TELECOM Digest     Wed, 17 Aug 94 14:46:00 CDT    Volume 14 : Issue 349

Inside This Issue:                           Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    CFP: Planning and Design of Broadband Networks - IEEE Conference (I Easson)
    Multimedia on The NII (dorian@cais.cais.com)
    Reprogramming Alphanumeric Pagers (LindaS1007@aol.com)
    Residential In/Outbound Call Mix (Lynne Gregg)
    Looking for Telecom Consumer Groups/Opinion Makers (Scott Caton)
    Needed! OEM Modem Board (David Weiss)
    Ericsson GH337 GSM Phone - Anybody Tried One? (Stephen Page)
    Modem Under Unix (Joel Macdonald)
    WAN and TLI (Peter Chandler)
    Wanted: Sources for Used Telecom Equipment (Ron Lussier)
    Help Needed With NTT Abbreviations (Robert Fieldman)
    Locating Someone Using the Information Superhighway (Darren McDaniel)
    Scanner Ban and New Federal Law (Joe Hamelin)

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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 11:55:00 -0400 
From: ian (i.) easson <ieasson@bnr.ca>
Subject: CFP: Planning and Design of Broadband Networks - IEEE Conference 


IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON PLANNING AND DESIGN OF BROADBAND NETWORKS
Montebello, Quebec, Canada
October 21 - 23, 1994
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The first IEEE Symposium on Planning and Design of Broadband Networks
will be held at Le Chateau Montebello, Montebello, Quebec, Canada on
October 21 - 23, 1994.  The purpose of this symposium is to provide an
environment for the discussion and exchange of ideas concerning
computer-aided planning and design techniques and tools for broadband
networks.  The symposium will include both invited and contributed
talks, panel discussions, and demonstrations of broadband network
planning and design tools.  Abstracts of all presentations will be
distributed at the symposium but no proceedings will be published.
The symposium will address topics in the following areas: Challenges
in broadband network planning and design; Simulation methodologies and
tools for planning and design of broadband networks, and Tool applications 
and deployment strategies.

Sponsors:   IEEE   BNR   NT   OCRI   TRIO

Program 

Friday October 21 1994
4:00 PM Registration
6:00 PM Welcoming Reception 
7:30 Welcoming address (I. Ebert, AVP, BNR)

Saturday October 22 1994
7:30 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Registration
8:45 AM Opening Remarks
9:00 AM Plenary Session (Speaker: Professor Erol Gelenbe, Department of 
Electrical Engineering,
Duke University)
10:00 AM Coffee
10:30 AM Split into two parallel tracks, A and B.

Saturday Session A: ~Challenges in Traffic Management?:
10:30 AM  ~Challenges in the Design of VP and VC Broadband Networks?, 
A. Girard, INRS-Telecommunications, Canada
11:00 AM  ~Traffic Modeling and Performance Analysis Issues in 
Broadband Multimedia Networks?, I. Lambadaris, M. Devetsikiotis, and 
A.R. Kaye, Carleton University, Canada.
11:30 AM  ~A New Method for In-Service Estimation of Cell Loss QoS in 
ATM Networks?, H. Zhu and V. Frost, University of Kansas, U.S.A.

Saturday Session B: ~Network Design Tools?:
10:30 AM ~CLASS: A Software Tool for the Design of ATM Networks?, M. 
Ajmone Marsan, A. Bianco, R. Lo Cigno, and M. Munafo, Politecnico di 
Torino, Italy.
11:00 AM  ~An ATM  Network Simulator for Design, Analysis, and 
Simulation of Congestion Control Schemes?, A. Kolarov and G. 
Ramamurthy, NEC, U.S.A.
11:30 AM  ~ A Simulation Tool for Fast Resource Management in ATM 
Networks?, S. Yazid and H.T. Mouftah, Queen?s University, Canada.

12:00 Noon Lunch
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Continue with two parallel tracks, A and B

Saturday Session A: ~Network Engineering Algorithms?:
2:00 PM  ~Routing in Multi-rate, Multi-point Broadband Networks?, A. 
Rayes, Bellcore, U.S.A.
2:30 PM  MENTOUR: An Algorithm for Designing Reliable High Speed 
Networks, R. Cahn, IBM, U.S.A.
3:00 PM  ~A Measurement-based Approach for the Traffic Engineering of 
Broadband Networks?, C.A. Cooper, Bellcore, U.S.A.
3:30 PM Coffee
4:00 PM "A Resource-Based Paradigm for the Configuration of Broadband 
Networks", A. Tunnicliffe, BNR, Harlow, UK.
4:30 PM "On the Design of Private Networks", A.B. Cheikh and A. Girard, 
INRS-Telecommunications, Canada

Saturday Session B: ~Network Engineering Tools?:
2:00 PM   ~BroadNET: A Broadband Network Engineering Tool?, M. Horwath 
and R. Liquie, Bellcore, U.S.A.
2:30 PM  ~Automated Design of Optimized Ring-Survivable SONET Transport 
Networks?, W. Grover, M. MacGregor (TRLabs), J. Slevinsky (AGT), R. 
Iraschko, J. Palm, and B. Christensen (U. of Alberta), Canada.
3:00 PM  ~Multi-layer Network Analysis Tool?, D. Vercauteren and P. 
Demeester, INTEC, Belgium.
3:30 PM Coffee
4:00 PM  ~A Testbed for Dynamic Routing Over ATM Networks?, C. Liu, 
H.T. Mouftah, and M. Sivabalan, Queen?s University, Canada.
4:30 PM  ~A Flexible Broadband Network Planning Tool?, T.R. Vilmansen, 
BNR, Canada.

7:00 PM Banquet
8:00 PM Keynote speaker

Sunday October 23 1994
7:30 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM One single track, ~Deployment Strategies?:
9:00 AM  ~A Method for Efficient Implementation of an ATM Network 
Design Environment?, C.C. Chen, A. Khalil, T. Dwight, MCI, U.S.A.
9:30 AM  ~Multi-services-network Design?, J. Yan and M. Beshai, BNR, 
Canada.
10:00 AM ~Key Factors that Influence the Placement of Broadband Related 
Technology in the Network?, S. Morrison and K. Kobierski, BNR, Canada.
10:30 AM Coffee
10:45 AM Panel discussion: Future Trends in Planning and Design of 
Broadband Networks

Information for Participants:

The Symposium will be held at Le Chateau Montebello, in the village of
Montebello, Quebec, October 21-23, 1994.  Registration will be from
4:00 to 7:30 PM Friday 21 October, followed by a reception.  Technical
sessions will start Saturday morning, October 22 1994, at 9 AM and run
through to 5 PM, followed by a banquet Saturday evening.  Technical
sessions will continue on Sunday morning, October 23 1994, from 9 AM.
The Symposium will end by 1 PM Sunday.

Attendance will be strictly limited due to facility constraints, and
to enhance open discussions and interaction among the delegates.
Registration will be on a first come, first served basis, upon payment
of registration fees.  The cutoff date for guaranteeing rooms at the
hotel is September 15.

Registration fees for the full Symposium are $650 for IEEE members and
$750 for non-members.  Full registration includes the technical
sessions, lodging for the nights of 21/22 and 22/23 October, the
Friday evening reception (not dinner), Saturday breakfast, lunch and
dinner, and Sunday breakfast and lunch.  Special registration for the
technical sessions only is also available at $250 for IEEE members and
$300 for non-members.  No meals or accommodation are included with
special registrations.

Partners (spouses, friends, etc.) who accompany a delegate to the
Symposium may also be registered for $300.  Partner registration
includes accommodation (double occupancy), meals and receptions, but
not the technical sessions.  Partners are encouraged to take advantage
of Le Chateau Montebello's extensive recreational facilities.

Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements.  Rider 
Meeting Services of Ottawa will be pleased to assist in booking air 
travel, car rentals, and any additional hotel reservations required - 
contact Debbie Horner at 613-780-1312, or 1-800-263-1318.  Participants 
should fly to either Ottawa or Montreal, and then drive (rent-a-car) to 
Montebello (see below for directions).  Driving distances in km from 
various cities are: Ottawa (90), Montreal (130), Quebec (383), Toronto 
(516), New York (738), and Boston (642).

Dress for the Symposium is casual.  All events will be non-smoking.
Proceedings will be conducted in English.  No formal proceedings will
be published, but individual speakers may make hard copy of their
presentations available on request.

Facilities:

Montebello is one of the prime resorts in Eastern Canada.  Spring,
summer, and fall activities include: horseback riding, tennis, golf,
nature paths for walking and jogging, volleyball, badminton, swimming,
SEA DOO?s and a fully equipped marina.  There are a fully equipped
exercise complex, spa, two squash courts, and curling rink.  There are
210 guest rooms and three restaurants.

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REGISTRATION FORM
IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON PLANNING AND DESIGN OF BROADBAND NETWORKS
Montebello, Quebec, Canada, October 21-23 1994

NAME (Last)_____________  First________________  
Preferred_______________

JOB TITLE_______________________

COMPANY___________________________DEPT/SECTION___________

MAILING ADDRESS__________________________________________

ZIP/POSTAL CODE_______________________PHONE____________________

PARTNER'S NAME___________________________________

REGISTRATION FEES   ($Cdn)
 Full Symposium          Technical Sessions Only (no meals or 
accommodations)
____ $650   IEEE Member                             ____$250  IEEE 
Member
IEEE MEMBERSHIP NUMBER_________________
___  $750   Non IEEE Member                         ____$300   Non IEEE 
Member
___  $300   Partner accompanying delegate

METHOD OF PAYMENT
Cheque:  make cheques payable to:   IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON PLANNING AND 
DESIGN
AMEX:____________ (signature)_______________(number)____________(expiry 
date)

Mail to: 
Rider Meeting Services
45 O'Connor Street, Suite 700
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
KIP 1A4
Phone:  613-780-1312
      1-800-263-1318
Fax:    613-233-4246

Directions to Montebello from Ottawa airport and downtown Ottawa: If
you are starting at the airport, take airport parkway (which turns
into Bronson).  Follow Bronson to Colonel By Drive and turn right.
Follow Colonel By Drive to Rideau Street.  Proceed through
intersection onto Sussex Drive.  Follow Sussex Drive to MacDonald
Cartier Bridge (this will take you from Ontario to Quebec).  Take
highway 50 EST (this brings you to Masson).  Follow highway 148 EST to
Le Chateau Montebello.

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From: dorian@cais.cais.com
Subject: Multimedia on The NII
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 08:51:42 PDT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service email info@cais.com


Does anyone know about how many video tapes are rented each week or
day?  I want this as a projection of the number of movies and
multimedia services the NII would carry per day.  Any other related
information would be appreciated.


Thanks,

Dorian  dorian@cais.com

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From: lindas1007@aol.com (LindaS1007)
Subject: Reprogramming Alphanumeric Pagers
Date: 17 Aug 1994 12:01:04 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)


I am still unable to get any pager resellers to reprogram my
alphanumeric pager (clone of another one I own) It seems that they all
want you to purchase another pager from their company and sign up for
the additional service.  Does anyone know of a way I can get the
capcode reprogrammed in the NJ area for a one time charge? 


Thanks.

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From: Lynne Gregg <lynne.gregg@mccaw.com>
Subject: Residential In/Outbound Call Mix
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 16:34:00 PDT


Does anyone have an idea as to the (%) mix between in/outbound calls
among residential phone users?


Thanks,

Lynne

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From: natstrat@dgs.dgsys.com (National Strategies)
Subject: Looking for Telecom Consumer Groups/Opinion Makers
Date: 17 Aug 1994 14:23:14 -0400
Organization: Digital Gateway Systems


I am trying to build a list of state and national consumer groups,
public opinion makers, and entrepreneurs concerned with the impact of
pending legislation and proposed regulations on emerging telecommunica-
tions technologies such as PCS, Wireless, and Telephony.

I am working with a Washington public policy consulting firm researching 
telecom issues.  I am asking for responses so that we may exchange
information regarding how the many pending federal regulations will
help or hinder the buildout of the information superhighway.

Thank you very much for any help.


Scott Caton

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From: d_weiss@news.delphi.com (D_WEISS@DELPHI.COM)
Subject: Needed! OEM Modem Board
Date: 16 Aug 1994 18:59:45 -0000
Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation


I am looking for an OEM modem to sit as a daughter board in
a product we are developing:

V.32 or V.32bis
small form factor (6"square)
+24VDC perferred or any combo of +5, +12, -12 VDC
TTL or RS-232 output
FCC part 68 approved

Thanks in advance for you help locating vendors.


David Weiss   Dataprobe Inc
Phone 201-967-9300
Fax   201-967-9090

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From: sdpage@andersen.co.uk (Stephen Page)
Subject: Ericsson GH337 GSM Phone - Anybody Tried One?
Organization: Andersen Consulting (UK Practice)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 07:49:09 GMT


Has anyone had any experience with the new Ericsson GSM phone which
has just been released on the UK market? (Perhaps it has been marketed
in other GSM countries already?) It looks tiny, but I would appreciate
any views on its performance.


Thanks.

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From: macdonal@ug.cs.dal.ca (Joel Macdonald)
Subject: Modem Under Unix
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:18:27 -0300


I have been using a modem under Interactive UNIX and have been writing
C code to read and write to the com port that the modem is connected
to. In general, I simply open the device that the modem is connected
to, set some of the parameters in the termio structure associated with
that device, and then send and read modem responses and data using the
C read() and write() routines.

My C code is set up in a loop that simply reads one character at a
time from the device. Sometimes, however, the read() routine will not
read ALL of the characters that I am expecting to receive from the
modem. For example, when the modem connects to another modem, it sends
the following sequence to the device:

     CONNECT 2400\r\n

But there are instances where I will not be able to read some of the
ending characters of the sequence. For example, sometimes I will only
be able to read:

     CONNECT 2400\r
or   CONNECT 240
     etc.

I realize that this is a sketchy description of the problem but there
isn't alot more that I am able to tell you about it, except for the
fact that the problem tends to occur many times consecutively and then
it will disappear.  Also, sometimes I can remedy the problem by
pausing for a short time before attempting to read, but this is not
consistent.

If anyone has experienced a similar problem or has advice/suggestions
I would appreciate hearing from you.


Thanks,

Joel 

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From: chandler@chatham.progress.com (Peter Chandler)
Subject: WAN and TLI
Date: 17 Aug 1994 15:32:48 GMT
Organization: Progress Software Corp.


I am trying to find TLI drivers which provide native WAN support
(X.25, Frame relay, SMDS, ...).  Could you please forward me company
name, and phone numders.


Thanks,

Peter Chandler

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From: lussierr@angst.umpi.maine.edu (Ron Lussier)
Subject: Wanted: Sources For Used Telecom Equipment
Date: 17 Aug 1994 19:38:28 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System


        I am the Network Manager at a small liberal arts college that
is currently using an old AT&T System 25 PBX.  We bought the system
used several years ago and it has served us well.  I would like to
upgrade to a more modern PBX but I'm not in the market for anything
new.

        Could someone supply me with the names a few companies that
sell used telcom equipment?


Thanks,

Ron Lussier         lussier@ecology.coa.edu
College of the Atlantic      Bar Harbor, ME


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: You might want to read {Telecom Gear} on
a regular basis. That magazine is full of advertisements for used stuff.
I caution you though; buying used telecom stuff is a lot like buying a
used car; frequently the first owner got rid of it because it was giving
him troubles. You can't depend on the seller to always be forthright
about existing problems, and telecom equipment can be and usually is
sophisticated enough that obscure, yet important problems cannot always
be detected in the casual examination which comes before purchase,
especially if you are buying something that is being shipped to you from
elsewhere upon receipt of your certified check, etc. For small stuff it
is okay to buy used, but exercise extreme caution where larger equipment
is concerned. Someone blew it up; it could not be fixed; so they stuck
it in {Telecom Gear} to get rid of it for whatever they could get.  PAT]

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From: Robert Fieldman <robert_fieldman@wiltel.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 06:12:00 -0500
Subject: Help Needed With NTT abbreviations


Hello,

Does anyone know what the following NTT abbreviations mean in relation
to an SS7 Network implementation:

ZC
IGS
IC

I have run across them and do not have a clue.


Thank you,

robert_fieldman@wiltel.com
8665 New Trails Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77831


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: This is a good time to remind readers of
a service provided by the Telecom Archives. Several glossaries are on
file there and they can either be pulled using traditional anonymous ftp
or similar services. In addition, the glossaries can be searched using
the Telecom Archives Email Information Service on an interactive basis
by using the command GLOSSARY <argument> in your mail to the archives.
For a help file on using the Telecom Archives Email Information Service
just write and ask. I will probably put a copy of the help file here
in the Digest soon.    PAT]

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From: bigfoot@pro-gallup.cts.com (Darren McDaniel)
Subject: Locating Someone Using the Information Superhighway
Organization: ProLine [pro-gallup] BBS +1 505 722 9513 24hrs
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 03:55:38 MDT


Does anybody have any ideas on how I can go about locating someone who
is currently in the Army or Army Reserve via the "Information
Superhighway" I am limited to E-mail so any info would be greatly
appreciated.


Thank you,

Darren McDaniel


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I guess what we need to find out is if
the Fort Benjamin Harrison Universal Locator is on line or not. Fort
Benjamin Harrison is located down in southern Indiana. It is an Army
base, but has the additional assignment of maintaining active records
on military personnel around the world. I know you can call them on
the phone and they will do lookups for you. Any of our readers using
a .mil address know the correct way to access this, if any?  PAT]

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From: joeh@connected.com (Joe Hamelin)
Subject: Scanner Ban and New Federal Law
Date: 17 Aug 1994 10:27:20 -0700
Organization: Connected INC -- Full Server Internet Provider (tm)


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: This originally appeared in a Usenet
newsgroup; the original was not here in the Digest. Joe Hamelin thought
the discussion there merited some coverage here.   PAT]

Richard Crisp came off saying that::

:         SECTION 9.  FRAUDULENT ALTERATION OF COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO
: INSTRUMENTS.
:         (a)  Section 1029(a) of title 18 is amended by striking the word
: "or" at the end of subparagraph (3) and adding the following new
: subparagraphs:
: "(5) knowingly and with intent to defraud uses, produces, traffics in, has
: control or custody of, or possesses a telecommunications instrument that
: has been modified or altered to obtain unauthorized use of
: telecommunications services; or

This would seem also to include: ham radios used to access autopatches
without authorization, VHF & UHF transceivers used to access SMR
("answer back pagers"), telco IMTS (old style mobile phones), cordless
(49Mhz) phones used to access another's line, a lineman's butt set
used in an unauthorized manner, a cheap phone plugged into the wrong
jack, etc.

This would seem to clarify and extend the concept of access devices as
the law was written to for credit cards.  In 1987 it was first used to
convict 4 persons who were phreaking Sprint with C=64's (I was the
person that designed and built the "access device making equipment")
Ever wonder why the telco's give you that mostly useless plastic card,
so that the credit card laws would more clearly apply to toll fraud.

: "(6)  knowingly and with intent to defraud uses, produces, traffics in, has
: control or custody of, or possesses (i) a scanning receiver or (ii)
: hardware or software used for altering or modifying telecommunications
: instruments to obtain unauthorized access to telecommunications services."

The key word here is INTENT.  The rest of the section is just a
helpful hint to the U.S. Attorney on which section to charge the
defrauder under.  Any sharp object can be used for "altering of
modifying" and as noted above, this is worded so that even a standard
telephone (wire type) could apply IF used in a defrauding manner, and
that even without modifacation.

: Notice how this outlaws cellular capable scanners: now mere possession
: is outlawed if this silly bill makes it into law. 

WRONG! The prohibition aganst retail sale of scanners with cellular
open is covered under EPCA.  This law in and of itself does not
address such.  If such scanners (tv's, service monitors, etc.) are
used in a scheme to defraud a telco service provider then they would
apply just as much as your soldering iron you used to remove diode 11
with.

: Of course with a "silly Bill" in the White House, I wouldn't be
: surprised if it does get enacted.

I very much doubt that Mr. Clinton has much to do with this, he seems
to be too busy defending himself with "unauthorized use of baby making
equipment" :) If there is a person in the White House that may have a
hand in it look at Al Gore.  My guess is that the telco's and the
Secret Service (they hunt down phreakers, not the FBI) saw that the
law as exists is outdated and not in keeping with current tech.  I
know that in my case it took them about a year or so to find a law to
charge me with and a judge that would be willing to go through with it
(Hon. Alan Edgar, Eastern Div, Tennessee).

In closing, I'll say that if you are going to get busted by the feds,
make sure that you get busted by the Secrect Service.  They are the
most intelligent and professional of all the branches.  My only complaint 
was thier holding a .44 to my head and telling me "don't touch the keyboard".

: "(7) the term 'scanning receiver' means any device or apparatus that can be
: used to intercept a wire or electronic communication in violation of
: chapter 119 of this title."

As in (6) above, "knowingly and with intent to defraud" applies. Everything 
that is covered in this amendment to 18 USC 1029 is now illegal activities.  
This just consolodates a hodge-podge of mostly applicable laws into
one that covers the telco topic nicely.  I would rather see the law
makers (and being law makers they are going to do just that :) clean
up the code books without making anything new illegal than start
really making new laws that effect our freedom.

(my personal feeling is that we should be able to elect an equal number 
of law unmakers to law makers, something like a zero law growth plan.)


Joe Hamelin  KB7WAI |  tampico@teleport.com
Tampico, Washington |  joeh@connected.com  

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