INTERNATIONALTELECOMMUNICATIONUNION)454'TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATIONSECTOROFITU(04/97)SERIESG:TRANSMISSIONSYSTEMSANDMEDIA,DIGITALSYSTEMSANDNETWORKSDigitaltransmissionsystems–Digitalnetworks–SDHnetworkcharacteristics)NTERWORKING OF 3$( NETWORK PROTECTIONARCHITECTURESITU-TRecommendationG.842(PreviouslyCCITTRecommendation)ITU-TG-SERIESRECOMMENDATIONS42!.3-)33)/. 3934%-3 !.$ -%$)! $)')4!, 3934%-3 !.$ .%47/2+3Forfurtherdetails,pleaserefertoITU-TListofRecommendations.INTERNATIONALTELEPHONECONNECTIONSANDCIRCUITSG.100–G.199).4%2.!4)/.!, !.!,/'5% #!22)%2 3934%-GENERALCHARACTERISTICSCOMMONTOALLANALOGUECARRIER-TRANSMISSIONSYSTEMSG.200–G.299INDIVIDUALCHARACTERISTICSOFINTERNATIONALCARRIERTELEPHONESYSTEMSONMETALLICLINESG.300–G.399GENERALCHARACTERISTICSOFINTERNATIONALCARRIERTELEPHONESYSTEMSONRADIO-RELAYORSATELLITELINKSANDINTERCONNECTIONWITHMETALLICLINESG.400–G.449COORDINATIONOFRADIOTELEPHONYANDLINETELEPHONYG.450–G.49942!.3-)33)/. -%$)! #(!2!#4%2)34)#3$)')4!, 42!.3-)33)/. 3934%-3TERMINALEQUIPMENTSG.700–G.799DIGITALNETWORKSG.800–G.899GeneralaspectsG.800–G.809DesignobjectivesfordigitalnetworksG.810–G.819QualityandavailabilitytargetsG.820–G.829NetworkcapabilitiesandfunctionsG.830–G.8393$( NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS''TelecommunicationsmanagementnetworkG.850–G.859DIGITALSECTIONSANDDIGITALLINESYSTEMG.900–G.999GeneralG.900–G.909ParametersforopticalfibrecablesystemsG.910–G.919Digitalsectionsathierarchicalbitratesbasedonabitrateof2048kbit/sG.920–G.929Digitallinetransmissionsystemsoncableatnon-hierarchicalbitratesG.930–G.939DigitallinesystemsprovidedbyFDMtransmissionbearersG.940–G.949DigitallinesystemsG.950–G.959DigitalsectionanddigitaltransmissionsystemsforcustomeraccesstoISDNG.960–G.969OpticalfibresubmarinecablesystemsG.970–G.979OpticallinesystemsforlocalandaccessnetworksG.980–G.999ITU-TRECOMMENDATIONG.842INTERWORKINGOFSDHNETWORKPROTECTIONARCHITECTURESSummaryThisRecommendationprovidesspecificationsfortheinterworkingofnetworkprotectionarchitectures.SpecificallycoveredaresingleanddualnodeinterconnectionbetweenMS-sharedprotectionringsandSNCPringsoflikeorunliketypes.SourceITU-TRecommendationG.842waspreparedbyITU-TStudyGroup15(1997-2000)andwasapprovedundertheWTSCResolutionNo.1procedureonthe8thofApril1997.iiRecommendationG.842(04/97)FOREWORDITU(InternationalTelecommunicationUnion)istheUnitedNationsSpecializedAgencyinthefieldoftelecommunications.TheITUTelecommunicationStandardizationSector(ITU-T)isapermanentorganoftheITU.TheITU-Tisresponsibleforstudyingtechnical,operatingandtariffquestionsandissuingRecommendationsonthemwithaviewtostandardizingtelecommunicationsonaworldwidebasis.TheWorldTelecommunicationStandardizationConference(WTSC),whichmeetseveryfouryears,establishesthetopicsforstudybytheITU-TStudyGroupswhich,intheirturn,produceRecommendationsonthesetopics.TheapprovalofRecommendationsbytheMembersoftheITU-TiscoveredbytheprocedurelaiddowninWTSCResolutionNo.1.InsomeareasofinformationtechnologywhichfallwithinITU-T’spurview,thenecessarystandardsarepreparedonacollaborativebasiswithISOandIEC.NOTEInthisRecommendation,theexpressionAdministrationisusedforconcisenesstoindicatebothatelecommunicationadministrationandarecognizedoperatingagency.INTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSTheITUdrawsattentiontothepossibilitythatthepracticeorimplementationofthisRecommendationmayinvolvetheuseofaclaimedIntellectualPropertyRight.TheITUtakesnopositionconcerningtheevidence,validityorapplicabilityofclaimedIntellectualPropertyRights,whetherassertedbyITUmembersorothersoutsideoftheRecommendationdevelopmentprocess.AsofthedateofapprovalofthisRecommendation,theITUhad/hadnotreceivednoticeofintellectualproperty,protectedbypatents,whichmayberequiredtoimplementthisRecommendation.However,implementorsarecautionedthatthismaynotrepresentthelatestinformationandarethereforestronglyurgedtoconsulttheTSBpatentdatabase.ªITU1997Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopyingandmicrofilm,withoutpermissioninwritingfromtheITU.RecommendationG.842(04/97)iiiCONTENTSPage1Scope...........................................................................................................................12References...................................................................................................................13Termsanddefinitions.................................................................................................14Abbreviations..............................................................................................................35Interworkingcriteria/objectives..................................................................................45.1CriteriaforringinterworkingwithanMS-sharedprotectionring..............................46Interworkingarchitectures..........................................................................................56.1Singlenodeinterconnection........................................................................................56.2Dualnodeint