[j-nsp] Could you pls clarify a bit about OAM for link fault management?

[Victor Sudakov]

Chuck Anderson wrote:
> > > 
> > > Something like this should do the trick once you've configured it on both ends:
> > > 
> > > set protocols oam ethernet link-fault-management action-profile UDLD event link-adjacency-loss
> > 
> > I have come to the conclusion that 
> > 
> > "set protocols mstp interface ge-0/0/22.0 bpdu-timeout-action block"
> > 
> > might do the trick as well if configured on all interfaces connected to
> > the MUXes.
> 
> That would only work on the upstream interface facing the root bridge
> where it is expected that it receive BPDUs.  

Still, if I enable "bpdu-timeout-action block" on every interface
facing the MUX (and therefore facing each other), I am probably safe?

[dd]

> But either way, I don't think this can be used as a substitute for the
> OAM configuration.

Yes, OAM is more elegant.

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Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
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