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ATM Forum Technical Specifications

Archived ATM Forum Documents (Member's only access)

TechnicalWorking Group Approved Specifications Specifications Date Approved
AIC/ATM-IP Collaboration (formerly LanE) ATM-MPLS Control Plane Network Interworking af-aic-0206.000(209kb) May 2005
ATM-MPLS Network Interworking v1.0 af-aic-0178.000(101kb) Aug, 2001
LAN Emulation over ATM 1.0 af-lane-0021.000(494kb) Jan, 1995
LAN Emulation Client ManagementSpecification af-lane-0038.000(145kb) Sep, 1995
LANE 1.0 Addendum af-lane-0050.000(24kb) Dec, 1995
LANE Servers Management Spec v1.0 af-lane-0057.000(201kb) Mar, 1996
LANE v2.0 LUNI Interface af-lane-0084.000(912kb) July, 1997
LAN Emulation Client Management Specific Specification Version 2.0 af-lane-0093.000 (218kb) Oct, 1998
Multi-Protocol Over ATM Specification v1.0 af-mpoa-0087.000(321kb) July, 1997
Multi-Protocol Over ATM Version 1.0 MIB af-mpoa-0092.000(190kb) July, 1998
Multi-protocol Over ATM Specification, Version 1.1 af-mpoa-0114.000(993kb) May, 1999
MPOA v1.1 Addendum on VPN Support af-mpoa-0129.000(170kb) Oct, 1999
MPOA Errata af-aic-0160.000(14kb) November, 2000
ATM-MPLS Network Interworking,Version 2.0 af-aic-0178.001(460kb) August, 2003
ATM_MPLS Network Interworking(N-to-one mode) Version 1.0 af-aic-0196.000(75kb) October, 2003
 
Architecture ATM User-Network Interwork Interface(UNI) Specification Version 4.1 af-arch-0193.000(84kb) November, 2002
  AAL1 Circuit Emulation over Packet Switched Networks af-arch-0204.000(600kb) January, 2005
 
B-ICI B-ICI 1.0 af-bici-0013.000(426kb) Sep, 1993
B-ICI 1.1 af-bici-0013.001(972kb) Sep, 1994
B-ICI 2.0 (delta spec to B-ICI 1.1) af-bici-0013.002(553kb) November, 1995
B-ICI 2.0 (integrated specification) af-bici-0013.003(879kb) Dec, 1995
B-ICI 2.0 Addendum or 2.1 af-bici-0068.000(58kb) Nov, 1996
 
Control Signalling PNNI Addendum on PNNI/B-QSIG Interworking and Generic Functional Protocol for the Support of Supplementary Services af-cs-0102.000 (376kb) Oct, 1998
Addressing Addendum for UNI Signalling 4.0 af-cs-0107.000(20kb) Feb, 1999
PNNI Transported Address Stack, Version 1.0 af-cs-0115.000(98kb) May, 1999
PNNI Version 1.0 Security Signaling Addendum af-cs-0116.000(23kb) May, 1999
UNI Signaling 4.0 Security Addendum af-cs-0117.000(28kb) May, 1999
ATM Inter-Network Interface (AINI)Specification af-cs-0125.000(331kb) July, 1999
ATM Inter-Network Interface (AINI)Specification Version 1.1 af-cs-0125.001(284kb)
Contents are identical to af-cs-0125.002 with revision marks 		September, 2002
ATM Inter-Network Interface (AINI)Specification Version 1.1 af-cs-0125.002(248kb)
Contents are identical to af-cs-0125.001 without revision marks 		September, 2002
PNNI Addendum for Generic Application Transport Version 1.0 af-cs-0126.000(86kb) July, 1999
PNNI SPVC Addendum Version 1.0 af-cs-0127.000(93kb) July, 1999
PHY/MAC Identifier Addendum to UNI Signalling 4.0 af-cs-0135.000(124kb) Nov, 1999
Network Call Correlation Identifier v1.0 af-cs-0140.000(291kb) March, 2000
PNNI Addendum for Path and Connection Trace, Version 1.0 af-cs-0141.000.(506kb) March, 2000
Operation of the Bearer Independent call control (BICC) Protocol with SIG 4.0/PNNI 1.0-AINI af-cs-vmoa-0146.000(87kb) July, 2000
UBR with MDCR Addendum to UNI 4.0/PNNI 1.0 AINI af-cs-0147.000(232kb) July, 2000
Modification of Traffic Descriptor for an Active Connection af-cs-0148.000(179kb) July, 2000
Modification of Traffic Paramenters for an Active Connection Signalling Specification (PNNI, AINI, and UNI) Version 2.0 af-cs-0148.001(172kb) May, 2001
Behavior Class Selector Signalling Version 1.0 af-cs-0159.000(222kb) October, 2000
Guaranteed Frame Rate(GFR)Signalling(PNNI,AINI, and UNI) Version 1.0 af-cs-0167.000 (112kb) August, 2001
Domain-based rerouting for active point-to-point calls, Version 1.0 af-cs-0173.000 (656kb) August, 2001
Loop Detection, Version 1.0 af-cs-0176.000(88kb) April, 2002
Signalling Congestion Control, Version 1.0 af-cs-0181.000 (142kb) April, 2002
Call Processing, Version 1.0 af-cs-0182.000 (201kb) April, 2002

High Probability of Completion (HPOC)Version 1.0

 af-cs-0206.000(437 Kb)
also MFA Forum 14.0.0		 November, 2006
Private Network-Network Interface Specification v.1.1 af-pnni-0055.001(2.4mb)
Contents are identical to af-pnni-0055.002 with revision marks		 April, 2002
Private Network-Network Interface Specification v.1.1
af-pnni-0055.002(2.2mb)
Contents are identical to af-pnni-005.001 without revision marks
April, 2002
ATM User Network Interface (UNI) Signalling Specification version 4.1 af-sig-0061.001 (436kb)
b>Identical to af-sig-0061.002 with revision marks		 April, 2002
ATM User Network Interface(UNI)Signalling Specification Version 4.1 af-sig-0061.002(351kb)
Identical to af-sig-0061.001 without revision marks		 April, 2002
Policy Routing, Version 1.0 af-cs-0195.000 (652kb) April, 2003
ATM-MPLS Network Interworking Signalling Specification 1.0 af-cs-0197.000 (360kb) August, 2003
PNNI Addendum for Path and Connection Trace Version 1.1 (PACT 1.1) af-cs-0141.001 (420kb) February, 2004
Addendum to Policy Routing V1.0 for a Policy Constraint MIB af-cs-0198.000 (42kb) February, 2004
PNNI Routing Congestion Control, Version 1.0 af-cs-0200.000 (144 kb) June, 2004
PNNI Routing
Resynchronization Control, Version 1.0		 af-cs-0201.000(253kb) June, 2004
The MIB module for managing ATM Forum PNNI routing af-cs-0202.000 (133kb) April, 2004
The MIB module for managing ATM Forum PNNI routing af-cs-0202.001 (142kb) July, 2004
PNNI Addendum for
SVCC-based RCC Diagnostic Test, Version 1.0		 af-cs-0203.000 (124kb) January, 2005
PNNI 1.1 Errata Version 1.0 af-pnni-0205.000 (157kb) January, 2005
 
Data Exchange Interface Data Exchange Interface version 1.0 af-dxi-0014.000 98(kb) Aug, 1993
 
Directory and Naming Services ATM Named System v2.0 af-dans-0152.000 208(kb) July, 2000
 
Frame-based ATM Frame-based ATM Transport over Ethernet (FATE) af-fbatm-0139.000 66(kb) Mar, 2000
Frame-based ATM Transport over Ethernet (FATE) af-fbatm-0139.001(44kb) July, 2002
Frame Based ATM over Sonet/SDH af-fbatm-0151.000 July,2000
 
ILMI (Integrated Local Mgmt. Interface) ILMI 4.0 af-ilmi-0065.000 (281kb) Sep, 1996
 
Network Management Customer Network Management (CNM)for ATM Public Network Service af-nm-0019.000(51kb) Oct, 1994
M4 Interface Requirements and Logical MIB af-nm-0020.000(233kb) Oct, 1994
M4 Interface Requirements and Logical MIB: ATM Network Element View af-nm-0020.001(838kb) Oct, 1998
CMIP Specification for the M4 Interface af-nm-0027.000(164kb) Sep, 1995
CMIP Specification for the M4 Interface: ATM Network Element View, Version 2 af-nm-0027.001(726kb) July, 1999
M4 Public Network view af-nm-0058.000(344kb) Mar, 1996
M4 Interface Requirements and Logical MIB: ATM Network View, Version 2 af-nm-0058.001(1.0mb) May, 1999
M4 "NE View" af-nm-0071.000(133kb) Jan, 1997
Circuit Emulation Service Interworking Requirements, Logical and CMIP MIB af-nm-0072.000(51kb) Jan, 1997
M4 Network View CMIP MIB Spec v1.0 af-nm-0073.000(172kb) Jan, 1997
M4 Network View Requirements & Logical MIB Addendum af-nm-0074.000(74kb) Jan, 1997
ATM Remote Monitoring SNMP MIB af-nm-test-0080.000(81kb) July, 1997
SNMP M4 Network Element View MIB af-nm-0095.001(198kb) July, 1998
Network Management M4 Security Requirements and Logical MIB af-nm-0103.000(203kb) Jan, 1999
Auto-configuration of PVCs af-nm-0122.000(68kb) May, 1999
Requirements and Logical MIB for Management of Path and Connection Trace af-nm-0153.000(81kb) April, 2001
ATM Usage Measurement Requirements af-nm-0154.000(390kb) November, 2000
Addendum to te ILMI Autoconfiguration Extension af-nm-0165.000(299kb) April, 2002
M4 Interface: ATM Network View, CORBA MIB, Version 2 af-nm-0185.000(425kb) August, 2002
ATM Performance Management Bulk Data File Structure af-nm-0194.000(58kb) April, 2003
 
Physical Layer Issued as part of UNI 3.1:44.736 DS3 Mbps Physical Layer 100 Mbps Multimode Fiber Interface  Physical Layer 155.52 Mbps SONET STS-3c   Physical Layer 155.52 Mbps Physical Layer af-uni-0010.002
af-uni-0010.002.pdf.tar.Z
af-uni-0010.002.ps.tar.Z
af-uni-0010.002.rtf.tar.Z

 
ATM Physical Medium Dependent Interface Specification for 155 Mb/s over Twisted Pair Cable af-phy-0015.000(74kb) Sep, 1994
DS1 Physical Layer Specification af-phy-0016.000(17kb) Sep, 1994
Utopia af-phy-0017.000(45kb) Mar, 1994
Mid-range Physical Layer Specification for Category 3 UTP af-phy-0018.000(121kb) Sep, 1994
6,312 Kbps UNI Specification af-phy-0029.000(22kb) June, 1995
E3 UNI af-phy-0034.000(23kb) Aug, 1995
Utopia Level 2 af-phy-0039.000(986kb) June, 1995
Physical Interface Specification for 25.6 Mb/s over Twisted Pair af-phy-0040.000(199kb) Nov, 1995
A Cell-based Transmission Convergence Sublayer for Clear Channel Interfaces af-phy-0043.000(14kb) Jan, 1996
622.08 Mbps Physical Layer af-phy-0046.000(79kb) Jan, 1996
155.52 Mbps Physical Layer Specification for Category 3 UTP (See UNI 3.1, af-sig-0010.002, af-sig-0061.002) af-phy-0047.000(124kb) Nov, 1995
120 Ohm Addendum to ATM PMD Interface Spec for 155 Mbps over TP af-phy-0053.000(14kb) Jan, 1996
DS3 Physical Layer Interface Spec af-phy-0054.000(41kb) Mar, 1996
155 Mbps over MMF Short Wave Length Lasers, Addendum to UNI 3.1 af-phy-0062.000(99kb) July, 1996
WIRE (PMD to TC layers) af-phy-0063.000(46kb) July, 1996
E-1 Physical Layer Interface Specification af-phy-0064.000(41kb) Sep, 1996
155 Mbps over Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Version 1.0 af-phy-0079.000(40kb) May, 1997
155 Mb/s Plastic Optical Fiber and Hard Polymer Clad Fiber PMD Specification Version 1.1 af-phy-0079.001(96kb) Jan, 1999
Inverse ATM Mux Version 1.0 af-phy-0086.000(406kb) July, 1997
Inverse Multiplexing for ATM(IMA) Specification Version 1.1 af-phy-0086.001(943kb) March, 1999
Physical Layer High Density Glass Optical Fiber Annex af-phy-0110.000(108kb) Feb, 1999
622 and 2488 Mbit/s Cell-Based Physical Layer af-phy-0128.000(182kb) July, 1999
ATM on Fractional E1/T1 af-phy-0130.000(25kb) Oct, 1999
2.4 Gbps Physical Layer Specification af-phy-0133.000(62kb) Oct, 1999
2.5 and 10 Gbps Physical Layer Specification af-phy-0133.001(303kb) Oct, 2003
Physical Layer Control af-phy-0134.000(150kb) Oct, 1999
Utopia 3 Physical Layer Interface af-phy-0136.000(1.3mb) Nov, 1999
Specification of the Device Control Protocol (DCP) Version 1.0 af-phy-0138.000(223kb) Mar, 2000
Multiplexed Status Mode (MSM3) af-phy-0142.000(120kb) March, 2000
Frame-Based ATM Interface (Level 3) af-phy-0143.000(175kb) March, 2000
UTOPIA Level 4 af-phy-0144.001(173kb) March, 2000
Cell-Based 1000 Mbit/s (CB1G)Physical Layer Specification
over Single-mode or Multi-mode Fiber and Category 6 Twisted pair Copper Cabling 		af-phy-0162.000(192kb) April, 2001
 
P-NNI Interim Inter-Switch Signaling Protocol af-pnni-0026.000(127kb) Dec, 1994
Private Network-Network Interface Specification V. 1.0 af-pnni-0055.000(1.3mb) Mar, 1996
PNNI 1.0 Addendum (soft PVC MIB) af-pnni-0066.000(43kb) Sep, 1996
PNNI ABR Addendum af-pnni-0075.000(8kb) Jan, 1997
PNNI v1.0 Errata and PICs af-pnni-0081.000(1.5mb) July, 1997
(See PNNI 1.1, af-pnni-0055.001, af-pnni-0055.002)
 
Routing and Addressing PNNI Augmented Routing (PAR) Version 1.0 af-ra-0104.000(243kb) Jan, 1999
ATM Forum Addressing: User Guide Version 1.0 af-ra-0105.000(115kb) Jan, 1999
ATM Forum Addressing: Reference Guide af-ra-0106.000(152kb) Feb, 1999
PNNI Addendum for Mobility Extensions Version 1.0 af-ra-0123.000(232kb) May, 1999
ATM Bi-Level Addressing Document, Version 1.0 af-ra-0164.000(176kb) April, 2001
Addendum to PNNI, Version 1.0-Secure Routing af-ra-0171.000(65kb) Nov, 2001
 
Residential Broadband Residential Broadband Architectural Framework af-rbb-0099.000(161kb) July, 1998
RBB Physical Interfaces Specification af-rbb-phy-0101.000(250kb) Jan, 1999
 
Service Aspects and Applications Frame UNI af-saa-0031.000(57kb) Sep, 1995
Circuit Emulation af-saa-0032.000(142kb) Sep, 1995
Native ATM Services: Semantic Description af-saa-0048.000(554kb) Feb, 1996
Audio/Visual Multimedia Services: Video on Demand v1.0 af-saa-0049.000(168kb) Jan, 1996
Audio/Visual Multimedia Services: Video on Demand v1.1 af-saa-0049.001(237kb) Mar, 1997
ATM Names Service af-saa-0069.000(80kb) Nov, 1996
FUNI 2.0 af-saa-0088.000(160kb) July, 1997
Native ATM Services DLPI Addendum Version 1.0 af-saa-api-dlpi-0091.000(133kb) February, 1998
API Semantics for Native ATM Services af-saa-0108.000(566kb) Feb, 1999
FUNI Extensions for Multimedia af-saa-0109.000(51kb) Feb, 1999
H.323 Media Transport over ATM af-saa-0124.000(319kb) July, 1999
 
Security ATM Security Framework Version 1.0 af-sec-0096.000(71kb) February, 1998
ATM Security Specification Version 1.0 af-sec-0100.001(1.6mb) Feb, 1999
ATM Security Specification Version 1.1 af-sec-0100.002(1.3mb) March, 2001
Security Specification Version 1.1 Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) Proforma Specification af-sec-0163.000.pdf(49kb) March, 2001
Control Plane Security af-sec-0172.pdf(108kb) Nov, 2001
Methods of Securely Managing ATM Network Elements-Implementation Agreements,Version 1.1 af-sec-0179.000(60kb) April, 2002
Security Services Renegotation Addendum to Security, Verson 1.1 af-sec-0180.000(255kb) March, 2002
Addendum to Security Specification v1.1 - In-Band Security for Simplex Connections af-sec-0187.000 August, 2002
ATM Connection Filtering MIB and Audit Log af-sec-0188.000(69kb) July, 2002
Addendum to Sec 1.1 Secure CBR Traffic in a Policed Network af-sec-0189.000(21kb) July, 2002
 
Signaling (See UNI 3.1, af-uni-0010.002)
UNI Signalling 4.0 af-sig.0061.000(470kb) July, 1996
Signaling ABR Addendum af-sig-0076.000(8kb) Jan, 1997
(See UNI 4.1, af-sig-0061.001, af-sig-0061.002)
 
Testing
Introduction to ATM Forum Test Specifications af-test-0022.000(48kb) Dec, 1994
PICS Proforma for the DS3 Physical Layer Interface af-test-0023.000(25kb) Sep, 1994
PICS Proforma for the SONET STS-3c Physical Layer Interface af-test-0024.000(28kb) Sep, 1994
PICS Proforma for the 100 Mbps Multimode Fibre Physical Layer Interface af-test-0025.000(23kb) Sep, 1994
PICS Proforma for the ATM Layer (UNI 3.0) af-test-0028.000(48kb) Apr, 1995
Conformance Abstract Test Suite for the ATM Layer for Intermediate Systems (UNI 3.0) af-test-0030.000(158kb) Sep, 1995
Interoperability Test Suite for the ATM Layer(UNI 3.0) af-test-0035.000
(.mpversion) 		Apr, 1995
Interoperability Test Suites for Physical Layer: DS-3, STS-3c, 100 Mbps MMF (TAXI) af-test-0036.000(63kb) Apr, 1995
PICS Proforma for the DS1 Physical Layer af-test-0037.000(23kb) Apr, 1995
Conformance Abstract Test Suite for the ATM Layer (End Systems) UNI 3.0 af-test-0041.000(154kb) (.mpversion)(128kb) Jan, 1996
PICS for AAL5 (ITU spec) af-test-0042.000(38kb) Jan, 1996
PICS Proforma for the 51.84 Mbps Mid-Range PHY Layer Interface af-test-0044.000(37kb) Jan, 1996
Conformance Abstract Test Suite for the ATM Layer of Intermediate Systems (UNI 3.1) af-test-0045.000(139kb) (.mpversion)(136kb) Jan, 1996
PICS for the 25.6 Mbps over Twisted Pair Cable UTP-3) Physical Layer af-test-0051.000(30kb) Mar, 1996
Conformance Abstract Test Suite for the ATMAdaptation Layer (AAL) Type 5 Common Part (Part 1) af-test-0052.000(79kb) (.mpversion)(63kb Mar, 1996
PICS for ATM Layer (UNI 3.1) af-test-0059.000(47kb) July, 1996
Conformance Abstract Test Suite for the UNI 3.1 ATM Layer of End Systems af-test-0060.000(121kb)
(.mpversion)(120kb)		 June, 1996
Conformance Abstract Test Suite for the SSCOP Sub-layer (UNI 3.1) af-test-0067.000(539kb)
(.mpversion)(741kb)		 Sep, 1996
SSCOP Conformance Abstract Test Suite, Version 1.1 af-test-0067.001(539kb)
(.mpversion)(777kb)		 May, 1999
PICS for the 155 Mbps over Twisted Pair Cable(UTP-5/STP-5) Physical Layer af-test-0070.000(68kb) Nov, 1996
PICS for Direct Mapped DS3 af-test-0082.000(31kb) July, 1997
Abstract Test Suite for Signalling (UNI 3.1)for the Network Side af-test-0090.000(4.8mb)
(.mpversion)(3.9mb)		 September, 1997
ATM Test Access Function (ATAF) Specification Version 1.0 af-test-nm-0094.000(99kb) February, 1998
PICS for Signalling (UNI v3.1) - User Side af-test-0097.000(132kb) April, 1998
Interoperability Test for PNNI Version 1.0 af-test-csra-0111.000(425kb) Feb, 1999
PICS Proforma for UNI 3.1 Signalling (Network Side) af-test-csra-0118.000(313kb) May, 1999
ATM Forum Performance Testing Specification af-test-tm-0131.000(653kb) Oct, 1999
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)Proforma Style Guide af-test-0137.000(122kb) Mar, 2000
Conformance ATS for PNNI Routing af-test-0155.000(905kb)
(.mpversion)(1.5mb)		 October, 2000
Conformance ATS for PNNI Signalling af-test-0156.000(1.5m)
(.mpversion)(2.0mb)		 October, 2000
Conformance ATS for ABR Source and Destination Behaviors af-test-tm-0157.000(572kb)
(.mpversion)(90kb)		 January, 2001
UNI Signalling Performance Test Suite af-test-0158.000(601kb) October, 2000
ATM Inter-Network Interface (AINI) Specification af-test-0158.001(2,5mb) July, 2002
Introduction to ATM Forum Test Specifications, Version 2.0 af-test-0177.000(97kb) Oct, 2001
Abstract Test Suite for UNI 3.1 Network side af-test-0090.002(10.0mb) August, 2002
Abstract Test Suite for UNI 4.0 Network Side af-test-0190.000(22.8mb)
(.mp zip version)(225kb)
(.fmversion) (651kb) 		October, 2002
 
Traffic Management (See UNI 3.1,af-uni-0010.002)
Traffic Management 4.0 af-tm-0056.000(454kb) Apr, 1996
Traffic Management ABR Addendum af-tm-0077.000(8kb) Jan, 1997
Traffic Management 4.1 af-tm-0121.000(710kb) March, 1999
Addendum to TM 4.1:Differentiated UBR af-tm-0149.000(48kb) July, 2000
Addendum to Traffic Management v4.1 optional minimum desired cell rate indication for UBR af-tm-0150.000(33kb) July, 2000
 
Voice & Telephony over ATM Circuit Emulation Service 2.0 af-vtoa-0078.000(306kb) Jan, 1997
Voice and Telephony Over ATM to the Desktop af-vtoa-0083.000(126kb) May, 1997
Voice and Telephony over ATM to the Desktop af-vtoa-0083.001(142kb) Feb, 1999
(DBCES) Dynamic Bandwith Utilization in 64 KBPS Time Slot Trunking Over ATM - Using CES af-vtoa-0085.000(80kb) July, 1997
ATM Trunking Using AAL1 for Narrow Band Services v1.0 af-vtoa-0089.000(93kb) July, 1997
ATM Trunking Using AAL2 for Narrowband Services af-vtoa-0113.000(184kb) Feb, 1999
Low Speed Circuit Emulation Service af-vtoa-0119.000(62kb) May, 1999
ICS for ATM Trunking Using AAL2 for Narrowband Services af-vtoa-0120.000136kb) May, 1999
Low Speed Circuit Emulation Service (LSCES)Implementation Conformance Statement Proformance af-vtoa-0132.000(59kb) Oct, 1999
Loop Emulation Service Using AAL2 af-vmoa-0145.000(264kb) July, 2000
Loop Emulation Service Using AAL2 File Transfer Addendum af-vmoa-0174.000(104kb) Oct, 2001
Loop Emulation Service Using AAL2 af-vmoa-0175.000(290kb) Oct, 2001
Loop Emulation Service Using AAL2 Rev 1 af-vmoa-0145.001(386kb) February, 2003
 
User-Network Interface (UNI) ATM User-Network Interface Specification V2.0 af-uni-0010.000 June, 1993
ATM User-Network Interface Specification V3.0 af-uni-0010.001(1.9mb) Sep, 1993
ATM User-Network Interface Specification
V3.1 (See UNI 3.1 af-uni-0010.002)