SDH MAINTENANCE INTERACTIONS

Regenerator Section LOS/LOF RS-TIM BIP Err. "1" AIS Multiplex Section Higher Order Path Lower Order Path

(J0) (B1) (K2) (B2) (M1) (K2)

MS-AIS MS-BIP Err. MS-REI MS-RDI AU-AIS AU-LOP

"1" AIS

"1" HP-UNEQ HP-TIM HP-BIP Err. HP-REI HP-RDI TU-AIS TU-LOP LOM HP-PLM LP-UNEQ LP-TIM LP-BIP Err. LP-REI LP-RDI LP-PLM "1" AIS "1" "1" AIS

(C2) (J1) (B3) (G1) (G1)

(H4) (C2) (V5) (J2) (V5) (V5) (V5) (V5)

"1" AIS

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Maintenance Signal Defenitions (1)

LOS OOF LOF B1 Error MS-AIS B2 Error MS-RDI MS-REI AU-AIS AU-LOP HP-UNEQ HP-TIM HP-SLM HP-LOM Drop of incomming optical power level causes BER of 10-3 or worse A1, A2 incorrect for more than 625 us If OOF persists of 3ms Mismatch of the recovered and computed BIP-8 K2 (bits 6,7,8) =111 for 3 or more frames Mismatch of the recovered and computed BIP-24 If MS-AIS or excessive errors are detected, K2(bits 6,7,8)=110 M1: Binary coded count of incorrect interleavedbit blocks All "1" in the entire AU including AU pointer 8 to 10 NDF enable or 8 to 10 invalid pointers C2="0" for 5 or more frames J1: Trace identifier mismatch C2: Signal label mismatch H4 values (2 to 10 times) unequal to multiframesequence

B3 Error HP-RDI HP-REI

Mismatch of the recovered and computed BIP-8 G1 (bit 5)=1, if an invalid signal is received in VC-4/VC-3 G1 (bits 1,2,3,4) = binary coded B3 errors

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Maintenance Signal Definitions (2)

TU-AIS TU-LOP LP-UNEQ LP-TIM LP-SLM BIP-2 Err LP-RDI LP-REI LP-RFI
Abbreviations: AU HP LOF LOM LOP LOS Administration unit High path Loss of frame Loss of multiframe Loss of pointer Loss of signal LP OOF REI RDI RFI SLM Low path Out of frame Remote error indication (FEBE) Remote defect indication (FERF) Remote failure indication Signal label mismatch TIM TU UNEQ VC C Trace identifier Tributary unit Unequipped Virtual container

All "1" in the entire TU incl. TU pointer 8 to 10 NDF enable or 8 to 10 invalid pointers VC-3: C2 = all "0" for >=frames; VC-12: V5 (bits 5,6,7) = 000 for >=5 frames VC-3: J1 mismatch; VC-12: J2 mismatch VC-3: C2 mismatch; VC-12: V5 (bits 5,6,7) mismatch Mismatch of the recovered and computed BIP-2 (V5) V5 (bit 8) = 1, if TU-2 path AIS or signal failure received V5 (bit 3) = 1, if >=1 errors were detected by BIP-2 V5 (bit 4) = 1, if a failure is declared

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