You must create maintenance points (MPs) before executing the Ethernet OAM operations.
Prerequisites
- Applicable to the 11LEX4, 11LEM24, TBE board of the OptiX OSN 8800 T16(NA), OptiX OSN 8800 T32(NA), OptiX OSN 8800 T64(NA), OptiX OSN 6800A and OptiX OSN 3800A.
- Applicable to the LEM18 board of the OptiX OSN 1800(NA).
- The Ethernet service must be created and activated.
Context
The MPs include maintenance end points (MEPs) and maintenance intermediate points (MIPs). All the OAM functions must be initiated by the MEPs. The MIP does not send any OAM frames, but responds to LT frames, or LB frames where the destination node is the MIP itself.
Precaution
NOTE: Setting the parameters of a port affect the service of the board. Before setting the parameters of a port, configure State of the port as OOS at the Ethernet Interface. After setting the parameters, restore State of the port to IS.
Procedure
- In the NE Explorer, select an Ethernet board and choose from the Function Tree.
- Click New and the Create MP dialog box is displayed. Complete the information.
NOTE: - VLAN ID: Leave this field blank for PORT services. For PORT+VLAN services, set the VLAN ID of the services to be monitored.
- Direction: This indicates the direction of transmitting and receiving the OAM data from the MP to the maintenance area. If the data is from the interior board, the MP direction is WDM. If the data is from the exterior board, the MP direction is IP. The MIPs can be only bidirectional.
NOTE: During the creation of a standard MP, the Maintenance Domain Name and Maintenance Association Name parameters must be set to proper values; during the creation of a non-standard, the Maintenance Domain Name and Maintenance Association Name parameters can be set to NULL. - Optional: Click Advanced. In the dialog box displayed, set the corresponding parameters and click OK.
- Click OK. The created MP is displayed in the user interface.