LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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| Basic Administration Protocols

Connectivity Fault Management

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Domains"

), Configure MA page (see

"Configuring CFM Maintenance

Associations"

), and the Configure MEP page (see

"Configuring

Maintenance End Points"

).

When CFM is enabled, hardware resources are allocated for CFM

processing.

MEP Cross Check Start Delay – Sets the maximum delay that a

device waits for remote MEPs to come up before starting the cross-

check operation. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 10 seconds)
This parameter sets the time to wait for a remote MEP to come up, and

the switch starts cross-checking the list of statically configured remote

MEPs in the local maintenance domain (Configure Remote MEP page,
see

"Configuring Remote Maintenance End Points"

) against the MEPs

learned through continuity check messages (CCMs).
The cross-check start delay should be configured to a value greater

than or equal to the continuity check message interval to avoid

generating unnecessary traps (see

"Configuring CFM Maintenance

Associations"

).

LInk Trace Cache Settings

Link Trace Cache – Enables caching of CFM data learned through link

trace messages. (Default: Disabled)
A linktrace message is a multicast CFM frame initiated by a MEP, and

forwarded from MIP to MIP, with each MIP generating a linktrace reply,

up to the point at which the linktrace message reaches its destination

or can no longer be forwarded.
Use this command attribute to enable the link trace cache to store the

results of link trace operations initiated on this device. Use the CFM

Transmit Link Trace page (see

"Transmitting Link Trace Messages"

) to

transmit a linktrace message.
Linktrace responses are returned from each MIP along the path and

from the target MEP. Information stored in the cache includes the

maintenance domain name, MA name, MEPID, sequence number, and

TTL value (see

"Displaying Fault Notification Settings"

).

Link Trace Cache Hold Time – The hold time for CFM link trace cache

entries. (Range: 1-65535 minutes; Default: 100 minutes)
Before setting the aging time for cache entries, the cache must first be

enabled in the Linktrace Cache attribute field.

Link Trace Cache Size – The maximum size for the link trace cache.

(Range: 1-4095 entries; Default: 100 entries)
If the cache reaches the maximum number of specified entries, or the

size is set to a value less than the current number of stored entries, no

new entries are added. To add additional entries, the cache size must

first be increased, or purged (see

"Displaying Fault Notification

Settings"

).

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