What kind of OAM packets are supported by TDMoP product support?
A5. OAM (operations, administration, and maintenance) is a general term used to describe the processes, activities, tools, standards, etc. involved with operating, administering, and maintaining any system. Maxim TDMoP products support the following three types of OAM packets: • UDP/IP-specific OAM packets: Match between the packet’s bundle identifier and one of the values (up to 8 different) configured in the OAM ID configuration registers. • VCCV OAM packets (inband performance monitor): A 1- to 16-bit value is created according to the combination of the control_word_oam_mask_n configuration register and the control_word_oam_value configuration register. An OAM packet is identified when there is a match between this value and the control word (31:16) bits. Such a match is taken into account only when the OAM_ID_in_CW bundle configuration bit is set. • MEF OAM packets: Match between the packet Ethertype and the Mef_oam_ether_type configuration register.
