CANOGA PERKINS 9145E NID Software Version 3.0 - Manual (Page 157)

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2. To change the loopback mode, on the Loopback Request screen, type 1 and press
<Enter>.
• For 802.1ag, select unicast regular or unicast sweep.
• For Y.1731, select unicast regular, unicast sweep, or multicast.
Sweep loopback allows you to initiate a procedure for which the size of a loopback
message is automatically incremented by 1 within a preset limit.
Once you select a loopback mode, the screen will change to display only the parameters
applicable to that mode. Number of packets, transmission rate, and Data TLV attributes
do not apply to sweep and multicast modes.
3. To change the destination of the loopback message, type 2 and press <Enter>. Select
MAC address or MEP ID. You are prompted to enter the address or ID. Type the address
or ID and press <Enter>.
4. To change the priority of the request (priority bits value), type 3 and press <Enter>. Type a
value between 0 and 7 and press <Enter>.
5. To change the DE (drop eligibility) bit value, type 4 and press <Enter>. The DE value indi-
cates whether the request can be dropped. Type 0 or 1 and press <Enter>.
• If you chose regular mode in step 1, go to step 6.
• If you chose sweep mode in step 1, go to step 10.
• If you chose multicast in step 1, type S to send and press <Enter>.
6. To change the Transmission rate, type 5 and press <Enter>. Type a value between 1 and
66 and press <Enter>.
7. To change the number of packets, type 6 and press <Enter>. The default is 1. A value of
0 indicates a continuous loopback. Type a value between 0 and 99 and press <Enter>.
8. To change the Data TLV size, type 7 and press <Enter>. This value indicates the amount
of data in each packet. Type a value between 0 and 1491 and press <Enter>.
9. To change the Data TLV payload, type 8 and press <Enter>. Type the string that you want
to send in a loopback message and press <Enter>.
10. If you chose sweep mode in step 1, you can enter a start size and end size:
a. To enter a start size, type 5 and press <Enter>. Type a number from 30 to 1488 and
press <Enter>.
b. To enter an end size, type 6 and press <Enter>. Type a number from the range dis-
played on the screen and press <Enter>.
11. To send the loopback request, type S and press <Enter>.
12. Press <Esc> to return to the Maintenance End Point Attributes screen.