Ethernet OAM Specifications Configuring Ethernet OAM
page 8-2 OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide March 2008
Ethernet OAM Specifications
The following table lists Ethernet OAM specifications.
Ethernet OAM Defaults
The following table shows Ethernet OAM default values.
Ethernet OAM IEEE Standards Sup-
ported
IEEE 802.1ag–Connectivity Fault Management
IEEE 802.3ah–CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications
IEEE 802.1D–Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges
IEEE 802.1Q–Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks
Maximum Maintenance Domains
(MD) per Bridge
8
Maximum Maintenance Associa-
tions (MA) per Bridge
128
Maximum Maintenance End Points
(MEP) per Bridge
25
Parameter Description Command Default Value/Comments
MHF value assigned to a default
Ethernet OAM Maintenance Domain
ethoam domain mhf none
Continuity Check Message interval ethoam association ccm-
interval
interval10s
The priority value for CCMs and
LTMs transmitted by the MEP
ethoam endpoint priority 7
The lowest priority fault alarm for
the lowest priority defect for a MEP
ethoam endpoint lowest-
priority-defect
mac-rem-err-xcon
Number of Loopback messages to be
transmitted
ethoam loopback 1
Data Type Length Value ethoam loopback 64
VLAN priority ethoam loopback 0
Whether or not Drop Enable bit is
configured (true or false)
ethoam loopback true
Hop count ethoam linktrace 64
Fault notification generation alarm
time
ethoam fault-alarm-time 250 centiseconds
Fault notification generation reset
time
ethoam fault-reset-time 1000 centiseconds