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HAPTER 10: PACKET OVER SONET ADMINISTRATION
Section Layer Administration
The primary roles of the section layer include synchronization and timing of
the SONET transmission, and passing the electrical STS frame format to the
photonic layer where it is then converted to an optical signal and transported
to the adjacent device.
Section layer administration involves viewing the current status of the
configuration and modifying the configuration of the section layer
parameters for a selected POS interface.
Before You Begin
To view the POS interface summary information, follow this procedure:
1. Navigate to Network Browser > GroupName > ChassisName > Cuda
Chassis Manager > Configuration > POS.
2. Click the Summary tab.
3. Click Refresh to update the information.
Viewing POS Section Layer Parameters
To view the POS Section Layer Parameters, follow this procedure:
1. In the Summary window, select the interface you wish to view.
2. Click the Section tab.
3. In the Section window, click the Status tab.
4. Click Refresh to update the information.