Group Members

Usama Shabbir
Syed Ali Akbar Shah
Hammad Shah
Izhar Ali
USAMA SHABBIR

Integrated Services
Digital Network
(ISDN)
Presentation Objectives
Define ISDN, its standards and the
type of services offered.
ISDNs Block Diagram
Types of ISDN Channels
Types of ISDN Connections
Advantages

What Is ISDN????
ISDN is a method of transmission. It is a
system of digital phone connections which
has been available for over a couple of
decades. This system allows voice and data
to be transmitted simultaneously across the
world using end-to-end digital connectivity
(Digital subscriber loop). It is designed to
carry voice, data, images, video etc. isdn
standardized by ITU-T.
Integrated Services Digital
Network
Types of Channel

B Channel (Bearer), it carry data by
employing circuit-switching
technique.
D Channel (Data), it carry control
signals by employing packet-switching
technique.
Channel Data
Rates
(Kbps)
Bearer (B) 64
Data (D) 16, 64
Types of ISDN Connections

BRI(Basic Rate Interface), for home
uses.
PRI(Primary Rate Interface), for
large office uses.





ISDN Devices
Terminal Adapter (TA) - Converter device that
converts standard electrical signals into the form used
by ISDN, it allows non-ISDN devices to operate on an
ISDN network(sometimes called "ISDN Modems")
Terminal Equipment Type 1 (TE1) - Compatible with the
ISDN network. Example: Personal computers, fax
machine or videoconferencing machine.
Terminal Equipment Type 2 (TE2) - Not compatible with
the ISDN network. Example: Analog telephone or
modem, requires a TA (TE2 connects to TA).
Network Termination type 1 & 2 (NT1 and NT2) - A
small connection box that physically connects the
customer site to the Telecom local loop, provides a
four-wire connection to the customer site and a two-
wire connection to the
network .
ISDN Devices
ISDN Reference Points

ISDN Reference Points
R-References the connection between a non-ISDN
compatible device and a TA.
S-References the points that connect into the NT2 or
customer-switching device.
T-References the outbound connection from the NT2
to the ISDN network or NT1.
U-References the connection between the NT1 and
the ISDN network owned by the telephone company.

ISDN and the OSI Reference
Model
The ISDN Physical Layer
The ISDN Data Link Layer
The ISDN Network Layer
ISDN Advantages
Carries a variety of user traffic, such as digital video,
data, and telephone network services, using the normal
phone circuit-switched network.
It provides better quality of voice data than an analog
phone because it is a circuit switched
telephone network system.
ISDN takes only 2 seconds to launch a connection while
other modems take 30 to 60 second for establishment.
Provides a faster data transfer rate than Dial- Up
modems by using the 64-kbps bearer channel (B
channel).
Can combine multiple B channels to bandwidth of 128
kbps.
Support of voice and non-voice applications in
the same network.
Summary
ISDN is a switched digital network
ISDN Can be used for establishing a point-to-point digital
connection.
In both BRI and PRI number of B Channels vary in each
case.
B channels can be combined together to achieve a higher
communication speed.


ISDN
"It Still Does Nothing"


At the end Ill thankful to you for your
attention.
Now Ill try to answer the questions
you may have?

ALLAH HAFIZ