Web Interface – Configuration
4.42 Link OAM – Port
4.42.1 Link OAM Port Configuration
This page allows the user to inspect and change Link OAM Port configurations: Port This column displays the switch port number. OAM Enabled Controls whether Link OAM is enabled on this switch port. Enabling Link OAM provides the network operators the ability to monitor the health of the network and quickly determine the location of failing links or fault conditions. OAM Mode Configures the OAM Mode as Active or Passive. The default mode is Passive. Active mode DTE's configured in Active mode initiate the exchange of Information OAMPDUs as defined by the Discovery process. Once the Discovery process completes, Active DTE's are permitted to send any OAMPDU while connected to a remote OAM peer entity in Active mode. Active DTE's operate in a limited respect if the remote OAM entity is operating in Passive mode. Active devices should not respond to OAM remote loopback commands and variable requests from a
Passive peer. Passive mode
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