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Selecting Test Features - SDH Operation
Generating Automatic Protection Switch Messages
Generating Automatic Protection Switch
Messages
Description
You can program the K1 and K2 bytes to exercise the APS functions for Both
LINEAR (ITU-T G.783) and RING (ITU-T G.841) topologies.
HOW TO:
1
Set up the SDH transmit interface and payload required. See “Setting Transmit
Interface on page 20.
2
Choose the TOPOLOGY required.
3
Choose the message to be transmitted.
If LINEAR topology is chosen, choose the CHANNEL, the BRIDGED
CHANNEL NO., the ARCHITECTURE and the RESERVED bits you require.
If RING topology is chosen, choose the DESTINATION NODE ID, the
SOURCE NODE ID, the type of PATH and the status code (K2 Bits 6->8)
The current TX and RX, K1 and K2, values are displayed for reference only.
4
Choose
to transmit the new K1/K2 values.
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