Tapping the applicable byte enables an automatic decode – a byte description including the Hexadecimal and Binary value is
provided. For some bytes, an advanced decode of the various bits is also available.
Section Overhead
The following is a partial list of SOH bytes and their corresponding functions;
Section
Layer
A1/A2 Framing Bytes
- The A1/A2 bytes indicate the beginning of the STS-N frame and provide a frame alignment pattern
o A1 is the 1st framing byte: 11110110 (Hex F6)
o A2 is the 2nd framing byte: 00101000 (Hex 28)
- Both A1 and A2 bytes are unscrambled
- The Frame Alignment Word of a STS-N frame is composed of (3 x N) A1 bytes followed by (3 x N) A2 bytes
J0 Path Trace Byte
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