ACE-3105, ACE-3205 Ver. 5.2
OAM Modes of Operation over ATM
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Appendix
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ATM OAM Functionality
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Introduction
ACE-3105, ACE-3205 provides F4 and F5 ATM OAM support that complies with
ITU-I.610.
The main OAM features of are:
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Each side of a VP/VC cross-connection (connection point) can be set as an
intermediate or segment endpoint, according to its OAM descriptor.
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The ATM host or CES connection is set as a VC endpoint (end-to-end or
segment point).
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A segment endpoint can run a Continuity Check (CC) mechanism per
connection point in Source mode, Sink mode or both.
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AIS state is declared upon AIS, LOC or physical failure detection, and ends
after no failure is detected for 3.5 seconds.
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OAM cells are inserted into the cell stream ahead of the shaper.
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OAM loopback cells can be used to determine connectivity at specific points
in a network or between networks, including packet-switched networks on
which ATM traffic is encapsulated.
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OAM Modes of Operation over ATM
There are five modes in which OAM can operate over ATM networks:
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