XRT72L52
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TWO CHANNEL DS3/E3 FRAMER IC WITH HDLC CONTROLLER
REV. 1.0.3
Each of the two DS3 Frame Formats, as presented in Figure 27 and Figure 28, constitute an M-frame or a full
DS3 Frame. Each M-frame consists of 7 - 680 bit F-frames, sometimes referred to as subframes. Each F-
frame is represented by the individual rows of payload and overhead bits and can be further divided into 8
blocks of 85 bits, with 84 of the 85 bits available for payload information and the remaining one bit used for
frame overhead.
Differences Between the M13 and C-Bit Parity Frame Formats
The frame formats for M13 and C-bit Parity are very similar. However, the main difference between these two
framing formats is in the use of the C-bits. In the M13 Format, the C-bits reflect the status of stuff-opportunities
that either were or were not used while multiplexing the 7 DS2 signals into this DS3 signal. If two of the three
stuff bits within a F-frame are "1", then the associated stuff bit, Si (not shown in Figure 28), is interpreted as
being a stuff bit. In the C-bit Parity framing format, the C bits take on different roles, as presented in Table 20.
Definition of the DS3 Frame Overhead Bits
In general, the DS3 Frame Overhead Bits serve the following three purposes:
1. Support Frame Synchronization between the Local and Remote DS3 Terminals
2. Provide parity bits to facilitate performance monitoring and error detection.
3. Support the transmission of Alarms, Status and Data Link information to the Remote DS3 Terminal.
4.1.1
Frame Synchronization Bits (Applies to both M13 and C-bit Parity Framing Formats)
Each DS3 Frame (M-frame) contains a total of 31 bits that support frame synchronization. Each DS3 M-frame
contains three M-bits. According to Figure 27 and Figure 28, these M-bits are the first bits in F-frames 5, 6
and 7. These three bits appear in each M-frame with the repeating pattern of "010". This fact is also presented
in Figure 27 and Figure 28, which contains bit-fields that are designated as: M0, M1, and M0 (where M0 =
"0", and M1 = "1").
Each F-frame contains four F-bits, which also aid in synchronization between the Local and the remote DS3
terminals. Therefore, each DS3 M-frame consists of a total of 28 F-bits. These F-bits exhibit a repeating
pattern of "1001" within each F-frame. This fact is also presented in Figure 27 and Figure 28, which contains
bit-fields that are designated as: F1, F0, F0, and F1 (where F0 = "0", and F1 = "1").
Each of these bit-fields are used by the Receive DS3 Framer block within the remote terminal equipment to
perform Frame Acquisition and Frame Maintenance functions.
NOTE: For more information on how the Receive DS3 Framer uses these bit-fields, please see
4.1.2
Performance Monitoring/Error Detection Bits (Parity)
The DS3 Frame uses numerous bit fields to support performance monitoring of the transmission link between
the Local Transmitting Terminal and the Remote Receiving Terminal. The DS3 frame can contain two types of
TABLE 20: C-BIT FUNCTIONS FOR THE C-BIT PARITY DS3 FRAME FORMAT
C - BIT
C-BIT FUNCTION IN THE C-BIT PARITY FRAMING FORMAT
C11
AIC (C-Bit Parity Mode)
C12
NA (Reserved for Network Application)
C13
FEAC (Far End Alarm & Control)
C21, C22, C23
(UDL) User Data Link (undefined for DS3 Frame)
C31, C32, C33
CP (Path) Parity Bits
C41, C42, C43
FEBE (Far End Block Error) Indicators
C51, C52, C53
(DL) Path Maintenance Data Link
C61, C62, C63, C71, C72, C73
(UDL) User Data Link (undefined for DS3 Frame)