INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ITU-T RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY Rec. No. : G.708 Title : Network-node interface for the synchronous digital hierarchy Study Group : XV - Transmission Systems and Equipment Version : Revised Date of adoption : 1991 Notes : Recommendation G.708 defines the network node interface specifications necessary to enable interconnection of synchronous digital hierarchy network elements for transport of payloads, including digital signals of the plesiochronous digital hierarchy, and more specifically the frame structure for multiplexed digital signals at the network node interface of a synchronous digital network, including ISDN. To order the complete text of this Recommendation, please use the Order Form for ITU-T Recommendations. An electronic version of this form is available on ITUDOC (Winword: UPI=ITU-5265; ASCII: UPI=ITU-2488).