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Understanding Ethernet OAM

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Understanding Ethernet OAM

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  • Author: Hammadoun Dicko
OAM is a set of functions that provides system or network fault indication, performance monitoring, security management, diagnostic functions, confi guration and user provisioning. The purpose of these management tools or capabilities is to enable the monitoring and quick restoration of a network in case of failure. Given that a network is typically comprised of equipment owned by different operators and built by many different manufacturers, OAM has to be standardized to ensure consistency and interoperability.

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