[Sip] SIP-T and BICC

["Aarti Iyengar" <[e-mail]>]

All,
I am trying to understand SIP-T and BICC in detail.
>From my initial reading, both are essentially to seamlessly interface the 
PSTN to broadband networks. SIP-T is specifically for SIP based IP networks, 
whereas BICC is bearer independent and can interface with IP/ATM networks 
well. Apart from that, SIP-T deals with ISUP translation and encapsulation 
while BICC deals with extensions with ISUP for additional bearer support.
BICC CS3 will also enable SIP services to co-exist with BICC based networks.
My questions are -
Are these the only key differences between these protocols which essentially 
are intended perform the same function? If there are others, what are they?
Are there certain situations where one would fit in better than the other, 
and if so what are these?
How well would these interoperate with each other if they have to co-exist?

Also, any pointers to urls/whitepapers on the above (BICC versus SIP-T) 
would be appreciated.

thanks
Aarti

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