Severely Errored Seconds (SES)
This performance monitoring parameter is a second in which a signal failure occurs, or more
than a preset amount of coding violations (dependent on the type of signal) occur.
SF
Super Frame (format for DS1 signal)
SID
System Identification
Slot
A physical position in a shelf for holding a circuit pack and connecting it to the backplane. This
term is also used loosely to refer to the collection of ports or tributaries connected to a physical
circuit pack placed in a slot.
SM
Single Mode
SMC
SONET Minimum Clock
Software Backup
The process of saving an image of the current network element’s databases, which are contained
in its NVM, to a remote location. The remote location could be the WaveStar
®
CIT or an OS.
Software Download
The process of transferring a generic (full or partial) or provisioned database from a remote
entity to the target network element’s memory. The remote entity may be the WaveStar
®
CIT or
an OS. The download procedure uses bulk transfer to move an uninterpreted binary file into the
network element.
SONET
Synchronous Optical NETwork
SPE
Synchronous Payload Envelope
SRD
Software Release Description
Standby
Standby identifies a 1+1 protected OC-N line which is not currently selected by the receiver at
either end as the payload carrying signal, or 1x1 or 1xN protected circuit pack that is not
currently carrying service. See Active.
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