# path ds1|e1 description

#### Syntax

path pathChannel { ds1 | e1 } tributaryIdentifier [ tributaryType ] description name

no path pathChannel { ds1 | e1 } tributaryIdentifier [ tributaryType ] description

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Assigns a text description or an alias to a DS1 or an E1 signal. This command applies to a DS1/E1 over SONET/SDH VT layer on channelized SONET and SDH interfaces. Use the show controllers sonet command to display the text description. The no version removes the description or alias.

#### Options

- pathChannel—Number, in the range 1–2147483648, that identifies the path
- tributaryIdentifier—Specifier for the tributary in the format
  pathChannel { ds1 | e1 } pathPayload/tributaryGroup/tributaryNumber
  - pathPayload—Payload number for the path; value is 1 for SONET and in the range 1–3 for SDH
  - tributaryGroup—Number, in the range 1–7, that identifies the group within the path
  - tributaryNumber—Number of the tributary within the tributary group; the value is in the range 1–4 if the tributary type is vt15 or tu11 and in the range 1–3 if the tributary type is tu12
- tributaryType—Virtual tributary type
  - vt15—Default for SONET DS1 tributaries
  - tu11—Default for SDH DS1 tributaries
  - tu12—Default for SDH E1 tributaries
- name—Text string or alias of up to 80 characters for the T1/E1 over SONET/SDH VT layer on channelized SONET and SDH interfaces

#### Mode

Controller Configuration