GS2210 Series User’s Guide
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OAM
36.1 OAM Overview
Link layer Et her net OAM ( Operat ions, Adm inist rat ion and Maint enance) as described in I EEE
802.3ah is a link m onit or ing pr ot ocol. I t ut ilizes OAM Pr ot ocol Dat a Unit s or OAM PDUs t o t ransm it
link st at us infor m at ion bet w een dir ect ly connect ed Et her net devices. Bot h devices m ust suppor t
I EEE 802.3ah. Because link layer Et hernet OAM operat es at layer t w o of t he OSI ( Open Sy st em s
I nt er connect ion Basic Refer ence) m odel, neit her I P or SNMP ar e necessar y t o m onit or or
t r oubleshoot net w or k connect ion pr oblem s.
The Swit ch suppor t s t he follow ing I EEE 802.3ah feat ur es:
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Discover y - t his ident ifies t he devices on each end of t he Et her net link and t heir OAM
configurat ion.
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Rem ot e Loopback - t his can init iat e a loopback t est bet w een Et her net devices.
36.1.1 What You Can Do
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Use t he OAM St a t u s scr een (
) t o view t he configurat ion of por t s on
w hich Et hernet OAM is enabled.
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Use t he OAM Con figu r a t ion scr een (
) t o enable Et hernet OAM on t he
Swit ch.
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Use t he OAM Re m ot e Loopba ck scr een (
) t o per for m r em ot e-
loopback t est s.
36.2 OAM Status
Use t his scr een t o view t he configurat ion of por t s on w hich Et her net OAM is enabled. Click
Adv a n ce d Applica t ion > OAM in t he navigat ion panel.
