SDH Timeslot Mode

Yeah! I am going to the cinema with the girl I love.

... ...

XX Movie XX Movie
XX Cinema

XX Cinema

Time: Time:

Your seat: 7 Row 22 Seat Your seat: 7 Row 23 Seat

Can somebody tell me

why the seats are arranged in this way?

Because the seats are arranged in Huawei mode,

not the Lucent mode.

Basic Concepts
Before interleaving multiplexing After interleaving multiplexing

Interleaving
multiplexing

No.1 N o.2 N o.3 N o.4 N o.5 Seat No. No . 1 No.22 No.43 No .4 No.25

No.1 No.2 N o.3 N o.4 N o.5 No . 1 No . 2 No . 3 No .4 N o .5

Huawei No. Lucent No.

Huawei Mode Lucent Mode

Also called sequential mode. Also called interleaving mode or

It assigns numbers for VC-12s line mode. It assigns numbers for
based on their sequence before VC-12s based on their sequence
interleaving multiplexing. after interleaving multiplexing.

Multiplexing Structure
The basic mapping structure for SDH signals is as follows

139264 kbit/s
x1
AUG AU-4 VC-4 C-4

xN
x3 34368 kbit/s
x1
TUG-3 TU-3 VC-3 C-3
STM-N
x7
TUG-2
Pointer processing Mapping
2048 kbit/s
Positioning x3
and calibration Multiplexing
TU-12 VC-12 C-12

In the procedure of multiplexing 2 Mbit/s signals into an STM-N frame, three TU-12s are
multiplexed into a TUG-2, seven TUG-2s are multiplexed into a TUG-3, three TUG-3s are
multiplexed into a VC-4, and a VC-4 is multiplexed into an STM-1. That is, 2 Mbit/s signals
are multiplexed in a 3-7-3 structure. Due to interleaving multiplexing, the 63 VC-12s in a
VC-4 are not arranged in sequential order. The difference between the number for the first
TU-12 and the number for the TU-12 following the first one is 21. The position of any
VC-12 in an STM-N frame is determined by the [TUG-3 TUG-2 TU-12] coordinate.

TUG-2 No. TUG-2 No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 4 7 10 13 16 19 1 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 1
1 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 2 1 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 2
43 46 49 52 15 58 61 3 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 3
2 5 8 11 14 17 20 1 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 1
TUG-12

TUG-12
TUG-3

TUG-3

2 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 2 2 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 2
44 47 50 53 56 59 62 3 24 27 30 33 56 39 42 3
No. No. No. No.
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 1 43 46 49 52 55 58 60 1
3 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 2 3 44 47 50 53 56 59 61 2
45 48 51 54 57 60 63 3 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 3

Huawei Mode Lucent Mode

VC-12 No. = VC-12 No. =

TUG-3 No. + (TUG-3 No. - 1) x 21 +
(TUG-2 No. - 1) x 3 + (TUG-2 No. - 1) x 3 +
(TU-12 No. - 1) x 21 TU-12 No.

Example

The number in 3-7-3 mode for a VC-12 is 2-1-1, meaning the first
TU-12 in the first TUG-2 in the second TUG-3.
VC-12 No. in sequential mode = 2 + (1 - 1) x 2 + (1 - 1) x 21 = 2
VC-12 No. in interleaving mode = (2 - 1) x 21 + (1 - 1) x 3 + 1 = 22

If devices using different timeslot modes are interconnected, the modes must be
changed consistently to ensure proper service transmission.