The document discusses the mapping and multiplexing of asynchronous 2048 kbps tributaries onto an STM-1 frame. It describes how the 2048 kbps signal is mapped into a VC-12 container by adding justification bytes and then into a TU-12. Multiple TU-12s carrying different tributaries are multiplexed into a TUG-2. Several TUG-2s are then multiplexed into a TUG-3, which is further multiplexed into a VC-4 container along with other TUG-3s. The VC-4 is then multiplexed with an AU-4 and pointers to form an STM-1 frame for transmission.