Specifications

Chapter 3: Configuration
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3. Configuration
The IE GIGA MC TX/SFP offers a full feature set including Auto Negotiation,
Selective Advertising, AutoCross, VLANs, SNMP management, loopback
testing and OAM. Unit software updates can be downloaded through TFTP or
iView
2
(iConfig view).
IE GIGA MC TX/SFP features include:
• SNMP manageable
• OAM AH
- IEEE 802.3ah Link OAM for per port monitoring (OAM AH)
• OAM AH Functions
- Discovery
- Link Performance Monitoring
- Remote Loopback
- Fault Detection
- Link Fault
- Dying Gasp
- Critical Event
• OAM CFM (SERVICE-OAM)
- IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (OAM CFM)
- OAM CFM Functions
- Continuity Check
- Loopback
• Speed/duplex modes
• 802.1q VLAN
• Extra tagging with user-defined VLAN tag Ethertype
• Ethertype 88A8 as defined in 802.1ad
• Command Line Interface capable (CLI)
• Telnet
• Password assignment via CLI, Telnet or iView²
• DIP Switch configuration for Modes
• Bandwidth Limiting
3.1 Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM)
OAM is a general term used in network management and is typically applied to
a series of standard protocols for installing, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Metropolitan Area Networks.