EXFO IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer for IQS-600 - Manual (Page 647)

Glossary
SONET/SDH Application 633
SONET - VT Path Overhead
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Pointer Value
The pointer value indicates the offset between the pointer word and
the first byte fo the VT SPE. The V1 through V4 bytes are not counted in
the offset calculation. The pointer is a binary number with the
following range:
Path Range
VT1.5 0 103
VT2 0 139
VT3 0 211
VT6 0 427