1
Scope
2 References
3
Terms and Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Methodology
5.1 Basic methodology
5.2 Transmission layer naming
5.3 Atomic function naming and
diagrammatic conventions
5.4 Reference point naming
5.5 Reference point information naming
5.6 Atomic function process allocation
5.7 Combination rules
5.8 Fault management and performance
monitoring naming
5.9 Fault management and performance monitoring
specification techniques
6
Supervision
6.1 Trail termination point mode and port mode
6.2 Defect filter
6.3 Consequent actions
6.4 Defect correlations
6.5 One-second performance monitoring
filters
7 Information flow (XXX_MI) across
the XXX_MP reference points
8 Generic processes
8.1 Line coding and scrambling
processes
8.2 Alignment processes
8.3 Performance supervision process
8.4 BIP correction
8.5 GFP processes
9 Performance and reliability
9.1 Transit delay
9.2 Response times
9.3 Availability and reliability
9.4 Laser safety
10 Generic equipment functions
10.1 LCAS-capable virtual concatenated
path layer functions P-Xv-L (X ³ 1)
Annex A – Assignment and use of signal label,
payload type and user payload identifier codes
A.1 Experimental
code
A.2 Proprietary codes
A.3 Request for standardized codes
Annex B – P-Xv/P-X-L_A_Sk: Calculation of
RI_MST_gen for _LCASActive = true
Appendix I – Connection matrix examples
I.1 Connection matrix example for full
connectivity
I.2 Connection matrix example for 2-port groups
I.3 Connection matrix example for 3-port groups
type I
I.4 Connection matrix example for 3-port groups
type II
I.5 Connection matrix example for 4-port groups type I
I.6 Connection matrix example for 4-port groups
type II
I.7 Example of a provisioned connection matrix
Appendix II – Example of remote indication
operation
II.1 Remote defect indication (RDI)
II.2 Remote error indication (REI)
Appendix III – Alarm indication signal (AIS)
Appendix IV – Signal fail (SF) and signal degrade
(SD)
IV.1 Server signal fail (SSF) signal
IV.2 Server signal degrade (aSSD)
signal
IV.3 Trail signal fail (TSF) signal
IV.4 Trail signal degrade (TSD) signal
Appendix V – Description of error detection code
(EDC) terminology N ´
BIP-m
Appendix VI – Calculations leading to BIP saturation
results in Tables 6-4 and 6-5
VI.1 Introduction
VI.2 Calculations and results
VI.3 References
Appendix VII – Examples for the operation of the processes
within LCAS-capable adaptation functions
VII.1 Basic configuration
VII.2 LCAS-enabled So and Sk functions
VII.3 LCAS-enabled So and LCAS-disabled
Sk functions
VII.4 LCAS-disabled So and LCAS-enabled
Sk functions
VII.5 Non-virtual-concatenation So and
LCAS-capable virtual-concatenation Sk functions