H3C Technologies H3C S3100 Series Switches - Manual (Page 1028)

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Table 1-2 Functions of different types of OAMPDUs
OAMPDU type Function
Information
OAMPDU
Used for transmitting state information of an Ethernet OAM entity (including the
information about the local device and remote devices, and customized information) to the
remote Ethernet OAM entity and maintaining OAM connections
Event Notification
OAMPDU Used by link monitoring to notify the remote OAM entity when it detects problems on the
link in between.
Loopback Control
OAMPDU
Used for remote loopback control. By inserting the information used to enable/disable
loopback to a loopback control OAMPDU, you can enable/disable loopback on a remote
OAM entity.
How Ethernet OAM Works
This section describes the working procedures of Ethernet OAM.
Ethernet OAM connection establishment
Ethernet OAM connection is the base of all the other Ethernet OAM functions. OAM connection
establishment is also known as the Discovery phase, where an Ethernet OAM entity discovers remote
OAM entities and establishes sessions with them.
In this phase, interconnected OAM entities notify the peer of their OAM configuration information and
the OAM capabilities of the local nodes by exchanging Information OAMPDUs and determine whether
Ethernet OAM connections can be established. An Ethernet OAM connection can be established only
when the settings concerning loopback, link detecting, and link event of the both sides match. After an
Ethernet OAM connection is established, Ethernet OAM takes effect on it.
As for Ethernet OAM connection establishment, a device can operate in active Ethernet OAM mode or
passive Ethernet OAM mode. Table 1-3 compares active Ethernet OAM mode with passive Ethernet
OAM mode.
Table 1-3 Active Ethernet OAM mode and passive Ethernet OAM mode
Item Active Ethernet OAM mode Passive Ethernet OAM mode
Initiating OAM Discovery Available Unavailable
Responding to OAM Discovery Available Available
Transmitting Information
OAMPDUs
Available Available
Transmitting Event Notification
OAMPDUs
Available Available
Transmitting Information
OAMPDUs with the Data/Pad field
being empty
Available Available
Transmitting Loopback Control
OAMPDUs
Available Unavailable
Responding to Loopback Control
OAMPDUs Available (if both sides operate in
active OAM mode)
Available