SIST ETS 300 337 E1:2003
(Main)Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic frame structures for the transport of various signals (including Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) elements) at the ITU-T Recommendation G.702 hierarchical rates of 2 048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s and 139 264 kbit/s
General Information
- Abstract
Specifies the way B-ISDN ATM cells are mapped into the various bit rates of the G.702 hierarchy for transport over the PDH network.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2003
Overview
SIST ETS 300 337 E1:2003 is a Slovenian standard that aligns with the European ETS 300 337, developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This standard defines generic frame structures for the transport of various signals at three critical rates defined in ITU-T Recommendation G.702: 2 048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s, and 139 264 kbit/s. The key focus is on supporting the mapping and transport of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) elements over the Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) network.
The standard specifies how ATM cells and SDH Tributary Units (TUs) are supported within the PDH bit rates, ensuring efficient and reliable transmission across telecommunication infrastructures using these bit rates. This is essential for network operators and equipment manufacturers aiming to ensure interoperability and compliance with international transmission standards.
Key Topics
- Generic Frame Structures: Defines how frames are organized and structured at G.702 hierarchical rates, ensuring compatibility and clear demarcation of payload and overhead.
- Support for ATM Cells: Explains the method for mapping valid and idle ATM cells within frame payloads, including octet alignment and payload scrambling to prevent signal misinterpretation.
- Support for SDH Elements: Details how SDH TUs (such as TU-12, TUG-2, TUG-3) are mapped into PDH signals, facilitating hybrid network implementations where both ATM and SDH technologies coexist.
- Path Overhead and Maintenance: Specifies allocation within frames for error detection, maintenance signals (e.g., remote defect and error indications), and network operator-specific channels.
- Cell Delineation and Error Control: References standardized mechanisms for ATM cell delineation and header error control, enhancing data integrity during transport.
- Conformance Testing: Provides guidance on functional testing strategies for relevant network equipment to ensure compliance with the defined frame structures and behaviors.
Applications
The practical value of SIST ETS 300 337 E1:2003 is clear in several key telecommunications contexts:
- Network Interoperability: By adhering to standardized frame structures, equipment from different vendors can reliably interoperate, easing upgrades and network expansions.
- B-ISDN Transport: Enables Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) services to efficiently transport ATM cells over existing PDH networks, extending the life and capabilities of legacy infrastructure.
- Hybrid Networks: Supports the coexistence and integration of both ATM and SDH-based services on carrier networks, benefitting operators managing diverse signal types.
- Operations and Maintenance: The inclusion of path overhead bytes and general-purpose communication channels in frame structures assists with monitoring, alarm signaling, and rapid fault localization.
- Telecommunications Equipment Development: Manufacturers can use these specifications to design network devices that deliver high reliability and standards compliance at key bit rates.
Related Standards
For complete, standards-based network design and operation, the following references are integral to the application of SIST ETS 300 337 E1:2003:
- ITU-T G.702: Digital hierarchy bit rates definition
- ETSI ETS 300 167: Functional characteristics of 2 048 kbit/s interfaces
- ETSI ETS 300 147: Synchronous digital hierarchy, multiplexing structure
- CCITT Rec. E.164: Numbering plan for the ISDN era
- CCITT Rec. T.50: International Reference Alphabet (IRA)
- CCITT Rec. I.432: Physical layer specification for B-ISDN user/network interface (informative reference)
Ensuring compatibility with these standards helps organizations achieve robust, future-proof, and standards-compliant transmission and multiplexing solutions.
Keywords: transmission and multiplexing, generic frame structure, ATM cells, SDH elements, G.702 bit rates, PDH network, telecom standards, ETSI, interoperability, network equipment, conformance testing.
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SIST ETS 300 337 E1:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic frame structures for the transport of various signals (including Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) elements) at the ITU-T Recommendation G.702 hierarchical rates of 2 048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s and 139 264 kbit/s". This standard covers: Specifies the way B-ISDN ATM cells are mapped into the various bit rates of the G.702 hierarchy for transport over the PDH network.
Specifies the way B-ISDN ATM cells are mapped into the various bit rates of the G.702 hierarchy for transport over the PDH network.
SIST ETS 300 337 E1:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.040.20 - Transmission systems. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic frame structures for the transport of various
signals (including Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells and Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy (SDH) elements) at the ITU-T Recommendation G.702 hierarchical rates of 2
048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s and 139 264 kbit/s
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 337 Edition 1
ICS:
33.040.20 Prenosni sistem Transmission systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN ETS 300 337
TELECOMMUNICATION February 1995
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-TM Reference: DE/TM-03007
ICS: 33.080
Transmission, ATM, SDH
Key words:
Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);
Generic frame structures for the transport of various signals
(including Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells
and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) elements)
at the CCITT Recommendation G.702 hierarchical rates of
2 048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s and 139 264 kbit/s
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
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Postal address:
650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCE
Office address:
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Tel.: +33 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 93 65 47 16
Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1995. All rights reserved.
New presentation - see History box
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions and abbreviations .7
3.1 Definitions .7
3.2 Abbreviations .8
4 Frame structure at 2 048 kbit/s .8
4.1 Basic frame structure.8
4.2 Support of ATM cells in 2 048 kbit/s .8
5 Frame structure at 34 368 kbit/s .9
5.1 Basic frame structure.9
5.1.1 General.9
5.1.2 Path overhead .10
5.2 Support of ATM cells in 34 368 kbit/s .12
5.3 Support of 14 SDH TU-12's in 34 368 kbit/s.12
5.3.1 Coding of payload dependent bits for TU multiframe indication.13
6 Frame structure at 139 264 kbit/s .14
6.1 Basic frame structure.14
6.1.1 General.14
6.1.2 Path overhead .15
6.2 Support of ATM cells in 139 264 kbit/s .17
6.3 Support of SDH elements in 139 264 kbit/s.17
6.3.1 Coding of payload dependent bits for TU multiframe indication.18
6.3.2 Support of 20 x TUG-2 .18
6.3.3 Support of 2 x TUG-3 and 5 x TUG-2 .18
7 Conformance testing .19
Annex A (informative): Functions specific to the support of ATM cells.20
A.1 Cell rate adaptation .20
A.2 Header Error Control (HEC) generation.20
A.3 Cell delineation.20
A.4 Cell header verification and extraction .20
Annex B (informative): Bibliography.21
History.22
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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Transmission and
Multiplexing (TM) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS specifies generic frame structures for the transport of various signals at the CCITT
Recommendation G.702 [1] hierarchical rates of 2 048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s and 139 264 kbit/s. The
support of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Tributary
Units (TUs) in the Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) bit rates is also covered in this ETS.
Transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 May 1995
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 30 November 1995
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 November 1995
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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) specifies generic frame structures for the transport of
various signals at the CCITT Recommendation G.702 [1] hierarchical rates of 2 048 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s
and 139 264 kbit/s. The support of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells and Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy (SDH) Tributary Units (TUs) in the Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) bit rates is covered
in this ETS. Functions specific to the support of ATM cells performed in the transmitter and receiver are
not part of this interface standard but are given for information in annex A.
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated and undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] CCITT Recommendation G.702 (1988): "Digital hierarchy bit rates".
[2] ETS 300 167: "Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Functional characteristics of
2 048 kbit/s interfaces".
[3] ETS 300 147 (1992): "Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Synchronous digital
hierarchy; Multiplexing structure".
[4] CCITT Recommendation E.164 (1991): "Numbering plan for the ISDN era".
[5] CCITT Recommendation T.50 (1992): "International Reference Alphabet (IRA),
Information technology - 7-bit coded character set for information interchange".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the following definitions apply:
idle cell: A cell which is inserted and extracted by the adaptation function between the ATM virtual path
layer network and the PDH path layer network in order to adapt the cell flow rate to the available payload
capacity of the PDH path used.
valid cell: A cell whose header is declared by the cell Header Error Control (HEC) process to be free of
errors.
NOTE: The order of transmission of information in all diagrams in this ETS is first from left to
right and then top to bottom. Within each byte the most significant bit is transmitted
first. The most significant bit (bit 1) is illustrated at the left of all diagrams.
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3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS, the following abbreviations apply:
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BIP-8 Bit Interleaved Parity - 8
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
HEC Header Error Control
IEC Incoming Error Count
REI Remote Error Indication
RDI Remote Defect Indication
MSB Most Significant Bit
OAM Operations, Administration and Maintenance
PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
TS Time Slot
TTI Trail Trace Identifier
TU Tributary Unit
TU-x Tributary Unit - x
TUG-n Tributary Unit Group of level n
4 Frame structure at 2 048 kbit/s
4.1 Basic frame structure
The basic frame structure at 2 048 kbit/s as described in ETS 300 167 [2] shall be used. This comprises a
generic path overhead and a generic payload capacity of 1 984 kbit/s.
4.2 Support of ATM cells in 2 048 kbit/s
Valid or idle cells are supported in bits 9 to 128 and bits 137 to 256 of the 2 048 kbit/s frame with the octet
structure of the cells aligned with the octet structure of the frame (see figure 1). Bits 129 to 136
correspond to Time Slot 16 (TS 16) in an octet structured frame and are reserved for future use. Valid or
idle cells occupy the whole of the payload and a cell can cross a 125 μs frame boundary. The ATM cell
payload is scrambled using a self-synchronizing scrambler with the generator polynomial x + 1. Cell
payload field scrambling is required to provide security against false cell delineation and to prevent the cell
payload replicating the 2 048 kbit/s frame alignment word.
TS0 TS 16
bits 1-8 bits 129-136
path overhead reserved for signalling
9 bit numbers 128 137 bit num bers 256
Figure 1: Frame structure at 2 048 kbit/s
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5 Frame structure at 34 368 kbit/s
5.1 Basic frame structure
5.1.1 General
The basic frame structure at 34 368 kbit/s comprises 7 octets of generic path overhead and 530 octets of
payload capacity per 125 μs as shown in figure 2.
59 columns
FA1 FA2
EM
TR
MA
530 octets
r
payload
NR o
w
s
GC
Figure 2: Frame structure at 34 368 kbit/s
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5.1.2 Path overhead
The values and allocation of the path overhead are shown in figure 3 and are described below.
1 1 10 1 100 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FA1 1 FA2
BIP-8
EM
TRAIL TRAC E
TR
Payload Tim ing
MA
Payload T .ype
RDI
REI
Dep Marker
NR
NR
GC
GC
FA1/FA2: Frame Alignment signal, this has the same pattern as defined in clause 7 of
ETS 300 147 [3].
EM: Error Monitoring, BIP-8. One byte is allocated for path error monitoring. This function
shall be a BIP-8 code using even parity. The path BIP-8 is calculated over all bits of the
previous 125 μs frame. The computed BIP-8 is placed in the EM byte of the current
125 μs frame.
TR: Trail trace. This byte is used to repetitively transmit a trail access point identifier so that
a trail receiving terminal can verify its continued connection to the intended transmitter.
The trail access point identifier shall use the 16-byte CCITT Recommendation
E.164 [4] numbering format described below.
Figure 3: Path overhead at 34 368 kbit/s
Trail access point identifier format:
- a 16-byte frame is defined for the transmission of the CCITT Recommendation E.164 [4]
numbering. The first byte of the string is a frame start marker and includes the result of a CRC-7
calculation over the previous frame. The following 15 bytes are used for the transport of 15 CCITT
Recommendation T.50 [5] characters required for the CCITT Recommendation E.164 [4]
numbering format. The 16-byte frame is given below:
1C CCCCCC : frame start marker;
1 7
0XXXXXXX: byte 2;
0XXXXXXX: byte 16;
0XXXXXXX: CCITT Recommendation T.50 [5] character of the CCITT Recommendation
E.164 [4] string;
C CCCCCC : result of the CRC-7 calculation over the previous frame.
1 7
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The description of the CRC-7 calculation is given below.
Multiplication/division process
A particular CRC-7 word is the remainder after multiplication by x and then division (modulo 2) by the
7 3
generator polynomial x + x + 1, of the polynomial representation of the previous Trail Trace Identifier
(TTI) multiframe.
When representing the contents of the block as a polyno
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