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[Kevin P. Fleming]

Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:

> I think there is a symantic difference between T3 and DS3, although I
> could be wrong.  I think that a T3 uses the T1 and T2 framing bits for
> data, why a T1 is 1.544Mbps not 1.536Mbps.  Where a DS3 uses them for
> framing.

DS3 is the definition of how to frame and combine 28 DS1s into a single
stream of bits; T3 is the definition of how to transport that over
copper cabling. DS3 can be transported over other mechanisms as well
(for example, three of them can be bundled together into a SONET OC3).

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Kevin P. Fleming
Director of Software Technologies
Digium, Inc. - "The Genuine Asterisk Experience" (TM)