HP BER 718 37718A manual ETSI/ANSI Conversion and Equivalent Terms, Introduction

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 / ANSI Terminology
	ETSI Term	ANSI Term
AU-3		STS-1 SPE + H1, H2, H3
AU-4		STS-3c SPE + H1, H2, H3
BIP (Bit Interleaved parity)		CV (Code Violation)
High Order Path (HP / HO)		STS Path
I-n Intra Office, (n=STM-n level)		Intermediate Reach (IR)
L-n.1 or L-n.2 long haul		LR long reach
Low Order Path (LP / LO)		VT Path
LP-REI		REI-V
M.S.P		A.P.S
Multiplexer Section (MS)		Line
Multiplexer Section Protection		Automatic Protection Switching
MS-AIS		Line AIS / AIS-L
MS-BIP		Line CV / CV-L
MS-DCC		Line DCC / DCC-L
MS-REI		Line FEBE / REI-L

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