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802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management

You can access 802.1ag CFM from the following features:

•VPLS Manager (requires the IP - MPLS – VLL prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)

•VLL Manager (requires the IP - MPLS – VPLS prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)

•VLAN Manager (requires the VLAN Manager prvilege with read-write or read-only permission)

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 Edit a maintenance association, complete the following steps.

The Configure 802.1ag CFM dialog box displays.

2.Select the maintenance association you want to edit in the Maintenance Association Details table.

3.Click Edit.

4.Select a maintenance domain from the list or enter a new maintenance domain name in the Domain field/list.

The maintenance domain name must be less than 21 characters with no spaces.

5.If you entered a new maintenance domain name in the Domain list, select a level (1 through 7) for the maintenance domain from the Level list.

If you selected a maintenance domain from the Domain list, the Level automatically displays.

6.Enter a name for the maintenance association in the Association Name field.

The maintenance association name must be less than 21 characters with no spaces.

7.Enter an interval for the Continuity Check Messages (CCM) from the CCM Interval list.

The default value is 10 seconds. Options include: 1 sec, 1 minute, 10 second, 10 minutes, 3.3 ms, 10 ms, and 100 ms.

8.Select a maintenance intermediate point (MIP) policy from the MIP Policy list. Options include:

•Default — Creates MIPs in all service ports for a particular maintenance domain.

•Explicit — Only creates a MIP when there is a MEP on the port at a lower level maintenance domain.

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