This Recommendation addresses management aspects of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Network Element containing transport functions of one or more of the layer networks of the SDH transport network. The management of the SDH layer networks is separable from that of its client layer networks so that the same means of management can be used regardless of the client. The management functions for fault management, configuration management and performance monitoring are specified.
The 2008 revision of this Recommendation has updated the management information to align with Recommendations [ITU-T G.783], [ITU-T G.781] and [ITU-T G.7712], reorganized the sections to align with the structure of Recommendation [ITU-T G.7710], and replaced the generic text with pointers to [ITU-T G.7710].