E-5

E-5 definition - telecom
The fifth level in the European E-carrier digital hierarchy. E-5 operates at a signaling rate of 565.148 Mbps, which supports 7,680 DS-0 channels at 64 kbps for payload. E-5 has been superseded by the SDH fiber optic transmission system (FOTS). See also channel, digital hierarchy, DS-0, E-carrier, FOTS, payload, signaling rate, and SDH.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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