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Users Manual of XGS-6350-24X4C
 Source address: Source MAC address of the Ethernet OAM packet
It is the MAC address of the transmitter terminal's port and also a unicast MAC address.
 Length/Type: Always adopts the Type encoding. The protocol type of the Ethernet OAM packet is
0x8809.
 Subtype: The subtype of the protocol for Ethernet OAM packets is 0x03.
 Flags: a domain where the state of Ethernet OAM entity is shown
 Code: a domain where the type of the OAMPDU packet is shown
 Data/Pad: a domain including the OAMPDU data and pad values
 FCS: checksum of the frame
Table 3 Type of the CODE domain
CODE OAMPDU
00 Information
01 Event Notification
02 Variable Request
03 Variable Response
04 Loopback Control
05-FD Reserved
FE Organization Specific
FF Reserved
The Information OAM PDU packet is used to transmit the information about the state of the OAM entity to the
remote OAM entity to maintain the OAM connection.
The Event Notification OAMPDU packet is used to monitor the link and report the troubles occurred on the link
between the local and remote OAM entities.
The Loopback control OAMPDU packet is mainly used to control the remote loopback, including the state of
the OAM loopback from the remote device. The packet contains the information to enable or disable the
loopback function. You can open or shut down the remote loopback according to the contained information.
33.1.2 OAM Configuration Task List
 Enabling OAM on an interface
 Enabling remote OAM loopback
 Configuring OAM link monitoring
 Configuring the trouble notification from remote OAM entity
 Displaying the information about OAM protocol
33.1.3 OAM Configuration Tasks
33.1.3.1 Enabling OAM on an Interface
Run the following command to enable OAM: