Limitations and Restrictions
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SDH framing mode is supported; SONET framing is supported beginning in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.8.
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ATM Layer 2 AAL0 and AAL5 encapsulation types are supported.
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E1 unframed encapsulation is not supported except using SAToP pseudowire interfaces.
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Unframed T1 is supported only for SATOP. E1 unframed is supported.
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MPLS is supported only on PoS interfaces; MPLS on T1/E1 MLP is supported starting with Cisco IOS XE Release 3.9. MPLS over MLP is also supported.
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Channelization is not supported for serial interfaces. However, Channelization is supported for CEM at the DS0 level.
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DS3 Clear channel is supported only on CEM.
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BERT is not supported on DS0 and DS1 CEM. It is supported only on DS3 CEM mode.
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Configurations on the interface module must be completely removed before moving the interface module to a different slot on the router.