Configuring IEEE 802.3ah OAM Link-Fault Management

This chapter describes how to configure IEEE 802.3ah Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) link-fault management on your E Series router, and contains the following sections:

• Ethernet OAM Link-Fault Management Overview
• Ethernet OAM Link-Fault Management Platform Considerations
• Ethernet OAM Link-Fault Management References
• OAM Messages
• OAM Elements Overview
• OAM Client
• OAM Sublayer
• OAM Feature Overview
• OAM Discovery Feature
• OAM Link Monitoring Feature
• OAM Remote Fault Detection Feature
• OAM Remote and Local Loopback Feature
• Interrelationship of OAM Link-Fault Management with Ethernet Subsystems
• Guidelines for Configuring 802.3ah OAM Link-Fault Management
• Configuring 802.3ah OAM Link-Fault Management
• Example: Configuring 802.3ah OAM Link-Fault Management and Enabling Remote Failure Monitoring on an Interface
• Example: Enabling Remote Loopback Support on the Local Interface
• Monitoring OAM Link-Fault Management Discovery Settings for an Interface
• Monitoring OAM Link-Fault Management Statistics for an Interface
• Monitoring OAM Link-Fault Management Configuration for an Interface
• Monitoring OAM Link-Fault Management Sessions on All Configured Interfaces