28 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management

5.Edit the Start and End fields to specify the desired range of VCIDs. You can use any numbers between 1 to 4294967294. If you are creating a segmented pool, be sure the VLL and VPLS VCIDs do not overlap.

6.Click OK.

802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management

802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) is an IEEE standard used to define protocols and practices for Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM). 802.1ag CFM enables you to manage your network infrastructure remotely. Once you configure a maintenance association and its associated end points, you can perform the following fault management checks:

Fault detection using connectivity status

Fault verification using loopback messages

Fault isolation using linktrace messages

Fault isolation using frame delay

NOTE

802.1ag CFM is only supported on IronWare Ethernet Routers devices running firmware release 5.2 or later.

NOTE

You cannot configure an 802.1ag CFM on a maintenance end point (MEP) configured with dual tagged VLANs.

Configuring a maintenance association

You can access 802.1ag CFM from the following features:

VPLS Manager

VLL Manager

VLAN Manager

NOTE

802.1ag CFM is only supported on IronWare Ethernet Routers devices running firmware release 5.2 or later.

NOTE

You cannot configure an 802.1ag CFM on a maintenance end point (MEP) configured with dual tagged VLANs.

To configure a maintenance association, complete the following steps.

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