Alcatel-Lucent 7710 SR SONET, Configuration Manual

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Interface Configuration
7710 SR OS Interface Configuration Guide Page 283
TDM Commands
tdm
Syntax tdm
Context config>port
Description
This command enables the context to configure DS-1/E-1 and DS-3/E-3 parameters for a port on a
channelized MDA T1/E1. This context cannot be accessed on non-channelized MDAs.
TDM is a mechanism to divide the bandwidth of a stream into separate channels or time slots by assigning
each stream a different time slot in a set. TDM repeatedly transmits a fixed sequence of time slots over a
single transmission channel. Each individual data stream is reassembled at the receiving end based on the
timing.
Default None
ds1
Syntax [ no ] ds1 ds1-id
Context config>port>tdm
Description
This command enables the context to configure digital signal level 1 (DS-1) frame parameters. The T-Car-
rier system was the first successful system that supported digitized voice transmission. The original trans-
mission rate (1.544 Mbps) in the T-1 (DS-1) line is commonly used by Internet service providers (ISPs) to
connect to the Internet.
North America uses the T-Carrier system while Europe uses the E-Carrier system of transmission, using
multiples of the DS- system. Digital signals are carried inside the carrier systems.
T-1 transmits DS-1-formatted data at 1.544 Mbps through the network. The corresponding European carrier
is E-1 with a data rate of 2.048 Mbps. E-1 and T-1 (DS-1) can be interconnected for international use.
The no form of this command disables DS-1 capabilities.
Default None
Parameters ds1-id — Identifies the DS-1 channel being created.
Values DS1: 1 — 28