Link Oam; Port Settings - Planet WGS-5225-8P2SV User Manual

4.3.17 Link OAM

4.3.17.1 Port Settings

This page allows the user to inspect the current Link OAM port configurations, and change them as well, as screen in
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The page includes the following fields:
General Settings
Object
 Port
 OAM Enabled
 OAM Mode
Figure 4-3-89: Port Status Page Screenshot
Description
The switch port number.
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.
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
DTE's configured in Passive mode do not initiate the Discovery process.
Passive DTE's react to the initiation of the Discovery process by the remote
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