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7210 SAS M Services Guide Page 77
Common Actionable Failures
It is important to note that AIS operates independently from the low-priority-defect setting. The 
low-priority-defect setting configuration parameter affects only the ETH-CFM fault propagation 
and alarming outside the scope of AIS. Any fault in the MEP state machine generates AIS when it 
is configured. Table 4 illustrates the ETH-CC defect condition groups, configured low-priority-
defect setting, priority and defect as it applies to fault propagation.
Table 5: Defect conditions and priority settings
Defect Low
Priority Defect
Description Causes Priority
DefNone
n/a No faults in the association Normal operations
n/a
DefRDICCM allDef Remote Defect Indication Feedback mechanism to inform 
unidirectional faults exist. It 
provides the feedback loop to 
the node with the unidirectional 
failure conditions
1
DefMACStatus 
(default)
macRemErrXcon MAC Layer Remote MEP is indicating a 
remote port or interface not 
operational.
2
DefRemoteCCM remErrXon No communication from 
remote peer.
MEP is not receiving CCM 
from a configured peer. The 
timeout of CCM occurs at 3.5x 
the local CC interval. As per 
the specification, this value is 
not configurable.
3
DefErrorCCM errXcon Remote and local configures 
do not match required param-
eters.
Caused by different interval 
timer, domain level issues 
(lower value arriving at a MEP 
configured with a higher 
value), MEP receiving CCM 
with its MEPID
4
DefXconn Xcon Cross Connected Service The service is receiving CCM 
packets from a different associ-
ation. This could indicate that 
two services have merged or 
there is a configuration error on 
one of the SAP or bindings of 
the service, incorrect associa-
tion identification. 
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