conference call on GW decompostion

[Nancy-M Greene]

I would also like to attend this call.

Nancy
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Nancy Greene  (internally Nancy-M Greene)
Internet & Service Provider Networks, Nortel
NOTE NEW #'s: T:514-271-7221 (internally ESN853-1077)
E:ngreene at nortel.com


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Reid [SMTP:mreid at VIDEOSERVER.COM]
> > Sent: Friday, October 16, 1998 1:53 PM
> > To:   ITU-SG16 at MAILBAG.INTEL.COM
> > Subject:
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > I would like to invite you to participate in an audio call, Tuesday
> > October
> > 20th from 11AM to 1PM EST to discuss our work plan for the study of
> > gateway
> > decomposition as outlined in TD 89 (WP2).
> >
> > The goals of the audio call will be to identify what work items we need
> to
> > completed and in what order should we attack them. Once we have an
> agreed
> > to
> > work plan, we can talk about building an architecture document and the
> > specific requirements of each interface.
> >
> > As a place to start the discussions, I think we need the following
> > (referenced to TD 89):
> >
> > New Protocols:
> > *****************
> > Interface A - Device Control Interface
> >
> > New H.246 Annexes:
> > ************************
> > 1) H.323 to Voice/Voiceband Terminals = The breakdown of the media. How
> > DTMF
> > is converted to/from UserInputIndication messages, etc. (There is a
> draft
> > of
> > this in the current H.246 Annex B)
> > 2) H.323 to SS7 (Similar to Q.699 - a Q.931 to ISUP conversion spec)
> > 3) H.323 to Q.931 (Similar to the section in Annex A for H.320)
> >
> > Interface B, C, D
> > ********************
> > For the Proposed Interfaces B, C, and D. Given that the messages passing
> > across these interfaces must reflect all of the content of the signaling
> > that the respective signaling functions receive from and send to extern
> > entities, aren't these protocols modified or extended ISUP for Interface
> > D,
> > modified or extended Q.931 for Interface C, and modified or extended
> H.225
> > for Interface B? For C & D, can they be the real protocols if carried on
> a
> > T1 and some derivation of them if running over TCP/IP?
> >
> > Please try and get all attendee requests in by Monday the 19th at 12:00
> > Noon
> > EST so that I can make the proper arrangements. I will send port
> > assignments
> > later that day. Here is a summary of attendees so far:
> >
> > 1) G. Thom
> > 2) S. Nayak
> > 3) R. Badri
> > 4) P Kallur
> > 5) K. Hedayat
> > 6) R Spitzer
> > 7) R Chopra
> > 8) A Amir
> > 9) R Even
> > 10) H Liu
> > 11) J Yeh
> > 12) R Radhika
> > 13) B Bell
> > 14) T Taylor
> > 15) G Freundlich
> > 16) M Reid/B Hill/G Kajos
> >
> > All comments welcome,
> >
> > Mark Reid
> > 1-781-505-2368
> > mreid at videoserver.com
> >
> > Bryan Hill
> > 1-781-505-2159
> > bhill at videoserver.com
>