LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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| Basic Administration Protocols

Connectivity Fault Management

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These parameters are displayed:

Creating a Maintenance Domain

MD Index – Domain index. (Range: 1-65535)

MD Name – Maintenance domain name. (Range: 1-43 alphanumeric

characters)

MD Level – Authorized maintenance level for this domain.

(Range: 0-7)

MIP Creation Type – Specifies the CFM protocol’s creation method for

maintenance intermediate points (MIPs) in this domain:

Default – MIPs can be created for any maintenance association

(MA) configured in this domain on any bridge port through which

the MA’s VID can pass.

Explicit – MIPs can be created for any MA configured in this domain

only on bridge ports through which the MA’s VID can pass, and only

if a maintenance end point (MEP) is created at some lower MA

Level.

None – No MIP can be created for any MA configured in this

domain.

Configuring Detailed Settings for a Maintenance Domain

MD Index – Domain index. (Range: 1-65535)

MEP Archive Hold Time – The time that data from a missing MEP is

retained in the continuity check message (CCM) database before being

purged. (Range: 1-65535 minutes; Default: 100 minutes)
A change to the hold time only applies to entries stored in the database

after this attribute is changed.

MEP Fault Notify Lowest Priority – The lowest priority defect that is

allowed to generate a fault alarm. (Range: 1-6, Default: 2)

MEP Fault Notify Alarm Time – The time that one or more defects

must be present before a fault alarm is issued. (Range: 3-10 seconds;

Default: 3 seconds)

MEP Fault Notify Reset Time – The time after a fault alarm has been

issued, and no defect exists, before another fault alarm can be issued.

(Range: 3-10 seconds; Default: 10 seconds)

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To create a maintenance domain:

1.

Click Administration, CFM.

2.

Select Configure MD from the Step list.

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