1 General
characteristics
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Abbreviations
1.3 Application of the equipment
1.3.1 Network configurations
1.3.2 Services
1.4 Size
1.5 Modularity
1.6 Timing signal
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Functions
2.1 Mapping
2.2 Signal processing
2.3 Concentration function for switched services
2.4 Management
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Functional representation of the equipment and definition of reference
points
3.1 Functional representation
3.2 Definition of functional blocks
3.2.1 Common blocks
3.2.2 Functional blocks defined in
Recommendation G.797
3.2.3 Functional blocks defined in
Recommendation G.782
3.3 Definition of reference points
3.3.1 Common reference points
3.3.2 Reference points defined in
Recommendation G.797
3.3.3
Reference points defined in Recommendation G.783
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Tributary interfaces
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Aggregate interfaces
5.1 SDH STM-1 interface
5.2 VC-12 integrated baseband line interface
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Synchronization interface at 2048 kHz
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Local control interface
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Power interfaces
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Defect or failure conditions and consequent actions for the tributary
interfaces
9.1 Defect or failure conditions for a VC-12 integrated baseband
line tributary interface
9.2 Consequent actions for a VC-12 integrated baseband line
tributary interface
10 Defect or failure conditions and
consequent actions for the aggregate interfaces
10.1 Defect or failure conditions
10.1.1 STM-1 interface
10.1.2 VC-12 Integrated baseband line interface
10.2 Consequent actions
10.2.1 STM-1 interface
10.2.2 VC-12 Integrated baseband line interface
11 Defect or failure conditions and
consequent actions for the core of the equipment
11.1 Defect or failure conditions
11.2 Consequent actions
12 Performance monitoring
13 Performance of the equipment
13.1 Jitter
13.2 Transfer delay
13.3 Slips
13.4 Service availability
13.5 Error performance
13.6 Bit sequence independence
14 Management