300-070 · Question #174
What is the default option for framing when you configure T1 controller?
The correct answer is C. Extended Super Frame. When configuring a T1 controller in Cisco IOS, the default framing type is Extended Super Frame (ESF). ESF is the modern standard that replaced the older Super Frame (SF/D4) format. ESF groups 24 T1 frames into a superframe, enabling better error detection, out-of-band…
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What is the default option for framing when you configure T1 controller?
Options
- ASuper Frame
- Balternate mark inversion
- CExtended Super Frame
- Dcyclic redundancy check 4
- Ehigh-density bipolar 3
- FNo-CRC4
- Gbinary 8-zero substitution
- HAustralia
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(23 responses)- C87% (20)
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- H4% (1)
Explanation
When configuring a T1 controller in Cisco IOS, the default framing type is Extended Super Frame (ESF). ESF is the modern standard that replaced the older Super Frame (SF/D4) format. ESF groups 24 T1 frames into a superframe, enabling better error detection, out-of-band signaling, and facilities data link (FDL) for maintenance. The other options - alternate mark inversion (AMI), high-density bipolar 3 (HDB3), binary 8-zero substitution (B8ZS), CRC-4, and No-CRC4 - relate to line coding or are framing options for E1 (not T1). The command 'framing esf' is technically redundant since ESF is already the default.
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