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Ethernet Now Offers the Most Comprehensive OAM for Packet-Based Solutions

Overview OAM (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) describes the instrumentation of telecommunications networks that provide operators with the tools to remotely manage their network infrastructure. At the device level, OAM protocols generate messages that are used by operations staff to help identify problems in the network. For example, OAM allows automatic network monitoring, so that the operator receives notification of equipment outages. In the event of a fault, the information generated by OAM helps the operator troubleshoot the network to locate the fault, identify which services have been impacted and take the appropriate action.

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Publisher	Nortel Networks	File Format	PDF
Date Published	November 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	Ethernet, Infrastructure Management

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