# path ds3 mdl string

#### Syntax

path pathChannel ds3 ds3Channel mdl string { eic eicValue | fic ficValue |
generator genValue | lic licValue | pfi pfiCode | port portValue | unit unitValue }

no path pathChannel ds3 ds3Channel mdl string { eic | fic | generator | lic | pfi |
port | unit }

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Allows you to configure an MDL message on a DS3 signal as defined in the ANSI T1.107a-1990 specification. This command applies to a DS3 over channelized SONET interface. The no version restores the default value to the specified MDL message or to all MDL messages.

#### Options

- pathChannel—Number, in the range 1–2147483648, that identifies the path
- ds3Channel—Number, in the range 1–3, that identifies the path
- eicValue—Equipment identification code; 1–10 characters; default value is the null value
- ficValue—Frame identification code; 1–10 characters; default value is the null value
- genValue—Generator number to send in the MDL test signal message; 1–38 characters; default value is the null value
- licValue—Line identification code; 1–11 characters; default value is the null value
- pfiCode—Facility identification code to send in the MDL path message; 1–38 characters; default value is the null value
- portValue—Equipment port number to send in the MDL idle signal message; 1–38 characters; default value is the null value
- unitValue—Unit identification code; 1–6 characters; default value is the null value

#### Mode

Controller Configuration