Interface Configuration
7750 SR Interface Configuration Guide Page 479
TDM Commands
tdm
Syntax tdm
Context config>port
Description This command enables the context to configure DS-1/E-1 and DS-3/E-3 parameters for a port on a channel-
ized MDA T1/E1. This context cannot be accessed on non-channelized MDAs. 
TDM is a mechanism to divide the bandwidth of a stream into separate channels or time slots by assigning 
each stream a different time slot in a set. TDM repeatedly transmits a fixed sequence of time slots over a sin-
gle transmission channel. Each individual data stream is reassembled at the receiving end based on the tim-
ing. 
Default None
ds1
Syntax [no] ds1 ds1-id
Context config>port>tdm
Description This command enables the context to configure digital signal level 1 (DS-1) frame parameters. The T-Car-
rier system was the first successful system that supported digitized voice transmission. The original trans-
mission rate (1.544 Mbps) in the T-1 (DS-1) line is commonly used by Internet service providers (ISPs) to 
connect to the Internet. 
North America uses the T-Carrier system while Europe uses the E-Carrier system of transmission, using 
multiples of the DS- system. Digital signals are carried inside the carrier systems. 
T-1 transmits DS-1-formatted data at 1.544 Mbps through the network. The corresponding European carrier 
is E-1 with a data rate of 2.048 Mbps. E-1 and T-1 (DS-1) can be interconnected for international use. 
The no form of this command disables DS-1 capabilities.
Default None
Parameters ds1-id  — Identifies the DS-1 channel being created. 
Values DS1: 1 — 28
ds3
Syntax [no] ds3 [sonet-sdh-index]