scope:

SCOPE & PURPOSE

The area of interest is the communication between operators about network interconnections, extended to include the identification of all pertinent Physical Network Resources (PNR). The objects of communication are physical network resources and their interconnection points. The application schema defined in this document provides correct terms for these objects.

This standard shows how ATIS interconnection standards map to ITU-T Recommendation M.1401, not only for network operator interconnection, but also for identification of PNR. Accommodation of widely used ATIS interconnection standards to Rec. M.1401 should enhance the value of Rec. M.1401. This should also benefit international operators that use, or are considering using ATIS interconnection standards, in that OSSs that serve both domestic and international operations could have a common PNR database.