Conventions used

This information product uses the text conventions explained below. In addition, hexadecimal numbers are preceded by a zero and small "x." For example, the decimal number 15 is represented in hexadecimal as 0x0F.

Convention | Description
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. . . | A horizontal ellipsis in an API message indicates fields of variable length.
: | A vertical ellipsis in an API message indicates that a block of information is repeated or is variable.
n | The letter n is a generic placeholder for a number.
Sans serif mono space | Indicates a command name, option, input, output, non-GUI error, and system messages.
Sans serif monospace italic | Indicates a parameter name in an input message. Example: move *.dot a: c: -s The -s is the parameter.
Serif italic | Indicates the name of a book, chapter, path, file, or API message. Example: UserDirectory/Config.exe
Boldface | Indicates keyboard keys, key combinations, and command buttons Example: Ctrl+Alt+Del
Sans serif boldface | Identifies text that is part of a graphical user interface (GUI). Example: Go to the Configuration menu and select Card->Span Configuration

Range of channels provided by T1 or E1 transmission service. A physical span is a group of channels taking up a single physical wire. A logical span is a group of channels taking up less than a single logical wire, or carried over more than one physical wire.