OmniSwitch 6250 CLI Reference Guide November 2009 page 25-1
25   Ethernet OAM Commands
Service provider networks are large and complex with a wide user base, and they often involve different 
operators that must work together in order to provide end-to-end services to enterprise customers. Opera-
tions, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) provides service assurance over a converged network that 
service providers are looking for in an Ethernet network. Ethernet OAM addresses areas such as availabil-
ity, mean time to repair and more. Ethernet OAM focuses on two main areas that are most in need by 
service providers and are rapidly evolving in the standards bodies, Service OAM and Link OAM. These 
two OAM protocols have unique objectives but are complementary to each other. Service OAM provides 
monitoring and troubleshooting of end-to-end Ethernet service instances, while Link OAM allows a 
provider to monitor and troubleshoot an individual Ethernet link.
MIB information for the Ethernet OAM commands is as follows:
Filename: AlcatelIND1Eoam.MIB
Module: Alcatel-IND1-ETHERNET-OAM-MIB
Filename:  IETF_802_1ag.MIB (Compliant to draft 7.0)
Module: IEEE8021-CFM-MIB
A summary of the available commands is listed here:
EthOAM Domain 
Configuration Commands
ethoam domain
ethoam domain mhf
ethoam default-domain
EthOAM Management 
Association Configuration 
Commands
ethoam association
ethoam association mhf
ethoam association ccm-interval
ethoam association endpoint-list
EthOAM Management Point 
Configuration Commands
ethoam endpoint
ethoam endpoint admin-state
ethoam endpoint ccm
ethoam endpoint priority
ethoam endpoint lowest-priority-defect
EthOAM Loopback and 
Linktrace Commands
ethoam loopback
ethoam linktrace