ETSI/ANSI Terminology

ETSI/ANSI Conversion and Equivalent Terms

Table 3

ETSI / ANSI Terminology , continued

 

 

 

ETSI Term

 

ANSI Term

 

 

 

TU

 

VT

TU-11

 

VT 1.5

TU-12

 

VT 2

TU-2

 

VT 6

TU-3

 

NONE

TU BIP

 

VT BIP (CV-V)

TU RDI / LP-RDI

 

RDI-V

TUG

 

VT Group

TUG2

 

VT Group (12 columns)

TUG3

 

VT Group (86 columns)

TU multiframe

 

VT superframe

TU PATH AIS

 

VT AIS (AIS-V)

VC

 

SPE

VC4

 

STS3C SPE

Virtual Container (VC)

 

Synchronous Payload Envelope (SPE)

 

 

 

NOTE: VC is an ETSI abbreviation for Virtual Container and an ETSI / ANSI abbreviation for (ATM) Virtual Channel. The context of VC must therefore be taken into account when converting between standards.

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