1 Local (user) authentication and authorization .88
F.2.1.1.2 Remote (operator) authentication and authorization .89
F.2.1.1.3 Call signalling.91
F.2.1.1.4 Call activity.91
F.2.1.1.5 Call clearing.92
F.2.2 Security matrix summary.93
F.3 IPCablecom according to ITU-T Recommendation J.170 .93
F.3.1 Description of IPCablecom security.93
F.3.1.1 Analysis of threats .97
F.3.1.1.1 Theft of network services.97
F.3.1.1.2 Bearer channel information threats .97
F.3.1.1.3 Signalling channel information threats.97
F.3.1.1.4 Service disruption threats.97
F.3.1.1.5 Repudiation.98
F.3.1.1.6 Threat summary.98
F.3.1.1.6.1 Primary threats.98
F.3.1.1.6.2 Secondary threats.99
F.3.2 Preliminary conclusions.99
Annex G: Bibliography.101
History .102

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Foreword
This Technical Report (TR) has been produced by ETSI Project Telecommunications and Internet Protocol
Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON).
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1 Scope
The objective of ETSI Project TIPHON is the specification of interoperability mechanisms and related parameters to
enable multimedia communications (particularly voice) to take place, to a defined quality of service, between Switched
Circuit Networks (SCN) and Internet Protocol (IP) based networks and their associated terminal equipment.
The present document presents an overview of the architecture, protocols, QoS and security concepts for the
interworking between TIPHON and IPCablecom systems. It introduces a possible framework for convergence between
TIPHON and IPCablecom.
Annexes A and B give a general overview of IPCablecom and TIPHON.
Annex C addresses architectural issues for interworking between TIPHON and IPCablecom systems.
Annex D provides information on the protocol aspects relating to TIPHON and IPCablecom system interworking.
Annex E examines TIPHON and IPCablecom QoS Policies, architectures and the control of network resources
Annex F reviews TIPHON and IPCablecom security policies and describes the results of a threat analysis.
2 References
For the purposes of this Technical Report (TR) the following references apply:
[1] ITU-T Recommendation J.160: "Architectural framework for the delivery of time-critical services
over cable television networks using cable modems".
[2] ETSI TS 101 882 (V1.1.1): "Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over
Networks (TIPHON) Release 3; Protocol Framework Definition; General (meta-protocol)".
[3] ETSI TR 101 963: "Access and Terminals (AT); Report on the Requirements of European Cable
Industry for Implementation of IPCablecom Technologies; Identification of high level
requirements and establishment of priorities".
[4] ITU-T Recommendation J.112: "Transmission systems for interactive cable television services".
[5] ETSI ES 201 488: "Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications Radio Frequency Interface
Specification".
[6] ETSI ES 200 800: "Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); DVB interaction channel for Cable TV
distribution systems (CATV)".
[7] ITU-T Recommendation Q.767: "Application of the ISDN user part of CCITT signalling system
No. 7 for international ISDN interconnections".
[8] ETSI EN 300 347: "V interfaces at the digital Local Exchange (LE); V5.2 interface for the support
of Access Network (AN)".
[9] ETSI EN 300 659-1: "Access and Terminals (AT); Analogue access to the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN); Subscriber line protocol over the local loop for display (and related)
services; Part 1: On-hook data transmission".
[10] ETSI ES 200 778-1: "Access and Terminals (AT); Analogue access to the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN); Protocol over the local loop for display and related services;
Terminal Equipment requirements; Part 1: On-hook data transmission".
[11] ETSI ETR 206: "Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN); Multifrequency signalling system
to be used for push-button telephones [CEPT Recommendation T/CS 46-02 E (1985)]".
[12] ETSI EN 300 659-2: "Access and Terminals (AT); Analogue access to the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN); Subscriber line protocol over the local loop for display (and related)
services; Part 2: Off-hook data transmission".
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[13] ETSI ES 200 778-2: "Access and Terminals (AT); Analogue access to the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN); Protocol over the local loop for display and related services;
Terminal Equipment requirements; Part 2: Off-hook data transmission".
[14] ETSI ETS 300 128: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Malicious Call Identification
(MCID) supplementary service; Service description".
[15] ETSI TS 101 909-19 (sub-parts 1 and 2): "Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public
Telecommunications Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 19: IPCablecom Audio
Server Protocol Specification".
[16] IETF RFC 2719: "Framework Architecture for Signalling Transport".
[17] IETF RFC 2960: "Stream Control Transmission Protocol".
[18] ITU-T Recommendation J.165: "IPCablecom signalling transport protocol".
[19] ETSI TS 101 909-12: "Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public Telecommunications
Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 12: Internet Signalling Transport Protocol
(ISTP)".
[20] ETSI TR 102 088: "Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN); Subscriber line protocol for
Advice of Charge (AoC) display services".
[21] ETSI TS 101 909-2 (2001): "Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public Telecommunications
Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 2: Architectural framework for the delivery
of time critical services over cable Television networks using cable modems".
[22] IETF RFC 1899: "Request for Comments Summary RFC Numbers 1800-1899".
[23] ETSI TS 101 312: "Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks
(TIPHON); Network architecture and reference configurations; Scenario 1".
[24] ETSI TS 101 909-4: "Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public Telecommunications
Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 4: Network Call Signalling Protocol".
[25] IETF RFC 2705 (1999): "Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Version 1.0".
[26] IETF RFC 2234 (1997): "Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF".
[27] ETSI TS 101 909-5: "Access and Terminals (AT); Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public
Telecommunications Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 5: Dynamic Quality of
Service for the Provision of Real Time Services over Cable Television Networks using Cable
Modems".
[28] IETF RFC 2205 (1997): "Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional
Specification" (Updated by RFC 2750).
[29] IETF RFC 2748 (2000): "The COPS (Common Open Policy Service) Protocol".
[30] IETF RFC 2210 (1997): "The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services".
[31] ETSI TS 101 329-3 (V1.1.1): "Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over
Networks (TIPHON); End-to-End Quality of Service in TIPHON Systems; Part 3: Signalling and
Control of end-to-end Quality of Service".
[32] ETSI TS 101 909-17: "Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public Telecommunications
Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 17: Inter-domain Quality of Service".
[33] IETF RFC 2543: "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol".
[34] IETF RFC 2474: "Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6
Headers".
[35] ETSI TS 101 909-11: "Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public Telecommunications
Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 11: Security".
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[36] ETSI TS 101 323: "Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks
(TIPHON); Interoperable security profiles".
[37] ETSI TR 101 771: " Telecommunications and Internet protocol Harmonization Over Networks
(TIPHON) Release 4; Service Independent requirements definition; Threat Analysis".
[38] ITU-T Recommendation J.170: "IPCablecom security specification".
[39] ETSI ETR 232: "Security Techniques Advisory Group (STAG); Glossary of security
terminology".
[40] ITU-T Recommendation J.162: "Network call signalling protocol for the delivery of time critical
services over cable television networks using cable modems".
[41] ITU-T Recommendation H.235: "Security and encryption for H-Series (H.323 and other
H.245-based) multimedia terminals".
[42] ITU-T Recommendation J.166: "IPCablecom management information base (MIB) framework".
[43] IETF RFC 2104: "HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication".
[44] IETF RFC 1890: "Using the Flow Label Field in IPv6".
[45] ITU-T Recommendation H.248: "Gateway control protocol".
[46] ETSI EN 300 356 (all parts): "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System
No.7 (SS7); ISDN User Part (ISUP) version 4 for the international interface".
[47] ETSI TS 101 909-13: "Access and Terminals (AT); Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public
Telecommunications Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 13: Trunking Gateway
Control Protocol".
[48] IEEE 802.2001: "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and
Architecture".
[49] ETSI TS 101 878: "Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks
(TIPHON) Release 3; Service Capability Definition; Service Capabilities for a simple call".
[50] ETSI TS 101 909-9: "Access and Terminals (AT); Digital Broadband Cable Access to the Public
Telecommunications Network; IP Multimedia Time Critical Services; Part 9: Network Call
Signalling (NCS) MIB Requirements".
[51] ITU-T Recommendation X.800: "Security architecture for Open Systems Interconnection for
CCITT applications".
[52] ITU-T Recommendation X.811: "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Security frameworks for open systems: Authentication framework".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
authentication header: IPSec security protocol that provides message integrity for complete IP packets, including the
IP header
Application-Specific Data: application-specific field in the IPSec header that along with the destination IP address
provides a unique number for each SA
Baseline Privacy Interface Plus (BPI+): security portion of the ITU-T Recommendation J.112 standard that runs on
the MAC layer
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Certification Authority (CA): trusted organization that accepts certificate applications from entities, authenticates
applications, issues certificates and maintains status information about certificates
Call Agent (CA): part of the CMS that maintains the communication state, and controls the line side of the
communication
Call Management Server (CMS): controls the audio connections
NOTE: Also called a Call Agent in MGCP/SGCP terminology. This is one example of an Application Server.
DiffServ Code Point (DSCP): field in every IP packet that identifies the DiffServ per hop behaviour
NOTE: In IP version 4, the Type Of Service (TOS) byte is redefined to be the DSCP. In IP version 6, the traffic
class octet is used as the DSCP.
Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC): message authentication algorithm, based on either SHA-1 or MD5
hash and defined in IETF RFC 2104
Internet Key Exchange (IKE): key management mechanism used to negotiate and derive keys for SAs in IPSec
IKE-: IKE with pre-shared keys for authentication
IKE+: notation defined to refer to the use of IKE, which requires digital certificates for authentication
Message Authentication Code (MAC): fixed-length data item that is sent together with a message to ensure integrity,
also known as a MIC
Operational Support System (OSS): back-office software used for configuration, performance, fault, accounting, and
security management
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): process for issuing public key certificates, which includes standards, certification
authorities, communication between authorities and protocols for managing certification processes
quintet: UMTS authentication vector
Record Keeping Server (RKS): device which collects and correlates the various event messages
Signalling Gateway (SG): signalling agent that receives/sends SCN native signalling at the edge of the IP network
NOTE: In particular the SS7 SG function translates variants ISUP and TCAP in an SS7-Internet Gateway to a
common version of ISUP and TCAP.
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP): application-layer control (signalling) protocol for creating, modifying, and
terminating sessions with one or more participants
Signalling System number 7 (SS7): architecture and set of protocols for performing out-of-band call signalling with a
telephone network
triplet: GSM authentication vector
Transaction Capabilities Application Protocol (TCAP): protocol within the SS7 stack that is used for performing
remote database transactions with a Signalling Control Point
Ticket Granting Server (TGS): sub-system of the KDC used to grant Kerberos tickets
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AN Access Node
ANC ANnouncement Controller
ANP ANnouncement Player
ANS ANnouncement Server
AOC Advice Of Charge
API Application Programming Interface
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ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BICC Bearer Independent Call Control
BNF Backus-Noun Form
BPI+ Baseline Privacy Interface Plus
BRI Basic Rate ISDN
C7 Signalling System Number 7
CA Call Agent
CA Certification Authority
CC Call Control
CDR Call Detail Record
CLIR COnnected Line Identity Restriction
CM Cable Modem
CMS Call Management Server
CMSS Call Management Server Signalling (CMS to CMS) signalling
CMTS Cable Modem Termination System
COLP COnnected Line identity Presentation
COPS Common Open Policy Service
CS Circuit Switched
CUG Closed User Group
DCS Distributed Call Signalling
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS Domain Name Server
DNS Domain Name System/Server/Service
DOCSIS Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
DSCP DiffServ Code Point
E-MTA Embedded MTA
ER Edge Router
FG Functional Grouping
GC Gate Controller
HFC Hybrid Fibre/Coaxial [cable]
HLR Home Location Register
HMAC Hashed Message Authentication Code
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
ID IDentifier
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IKE Internet Key Exchange
IN Intelligent Network
IN Intelligent Network
IntServ Integrated Services
IP Internet Protocol
ISTP Internet Signalling Transport Protocol
ISUP Integrated Services digital network User Part
ITSP IP-Telephony Service Provider
KDC Key Distribution Centre
LNP Local Number Portability
MAC Media Access Control
MAC Message Authentication Code
MD5 Message Digest 5
MF Multi-Frequency
MG Media Gateway
MGC Media Gateway Controller
MGC Media Gateway Controller
MGCI Media Gateway Controller Interface
MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol
MIB Management Information Base
MMH Multilinear Modular Hash
MP Media Player
MPC Media Player Controller
MPLS MultiProtocol Label Switching
MSC Message Sequence Chart
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MSC Mobile Services switching Centre
MTA Multimedia Terminal Adapter
NCS Network Call Signalling
NTS Number Translation Services
OSS Operational Support System
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
PKINIT Public Key Cryptography Initial Authentication
PS Packet Switched
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
PSTN Public Switched Telephony Network
P-TMSI Packet-TMSI
Q Quintet, UMTS authentication vector
QoS Quality of Service
QoS Quality of Service
RADIUS Remote Access Dial-In User Service
RAS Request Admission Status
RFC Request For Comments
RKS Record Keeping Server
RSVP Resource reSerVation Protocol
RTCP Real-Time Control Protocol
RTP Real-Time Transfer Protocol
SA Source Address
SAP Service Access Point
SCN Switched Circuit Networks
SCP Service Control Point
SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SDL Specification and Description Language
SDP Session Description Protocol
SG Signalling Gateway
SHA-1 Secure Hash Algorithm 1
SIP Session Initiation Protocol
SIP Session Initiation Protocol
SIP+ Session Initiation Protocol Plus
S-MTA Standalone MTA
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SOCLIR System Override of Calling Line Identity Restriction
SS7 Signalling System 7
SS7 Signalling System number 7
T Triplet, GSM authentication vector
TCAP Transaction Capabilities Application Protocol
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP Transport Control Protocol
TD Timeout for Disconnect
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TGCP Trunking Gateway Control Protocol
TGS Ticket Granting Server
TIPHON Telecommunication and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks
TLV Type-Length-Value
TMSI Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity
TOS Type of Service
TR Technical Report
UDP User Datagram Protocol
USIM User Services Identity Module
VoIP Voice over IP
ETSI
IPCableCom
SCN
Service Call Bearer Media
Service control control control control
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4 Overview
The study was initially conducted to identify what was needed to be done for convergence between IPCablecom and
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