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HomeFreeWe know that pointers give beginning location of Payload in SONET/SDH frame.So how to get end of payload info?

We know that pointers give beginning location of Payload in SONET/SDH frame.So how to get end of payload info?

Last Updated: August 16, 2025
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Actually  SPE(synchronous payload envelope)  can start anywhere within the SONET payload, which necessitates the need for a pointer to point to the beginning of the SPE.

Lets consider that  the SPE begins on byte 276 (fourth row, sixth column) of frame i, and ends at byte 275 (fourth row, fifth column) of the next frame + 1. The next SPE starts immediately, on byte 276 of frame + 1, and so on. In general, SONET assumes that the SPE can be floated within the payload of the frame, and it provides a pointer in the overhead section for locating its beginning.

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