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Digital Signal Designation is the classification of digital bandwidth used in transport from one location to another in telecommunications.
[edit] Digital signal line rates
[edit] North America
Digital Signal Designation |
Bandwidth/data rate |
Channels (DS0s) |
Carrier designation |
DS0 |
64 kbit/s |
1 |
|
DS1 |
1.544 Mbit/s |
24 |
T1 |
DS1C |
3.152 Mbit/s |
48 |
T1c |
DS2 |
6.312 Mbit/s |
96 |
T2 |
DS3 |
44.736 Mbit/s |
672 |
T3 |
DS4 |
274.176 Mbit/s |
4032 |
T4 |
[edit] Europe
Digital Signal Designation |
Bandwidth/data rate |
Channels (DS0s) |
Carrier designation |
Signal Level 0 |
64 kbit/s |
1 |
|
SL1 |
2.048 Mbit/s |
30 |
E1 |
SL2 |
8.448 Mbit/s |
120 |
E2 |
SL3 |
34.368 Mbit/s |
480 |
E3 |
SL4 |
139.264 Mbit/s |
1920 |
E4 |
SL5 |
565.148 Mbit/s |
4032 |
E5 |
[edit] Optical carrier
See SONET for more information.