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Path signal label (c2) – EXFO FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer for FTB-200 User Manual

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Path Signal Label (C2)

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H4: Multiframe Indicator.This byte is not programmable with LOP or
VCAT.

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Z3 and Z4: Growth

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N1: Tandem Connection Monitoring

Path Signal Label (C2)

The C2 byte is allocated to indicate the content of the STS SPE, including
the status of the mapped payloads.

Note: Selecting the C2 byte from the list will automatically update the C2 byte

from the Path Overhead section and vice versa.

C2

(Hex.)

Description

C2

(Hex.)

Description

00*

Unequipped

16

Mapping of HDLC over SONET

01

Equipped - Non-Specific

17

SDL with self-synchronization scrambler

02

Floating VT Mode

18

Mapping of HDLC/LAPS

03

Locked VT Mode

19

SDL with use of a set-reset scrambler

04

Asynchronous Mapping for DS3 1A

10 Gbps Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)

05

Mapping under development

1B

GFP

12

Asynchronous Mapping for
140M (DS4NA)

CF

Reserved (Obsolete HDLC/PPP framed)

13

Mapping for ATM

E1

a

to

FC

a

a.

These values cannot be selected as Expected Path Signal Label.

STS-1 w/1 VTx Payload Defects, STS-1

w/2 VTx Payload Defects, ... STS-1 w/28

VTx or STS-n/nc with Payload Defects

14

Mapping for DQDB

FE

Test Signal, ITU-T 0.181 specific mapping

15

Asynchronous Mapping for FDDI FF

a

STS SPE AIS (TCM)