Identifies the direction of the circuit’s path for the specified channel/time slot.
VALID ENTRIES:
1 = High speed group side one
2 = High speed group side two
3 = High speed group side one and two-simultaneous
NOTE 1: The definition of side 1 and side 2 valid entries is based on customer and provider negotiations.
NOTE 2: An entry of “3” is only valid when the FNT field on the ASR Form is “B” or “C”.
USAGE: This field is conditional.
NOTE 1: Optional when the associated CFA-CTS, SCFA-CTS, ICFA1-CTS, ICFA2-CTS, ICFA3-CTS or ICFA4-CTS field is populated, otherwise prohibited.
DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 1 numeric character
EXAMPLE: 1