The DS3141, DS3142, DS3143, and DS3144 (DS314x) devices include all necessary circuitry to frame and format up to four separate DS3 or E3 channels. Each framer in these devices is independently configurable to support M23 DS3, C-Bit Parity DS3, or G.751 E3. The framers interface to a variety of line interface units (LIUs), microprocessor