Patent ID: 11894918
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for transmitting configuration information, comprising:
mapping a client signal into a predetermined container corresponding to the client signal;
encoding configuration information of the predetermined container according to a predetermined format; and
sending the optical transport network frame that carries the predetermined container and the encoded configuration information of the predetermined container in the payload area;
wherein encoding the configuration information of the predetermined container according to the predetermined format comprises:
encoding a part of the configuration information of the predetermined container separately according to the predetermined format, and encoding an other part of the configuration information of the predetermined container separately according to the predetermined format;
wherein the configuration information of the predetermined container comprises: a serial number of the predetermined container, a number of first encoding blocks occupied by the predetermined container, and clock information of the predetermined container,
wherein a first encoding block is an encoding block obtained by dividing the payload area of the optical transport network frame.