Chapter 9 - 802.3ah oam, 1 oam control – CANOGA PERKINS 9145 NID Software Version 6.0 User Manual
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9.0 Operation, Administration and Maintenance Sublayer
The Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) sublayer provides mechanisms useful for
monitoring link operations such as remote fault indication and remote loopback control. In gen-
eral, OAM provides network operators with the ability to monitor the health of the network and
quickly determine the location of any failing links or fault conditions. OAM provides data link layer
mechanisms that complement applications that may reside in higher layers. From the Main
Menu, type 9 and press
Figure 9-1. 802.3AH OAM Menu
9.1 OAM Control
The OAM Control screen provides the customer with information concerning operational status,
maximum PDU size, OAM revision, functions supported, loopback status, and remote link fault.
The customer can also set the parameters described below from the OAM Control screen. Type
1 and press
the 802.3AH OAM Menu.
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-----------------------------------802.3AH OAM MENU-----------------------------
1)
OAM
Control
2) OAM Peer Information
3)
OAM
Statistics
4) OAM Event Configuration
5) OAM Event Log
Select [1-5]:]
:------------------------------------Messages------------------------------------
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802.3AH OAM