Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series - Configuring Y.1731 (AIS and RDI)

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Configuring Y.1731 (AIS and RDI)
The Catalyst 4500 series switch supports Y.1731 Ethernet Alarm Indication Signal function (ETH-AIS)
and Ethernet Remote Defect Indication function (ETH-RDI) to provide fault and performance
management for service providers in large networks. This chapter describes how to configure Y.1731
ETH-AIS and ETH-RDI.
This chapter contains these sections:
• AIS and RDI Terminology, page 76-1
• About Y.1731, page 76-2
• Configuring Y.1731, page 76-4
• Displaying Y.1731 Information, page 76-5
For complete command and configuration information for Y.1731, see the Cisco IOS feature module at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/cether/configuration/12-2sr/ce-cfm-y1731.html
AIS and RDI Terminology
Term Definition
CC Ethernet OAM Continuity Check
CCM Ethernet OAM Continuity Check Message
CCDB Ethernet OAM Continuity Check Database
CFM Ethernet Connectivity Fault Management
EI Ethernet Infrastructure or EVC Infrastructure
EVC Ethernet Virtual Circuit
LMEP Local Mep
MEP Maintenance Endpoint
MIP Maintenance Intermediate Point
OAM Operations Administration and Maintenance
Service VLAN The VLAN tag that uniquely identifies a
Customer Service Instance within the Provider
network