Overview; Tl1 Command Structure - Symmetricom TimeProvider 1100 Reference Manual

Chapter 1 TL1 Overview

Overview

Overview
Transaction Language 1 (TL1) is the most widely used management language in
the telecommunications industry. TL1 provides a standardized set of
vendor-independent, ASCII-based instructions that can be used to manage network
elements (NEs) and their resources. The TimeProvider uses TL1 as its
human-to-machine command line interface (CLI).
Note: For a complete description of the TL1 syntax, refer to Telcordia
(Bellcore) General Requirements GR-831 and GR-833.
The remainder of this chapter explains the TL1 command language and how it
applies to the TimeProvider.

TL1 Command Structure

The TL1 commands used in the TimeProvider consist of the following three main
parts, or blocks:
The Command Code Block
The Staging Block
The Payload Block
These three main blocks are separated by a colon ( : ) block separator character
and the command is terminated by a semicolon ( ; ) terminating character. The
semicolon indicates that the command statement is completed and the command is
then executed.
Figure 1-1 shows the typical structure of a TL1 command, and the paragraphs that
follow further explain the elements that constitute each of the main blocks.
Figure 1-1. Typical TL1 Command Structure
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Block
Separator
cid:tid:aid:ctag::payload;
Staging
Command
Block
Code
Block
Terminating
Character
Payload
Block
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