Selecting and Using Signal Features (cont’d)

Generating Automatic Protection Switch Messages

[SDH]

SETUP [APS MESSAGES]

 

 

 

Inserting Data Communications Channel

[SDH]

TEST FUNCTION [SDH] [DCC INSERT]

 

 

 

Dropping Data Communications Channel

[SDH]

TEST FUNCTION [SDH] [DCC DROP]

 

 

 

Setting ATM Transmitter Scrambling

[SDH]

SETUP [CONV SUBLAYER] SCRAMBLING [<select>]

 

 

 

[PDH/DSn]

SETUP [CONV SUBLAYER] SCRAMBLING [<select>]

 

 

 

Setting ATM Receiver Scrambling

[SDH]

SETUP [CONV SUBLAYER] SCRAMBLING [<select>]

 

 

 

[PDH/DSn]

SETUP [CONV SUBLAYER] SCRAMBLING [select>]

 

 

 

Setting up an ATM Foreground Signal

[SDH]

SETUP [FOREGROUND]

 

 

 

[PDH/DSn]

SETUP [FOREGROUND]

 

 

 

Receiving an ATM Signal

[SDH]

SETUP [HEADERS/PAYLOAD]

 

 

 

[PDH/DSn]

SETUP [HEADERS/PAYLOAD]

 

 

 

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Agilent Technologies OmniBER 718 manual SDH Setup APS Messages

OmniBER 718 specifications

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