PTYP - Ports Type

Identifies the configuration needed for the port within the multiplexer or node.

VALID ENTRIES:

AA = Digital Video

AB = DS1 Digital Signal 1.544 Mbps

AC = DS3 Digital Signal 44.736 Mbps

AD = EC1 SONET Electrical STS

AE = ESCON

AF = Ethernet 10 Mbps Electrical

AG = Ethernet 10 Mbps Fiber

AH = Ethernet Fractional 10 Mbps

AJ = Ethernet 100 Mbps Electrical

AK = Ethernet 100 Mbps Fiber

AL = Ethernet Fractional 100 Mbps

AM = Ethernet 1 Gbps

AN = Ethernet Rate Adjustable 1 Gbps

AP = Ethernet 10 Gbps

AQ = ETR™ 16 Mbps

AR = FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface A common boundary between two systems or pieces of equipment over which there is intersystem communications.)

AS = Fibre Channel 133 Mbps

AT = Fibre Channel 266 Mbps

AU = Fibre Channel 531 Mbps

AV = Fibre Channel 1 Gbps

AW = Fibre Channel 2.125 Gbps

AX = FICON™ 1 Gbps

AY = FICON 2.125 Gbps

AZ = Flexible Rate SONET

BA = ISC™ 1 Gbps

BB = OC1 Optical Carrier A telecommunications company providing either local exchange service, interLATA service,or both Level 1

BC = OC3 Optical Carrier Level 3

BD = OC3c Concatenated Optical Carrier Level 3

BE = OC12 Optical Carrier Level 12

BF = OC12c Concatenated Optical Carrier Level 12

BG = OC48 Optical Carrier Level 48

BH = OC48c Concatenated Optical Carrier Level 48

BJ = OC192 Optical Carrier Level 192

BK = OC192c Concatenated Optical Carrier Level 192

BL = OC768 Optical Carrier Level 768

BM = STM 1 Synchronous Transport Module

BN = STM 4 Synchronous Transport Module

BP = STM 16 Synchronous Transport Module

BQ = STM 64 Synchronous Transport Module

BR = Transmux DS3 Electrical

BS = Wavelength Channel 2 Port Drop Side Mux

BT = Wavelength Channel 4 Port Drop Side Mux

BU = Wavelength Channel 8 Port Drop Side Mux

BV = Wavelength Channel 1.25 Gbps

BW = Wavelength Channel 2.5 Gbps

BX = Wavelength Channel 10 Gbps

BY = Wavelength Channel 40 Gbps

ZZ = Customer/Provider Negotiated Ports Type

NOTE 1: The value of “ZZ” is used to allow ordering to continue for new Port Type configurations established within the industry.  It is expected that providers utilizing the value of “ZZ” will submit OBF Order and Billing Forum issues to care for their specific needs and Port Type configurations.

NOTE 2: Unless specifically noted in the valid entry descriptions as being an electrical configuration, it is assumed to be optical.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Required when the corresponding PREF field is populated, otherwise prohibited.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 2 alpha characters

EXAMPLE: A A