Ethernet OAM Specifications Configuring Ethernet OAM
page 15-2 OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide September 2009
Ethernet OAM Specifications
The following table lists Ethernet OAM specifications.
Ethernet OAM Defaults
The following table shows Ethernet OAM default values.
IEEE Standards Supported 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
Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6400, 6850, 6855, and 9000
Maximum Maintenance Domains (MD)
per Bridge
8
4 (OmniSwitch 6400)
Maximum Maintenance Associations
(MA) per Bridge
128
64 (OmniSwitch 6400)
Maximum Maintenance End Points
(MEP) per Bridge
256
128 (OmniSwitch 6400)
Maximum MEP CMM Database Size
(Note: This max value was not included
in Specs table prior to 6.3.3.)
8192
4092 (OmniSwitch 6400)
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