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1.Choose one of the following options:

•From the VPLS Manager dialog box, Views tab, choose one of the following options:

Select a device from the VPLS Peer Status/VPLS Name/VCID list and click 802.1ag CFM.

Select the Peer Topology tab and right-click a device in the topology and select

802.1ag CFM.

•From the VLL Manager dialog box, Views tab, select an instance from the VLL Instances table and click 802.1ag CFM.

•From the VLAN Manager dialog box - VLAN View or Product View, select a VLAN from list and click 802.1ag CFM.

The Configure 802.1ag CFM dialog box displays the product that contains the selected MEP, the domain, the maintenance association, and the port number of the selected MEP.

2.Select the MEP for which you want to send a link trace message to a specific maintenance end point (MEP) or maintenance intermediate point (MIP) in the domain in the Maintenance End Points (MEP) table.

3.Click Linktrace.

The 802.1ag CFM Linktrace dialog box displays.

4.Select the MEP for which you want to send a linktrace message to a specific maintenance end point (MEP) or maintenance intermediate point (MIP) in the domain in the Maintenance End Points (MEP) table.

5.Click Linktrace.

The 802.1ag CFM Linktrace dialog box displays.

6.Select one of the following destination options:

•MEP ID — Select this option to send the linktrace message to a MEP and enter the MEP ID in the field. THe MEP ID value can be 1 through 8191.

•MIP — Select this option to send the linktrace message to a MIP and enter the MAC address for the MIP.

7.Enter a timeout value in seconds (from 1 through 30) in the Timeout field.

8.Enter the number of hops to allow before dropping the packet in the Time to Live (TTL) field. The time to live value is decremented by each router that forwards the message. The message is dropped if the time to live reaches zero. The time to live value can be from 1 through 64 hops.

9.Click Execute to send the linktrace message.

The details of the hop display in the Hop Details table.

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