The following is an example of provisioning a 1:N protection group with the ENT-EQPT command: ENT-EQPT:[<TID>]:SLOT-3:<CTAG>::DS1N; ENT-EQPT:[<TID>]:SLOT-2&SLOT-1:<CTAG>::DS1:PROTID=SLOT-3,PRTYPE=1-N; The following is an example of provisioning a 1:N protection group with the ED-EQPT command: ENT-EQPT:[<TID>]:SLOT-1&SLOT-2:<CTAG>::DS1; ENT-EQPT:[<TID>]:SLOT-3:<CTAG>::DS1N; ED-EQPT:[<TID>]:SLOT-2&S