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Figure 303: Configuring Detailed Settings for Maintenance Associations
CONFIGURING
MAINTENANCE
END POINTS
Use the Administration > CFM (Configure MEP – Add) page to configure
Maintenance End Points (MEPs). MEPs, also called Domain Service Access
Points (DSAPs), must be configured at the domain boundary to provide
management access for each maintenance association.
CLI REFERENCES
â—† "CFM Commands" on page 1319
COMMAND USAGE
â—† CFM elements must be configured in the following order: (1)
maintenance domain at the same level as the MEP to be configured
(see "Configuring CFM Maintenance Domains"), (2) maintenance
association within the domain (see "Configuring CFM Maintenance
Associations"), and (3) finally the MEPs using the MEP List.
â—† An interface may belong to more than one domain, or to different MAs
in different domains.
◆ To change the MEP’s MA or the direction it faces, first delete the MEP,
and then create a new one.
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
◆ MD Index – Domain index. (Range: 1-65535)
◆ MA Index – MA identifier. (Range: 1-2147483647)
◆ MEP ID – Maintenance end point identifier. (Range: 1-8191)
◆ MEP Direction – Up indicates that the MEP faces inward toward the
switch cross-connect matrix, and transmits CFM messages towards,