Gateway Decomposition Audio Conference

[Mark Reid]

The based document can be found at

ftp://standard.pictel.com/avc-site/9809_Gen/Tosco_WP2_report.zip

The file is named Report Part1.doc


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Reid [SMTP:mreid at VIDEOSERVER.COM]
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 1998 3:02 PM
> To:   ITU-SG16 at mailbag.cps.intel.com
> Subject:      Re: Gateway Decomposition Audio Conference
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The gateway audio call will be tomorrow Oct 20th from 11AM - 1PM EDT.
>
> The dial in numbers are:
>
> From the US: 1-800-857-5018
> From outside the US: 1-712-271-0925
>
> The Confirmation Number is: 2304944
> Passcode: Mark Reid
>
> Let me know if you have any questions or problems,
>
>         Mark Reid
>         VideoServer Inc
>         1-781-505-2368
>
> >         -----Original Message-----
> >         From:   Mark Reid [SMTP:mreid at VIDEOSERVER.COM]
> >         Sent:   Friday, October 16, 1998 4:53 PM
> >         To:     ITU-SG16 at mailbag.cps.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