Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Graphical Overview

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Updated:October 1, 2006
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Introduction

This document provides an overview of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) represented in images.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific prerequisites for this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

Conventions

Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

SDH Analysis

These sections provide an overview of SDH in graphical format.

The SDH Link

This diagram shows what an SDH link looks like.

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STM1 Frames

This diagram shows the Synchronous Transport Module level 1 (STM1) frame structure.

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STM1 SOH

This diagram shows what the STM1 Section Overhead (SOH) looks like.

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VC4 Concatenation

This diagram looks at VC4 Concatenation.

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SDH Hierarchy

This diagram displays the SDH hierarchy.

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SDH Maintenance Interactions

This diagram shows how SDH maintenance interactions look.

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Alarms and Detection Criteria

This table looks at what the alarms mean and their detection criteria.

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STM1 SOH, HO-POH and LO-POH Bytes

These diagrams provide a description of all the bytes from STM1 SOH, High Order Path Overhead (HO-POH) and Low Order Path Overhead (LO-POH).

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Revision History

Revision Publish Date Comments
1.0
01-Oct-2006
Initial Release

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