The TTI contains the access point identifiers (API), which are used to specify the source (SAPI) and destination access point identifiers (DAPI). The APIs contain information regarding the country of origin, network operator, and administrative details. The objective is to provide the telecommunications engineers with a document that forms the basis for understanding OTN. General OTN Acronyms & Terminology 3R - Re-amplification, Reshaping and Retiming ACO - Analog Coherent Optics ACT - TC Activation/deactivation control channel AIS - Alarm Indication Signal. An optical transport network (OTN) is a digital wrapper that encapsulates frames of data, to allow multiple data sources to be sent on the same channel. The first byte of the SAPI field (SAPI ) is always set to 0x00., SAPI to SAPI contain the 15-byte (or 15-character) Source Access Point Identifier. In short, OTNs will apply the operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P) functionality of SONET/SDH to DWDM optical networks. The OTN is. OTU stands for Optical Channel Transport Unit, and OTN stands for Optical Transport Network. OTN (Optical Transport Network) consists of various optical network elements connected by optical fiber lines.