Ethernet OAM tasks at a glance

To configure Ethernet OAM, perform the following tasks:

1. Configuring basic Ethernet OAM functions

2. (Optional.) Configuring the Ethernet OAM connection detection timers

3. (Optional.) Configuring link event detection

   • Configuring errored symbol event detection

   • Configuring errored frame event detection

   • Configuring errored frame period event detection

   • Configuring errored frame seconds event detection

4. (Optional.) Configuring the action a port takes after it receives an Ethernet OAM event from the remote end

5. (Optional.) Configuring Ethernet OAM remote loopback

   • Enabling Ethernet OAM remote loopback for a port

   • Rejecting the Ethernet OAM remote loopback request from a remote port