Etsi/Ansi Conversion And Equivalent Terms - HP OMNIBER 718 37718A User Manual

ETSI/ANSI Terminology

ETSI/ANSI Conversion and Equivalent Terms

ETSI/ANSI Conversion and Equivalent Terms
Introduction
The terminology used on the instrument display can be ETSI (SDH) or
ANSI (SONET) terminology. Refer to the table given in this appendix for
an explanation of equivalent SDH/SONET terms.
ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
ANSI: American National Standards Institute.
Table 3
ETSI Term
AU-3
AU-4
BIP (Bit Interleaved parity)
High Order Path (HP / HO)
I-n Intra Office, (n=STM-n level)
L-n.1 or L-n.2 long haul
Low Order Path (LP / LO)
LP-REI
M.S.P
Multiplexer Section (MS)
Multiplexer Section Protection
MS-AIS
MS-BIP
MS-DCC
MS-REI
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ETSI / ANSI Terminology
STS-1 SPE + H1, H2, H3
STS-3c SPE + H1, H2, H3
CV (Code Violation)
STS Path
Intermediate Reach (IR)
LR long reach
VT Path
REI-V
A.P.S
Line
Automatic Protection Switching
Line AIS / AIS-L
Line CV / CV-L
Line DCC / DCC-L
Line FEBE / REI-L
ANSI Term