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Figure 17: Failed Condition
In normal condition, user data packets are sent on the working path on both directions, from A to Z 
and Z to A. 
A defect in the direction of transmission from node Z to node A impacts the working connection 
Z-to-A, and initiates the detection of a defect at the node A.
Figure 18: Failed Condition - Switching at A