4553: Structure-Agnostic Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) over Packet (SAToP).

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This document describes a pseudowire encapsulation for Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) bit-streams (T1, E1, T3, E3) that disregards any structure that may be imposed on these streams, in particular the structure imposed by the standard TDM framing.

Status PROPOSED STANDARD
Format TXT=58141 bytes
Authors YJ. Stein
Date June 2006
Keyphrases SAToP TDM PW packet

References

RFC791: Internet Protocol.
RFC2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels.
RFC2212: Specification of Guaranteed Quality of Service.
RFC2474: Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers.
RFC2475: An Architecture for Differentiated Service.
RFC2914: Congestion Control Principles.
RFC3086: Definition of Differentiated Services Per Domain Behaviors and Rules for their Specification.
RFC3246: An Expedited Forwarding PHB (Per-Hop Behavior).
RFC3550: RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications.
RFC3551: RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control.
RFC3711: The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP).
RFC3916: Requirements for Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3).
RFC3931: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3).
RFC3985: Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Architecture.
RFC4197: Requirements for Edge-to-Edge Emulation of Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) Circuits over Packet Switching Networks.
RFC4385: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Control Word for Use over an MPLS
RFC4446: IANA Allocations for Pseudowire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3).
RFC4447: Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP).