Processing Signal Specification Editor

Use the Processing Signal Specification editor to review the processing signal specification information delivered with Design Studio for Inventory.

Processing signal specifications define processing signals in the signal structure for a SONET or SDH transmission facility (TDM facility). Processing signals multiplex to, align with, or map to other signals in a SONET or SDH signal structure, but they are not facility or channel signals, as they are not directly associated with a TDM facility or channel.

Processing signal specifications are provided in the ora_uim_basetechnologies cartridge. These specifications are associated with Connectivity Signal Termination Point specifications to form the connectivity signal architecture for the SONET and SDH technologies. For information about the signal specifications in the ora_uim_basetechnologies cartridge, including the specification relationships, see UIM Information Model Reference.

Field	Use
Name	Displays the name of the processing signal specification.
Transmission Signal Type	Displays the physical nature of the transmission signal, such as Optical or Electrical.
Processing Signal Type	Displays the name of the processing signal. Processing signal types for SDH are: ADMINISTRATIVE_UNIT_GROUP (AUG): Groups a set of Administrative Unit (AU) signals. ADMINISTRATIVE_UNIT (AU): A pointer with alignment to a Virtual Container (VC) signal. TRIBUTARY_UNIT_GROUP (TUG): Groups a set of Tributary Unit (TU) signals in the STM-1 frame signal. TRIBUTARY_UNIT (TU): A pointer with alignment to a Virtual Container (VC) signal in the STM-1 frame signal. VIRTUAL_CONTAINER (VC): Adapts (maps to) a Container (C) signal. Processing signal types for SONET are: VIRTUAL_TRIBUTARY_GROUP (VTG): Groups a set of Virtual Tributary (VT) signals within the STS-1 frame signal. VIRTUAL_TRIBUTARY (VT): A pointer with alignment to a Synchronous Payload Envelope (SPE) signal within the STS-1 frame signal. SYNCHRONOUS_TRANSPORT_SIGNAL (STS): A pointer with alignment to a Synchronous Payload Envelope (SPE) signal.
Rate Code	Displays the rate code that identifies the technology and bit rate for the processing signal.