Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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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 67-1
• About Y.1731, page 67-2
• Configuring Y.1731, page 67-4
• Displaying Y.1731 Information, page 67-6
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

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E