SDH Frame Structure

270 bytes
9 261

3 RSOH

1 AU-PTR
Payload
9 rows

5
MSOH

Frame Length 125 µ s

SOH Section overhead
POH Path overhead
PTR Pointer
 SRA 4 – SOH Bytes management

SRA 4 allows the access to rows 1 to 3 as it is used only as Regenerator Section (RST).
 SOH
The SDH signal contains several standardized overhead bytes for operation,
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maintenance, communication and performance monitoring functions.
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The SOH bytes are divided into two separate areas: the rows 1 to 3 (27 bytes) are accessed and processed
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within the Regenerator Section (RS) and are defined Regenerator Section OverHead (RSOH), while the 45
bytes included in the rows 5 to 9 of the SOH pattern are called Multiplex Section OverHead (MSOH) bytes and
are available for equipment terminating a Multiplex Section (MS).
SRA 4 allows the access to rows 1 to 3 as it is used only as Regenerator Section (RST).
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The functions of the various bytes in SOH (according to ETSI/TM4, ITU-T/G. 708-Study Group 13 and ITU-R
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Study Group 9), are based on the present proposal for the allocation of 6 "media-specific" bytes: see rows 2 and
3 (S22, S23, S25, S32, S33 and S35) of the RSOH (Regeneration Section OverHead) area.