Cfd Configuration; Overview; Basic Concepts In Cfd - H3C S5820X SERIES High Availability Configuration Manual

CFD configuration

This chapter includes these sections:

Overview

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CFD configuration task list
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Displaying and maintaining CFD
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CFD configuration example
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Overview
Connectivity Fault Detection (CFD), which conforms to IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management
(CFM) and ITU-T Y.1731, is an end-to-end per-VLAN link layer Operations, Administration and
Maintenance (OAM) mechanism used for link connectivity detection, fault verification, and fault location.

Basic concepts in CFD

Maintenance domain
A maintenance domain (MD) defines the network where CFD plays its role. The MD boundary is defined
by some maintenance association end points (MEPs) configured on the ports. An MD is identified by an
MD name.
To accurately locate faults, CFD assigns eight levels (from 0 to 7) to MDs. The bigger the number, the
higher the level and the larger the area covered. Domains can touch or nest (if the outer domain has a
higher level than the nested one) but cannot intersect or overlap.
MD levels facilitate fault location and make fault location more accurate. As shown in
in light blue nests MD_B in dark blue. If a connectivity fault is detected at the boundary of MD_A, any
of the devices in MD_A, including Device A through Device E, may fail. If a connectivity fault is also
detected at the boundary of MD_B, the failure points may be any of Device B through Device D. If the
devices in MD_B can operate properly, at least Device C is operational.
Figure 3 Two nested MDs
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3, MD_A
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