Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
OAM Configuration
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◆ Loopback Status – Shows if loopback testing is currently running.
Loopback Test Parameters
◆ Packet Number – Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-99999999;
Default: 10000)
◆ Packet Size – Size of packets to send. (Range: 64-1518 bytes; Default: 64 bytes)
◆ Test – Starts the loop back test.
◆ End – Stops the loop back test.
Loop Back Status of Remote Device
◆ Result – Shows the loop back status on the peer. The loop back states shown in
this field are described below.
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Packets Transmitted – The number of loop back frames transmitted
during the last loopback test on this interface.
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Packets Received – The number of loop back frames received during the
last loopback test on this interface.
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Loss Rate – The percentage of packets for which there was no response.
Web Interface
To initiate a loop back test to the peer device attached to the selected port:
1. Click Administration, OAM, Remote Loop Back.
2. Select Remote Loopback Test from the Action list.
Table 34: Remote Loopback Status
State Description
No Loopback Operating in normal mode with no loopback in progress.
Initiating Loopback The local OAM entity is starting the loopback process with its peer. It
has yet to receive any acknowledgement that the remote OAM entity
has received its loopback command request.
Remote Loopback The local OAM client knows that the remote OAM entity is in
loopback mode.
Terminating Loopback The local OAM client is in the process of terminating the remote
loopback.
Local Loopback The remote OAM client has put the local OAM entity in loopback
mode.
Unknown This status may be returned if the OAM loopback is in a transition
state but should not persist.
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