GR 253 CORE : ISSUE 5

1. Introduction
    1.1 Requirements Terminology
    1.2 Requirement Labeling Conventions
    1.3 Revision History
2. Network Capability
    2.1 Network Element (NE) Interfaces
    2.2 End-to-End Performance Criteria
3. Rates and Formats
    3.1 Synchronous Hierarchical Rates
    3.2 Transport Format
    3.3 Layered Overhead and Transport Functions
    3.4 Payload Mapping
    3.5 Payload Pointers
4. Physical Layer
    4.1 Physical Layer Classifications
    4.2 Optical Parameter Definitions and Interface Requirements
    4.3 Engineering of a Single-Mode Fiber Optic Transmission
           System
    4.4 Electrical Interface Specifications
5. Network Element Architectural Features
    5.1 Multiplex Procedures
    5.2 Overhead Function Usage
    5.3 Automatic Protection Switching
    5.4 Network Synchronization
    5.5 Framing For SONET Signals
    5.6 Jitter
    5.7 Phase Variations on Payload Signals
6. SONET Network Element Operations Criteria
    6.1 Memory Administration
    6.2 Maintenance
7. Other Generic Criteria
    7.1 Physical and Environmental Criteria
    7.2 Equipment Design
    7.3 Documentation and Training
    7.4 Safety
    7.5 Quality and Reliability
    7.6 Other Requirements and Objectives
8. SONET Operations Communications
    8.1 SONET Operations Communications Architecture
    8.2 Communication Types
    8.3 SONET Operations Communications Interface
    8.4 Interworking between OSS and SONET NEs
    8.5 SONET Operations Communications Routing
    8.6 Craftsperson/NE Interfaces
    8.7 TARP
Appendix A : Requirement-Object List
Appendix B : Fiber Optic Transmission System Design Worksheets
Appendix C : SONET Operations Communications
    Lower Layers Protocol Profile
    C.1 Introduction
    C.2 LAPD SONET Protocol Profile
    C.3 LLC Protocol Profile
    C.4 ISO 8473 Protocol Profile
    C.5 ISO 9542 SONET Protocol Profile
    C.6 ISO 10589 Protocol Profile
    C.7 ISO 8073 Protocol Profile
    C.8 TARP Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
Appendix D : SONET Operations Communications
    Upper Layers Protocol Profile
    D.1 Introduction
    D.2 Source Documents
    D.3 Goals of SONET Upper Layers Profile
    D.4 Structure of SONET Upper Layers Profile
    D.5 Notations Used in the SONET Upper Layers Profile
    D.6 SONET Upper Layers Profile : ACSE
    D.7 SONET Upper Layers Profile : Presentation Layer
    D.8 SONET Upper Layers Profile : Session Layer
References
Glossary
Requirement-Object Index

Provides over 1200 proposed generic requirements for: (a) Network Compatibility; (b) Rates and Formats; (c) Physical Layer; (d) Network Element Architectural Features; (e) SONET Network Element Operations; and (f) SONET Operations Communications.