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There are no new releases in the May 2008 DIGEST

However, please look for new issues of the following documents to be available soon!

  • GR-20, Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable
  • GR-771, Generic Requirements for Fiber Optic Splice Closures
  • GR-1435, Generic Requirements for Multi-Fiber Optical.

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Generic Requirements Documents (GRs) Special Reports (SRs), and Software Tools

A comprehensive list of Telcordia technical documents released in May 2007 through April 2008 follows.

GR-1275 - Get an Enterprise License Quote Now! or Visit the SuperStore

Central Office/Network Environment Equipment Installation/Removal Generic Requirements

Issue 9, December 2007

GR-1275 details the methods, procedures, and requirements for installing and removing telecommunications equipment, cabling, and ironwork. It provides the user with the minimum requirements for installation of equipment, including Switch, Transport, and Power equipment. GR-1275 provides broad coverage of all the generic requirements for equipment installation in one document, making it a resource that a technician, installation supervisor, and equipment engineer can use to verify conformance to requirements – all in a single document.

The Central Office (CO) environment is an engineering challenge, and detail-engineering service providers require an established, well-considered, and proven set of generic requirement documents, which can be found in GR-1275.

With the advent of Data Centers, Internet Protocol (IP) facilities, cellular radio sites, and other emerging-technology equipment environments within telecommunication networks, it is important that a consistent set of established practices be implemented.

GR-1275 provides the following:

  • Detailed generic requirements for installing and decommissioning all types of telecommunications equipment and cabling in both CO and emerging-technology environments
  • All of the generic requirements that suppliers of installation services will need when performing installation work
  • A single-document resource for conformance verification. (Service providers generally require the prospective supplier of installation services to have a copy of GR-1275 at the job site.)

This new issue of GR-1275 addresses several concerns since the publication of Issue 8 in December 2006, including the need for enhanced clarity and agreement with the companion document – GR-1502, Central Office/Network Environment Detail Engineering Generic Requirements – on matters such as cable rack, auxiliary framing, and bracing. As a result, the following changes have been made to GR-1275:

  • Extensive revision of the requirements in Section 10, Workmanship Requirements - Auxiliary Framing, Bracing, and Cable Rack, including alignment of the installation requirements with the detail engineering requirements in GR-1502, Section 13, Cable Rack; Section 14, Auxiliary Framing; and Section 17, Bracing.
  • Extensive revision of the graphics in Section 10, Workmanship Requirements - Auxiliary Framing, Bracing, and Cable Rack, including the addition of new graphics beneficial to the installer Revision of the requirements for crimped connections in Section 15, Workmanship Requirements - Connecting
  • Addition of a new section – Section 26, Standby Power – to provide installation quality requirements that complement the detail engineering requirements in GR-1502, Section 8, Standby AC Power.

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Central Office/Network Environment Detail Engineering Generic Requirements

Issue 6, December 2007

GR-1502 provides generic requirements for Detail Engineering Service Providers (DESPs) services, which are necessary to help ensure that equipment is installed in a safe and efficient manner in a telecommunications equipment building, and that newly installed equipment operates in accordance with design parameters.

This document contains the basic information required for a Detail Engineer to implement a Telecommunications Equipment Order. It is the industry-recognized document on the Detail Engineering process, reflecting the latest developments from industry discussions and the introduction of new equipment.

The proposed generic engineering requirements contained in this document are intended to be applicable to all types of engineered telecommunications equipment, i.e., switching, transmission, and common systems. It addresses frame, circuit-protection device, and power, etc. Additional engineering guidance may be required to engineer a specific piece of equipment or to meet additional regional practices or requirements.

GR-1502 is a companion document to GR-1275.

This new issue of GR-1502 addresses several concerns since the publication of Issue 5 in December 2006, including the need for enhanced clarity and agreement with the companion document – GR-1275, Central Office/Network Environment Equipment Installation/Removal Generic Requirements – on matters such as cable rack, auxiliary framing, and bracing. As a result, the following changes have been made to GR-1502:

  • Extensive revision of the ironwork requirements in Section 13, Cable Rack; Section 14, Auxiliary Framing; and Section 17, Bracing; including alignment of the detail engineering requirements with those in GR-1275, Section 10, Workmanship Requirements - Auxiliary Framing, Bracing, and Cable Rack.
  • Extensive revision of numerous graphics in Section 13, Cable Rack; Section 14, Auxiliary Framing; and Section 17, Bracing; including alignment with the graphics in GR-1275, Section 10, Workmanship Requirements - Auxiliary Framing, Bracing, and Cable Rack. New graphics beneficial to the detail engineer were also added.
  • Section 14, formerly titled Auxiliary Framing - Low-Type, was combined with Section 15, Auxiliary Framing - High-Type, to create an updated Section 14, titled Auxiliary Framing, thus reducing redundant requirements.
  • Minor revisions to Section 4, Section 8, Section 20, Section 24, and Section 26.

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Universal Emergency Routing Control Point (UERCP) Generic Requirements

Issue 2, December 2007

GR-3156 describes functionality for a network element, the Universal Emergency Routing Control Point (UERCP), that is expected to play a key role in supporting emergency calling as the network evolves. Specifically, this document describes the functions and interfaces that must be supported by a UERCP to allow it to provide critical location-based routing functionality in support of legacy, i2, and i3 Solution E9-1-1 Service architectures. GR-3156 also addresses the functions and interfaces that need to be supported by the UERCP to process and respond to requests for routing information received from legacy Selective Routers and i2 VoIP Positioning Centers, as well as IP endpoints, VSP routing proxies, Emergency Services Routing Proxies, and i3 PSAPs.

The network architectures and capabilities that E9-1-1 Service providers support must satisfy current customer needs as well as support anticipated enhancements to existing E9-1-1 functionality brought about by evolving technologies and changes in the regulatory environment. In addition, it is desirable that the evolution of E9-1-1 architectures that service providers are considering also reduce operational costs by consolidating required functionality where possible.

This document is intended for use by: participants in the development of GR-3156; companies interested in the development or operation of a UERCP system; operators and suppliers of systems that interconnect with the UERCP, including VPC providers/suppliers, E9-1-1 System Service Providers including Selective Router providers, and providers/operators of Emergency Services Routing Proxies (ESRPs); Public Safety managers; jurisdictional Geographic Information System database owner/operators; and owner/operators of Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) databases and Database Management Systems.

GR-3156-ILR, Issue 2A, Universal Emergency Routing Control Point (UERCP) Issues List Report, provides a detailed description of the current set of issues related to the generic requirements described in Issue 2 of GR-3156-CORE. It is available free of charge to purchasers of the GR-3156 core document.

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Generic Requirements for Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Fiber Distribution Terminals

Issue 1, March 2008

GR-3161 provides generic requirements for Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Fiber Distribution Terminals (FDTs) intended to house passive telecommunications components. This document covers indoor and outdoor MDU FDT products that have either a plastic or metallic housing. The MDU terminal is a wall-mounted interconnect housing for multiple dwelling units, such as an apartment building or apartment complex with, typically, 48 customers or less. The MDU products serve as a passive interface between a telecommunications provider's feeder network and their individual distribution cables serving their customers. MDU terminals are sometimes referred to as fiber distributing hubs or service access terminals, and they perform a similar function as the traditional telephone-network Building Entrance Terminal (BET) does for copper networks. In addition, the MDU terminal serves as a convenient test access point to verify the integrity of the service provider network and the customer equipment.

GR-3161 contains all of the general, electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements for MDU terminal closure products. This document may be referred to by major service providers as the base requirements for these products.

GR-3161 incorporates requirements and test methods all in one document, and can help users, suppliers, and manufacturers properly access, test, and review MDU terminal closure products. By identifying issues in the testing phase, millions of dollars in field issues can be avoided.

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Billing Automatic Message Accounting Format (BAF) Generic Requirements

Issue 12, December 2007

GR-1100 is the only available, updated document that defines the Billing AMA Format (BAF) recordings generated for call scenarios. This document describes the possible groupings of BAF structures and modules that form BAF records, the connection between service/technology and call type, how call type and call conditions determine what structure and modules (if any) are selected for generation of a BAF record, and how the characteristics of the calling/called addresses, as well as the services provided, are factors in module generation.

Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) is the process that generates the data from which customers and carriers are billed for their use of network services and capabilities. GR-1100 contains requirements for the BAF information recorded to support the full range of Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services, and has been designed to support the BAF information needs of a broad audience, including, but not limited to, telecommunications equipment suppliers, LECs, and Telcordia personnel. It is intended for planners of new services and capabilities for which billing is to be usage-based; for designers, developers, and implementers; and for individuals involved in AMA operations.

GR-1100 continues to be the authoritative source for the BAF formats processed within the billing systems of all major LECs, and BAF is the preferred format for all AMA data generated for processing by a LEC Revenue Accounting Office (RAO). The BAF requirements in GR-1100 describe the AMA elements needed to support a complete spectrum of services and technologies, including local and network interconnection services, operator services, toll-free services, Intelligent Network database services, wireline and wireless call recording, IP addressing, and broadband data services.

Issue 12 of GR-1100 contains numerous changes, including, but not limited to, new assignments for recording:

  • Enhanced Directory Assistance (DA) services for Information/Concierge services and Extended Call Completion services
  • Advertiser charge information for an aggregation period
  • Home and Intermediate Providers
  • The Requested Service, as identified by the alphanumeric Uniform Resource Indicator (URI) received in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling
  • The Trunk Group Context and Trunk Group ID
  • Elements to capture alphanumeric information in BAF.

Issue 12 also includes new generic Module Codes, Tables, and more!

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Generic Requirements for Pedestal Terminal Closures

Issue 4, January 2008

GR-13 provides generic requirements for pedestal terminal closures intended to house passive telecommunications components used in an Outside Plant (OSP) environment. These closures may house copper terminal blocks, coaxial taps, or passive fiber optic distribution equipment used for the distribution of telephone service and broadband services. This document can be used for copper (both twisted pair and coax) and fiber optic passive distribution networks. It covers the housing only and not the equipment that will be installed in the pedestal.

GR-13 is the one document that contains all of the general, electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements for pedestal terminal closure products. It would help users, suppliers, and manufacturers properly access, test and review pedestal terminal closure products. By identifying testing issues, millions of dollars in field issues can be avoided.

GR-13, Issue 4, is intended to help service providers and equipment vendors evaluate new products and lay the framework for Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) implementations. This new issue contains the following highlights:

  • Outlines the Telcordia proposed generic requirements for pedestal terminal closures intended to house passive telecommunications components used in an outside plant environment
  • Addresses closures that may house copper terminal blocks, coaxial taps, or passive fiber optic distribution equipment used for the distribution of telephone service and broadband services
  • Provides for bonding and grounding incoming cables and the mounting of station-to-cable protectors
  • Requirements can be used for copper (both twisted pair and coax) and fiber optic passive distribution networks.

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Emergency Services Gateway (ESGW) Generic Requirements

Issue 2, December 2007

GR-3129 provides generic requirements for an Emergency Services Gateway (ESGW) to support the routing of VoIP-originated 9-1-1 calls to legacy PSAPs via traditional Emergency Services networks. The document includes:

  • Functional requirements for the ESGW to support trunk/media gateway functionality
  • Functional requirements for the ESGW to support signaling gateway functionality
  • Signaling/Interface requirements
  • Operations, Maintenance, and Performance requirements.

The ESGW is a critical element of the i2 Solution defined by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) for supporting 9-1-1 call originations from VoIP customers. GR-3129 defines the required functions and interfaces that must be supported by the ESGW to facilitate the routing of emergency calls to the appropriate PSAP via the appropriate Selective Router, based on the caller's location. Without the ESGW component, VoIP emergency calls will continue to be routed to non-emergency lines, as they are today, causing delays in services to VoIP callers and impacting Public Safety call answering policies and procedures.

The information contained in this document will assist developers, manufacturers, and suppliers in providing a NENA i2 Solution-compliant ESGW. It will also assist potential ESGW operators in identifying required functions and in developing implementation plans. Providers of interconnecting elements (e.g., Call Servers/Proxies, Selective Routers) will be able to develop compatible interfaces, and ESGW suppliers and operators will be assisted in designing interoperability testing plans. ESGW providers may see increased revenue by providing accurate routing of VoIP emergency calls. PSAPs will benefit from this document by delivering timely and accurate VoIP emergency calls.

Issue 2 of GR-3129-CORE includes:

  • Modifications to describe procedures related to the replacement of 10-digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP)-formatted Emergency Services Routing Numbers (ESRNs) with Emergency Routing Tuples (ERTs) and Emergency Services Gateway Route Identifiers (ESGWRIs), and support for the delivery of 10 (e.g., Emergency Services Query Key [ESQK] only) versus 20 (i.e., ESQK and callback number) digits of information to the Selective Router with a VoIP customer-originated emergency call
  • Modifications to align the terminology used in this GR with the terminology used in the draft update to NENA 08-001
  • Updates to clarify the role of the VoIP Service Provider (VSP) in obtaining the necessary ESGWRI information from the ESGW provider to support ERT-to-ESGWRI mappings
  • Updates to clarify the relations between the E9-1-1 System Service Provider/SR operator and the ESGW operator to ensure that the ESGW has accurate mappings of ESGWRIs to outgoing trunk groups, and to correctly provision the trunk groups so that the appropriate signaling is delivered to the Selective Router with emergency calls
  • Updates to bring the v4 interface definition into alignment with the current definition provided in the draft update to NENA 08-001.

This document is the only public document that fully describes the functionality, interfaces, and operations requirements associated with an ESGW.

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Voice Over Packet (VOP): Next Generation Networks (NGN) Accounting Management Generic Requirements

Issue 5, December 2007

GR-3058 defines the capabilities of a platform capable of producing data about the services used by an end customer or another carrier, and provides the data in a form that enables a carrier's Billing System to determine the charges for this service usage.

This document includes the description of basic functionality needed to generate, process, and output the data describing network usage, and deliver that usage data to downstream systems.

Competition for telecommunications services remains high. Presently, the technological base for telecommunications is moving away from traditional Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) switching systems and toward alternative technologies such as data networks based on Internet Protocol (IP) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). The newer networks have become technically competitive, cost-effective alternatives to the existing circuit-switching-based solutions.

While IP/ATM technologies have greatly matured, both new and traditional telecommunications service providers are finding that the transformation to a broadband Next Generation Network (NGN) has proven to be somewhat more time consuming and difficult than initially envisioned. One factor that has hindered the quick development and deployment of "carrier-grade" IP/ATM-based networks is the relative lack of industry-accepted standards and comprehensive generic requirements, particularly with regard to usage measurements. This GR addresses the need for accounting management standards by providing comprehensive generic requirements for generating meaningful usage measurements for NGN elements that must be integrated into the existing network fabric of the PSTN.

Issue 5 of GR-3058-CORE includes the following changes:

  • Refinement of usage event message concepts
  • Expansion of Connect Protocol Data Unit (PDU) encoding to separately show usage data elements for calls originating from VoP-supported lines from incoming calls from the PSTN network
  • Removal of Study/Test Indicator requirements
  • Expansion of Service Provider Type and Service Provider Identification to be provided
  • Inclusion of Quality of Service (QoS) Requested and Security Level in Connect PDUs
  • Expansion of information required in Connection Status Reports
  • Inclusion of alternative approaches for encoding the Element Identifier
  • Additional guidance on record generation determination
  • Inclusion of guidelines for determining AMA Call Type
  • Added rules and requirements for populating the Service Provider Identification information
  • Specification of Transaction-based Mode as the required method for transfer of PDUs to the BA whenever PDUs are generated by multiple Network Components (NCs) involved in a call or service transaction
  • Updated perspectives on the mapping of Diameter parameters to PDU usage data elements.

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Signaling Transfer Point (STP) Generic Requirements

Issue 11, December 2007

GR-82 contains generic requirements and objectives for a typical Common Channel Signaling (CCS) Network Provider utilizing Signaling Transfer Points (STPs) in their CCS networks. STPs are packet switches in the CCS network that transfer messages from one signaling link to another at Level 3.

These generic requirements describe the features and functionalities of STPs by defining their interaction with the SS7 protocol, signaling networks, and operations systems. GR-82 is intended to help provide the basis for the CCS network architecture, procedures to implement SS7 protocols, and descriptions of provisioning, administration, and operational interfaces that can facilitate operation of client companies' CCS networks. Also included are capacity requirements and performance objectives to meet the overall reliability standards in a client company environment.

The GR-82 requirements state STP functions independent of implementation. Specific functions to be provided at a particular STP are to be determined by market, economic, technological, and operational considerations appropriate for the specific implementation. Functions and design practices to meet reliability, performance, security, and operations requirements in a client company environment are described.

Issue 11 includes a series of requirements, revisions, and enhancements related to SS7 performance monitoring and measurements, and the performance of certain SS7 MTP network management procedures.

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LSSGR: Switching System Generic Requirements for Call Control Using the Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISDNUP)

Issue 10, November 2007

GR-317 contains generic requirements for the procedures required to establish and release call connections using the Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) protocol. These generic requirements focus on basic interoffice voice calls that do not originate or terminate on Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) lines and on call connections that are either completely within one network or between distinct networks where an Interexchange Carrier (IXC) is not involved.

These requirements are based on SS7, a Common Channel Signaling (CCS) protocol defined by the International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunication Sector (ITU-T), and the T1S1.3 Working Group of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) T1 Committee. The Telcordia specification of the SS7 protocol is provided in GR-246.

CCS is a method for exchanging information between Stored Program Control Switching Systems (SPCSs) that are interconnected via a network of signaling links. In switching systems where CCS is used for call connection signaling, out-of-band signaling messages replace Multifrequency (MF) and other inband interoffice signaling mechanisms on selected circuits. The out-of-band messages are used to report circuit seizure and transport address information, answer supervision, circuit release, etc.

Issue 10 of GR-317 includes:

  • An updated Section 3.1.1.6 with new requirements for receipt of ANM before ACM with and without backward call indicators
  • A new Appendix E that describes IMS and SS7 and IMS interworking.

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Common Channel Signaling Network Interface Specification (CCSNIS) Supporting Network Interconnection, Message Transfer Part (MTP), and Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISDNUP)

Issue 10, December 2007

GR-905 provides Interconnecting CCS Networks (ICNs) and other interconnecting networks (e.g., Session Initiation Protocol [SIP]-based networks, Bearer Independent Call control [BICC]-based networks) with compatibility information required for successful network interconnection with client company CCS networks. This includes the interface architecture, and interface protocol messages, signals, conditions, and events that occur to support the exchange of information between networks. In addition, GR-905 describes the physical interconnection, performance objectives, provisioning, operations and maintenance, and network-compatibility testing necessary to allow CCS networks to interconnect successfully.

Issue 10 of GR-905 includes the following updates:

  • New material is added to address the desirability of symmetric routing of call setup messages
  • Conditions are clarified under which an early Answer Message (ANM) may be returned, the format of an early ANM is described, and the processing that should be applied if an early ANM is received that does not include a Backward Call Indicators parameter is clarified.
  • A new appendix is added to describe the current industry view of how SS7 originating networks and SIP-based Emergency Services IP Networks can interconnect to support the delivery of SS7 emergency call originations to IP-enabled Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).

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Emergency Service Zone (ESZ) Routing Database (ERDB) Generic Requirements

Issue 3, December 2007

GR-3119 provides generic requirements for the functions and interfaces that must be supported by an ERDB as a key element of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) i2 Solution. This document also addresses the signaling interfaces, operations, performance, and security requirements on the ERDB as well as the roles and responsibilities of the ERDB provider with respect to other organizational entities among whom information exchange will be critical to the operation of the ERDB.

NENA has been active in the definition of a suite of solutions to enable emergency calls originated by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) users to be routed to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the geographic location from which the call was originated. The Long Term Definition (LTD) Working Group (WG) of NENA has identified high-level requirements and developed an architecture for an end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) solution. The VoIP Migratory Working Group (VMWG) of NENA has defined a near-term solution that provides for migration toward the long-term view, while making use of the existing conventional E9-1-1 System Service Provider infrastructure. This is referred to as the i2 Solution. In the i2 Solution, it has been assumed that a VoIP Service Provider (VSP) will participate in the handling of emergency call originations. The i2 Solution is expected to support the basic E9-1-1 Service capabilities that are available to wireline and wireless customers today, while minimizing the impact on the E9-1-1 System Service Provider infrastructure and PSAPs.

The i2 Solution defined by the NENA VMWG and updated by the NENA i2.5 WG includes a number of new functional elements to enable the routing of VoIP-originated emergency calls and the delivery of the associated call and location-related information to the PSAP. One critical network element that is involved in selectively routing the VoIP emergency call is the Emergency Service Zone (ESZ) Routing Database (ERDB).

Changes in Issue 3 of GR-3119 include the following:

  • Modifications to align the terminology used in this GR with the terminology used in the draft update to NENA 08-00
  • Alignment of the role of the ERDB operator with the description provided in the draft update to NENA 08-001
  • Updates to highlight the impact of NENA decisions related to ESQK/ESRN allocation/assignment on the roles and responsibilities currently attributed to various entities involved in providing an i2-based E9-1-1 Solution
  • Updates to describe procedures related to the replacement of 10-digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP)-formatted Emergency Services Routing Numbers (ESRNs) with Emergency Routing Tuples (ERTs) and Emergency Services Gateway Route Identifiers (ESGWRIs)
  • Updates to reflect the modifications made to the mechanisms for ERDB steering by the NENA i2.5 WG
  • Updates to bring the v8 interface definition into alignment with current definitions provided in the draft update to NENA 08-001.

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Location Validation Database (VDB) Generic Requirements in Support of E9-1-1 Service

Issue 1, December 2007

GR-3130 provides generic requirements for the functions and interfaces that must be supported by a Validation Database (VDB) as a key element of the NENA i2 Solution. Many of the functions of the VDB described in this GR are expected to be extensible for support of location validation in the i3 Solution also.

The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is in the process of defining a suite of solutions to enable emergency calls originated by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) users to be routed to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the geographic location from which the call was originated. The Long-Term Definition Working Group (LTD WG) of NENA is defining an architecture for an end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) solution, referred to as an i3 Solution. The VoIP Migratory Working Group (VMWG) of NENA has defined a near-term solution that provides for migration toward the long-term view, while making use of the existing conventional E9-1-1 System Service Provider infrastructure. This is referred to as the i2 Solution. A revised version, referred to during its development stage as i2.5, is nearing completion for expected publication by early 2008. This GR reflects the revised i2 Solution.

The i2 Solution defined by the NENA VMWG includes a number of new functional elements to enable the pre-validation of location information, as well as the routing of VoIP-originated emergency calls and the delivery of the associated call and location-related information to the PSAP. These new elements and the associated terminology are described in this document. The critical network element that supports validating the location information that will be used subsequently to route a VoIP emergency call is called the Validation Database (VDB).

GR-3130 addresses the requirements on the VDB to process and respond to location validation requests received from any of the following three different types of entities:

  • Location Information Server (LIS)
  • VoIP Service Provider (VSP)
  • End user application.

This document has been reissued to align with current NENA documents. Changes have been made to:

  • Clarify entities that perform address validation
  • Describe use of the Emergency Routing Tuple (ERT) and provide more detail for Root Discovery consistent with the changes planned for Issue 2 of NENA 08-001, Interim VoIP Architecture for Enhanced 9-1-1 Services (i2)
  • Align with NENA 02-013, NENA Data Standards for the Provisioning and Maintenance of MSAG Files to VDBs and ERDBs, regarding use of MSAG data to populate the VDB database.

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Generic Requirements for Fiberglass-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Utility Poles

Issue 1, December 2007

GR-3159 contains generic requirements for fiberglass utility poles that provide the physical support infrastructure for aerial telecommunications plants and are environmentally safe.

The fiberglass poles detailed in GR-3159 weigh less than wood poles; are easier to install; and are resistant to salt, water, rot, termites, and chemicals. Fiberglass poles also have an unlimited life span.

More than 80 million wooden utility poles in the USA provide reliable support for aerial telecommunications and electric power plants. However, there have always been concerns about environmental issues associated with utility poles such as the safety of the treatment chemicals and related processing dangers. These environmental concerns have expanded to include the toxicity and potential contaminants contained in the wood preservative and whether an environmental issue exists with the release of compounds from in-service utility poles. As a result, the telecommunications industry is actively seeking alternative pole structures, such as highly weather-resistant fiberglass.

This first issue of GR-3159:

  • Provides the functional performance criteria to help ensure that the fiberglass poles used for aerial plant applications are safe, reliable, and sufficiently robust to provide long-term performance in outside plant environments
  • Helps ensure fiberglass poles selected and purchased from different suppliers and manufacturers will be compatible with pole attachment hardware and the cable plant as well as with other poles
  • Contains the only telecommunications pole requirements for fiberglass pole structures developed with service provider input.

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Blue Book – Manual of Construction Procedures

Issue 4, December 2007

SR-1421, commonly referred to as the "Blue Book," provides uniform construction practices to promote safety and reliability within the telecom industry and provide guidance and a set of practices that promote reliable network performance as well as being consistent with all recent national codes and rules. Along with the rapid deployment of fiber and other technological advances came the need to update the Blue Book's procedures and practices.

SR-1421, Issue 4:

  • Includes the basic considerations and requirements relative to construction practices and procedures that may apply in a telecommunications-company operating area
  • Addresses the general design and construction requirements for buried, underground, and aerial utility installations
  • Identifies major hurdles and placement techniques to enable safe and effective boring and directional drilling operations
  • Minimizes operating costs and maximizes personal safety through safe work practices and network construction designs.

What's new in this updated issue?

  • It reflects the most recent 2007 National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®) rules and industry's best practices
  • New Section on construction practices for deployment of FTTx service applications
  • New Section on techniques for installing new lines in existing areas with buried plant
  • New Sections on strength and loading, non-wood poles and associated hardware issues, and pole testing and inspection.

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Emergency Services Network Interconnection

Issue 5, October 2007

GR-3112 addresses the interconnection of client company Emergency Services Networks with originating VoP/NGN-based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) and Wireless Service Provider (WSP) network to support pre-Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) and AIN-based E9-1-1 Service implementations. In addition, this document addresses interconnection of client company Emergency Services Networks with VoIP Service Provider networks in support of the i2 Solution defined by the VoIP Migratory Working Group (VMWG) of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) VoIP Technical Committee. The i2 Solution supports the interconnection of VoIP domains with the existing Emergency Services Network infrastructure for the purpose of routing and delivering emergency calls originated in the IP domain to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), based on the location from which the call was originated. GR-3112 also addresses the interconnection of VoIP customers and VSP networks with client company Emergency Services IP Networks (ESInets) in support of the i3 Solution being defined by the Long Term Definition Working Group (LTD WG) of the NENA VoIP Technical Committee. The i3 Solution assumes end-to-end IP signaling from the VoIP endpoint to an IP-capable PSAP.

Specifically, this document focuses on the inter-connection of client company Emergency Services Networks and ESInets with Session Initiated Protocol (SIP)-based originating networks.

As customers migrate toward using VoIP-based service, it is critical that client company Emergency Services Network Providers continue to be able to route and process emergency call originations from these customers. GR-3112 focuses on procedures to support the interworking of traditional/existing client company Emergency Services Networks and client company ESInets with VoIP networks, for the purpose of processing emergency calls.

This document is the only publicly available specification that provides a detailed description of the processes and interface protocols needed to allow VoP/NGN network providers and VoIP Service Providers to interconnect with the existing Emergency Services Network infrastructure and client company ESInets. The document is important to the industry because it provides a means by which VoP/NGN network providers and VSP Service Providers can meet customer demand for high quality emergency call processing.

Issue 5:

  • Reflects the changes to the NENA i2 Solution resulting from the work activities of the NENA i2.5 WG
  • Reflects changes to the NENA i3 Solution resulting from work activities of the NENA Long Term Definition (LTD) WG.

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Generic Requirements for Microducts for Fiber Optic Cables

Issue 1, November 2007

GR-3155 provides generic requirements and design considerations for microduct products for fiber optic cables. These generic requirements should meet the needs of a typical communications service provider.

Microducts are products used for storing and bundling fiber-optic cables. With increasing deployment of fiber-optic facilities to customer premises, companies and customers seek microduct products to help deploy fiber cables into business, multifamily, or residential buildings.

This document addresses critical concerns for those companies considering the purchase and deployment of conduits, ducts, and microduct products. GR-3155 addresses issues that need to be analyzed to help ensure the successful deployment of microfiber optic cables in residential and other intrabuilding applications.

Advantages of Microduct Technology over Traditional Cabling Outlays:

  • A microduct branch can be made simply, in any place, at any time
  • Lower cost
  • The network can grow on demand
  • Easy to install microduct routes in occupied ducts
  • Easy to replace old cables through the network
  • Possibility to migrate from copper-balanced to fiber-optic cables.

Benefits of GR-3155:

  • Describes microduct products that provide for safe, flexible, lightweight, durable, and easy-to-install pathways to deploy single microfiber cables inside a building
  • Microduct products are designed to accommodate a single fiber-optical cable primarily for deployment in a residential or intrabuilding location through either cable pulling or cable blowing procedures
  • Is designed to cover the microduct product, as well as the associated couplers, end-caps, pull-lines, and related mounting hardware necessary for the full application of the product.

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Methods and Procedures for System Reliability Analysis

Issue 2, November 2007

This document is intended to

  1. Guide reliability analysts, especially those without course work in mathematical reliability, in the creation and analysis of system reliability models.
  2. Guide personnel responsible for the purchase of telecommuni-cations equipment in requesting and interpreting system reliability analyses from vendors of telecom systems or other equipment.

Telecommunications consumers demand a high degree of availability of service, and telecommunications systems achieve this high availability by employing fault-tolerant architectures (e.g., redundancy for critical system components) and efficient fault detection and recovery mechanisms. The high reliability of the telecommunications network components thus makes the accumulation of system operating data needed to quantify long-term reliability, by straightforward methods, difficult, if not impractical.

System Reliability Modeling and Analysis (SRMA) is the means by which telecommunications systems reliability can be quantified. With the advent of new, complex architectures, there is a greater maintenance burden on a system owner. SRMA can quantitatively assess such burdens to determine whether a system can meet maintainability objectives with the allotted maintenance resources. It can also be used to optimize repair or maintenance strategies.

SR-1171, Issue 2:

  • Guides reliability analysts in the creation and analysis of system reliability models
  • Provides guidance on failure rate predictions (such as those made using SR-332) as key elements of a system reliability model
  • Guides personnel responsible for the purchase of telecom equipment in requesting and interpreting system reliability analyses from vendors of telecom systems or other equipment
  • Contains over 40 detailed diagrams and tables.

What's New in Issue 2?

  • Multiple formulas were updated to enhance clarity of exposition.
  • The document now aligns with other current issues of Telcordia documents (such as SR-332 and related GRs) for easy cross-reference of requirements and methodologies.
  • The "Failure Modes and Effects Analysis" section has been reorganized and updated with respect to objectives deemed necessary by Telcordia.

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Telcordia Roadmap to NEBS™ Documents

Issue 3, November 2007

This document (available to download free of charge) is a complete guide to all published Telcordia documents related to the NEBS program and services. From documents on physical protection requirements, electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety generic requirements, through Telcordia certification documents – and more – this tool is designed to help readers find the exact NEBS-related document that they need.

This handy reference source contains detailed abstracts for each document, an abridged table of contents (to the second level), and an index to topical areas. Searches can be done by document title or by topic area.

Issue 3 replaces Issue 2 and discusses changes to the NEBS documents that have been updated since 2006, including GR-78, Generic Requirements for the Physical Design and Manufacture of Telecommunications Products and Equipment, and SR-3580, NEBS™ Criteria Levels.

ROADMAP-TO-NEBS-1 is part of the Telcordia Roadmap to Technology series of documents. In response to an industry need for help in finding the technical documents that would be of value to interested companies, Telcordia created the Roadmap series to provide extensive information on all Telcordia documentation related to particular technologies.

For over 20 years, Telcordia has been in the business of not only developing top-of-the-line products for the telecommunications industry, but also in writing technical documents for such products. This has resulted in hundreds of publicly available, technical documents (i.e., GRs and SRs) covering dozens of technologies or services.

With the Roadmap to Technology series, Telcordia is helping companies find the exact documentation needed when they have a need for generic requirements in a particular technology area, or require the information for other purposes. In each Telcordia Roadmap document, there is an extensive list of all relevant, Telcordia technical documents for the subject technology, including abstracts for each document. Also included is an abridged Table of Contents and an index to topical areas. Background information on the technology area – which can be used as a quick tutorial on the technology and its evolution – is also provided, as well as helpful reference material on other Telcordia products, Telcordia contacts, and various Telcordia Web sites.

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Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber Fanouts

Issue 2, October 2007

GR-2866 contains proposed generic criteria and characteristics required of optical fanouts used in the CO and OSP portions of interoffice, subscriber loop, and distribution networks.

Optical fiber fanouts provide an efficient connect/disconnect capability for joining optical fibers. They are used primarily in Central Offices (COs), at installations on customer premises, and in some Outside Plant (OSP) applications within a suitable closure. Typical usage includes connecting equipment to the telecommunications plant, optical cross-connect points, and connecting optical test equipment to the plant.

What's new in Issue 2?

  • The scope has been broadened to include other types of fanouts besides the ribbon fanouts that were discussed in Issue 1
  • Fiber media type definitions have been expanded to better address the variety of potential media characteristics (e.g., reinforced, unreinforced, fiber-coupled, and fiber-uncoupled)
  • Mechanical test load applications have been redefined to align the appropriate stresses with the expanded media type definitions
  • A more user-friendly format of pulling the criteria and test methods together for easy referencing has been featured
  • Optical performance metrics have been revised based on industry input to align with current products on the market
  • Fire-resistance criteria have been aligned with recent changes in national standards and in Telcordia GR-63, NEBS™ Requirements: Physical Protection.

The value of GR-2866:

  • Generic functional design criteria; generic mechanical, environmental, and optical performance requirements; and desired fanout features are included
  • Test methods for comparing the product features and performance against the stated criteria are included
  • New developments in fiber fanout technology over the last decade are included
  • Singlemode optical devices in today's networks are addressed.

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Generic Requirements for the Physical Design and Manufacture of Telecommunications Products and Equipment

Issue 2, September 2007

GR-78 contains the key industry requirements for how to design and build reliable electronics for telecom network use. It is unique in its focus on telecommunications applications and environments for electronic systems. The requirements contained in GR-78 apply to design, engineering, manufacturing, and workmanship.

The highlights of Issue 2 – the first update to GR-78 in 10 years – include the following:

  • Clarifies the industry position on the use of Lead (Pb)-free solder
  • Allows for alternative finishes such as immersion silver, etc.
  • Reduces minimum board insulation and lamination thicknesses
  • Modifies minimum fiber-bend radius, solder-mask thickness, and connector lubrication requirements
  • Revises dimensional requirements; connector criteria to allow for lower cycle connectors for some applications; and dimensional and plating limits for plated-through holes.

The value of GR-78 includes the following:

  • NEBSTM Compliance – The GR-78 requirements cover details of design implementation that need to be discussed, reviewed, and implemented, as appropriate, in equipment intended to be NEBS compliant
  • Wide-Ranging Topics Covered in a Single Resource – Topics include, but are not limited to, materials and finishes; electrostatic discharge requirements; printed wiring boards and assemblies; connectors, wire, and cable; product marking and identification; and qualification test procedures.
  • Industry-Accepted Requirements – Issue 2 has been updated with industry participation from service providers, manufacturers, and suppliers
  • RBOC Acceptance – The RBOCs often require that detail design selection and implementation take into account the various elements of GR-78
  • Good Engineering Practices – GR-78 covers many aspects of industry "good engineering practice," such as metal surface treatment and contact compatibility, flammability rating, component marking and traceability, electrical and mechanical integrity, and a variety of process manufacturing issues.

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A View of Packaging, Packing, Palletization, and Marking Requirements

Issue 1, September 2007

GR-2759 replaces Issue 3 of SR-NWT-2759 and provides requirements for the preparation and delivery of most hardware products provided to a telecommunications company. It defines the appropriate level of tracking and labeling information; including marking, packing, packaging, and palletization requirements. It also defines the necessary mechanical, electrical, and environmental protection needed to deliver the equipment to a telecommunications company.

GR-2759:

  • Helps ensure safe and reliable delivery of products to telecommunications service providers and efficient product tracking and inventory controls
  • Reduces percentage of the equipment received damaged from mechanical and electrostatic stress
  • Provides a document that telecommunications service providers can use in procurement contracts to specify requirements for product marking, packing, packaging, and palletization of hardware from their suppliers.

Key changes from SR-NWT-2759, Issue 3, include the following:

  • Provides detailed references for hazardous material reduction requirements for Europe and China
  • Specifies a requirement to minimize heavy metals in products and packaging and meet requirements of local jurisdictions in this area
  • References the latest marking technologies, including RFID
  • Marking requirements now include two-dimensional (2D) symbol labeling references
  • Contains current references for industry, national, and international guidelines and standards.

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Generic Requirements for Timing Signal Generators

Issue 3, July 2007

GR-378 provides requirements for Timing Signal Generators (TSGs). TSGs are clocks that are used throughout Telcordia client company networks, frequently as the Building Integrated Timing Supply (BITS) for a central office. This synchronization network element supports the transport and switching networks in a service provider network by distributing accurate frequency signals throughout a service provider's location. GR-378 can be used by synchronization coordinators, TSG suppliers, and manufacturers of equipment that interface with a TSG.

Issue 3 changes include the following:

  • GR-378 was reorganized to essentially mirror the organization of Telcordia GR-1244, Issue 3, Clocks for the Synchronized Network: Common Generic Criteria.
  • GR-378 was changed to make it consistent with other transport-related GRs. It is expected that products compliant with Issue 2 will be able to meet the improved requirements in Issue 2 without needing changes to the product.
  • Section 3, "General Functional Criteria," contains numerous new and revised criteria.
  • NEW sections have been added on Output Signal Criteria, Subtending TSG Criteria, and TSG Operations.

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Generic Requirements for a Service Provider Location Information Server (LIS)

Issue 1, July 2007

GR-3158 details requirements for the functionality and interfaces of a Location Information Server (LIS) providing location capabilities in a service provider network. Specifically, the LIS is responsible for the location determination and location acquisition functions required to support emergency call processing.

The LIS is the element responsible for determining the location of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) endpoint and, subsequently, for providing the location to the endpoint or other entity so that it can be used to determine routing for an emergency call. The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) interim (i2) and long-term (i3) architectural solutions for VoIP emergency calling include specifications for the functionality of a LIS. This document addresses location capabilities, including determination of the location and providing location information (known as location acquisition), for a LIS in a service provider network supporting a NENA i2 Solution via a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) access network.

This document describes the use of location information for processing of emergency calls and the capabilities required to determine and make location information available. It provides detailed requirements for a location information server that can be deployed in service provider networks to provide the location capabilities required.

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SONET Add-Drop Multiplexer (SONET ADM) Generic Criteria

Issue 2, August 2007

Add-Drop Multiplexers (ADMs) are critical components in emerging telecommunications and data transmission networks. Over 600,000 ADMs are deployed today.

A SONET ADM is a Network Element (NE) that provides either one or two "high-speed" SONET interfaces, as well as "tributary" interfaces at one or more of the various rates supported in the digital network. SONET ADMs are especially prolific in Core and Access Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in ring configurations.

GR-496, Issue 2, discusses specific features and functions for this SONET equipment, and aligns with the requirements in Telcordia GR-253, Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Transport Systems: Common Generic Criteria. It also has been updated to reflect industry developments for ADMs during the last nine years.

GR-496, Issue 2:

  • Discusses SONET ADM functions and applications, network compatibility, SONET ADM features, and quality and reliability
  • Coordinates OC-192 criteria and requirements with GR-253
  • Adds support for OC-768 high-speed interfaces, OC-192 tributary interfaces, and STS-192c cross-connections
  • Adds support for virtual concatenation (VCAT)
  • Coordinates bit integrity criteria with GR-253.

The criteria in GR-496 are intended to be applicable to SONET ADMs operating in any of a wide variety of possible applications and network configurations, thereby increasing its value and importance for carriers, suppliers, and manufacturers.

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NEBS™ Criteria Levels

Issue 3, July 2007

Equipment deployed in the network needs to be safe, reliable, and easy to deploy. The NEBS standards in GR-63, Issue 3, NEBS™ Requirements: Physical Protection, and GR-1089, Issue 4, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electrical Safety - Generic Criteria for Network Telecommunications Equipment, provide uniform criteria for equipment design intended to reduce the cost of deployment and maintain reliability of the network.

SR-3580 groups the NEBS criteria into three functional levels (I, II, or III). Grouping the criteria into levels helps clarify the impact of non-conformance and allows the broad range of NEBS requirements to be judiciously applied to equipment, based on the equipment's application and impact on the operation of the network.

SR-3580, Issue 3:

  • Reflects the numerous changes made in the latest issues of GR-63 and GR-1089 criteria.
  • Groups the criteria levels to ensure they are applicable with current applications of network equipment.
  • Addresses the appropriate criteria for collocation as required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This is particularly beneficial to service providers.
  • Tests to a level (1, 2, or 3) of environmental requirements to expedite deployments, without compromising the integrity of the base network.
  • Discusses how the criteria levels are particularly beneficial to emerging technologies, where rapid deployment is necessary to maintain competitive efficiencies.

NEBS requirements are the most widely used equipment design standards. They are highly specialized for the needs of the service providers, and have provided for robust and efficient equipment deployments for nearly 30 years.

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Generic Requirements for Copper Splice Closures

Issue 1, June 2007

GR-3151 provides criteria for analyzing copper splice closures used in a variety of outside plant environments and applications, including those used at building entrance facilities. It includes proposed functional design criteria, generic mechanical and environmental requirements, desired features, and the performance tests for comparing copper splice closures with the stated requirements.

GR-3151 provides the following value:

  • The requirements are organized so that application-specific requirements are identified separately from requirements that are common to all closures.
  • Besides new requirements, GR-3151 combines all related Telcordia requirements on splice closures into one comprehensive GR.
  • The performance tests for analyzing copper splice closures reflect a composite picture of standard installation and operating conditions.
  • When implemented, GR-3151 requirements can help reduce equipment damage and service outages.

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Generic Requirements for Secondary Non-Aqueous Lithium Batteries

Issue 1, June 2007

Lithium battery safety issues have generated significant expense for battery manufacturers as well as major inconveniences for users and the industry at large.

The reactivity of pure lithium metal with air and moisture, and the increased energy density of lithium batteries, means a greater focus must be placed on safety.

Lithium batteries, if incorrectly managed, physically abused, or improperly manufactured, can explode or catch fire.

In response to these problems, Telcordia and other industry participants have created the first vendor-neutral, concise GR document that addresses the use of telecom grade, rechargeable, non-aqueous, large-format lithium batteries.

GR-3150 provides the following value:

  • Provides general product, safety, and performance criteria required to operate lithium batteries in telecommunications facilities.
  • Presents commentaries that address the complexities of assessing lithium battery service life.
  • Simplifies deployment; provides product safety, features, functions, and performance evaluation; and offers concise technical details on this new technology.
  • For battery end-users, simplifies product introduction and qualification by providing a framework to evaluate lithium batteries in logical stages.
  • For battery suppliers and installers, eases deployment complexity and provides a compliance framework.

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Automated Reliability Prediction Procedure (ARPP) for Electronic Equipment, Version 10.0

Version 10.0, May 2007

FD-ARPP-01, Automated Reliability Prediction Procedure (ARPP), Version 10.0, is an Excel®-spreadsheet software tool that automates the reliability prediction procedures in SR-332, Reliability Prediction Procedure for Electronic Equipment, Issue 2, September 2006. It provides suppliers and manufacturers with a simple tool for making RPP calculations. It also provides a means for understanding RPP calculations through the capability of interactive examples provided by the user.

The Telcordia Reliability Prediction Procedure (RPP) has a long and distinguished history of use within and outside the telecommunications industry. SR-332, Issue 2, September 2006, provides the only hardware reliability prediction procedure developed from the input and participation of a cross-section of major industrial companies. This lends the procedure and the predictions derived from it a high level of credibility free from the bias of any individual supplier or service provider.

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Telcordia Family of Documents (FDs) and Family of Requirements (FRs) List

Telcordia FDs and FRs are compilations of the latest versions of multiple documents related to a particular technology or subject matter. Each FD and FR set is available in both Paper and CD-ROM media.

Advantages of Purchasing FDs and FRs:

  • FDs and FRs are compilations of related documents in a specific area of technology.
  • Enterprise Licenses (ELs) are available for FD and FR sets at a lower overall cost than if an Enterprise License was purchased separately for each component document.
  • A complete "library" of related documents can be available to each company employee, for ready reference when needed.

FDs

  • FD-14 - Technologies Enabling Emerging Services
  • FD-15 - Common Network Functionalities
  • FD-21 - Generic Data Models for TMN Management Applications Functions
  • FD-29 - Network Functions and Emerging Technologies
  • FD-CERTIFY-1 - Telcordia Certification Family of Documents
  • FD-LECKIT - Local Exchange Carrier Technical Reference Library
  • FD-NOTES-SERIES-1 - Telcordia Notes on Technology Series

FRs

  • FR-12 - Analog Display Services Interface (ADSI)
  • FR-15 - Advanced Intelligent Network Generic Requirements (AINGR)
  • FR-64 - LATA Switching Systems Generic Requirements (LSSGR)
  • FR-271 - Operator Services Generic Requirements (OSSGR)
  • FR-303 - Integrated Digital Loop Carrier System and Interface
  • FR-439 - Operations Technology Generic Requirements (OTGR).
    • Telcordia has recently cancelled the OTGR subsets (e.g., FR-472, FR-473, and FR-475). However, the documents originally grouped in these FR subsets are still available and remain important modules of OTGR, FR-439.
  • FR-440 - Transport Systems Generic Requirements (TSGR)
  • FR-796 - Reliability and Quality Generic Requirements (RQGR)
  • FR-905 - Common Channel Signaling Network Interface Specifications (CCNIS) Family of Requirements
  • FR-929 - Reliability and Quality Measurements for Telecommunications Systems (RQMS - Wireline or Wireless)
  • FR-2063 - Network Equipment-Building System (NEBS) Family of Requirements (NEBSFR). The NEBSFR can be ordered as a complete FR set, as volumes, or as individual modules (e.g., individual SRs and GRs).
    • FR-78 - Network Equipment-Building System (NEBS) FR: Physical Design for Reliability. (Volume 2 of NEBSFR, FR-2063)
    • FR-357 - Network Equipment-Building System (NEBS) FR: Component Design for Reliability. (Volume 3 of NEBSFR, FR-2063)
    • FR-2969 - Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) Family of Requirements (NEBSFR): Physical and Component Design for Reliability for Short-Life Equipment (Volume 4 of NEBSFR, FR-2063)
  • FR-2869 - Telecommunications Management Network Functional Architecture (TMNFA) Family of Requirements.
  • FR-AMA-1 - Automatic Message Accounting - Family of Requirements
  • FR-ATM-1 - ATM Network Engineering and Operations Family of Generic Requirements
  • FR-BBMS-1 - Broadband Management Systems - Family of Generic Requirements
  • FR-CCS-18 - Common Channel Signaling (CCS) Network Element Generic Requirements
  • FR-DWDM-1 - Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM)/Optical Networking
  • FR-E911-1 - Generic Requirements to Support E9-1-1 Service
  • FR-FIBER-1 - Fiber Optic Cables and Connectors
  • FR-FIBER-2 - Fiber Optic Passive Components
  • FR-INSTALL-19 - Central Office Environment Installation Requirements and Services
  • FR-INTERNET-001 - Network Elements Generic Requirements to Support an Internet Access Traffic Off-Load Architecture
  • FR-ISDN-001 - Private Networking with National ISDN
  • FR-LIDB-1 - Line Information Database - Family of Generic Requirements
  • FR-NGN-01 - Next Generation Network (NGN) Voice Over Packet (VOP)
  • FR-RTP-1 - Release to Pivot Family of Requirements
  • FR-SONET-1 - Broadband and Transport Network Generic Requirements: SONET and ATM Transport Technologies.

Telcordia Roadmap to... Technology Series of Documents

With this series of documents, Telcordia can help you find the exact document you need if you are interested in a particular GR technology. This series will be expanding, so please check with Telcordia Customer Service to find out what new ROADMAP documents are currently available.

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