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User’s Manual of SGS-5240 Series Managed Switch
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4.8.7.5 MA Management
Device Management > CFM > MA Management pages is used to create and configure the Maintenance Associations (MA)
which define a unique CFM service instance. Each MA can be identified by its parent MD, the MD’s maintenance level, the
VLAN assigned to the MA, and the set of maintenance end points (MEPs) assigned to it.
Creating a Maintenance Association
 MD Index – Domain index. (Range: 1-65535)
 MA Index – MA identifier. (Range: 1-2147483647)
 MA Name – MA name. (Range: 1-43 alphanumeric characters)
Each MA name must be unique within the CFM domain.
 Primary VLAN – Service VLAN ID. (Range: 1-4093)
This is the VLAN through which all CFM functions are executed for this MA.
 MIP Creation Type – Specifies the CFM protocol’s creation method for maintenance intermediate points (MIPs) in this
MA:
 Default – MIPs can be created for this MA on any bridge port through which the MA’s VID can pass.
 Explicit – MIPs can be created for this MA 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 this MA.