Title :
The ITU-T BICC protocol: the vital step toward an integrated voice-data multiservice platform
Author :
Van Deventer, M. Oskar ; Keesmaat, Iko ; Veenstra, Pieter
Author_Institution :
KPN Res., Netherlands
fDate :
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
At the end of 1999, the ITU-T completed the first edition of the Bearer-Independent Call Control (BICC) protocol, just nine months after the start of this activity. The development of BICC can be considered historic. For the first time a full-fledged operator-grade PSTN/ISDN service can be offered over a variety of packet networks, using only standardized protocols. This tutorial explains the BICC architecture and the operation of the BICC protocol
Keywords :
B-ISDN; integrated voice/data communication; packet switching; protocols; standardisation; telecommunication control; ATM network; Bearer-Independent Call Control protocol; IP network; ITU-T BICC protocol; integrated voice-data multiservice platform; operator-grade PSTN/ISDN service; packet networks; standardized protocols; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Convergence; IP networks; ISDN; Internet telephony; Manufacturing; Standardization; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication standards;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
