Configure Sonet Signal Label Ports - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

PoS Commands—BlackDiamond Switch Only

configure sonet signal label ports

configure sonet signal label [auto | <hex_octet>] ports <portlist>
Description
Configures the signal label value for the specified SONET ports.
Syntax Description
auto
hex_octet
portlist
Default
The default is , where the value of the signal Label field is automatically set based on standard
auto
conventions for the given payload type.
Usage Guidelines
The signal label field occupies one byte of the path overhead associated with each SONET frame. It is
used to indicate the type of contents carried in the SPE. For example, 0x16 indicates scrambled
PPP/HDLC, while 0xCF indicates unscrambled PPP/HDLC. The default may be overridden by
specifying a particular
hex octet
in the range [0–xFF]. It may be necessary to specify a particular
implementations that do not follow the standard conventions for the signal label field.
Example
The following command example sets the Signal Label to the hexadecimal value
module installed in slot 8 of the BlackDiamond switch:
config sonet signal label CF ports 8:1
History
This command was first available in an ExtremeWare IP Technology Services Release based on
v6.1.5b20.
Platform Availability
This command is available on the BlackDiamond switch only.
2320
Enables the signal label field to be automatically set.
Allows you to set the signal label field to a particular hex octet value.
Specifies the port number(s).
that is to be used instead, where is a hexadecimal integer
hex octet
in order to interoperate with
hex octet
for port 1 of the PoS
CF
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