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      Pseudo-Wire Edge-to-Edge(PWE3)                      Thomas D. Nadeau 
      Internet Draft                                        Monique Morrow 
      Expiration Date: April 2005                            Cisco Systems 
                                                                           
                                                          Peter Busschbach 
                                                       Lucent Technologies 
                                                                           
                                                         Mustapha Aissaoui 
                                                                   Alcatel 
                                                                           
                                                                   Editors 
                                                                           
                                                              October 2004 
                                                                           
      
      
                    Pseudo Wire (PW) OAM Message Mapping  
                     draft-ietf-pwe3-oam-msg-map-01.txt 
      
      
      
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  Abstract 
      
     This document enumerates the OAM defect state mapping from pseudo 
     wire emulated edge-to-edge services over MPLS and IP transport 
     networks to their native attached services. 
      
      
  Table of Contents 
      
     Status of this Memo.............................................1 
     Abstract........................................................1 
     Table of Contents...............................................1 
     1 Conventions used in this document.............................3 
   
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     2 Contributors..................................................3 
     3 Scope.........................................................3 
     4 Terminology...................................................3 
     5 Introduction..................................................4 
     6 Reference Model and Defect Locations..........................4 
     7 PW Status and Defects.........................................5 
      7.1 PW Defects.................................................5 
         7.1.1 Packet Loss...........................................6 
      7.2 Defect Detection...........................................6 
         7.2.1 Defect Detection Tools................................6 
         7.2.2 Defect Detection Mechanism Applicability..............7 
      7.3 PW Defect Entry and Exit Procedures........................8 
         7.3.1 PW Down...............................................8 
         7.3.2 PW Up.................................................9 
      7.4 Alarm Messages and Consequent Actions.....................10 
      7.5 The Use of PW Status......................................10 
      7.6 The Use of L2TP STOPCCN and CDN...........................11 
      7.7 The Use of BFD Diagnostic Codes...........................11 
     8 Frame Relay Encapsulation....................................12 
      8.1 Frame Relay Management....................................12 
      8.2 FR AC State...............................................13 
      8.3 Mapping of Defect States from a PW to a Frame Relay AC....13 
         8.3.1 Procedures in FR Port Mode...........................14 
      8.4 Frame Relay Network and Attachment Circuit Defects........14 
     9 ATM Encapsulation............................................15 
      9.1 ATM Management............................................15 
      9.2 ATM AC State..............................................16 
      9.3 Mapping ATM and PW Defect States..........................16 
      9.4 Mapping of Defect States from a PW to a ATM AC............17 
         9.4.1 Inband ATM OAM over PW...............................17 
         9.4.2 Out-of-Band ATM OAM over PW..........................17 
         9.4.3 Procedures in ATM Port Mode..........................19 
      9.5 ATM Network and Attachment Circuit Defects................19 
         9.5.1 Inband ATM OAM over PW...............................19 
         9.5.2 Out-of-Band ATM OAM over PW..........................19 
         9.5.3 Procedures in ATM Port Mode..........................20 
     10 SONET Encapsulation (CEP)...................................20 
     11 TDM Encapsulation...........................................20 
     12 Ethernet Encapsulation......................................21 
      12.1 Ethernet AC State........................................22 
      12.2 Mapping of Defect States from a PW to a Ethernet AC......22 
      12.3 Frame Relay Network and Attachment Circuit Defects.......22 
     13 Security Considerations.....................................22 
     14 Acknowledgments.............................................22 
     15 References..................................................22 
     16 Intellectual Property Disclaimer............................24 

    
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     17 Full Copyright Statement....................................24 
     18 Authors' Addresses..........................................25 
      
   1 Conventions used in this document 
      
     The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL 
     NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" 
     in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119. 
      
   2 Contributors 
      
     Thomas D. Nadeau, tnadeau@cisco.com 
      
     Monique Morrow, mmorrow@cisco.com 
      
     Peter B. Busschbach, busschbach@lucent.com 
      
     Mustapha Aissaoui, mustapha.aissaoui@alcatel.com 
      
     Matthew Bocci, matthew.bocci@alcatel.co.uk 
      
     David Watkinson, david.watkinson@alcatel.com 
      
     Yuichi Ikejiri, y.ikejiri@ntt.com 
      
     Kenji Kumaki, kekumaki@kddi.com   
         
     Satoru Matsushima, satoru@ft.solteria.net  
      
     David Allan, dallan@nortelnetworks.com 
      
   3 Scope 
      
     This document specifies the mapping of defect states between a 
     Pseudo Wire and Attachment Circuits (AC) of the end-to-end 
     emulated service.  This document covers the case of PW and ACs of 
     the same type in accordance to the PWE3 architecture [PWEARCH]. 
       
     This document covers both PWE over MPLS PSN and PWE over IP PSN.  
          
      
   4 Terminology 
      
        AIS   Alarm Indication Signal  
        AOM   Administration, Operation and Maintenance  
        BDI   Backward Defect Indication  
        CC    Continuity Check  
        CE    Customer Edge  
        CPCS  Common Part Convergence Sublayer  
        DLC   Data Link Connection  
        FDI   Forward Defect Indication   
        FRBS  Frame Relay Bearer Service  
    
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        IWF   Interworking Function  
        LB    Loopback  
        NE    Network Element  
        OAM   Operations and Maintenance  
        PE    Provider Edge  
        PW    Pseudowire  
        PSN   Packet Switched Network  
        RDI   Remote Defect Indicator  
        SDU   Service Data Unit  
        VCC   Virtual Channel Connection  
        VPC   Virtual Path Connection  
           
     The rest of this document will follow the following convention:  
          
     The PW can ride over three types of Packet Switched Network (PSN). 
     A PSN which makes use of LSPs as the tunneling technology to 
     forward the PW packets will be referred to as an MPLS PSN. A PSN 
     which makes use of MPLS-in-IP tunneling [MPLS-in-IP], with a MPLS 
     shim header used as PW demultiplexer, will be referred to as an 
     MPLS-IP PSN. A PSN which makes use of L2TPv3 [L2TPv3] as the 
     tunneling technology will be referred to as L2TP-IP PSN. 
      
     If LSP-Ping is run over a PW as described in [VCCV] it will be 
     referred to as VCCV-Ping.  
         
     If BFD is run over a PW as described in [VCCV] it will be referred 
     to as VCCV-BFD.  
      
   5 Introduction 
      
     This document describes how PW defects can be detected; how alarm 
     information is exchanged between PEs; and how defects detected in 
     pseudo-wires are mapped to OAM messages native to the emulated 
     services and vice versa.  
          
     The objective of this document is to standardize the behavior of 
     PEs with respects to failures on PWs and ACs, so that there is no 
     ambiguity about the alarms generated and consequent actions 
     undertaken by PEs in response to specific failure conditions.  
      
   6 Reference Model and Defect Locations 
      
     Figure 1 illustrates the PWE3 network reference model with an 
     indication of the possible defect locations. This model will be 
     referenced in the remainder of this document for describing the 
     OAM procedures.                       
           
                 ACs             PSN tunnel               ACs 
                        +----+                  +----+ 
        +----+          | PE1|==================| PE2|          +----+ 
        |    |---(a)---(b)..(c)......PW1..(d)..(c)..(f)---(e)---|    | 
        | CE1|   (N1)   |    |                  |    |    (N2)  |CE2 | 
        |    |----------|............PW2.............|----------|    | 
    
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        +----+          |    |==================|    |          +----+ 
             ^          +----+                  +----+          ^ 
             |      Provider Edge 1         Provider Edge 2     | 
             |                                                  | 
             |<-------------- Emulated Service ---------------->| 
       Customer                                                Customer 
        Edge 1                                                  Edge 2 
                  Figure 1: PWE3 Network Defect Locations 
      
     The following is a brief description of the defect locations: 
      
     (a)  Defect in the first L2 network (N1). This covers any defect 
          in the N1 which impacts all or a subset of ACs terminating in 
          PE1. The defect is conveyed to PE1 and to the remote L2 
          network (N2) using a L2 specific OAM defect indication. 
     (b)  Defect on a PE1 AC interface. 
     (c)  Defect on a PE PSN interface. 
     (d)  Defect in the PSN network. This covers any defect in the PSN 
          which impacts all or a subset of the PSN tunnels and PWs 
          terminating in a PE. The defect is conveyed to the PE using a 
          PSN and/or a PW specific OAM defect indication. Note that 
          control plane, i.e., signaling and routing, messages do not 
          necessarily follow the path of the user plane messages. 
          Defect in the control plane are detected and conveyed 
          separately through control plane mechanisms. However, in some 
          cases, they have an impact on the status of the PW as 
          explained in the next section. 
     (e)  Defect in the second L2 network (N2). This covers any defect 
          in N2 which impacts all or a subset of ACs terminating in 
          PE2. The defect is conveyed to PE2 and to the remote L2 
          network (N1) using a L2 specific OAM defect indication. 
     (f)  Defect on a PE2 AC interface. 
      
      
   7 PW Status and Defects 
      
     This section describes possible PW defects, ways to detect them 
     and consequent actions. 

   7.1 PW Defects  
       
     Possible defects that impact PWs are the following.     
          
     . Physical layer defect in the PSN interface 
      
     . PSN tunnel failure which results in a loss of connectivity 
     between ingress and egress PE  
         
     . Control session failures between ingress and egress PE  
          

    
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     In case of an MPLS PSN and an MPLS-IP PSN there are additional 
     defects:  
          
     . PW labeling error, which is due to a defect in the ingress PE,or 
     to an over-writing of the PW label value somewhere along the LSP 
     path.  
          
     . LSP tunnel Label swapping errors or LSP tunnel label merging 
     errors in the MPLS network. This could result in the termination 
     of a PW at the wrong egress PE.  
      
     . Unintended self-replication; e.g., due to loops or denial-of-
     service attacks.  
          

   7.1.1 Packet Loss  
       
     Persistent congestion in the PSN or in a PE could impact the 
     proper operation of the emulated service.  
      
     A PE can detect packet loss resulting from congestion through 
     several methods. If a PE uses the sequence number field in the 
     PWE3 Control Word for a specific Pseudo Wire [PWEARCH], it has the 
     ability to detect packet loss. [CONGESTION] discusses other 
     possible mechanisms to detect congestion between PWs.  
      
     Generally, there are congestion alarms which are raised in the 
     node and to the management system when congestion occurs. The 
     decision to declare the PW Down and to re-signal it through 
     another path is usually at the discretion of the network operator. 

   7.2 Defect Detection  

   7.2.1 Defect Detection Tools  
       
     To detect the defects listed in 7.1, Service Providers have a 
     variety of options available:  
          
     Physical Layer defect detection mechanisms such as SONET/SDH LOS, 
     LOF,and AIS/FERF. 
      
     PSN Defect Detection Mechanisms:  
          
     For PWE3 over an L2TP-IP PSN, with L2TP as encapsulation protocol, 
     the defect detection mechanisms described in [L2TPv3] apply. 
     Furthermore, the tools Ping and Traceroute, based on ICMP Echo 
     Messages apply [ICMP].  
          
     For PWE3 over an MPLS PSN and an MPLS-IP PSN, several tools can be 
     used.  


    
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     . LSP-Ping and LSP-Traceroute( [LSPPING]) for LSP tunnel 
     connectivity verification. 
      
     . LSP-Ping with Bi-directional Forwarding Detection ([BFD]) for 
     LSP tunnel continuity checking. 
      
     .Furthermore, if RSVP-TE is used to setup the PSN Tunnels between 
     ingress and egress PE, the hello protocol can be used to detect 
     loss of connectivity (see [RSVP-TE]), but only at the control 
     plane. 
      
     PW specific defect detection mechanisms:  
          
     [VCCV] describes how LSP-Ping and BFD can be used over individual 
     PWs for connectivity verification and continuity checking 
     respectively. When used as such, we will refer to them as VCCV-
     Ping and VCCV-BFD respectively.     

   7.2.2 Defect Detection Mechanism Applicability  
       
     The discussion below is intended to give some perspective how 
     tools mentioned in the previous section can be used to detect 
     failures.   
          
     Observations:  
          
     . Tools like LSP-Ping and BFD can be run periodically or on 
     demand. If used for defect detection, as opposed to diagnostic 
     usage, they must be run periodically.  
          
     . Control protocol failure indications, e.g. detected through L2TP 
     Keep-alive messages or the RSVP-TE Hello messages, can be used to 
     detect many network failures. However, control protocol failures 
     do not necessarily coincide with data plane failures. Therefore, a 
     defect detection mechanism in the data plane is required to 
     protect against all potential data plane failures. Furthermore, 
     fault diagnosis mechanisms for data plane failures are required to 
     further analyze detected failures. 
          
     . For PWE3 over an MPLS PSN and an MPLS-IP PSN, it is effective to 
     run a defect detection mechanism over a PSN Tunnel frequently and 
     run one over every individual PW within that PSN Tunnel less 
     frequently. However in case the PSN traffic is distributed over 
     Equal Cost Multi Paths (ECMP), it may be difficult to guarantee 
     that PSN OAM messages follow the same path as a specific PW. A 
     Service Provider might therefore decide to focus on defect 
     detection over PWs.  
          
     . In MPLS networks, execution of LSP Ping would detect MPLS label 
     errors, since it requests the receiving node to match the label 
     with the original FEC that was used in the LSP set up. BFD can 
     also be used since it relies on discriminators. A label error 
    
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     would result in a mismatch between the expected discriminator and 
     the actual discriminator in the BFD control messages.  
          
     . For PWE3 over an MPLS PSN and an MPLS-IP PSN, PEs could detect 
     PSN label errors through the execution of LSP-Ping. However, use 
     of VCCV is preferred as it is a more accurate detection tool for 
     pseudowires. 
     Furthermore, it can be run using a BFD mode, i.e., VCCV-BFD, which 
     allows it to be used as a light-weight detection mechanism for 
     PWs. If, due to a label error in the PSN, a PW would be terminated 
     on the wrong egress PE, PEs would detect this through the 
     execution of VCCV. LSP ping and/or LSP trace could then be used to 
     diagnose the detected failure. 
        
     Based on these observations, it is clear that a service provider 
     has the disposal of a variety of tools. There are many factors 
     that influence which combination of tools best meets its needs.  

   7.3 PW Defect Entry and Exit Procedures  
      
     PWs can fail in a single direction or in both directions. PEs 
     SHOULD keep track of the status of each individual direction. In 
     other words, a PE SHOULD be able to distinguish between the 
     following states: "PW UP", "PW Transmit Direction Down", "PW 
     Receive Direction Down", "PW Receive and Transmit Down".  
          
     The next two sections discuss under which conditions a PE enters 
     and exits these states. To avoid an unnecessarily complicated 
     description, only the states "PW UP" and "PW DOWN" are discussed 
     without further analysis whether it applies to one or two 
     directions of the PW.    

   7.3.1 PW Down  
       
     A PE will consider a PW down if one of the following occurs  
          
     . It detects a physical layer alarm on the PSN interface over 
     which the PW is riding and cannot re-establish the PW over another 
     PSN interface. 
      
     . It detects loss of connectivity on the PSN tunnel over which the 
     PW is riding. This includes label swapping errors and label 
     merging errors. 
      
     . It receives a message from its peer indicating a PW defect, 
     which could be one of the following: 
          
           o PW Status indicating "Local PSN-facing PW (ingress) 
     Receive Receive Fault"; "Local PSN-facing PW (egress) Transmit 
     Fault"; or "PW not forwarding"  
                 
           o In the case of an L2TP-IP, this is a L2TP StopCCN or CDN  
    
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     message. A StopCCN message indicates that the control connection 
     has been shut down by the remote PE [L2TPv3]. This is typically 
     used for defects in the PSN which impact both the control 
     connection and the individual data plane sessions. On reception of 
     this message, a PE closes the control connection and will clear 
     all the sessions managed by this control connection. Since each 
     session carries a single PW, the state of the corresponding PWs is 
     changed to DOWN. A CDN message indicates that the remote peer 
     requests the disconnection of a specific session [L2TPv3]. In this 
     case only the state of the corresponding PW is changed to DOWN. 
     This is typically used for local defects in a PE which impact only 
     a specific session and the corresponding PW. 
  
                
           o It detects a loss of PW connectivity, including label 
     errors, through VCCV.  
          
     Note that if the PW control session between the PEs fails, the PW 
     is torn down and needs to be re-established. However, the 
     consequent actions towards the ACs are the same as if the PW state 
     were DOWN. 

   7.3.2 PW Up  
       
     When a PE determines that all previously existing failures have 
     disappeared, it SHOULD send a message to its peer to indicate 
     this. E.g. if the original failure was conveyed through a PW 
     Status message, the PE should send a PW Status message indicating 
     "PW Forwarding (clear all failures)"  
          
     When a PE receives a PW Status message indicating "PW Forwarding", 
     while it still considers a PW down, and if all previously existing 
     failures, if any, have disappeared, it SHOULD respond with a PW 
     Status message indicating "PW Forwarding". 
          
     For PWE3 over a MPLS PSN and a MPLS-IP PSN, a PE will exit the PW 
     down state when the following conditions are true:  
          
     .  All defects it had previously detected, as described in Section 
     7.3.1, have disappeared, and  
          
     . It has received a PW Status message from its peer indicating "PW 
     Forwarding" 
      
     For a PWE3 over a L2TP-IP PSN, a PE will exit the PW down state 
     when the following conditions are true: 
      
     .  All defects it had previously detected, as described in Section 
     7.3.1, have disappeared, and  
          
     . A L2TPv3 session is successfully established to carry the PW 
     packets. 
    
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     [BFD] and [L2TPv3] define the procedures to exit the PW Down state 
     if the original failure notification was done through BFD or L2TP 
     messages, respectively.  

   7.4 Alarm Messages and Consequent Actions  
       
     When a PE changes the status of a PW to DOWN, it SHOULD inform its 
     peer, by using: 
          
     . For PWE3 on an MPLS PSN or on an MPLS-IP PSN, PW Status messages 
     as defined in [CONTROL].  
       
     . For PWE3 on L2TP-IP PSN, L2TPv3 messages Stop Control-Connection  
     Notification (STOPCCN) and Call Disconnect Notify (CDN) as defined 
     in [L2TPv3]  
          
     Furthermore, in either case, if VCCV-BFD is used, the diagnostic 
     code in the VCCV-BFD Control message can be used to exchange alarm 
     information.  
          
     In general, PW Status messages or L2TP STOPCCN and CDN should be 
     used to communicate failures. VCCV-BFD alarm indications should 
     only be used in specific cases, as explained in 4.6.  
          
     Both PEs will translate the PW alarms to the appropriate failure 
     indications on the affected ACs. The exact procedures depend on 
     the emulated protocols and will be discussed in the next sections.   

   7.5 The Use of PW Status  
       
     This document specifies the use of PW status signaling for the 
     purpose of conveying the status of a PW and attached ACs between 
     PEs.  
      
     At the PW setup, a PE will enter in a negotiation with its remote 
     peer of the use of the PW status by inserting the PW Status TLV in 
     the label mapping message. If the negotiation process results in 
     the usage of the PW status TLV, then the actual PW status is 
     determined by the PW status TLV that was sent within the initial 
     PW label mapping. Subsequent updates of PW status are conveyed 
     through the notification message [CONTROL]. 
      
     PW Status messages are used to report the following defects:  
          
     . Defects detected through defect detection mechanisms in the MPLS 
     or MPLS-IP PSN 
          
     . Loss of connectivity detected through VCCV-Ping   
          
     . Defects within the PE that result in an inability to forward 
     traffic between ACs and PW  
    
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     If the PW defect is related to one forwarding direction only, the 
     PE shall either use "Local PSN-facing PW (ingress) Receive Fault" 
     or "Local PSN-facing PW (egress)  Transmit Fault". In all other 
     cases it shall use "PW Not Forwarding".  
          
     Besides reporting PW defects, PW status is used to propagate AC 
     defects. When and how to use those messages is dependent on the 
     emulated protocol and will be explained in Section 8 and in 
     subsequent sections.. 

   7.6 The Use of L2TP STOPCCN and CDN  
          
     [L2TPv3] describes the use of STOPCCN and CDN messages to exchange 
     alarm information between PEs. Like PW Status, STOPCCN and CDN 
     messages shall be used to report the following failures:  
          
     . Failures detected through defect detection mechanisms in the 
     L2TP-IP PSN  
          
     . Failures detected through VCCV (except for VCCV-BFD)  
          
     . Failures within the PE that result in an inability to forward 
     traffic between ACs and PW  
           
     In L2TP, the Set-Link-Info (SLI) message is used to convey 
     failures on the ACs.  

   7.7 The Use of BFD Diagnostic Codes  
       
     [BFD] defines a set of diagnostic codes that partially overlap 
     with failures that can be communicated through PW Status messages 
     or L2TP STOPCCN and CDN messages. To avoid ambiguous situations, 
     these messages SHOULD be used for all failures that are detected 
     through means other than BFD.   
          
     For VCCV-BFD, therefore, only the following diagnostic codes 
     apply:  
      
     Code   Message   
     ----   ------------------------------ 
     0      No Diagnostic  
     1      Control Detection Time Expired  
     3      Neighbor Signaled Session Down  
     7      Administratively Down  
          
     [VCCV] states that, when used over PWs, the asynchronous mode of 
     BFD should be used. Diagnostic code 2 (Echo Function Failed) does 
     not apply to the asynchronous mode, but to the Demand Mode.  
          
     All other BFD diagnostic codes refer to failures that can be 
     communicated through PW Status or L2TP STOPCCN and CDN.  
    
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     The VCCV-BFD procedures are as follows:  
          
     When the downstream PE (PE1) does not receive control messages 
     from the upstream PE (PE2) during a certain number of transmission 
     intervals (a number provisioned by the operator), it declares that 
     the PW in its receive direction is down. PE1 sends a message to 
     PE2 with H=0 (i.e. "I do not hear you") and with diagnostic code 
     1. In turn, PE2 declares the PW is down in its transmit direction 
     and it uses diagnostic code 3 in its control messages to PE2.   
       
     When a PW is taken administratively down, the PEs will exchange PW  
     Status messages with code "Pseudo Wire Not Forwarding" or L2TP CDN 
     messages with code "Session disconnected for administrative 
     reasons". In addition, exchange of BFD control messages MUST be 
     suspended. To that end, the PEs MUST send control messages with 
     H=0 and diagnostic code 7.  
          
     In conclusion, one would communicate PW defects through PW Status 
     messages, or L2TP STOPCCN and CDN messages in all cases, except 
     for a well-defined set of exceptions where BFD is used. How PW 
     defects that can be detected through the use of BFD or through 
     other means, are mapped to defect indications on the ACs is 
     described in section 8 and in subsequent sections.  
       
   8 Frame Relay Encapsulation  

   8.1 Frame Relay Management  
          
     The management of Frame Relay Bearer Service (FRBS) connections 
     can be accomplished through two distinct methodologies:  
        
     1. Based on ITU-T Q.933 Annex A, Link Integrity Verification 
     procedure, where STATUS and STATUS ENQUIRY signaling messages are 
     sent using DLCI=0 over a given UNI and NNI physical link. [ITU-T 
     Q.933]  
           
     2. Based on FRBS LMI, and similar to ATM ILMI where LMI is common 
     in private Frame Relay networks.  
       
     In addition, ITU-T I.620 addresses Frame Relay loopback, but the 
     deployment of this standard is relatively limited. [ITU-T I.620]  
           
     It is possible to use either, or both, of the above options to 
     manage Frame Relay interfaces. This document will refer 
     exclusively to Q.933 messages.  
          
     The status of any provisioned Frame Relay PVC may be updated 
     through:  
            
     . STATUS messages in response to STATUS ENQUIRY messages, these 
     are mandatory.  
    
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     . Optional unsolicited STATUS updates independent of STATUS 
     ENQUIRY (typically under the control of management system, these 
     updates can be sent periodically (continuous monitoring) or only 
     upon detection of specific defects based on configuration.  
           
     In Frame Relay, a DLC is either up or down. There is no 
     distinction between different directions.   

   8.2 FR AC State 
      
     A PE changes the state of an FR AC to DOWN if any of the following 
     conditions are met: 
     (i)    A PVC is not ædeletedÆ from the Frame Relay network and 
             the Frame Relay network explicitly indicates in a full 
             status report (and optionally by the asynchronous status 
             message) that this Frame Relay PVC is æinactiveÆ. In this 
             case, this status maps across the PE to the corresponding 
             PW only. 
     (ii)   The LIV indicates that the link from the PE to the Frame 
             Relay network is down. In this case, the link down 
             indication maps across the PE to all corresponding PWs. 
     (iii)  A physical layer alarm is detected on the FR interface. In 
             this case, this status maps across the PE to all 
             corresponding PWs. 
     A PE exits the FR AC Down state when all defects it had previously 
     detected have disappeared. 

   8.3 Mapping of Defect States from a PW to a Frame Relay AC  
      
     The following are the OAM procedures for defects in locations (c) 
     and (d) in Figure 1:    
       
          a. PE1 MUST change the state of the affected PWs to DOWN for 
             the direction of the defect.  
          b. PE1 MUST generate a full status report with the Active bit 
             = 0 (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), 
             as per Q.933 annex A, into N1 for the corresponding FR 
             ACs. 
          c. If both directions of the PW are down, PE1 MUST generate a 
             PW status message indicating ææPW not forwardingÆÆ. If only 
             the Transmit direction is down, PE1 MUST generate a PW 
             status message indicating ææLocal PSN-facing PW (egress) 
             Transmit FaultÆÆ. 
          d. If only the Receive direction of the PW is down, PE1 MUST 
             generate a PW status message indicating ææLocal PSN-facing 
             PW (ingress) Receive FaultÆÆ.  
          e. On reception of the PW status message, PE2 MUST generate a 
             full status report with the Active bit = 0 (and optionally 
             in the asynchronous status message), as per Q.933 annex A, 
             into N2 for the corresponding FR ACs. 
      
    
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     For PWE3 over L2TP-IP, the following operations MUST be performed 
     when PE1 detects a defect in locations (c) or (d): 
      
          a. PE1 MUST change the state of the affected PWs to DOWN for 
             the direction of the defect. 
          b. PE1 MUST generate a full status report with the Active bit 
             = 0 (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), 
             as per Q.933 annex A, into N1 for the corresponding FR 
             ACs.  
          c. PE1 MUST send an L2TPv3 CDN message or a StopCCN message. 
          d. On reception of the CDN or StopCCN message, PE2 MUST 
             generate a full status report with the Active bit = 0 (and 
             optionally in the asynchronous status message), as per 
             Q.933 annex A, into N2 for the corresponding FR ACs. 
      
     When the PW state changes back to UP, a PE MUST generate a full 
     status report (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), 
     indicating a ææactiveÆÆ status for the corresponding FR AC. 
     In addition, it MUST generate a PW Status message indicating 
     ææPseudo Wire forwarding (clear all failures)ÆÆ for PWE3 over a MPLS 
     PSN and a MPLS-IP PSN. For PWE3 or an L2TP-IP, the PW UP state is 
     the result of the successful re-establishment of a L2TPv3 session 
     to carry the PW packets. 
     This will result in clearing the alarm states in the remote PE, in 
     CE1, and in CE2 

   8.3.1 Procedures in FR Port Mode 
      
     In case of pure port mode, STATUS ENQUIRY and STATUS messages are 
     transported transparently over the PW. A PW Failure will therefore 
     result in timeouts of the Q.933 link and PVC management protocol 
     at the Frame Relay devices at one or both sites of the emulated 
     interface.  

   8.4 Frame Relay Network and Attachment Circuit Defects   
       
     The following are the OAM procedures for defects in locations (a) 
     and (b) in Figure 1. The handling of a defect in locations (e) and 
     (f) is similar to that of locations (a) and (b) respectively. 
      
     As explained in [CONTROL], if a PE detects that a Frame Relay PVC 
     is "inactive", as defined in [ITU-T Q933] Annex A.5, it will 
     convey this information to its peer using a PW status message. The 
     remote PE SHOULD generate the corresponding errors and alarms on 
     the egress Frame Relay PVC  
      
     For PWE3 over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN, a PE that detects or is 
     notified of a defect in locations (a) or (b) MUST change the local 
     state of the corresponding FR ACs to DOWN in PE1 and MUST send a 
     PW Status message indicating both "AC Receive Fault" and "AC 
     Transmit Fault". On reception of this PW status message, the 
     egress PE MUST generate a full status report with the Active bit = 
    
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     0 (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), as per 
     Q.933 annex A, into N2 for the corresponding FR ACs. 
          
     For PWE3 over L2TP-IP PSN, a PE that detects or is notified of a 
     defect in locations (a) or (b) MUST change the local state of the 
     corresponding FR ACs to DOWN in PE1 and MUST send an L2TP Set-Link 
     Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status Attribute Value Pair 
     (AVP) indicating "inactive". On reception of this LSI message, the 
     egress PE MUST generate a full status report with the Active bit = 
     0 (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), as per 
     Q.933 annex A, into N2 for the corresponding FR ACs. 
   
   9 ATM Encapsulation  

   9.1 ATM Management  
        
     ATM management and OAM mechanisms are much more evolved than those 
     of Frame Relay.  There are five broad management-related 
     categories, including fault management (FT), Performance 
     management (PM), configuration management (CM), Accounting 
     management (AC), and Security management (SM). ITU-T 
     Recommendation I.610 describes the functions for the operation and 
     maintenance of the physical layer and the ATM layer, that is, 
     management at the bit and cell levels ([ITU-T I.610]). Because of 
     its scope, this document will concentrate on ATM fault management 
     functions. Fault management functions include the following:  
           
     1) Alarm indication signal (AIS)  
     2) Remote Defect indication (RDI).  
     3) Continuity Check (CC).  
     4) Loopback (LB)  
           
     Some of the basic ATM fault management functions are described as 
     follows: Alarm indication signal (AIS) sends a message in the same 
     direction as that of the signal, to the effect that an error has 
     been detected.  
          
     Remote defect indication (RDI) sends a message to the transmitting 
     terminal that an error has been detected. RDI is also referred to 
     as the far-end reporting failure. Alarms related to the physical 
     layer are indicated using path AIS/RDI. Virtual path AIS/RDI and 
     virtual channel AIS/RDI are also generated for the ATM layer.  
           
     OAM cells (F4 and F5 cells) are used for the control of virtual 
     paths and virtual channels with regard to their performance and 
     availability. F4 cells are used to monitor a VPC, F5 cells for a 
     VCC. OAM cells in the F4 and F5 flows are used for monitoring a 
     segment of the network and end-to-end monitoring. OAM cells in F4 
     flows have the same VPI as that of the connection being monitored. 
     OAM cells in F5 flows have the same VPI and VCI as that of the 
     connection being monitored.  The AIS and RDI messages of the F4 
     and F5 flows are sent to the other network nodes via the VPC or 
    
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     the VCC to which the message refers. The type of error and its 
     location can be indicated in the OAM cells. Continuity check is 
     another fault management function. To check whether a VCC that has 
     been idle for a period of time is still functioning, the network 
     elements can send continuity-check cells along that VCC.  

   9.2 ATM AC State 
      
     A PE changes the state of an ATM AC to DOWN if any of the 
     following conditions are met: 
     (i)    It detects a physical layer alarm on the ATM interface or 
             it receives a F4 AIS/RDI for a AC inside a terminating VP. 
     (ii)   It receives an F4/F5 AIS/RDI OAM cell indicating that the 
             ATM VP/VC is down in the adjacent L2 ATM network (e.g., N1 
             for PE1). 
     (iii)  It detects loss of connectivity on the ATM VPC/VCC while 
             running ATM continuity checking (ATM CC) with the local 
             ATM network and CE. 
      
     A PE exits the ATM AC Down state when all defects it had 
     previously detected have disappeared. The exact conditions under 
     which a PE exits a AIS or a RDI state, or declares that 
     connectivity is restored via ATM CC are defined in I.610 [I.610]. 

   9.3 Mapping ATM and PW Defect States 
     In normal, i.e., defect-free, operation, all the types of ATM OAM 
     cells described in Section 9.1 are either terminated at the PE, 
     for OAM segments terminating in the AC endpoint, or transparently 
     carried over the PSN tunnel [PWE3-ATM]. This is referred to as 
     ææinband ATM OAM over PWÆÆ and is the default method.  
      
     An optional out-of band method based on relaying the ATM defect 
     state over a PW specific defect indication mechanism is provided 
     for PEÆs which cannot generate and/or transmit ATM OAM cells over 
     the ATM PW. This is referred to as ææOut-of-band ATM OAM over PWÆÆ. 
     Note that the out-of-band method assumes that the end-to-end 
     circuit consists of three independent segments, <VCC1, ATM PW, 
     VCC2>, with defect states relayed across the boundary of these 
     segments. An important consequence of this is that when a PE is 
     notified of a defect in the remote ATM network, in the remote AC, 
     or in the PW, it will always generate a F4/F5 AIS message towards 
     the local ATM network and local CE regardless of the stated 
     direction of the defect. At the same time, the PE should not relay 
     over the PW the defect state of a received F4/F5 RDI from the 
     local CE if it is sourcing a F4/F5 AIS on the same AC towards that 
     CE. These conditions maintain the independence of the three defect 
     loops while relaying the defect states end-to-end. The procedures 
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   9.4 Mapping of Defect States from a PW to a ATM AC  
     The following are the OAM procedures for defects in locations (c) 
     and (d) in Figure 1. 

   9.4.1 Inband ATM OAM over PW 
      
     When PE1 detects a defect in locations (c) or (d) it MUST change 
     the state of the affected PWs to DOWN for the direction of the 
     defect. If both directions of the PW are down or if only the 
     Receive direction of the PW is down, PE1 MUST generate F4/F5 AIS 
     on the affected ACs to convey this status to the ATM network (N1) 
     and CE1 [PWE3-ATM]. CE1 will reply with a F4/F5 RDI which gets 
     forwarded by PE1 over the PW. PE2 will receive the RDI message 
     only if the forwards direction of the PW, i.e., PE1-to-PE2, is not 
     affected by the defect. In this case, PE2 MUST forward the RDI 
     message to CE2 through the ATM network (N2). 
      
     If only the PW Transmit direction is DOWN at PE1, this is 
     generally detected by PE2 through a PSN or a PW continuity 
     checking or connectivity verification mechanism as explained in 
     Section 7.3.1. PE1 is notified through the return path of that 
     specific mechanism. In this case, PE2 will follow the same 
     procedures described above for a defect in the PW Receive 
     direction. If however, PE1 detects the defect in the transmit 
     direction through a time-out of a connectivity verification 
     mechanism such as LSP-Ping or VCCV-Ping, it MUST generate a PW 
     status message indicating ææLocal PSN-facing PW (egress) Transmit 
     FaultÆÆ and forward it to PE2. On reception of this message, PE2 
     will follow the same procedures described above for a defect in 
     the PW Receive direction.  
      
     When the PW status changes back to UP, a PE MUST cease the 
     generation of the F4/F5 messages on the AC towards the CE. This 
     will result in clearing the AIS or RDI states in the remote PE, in 
     CE1, and in CE2. 

   9.4.2 Out-of-Band ATM OAM over PW 
      
     For PWE3 over an MPLS PSN or an MPLS-IP PSN, the following 
     operations MUST be performed when PE1 detects a defect in 
     locations (c) or (d): 
          a. PE1 MUST change the state of the affected PWs to DOWN for 
             the direction of the defect.  
          b. If both directions of the PW are down, PE1 MUST generate a 
             PW status message indicating ææPW not forwardingÆÆ.If only 
             the Transmit direction is down, PE1 MUST generate a PW 
             status message indicating ææLocal PSN-facing PW (egress) 
             Transmit FaultÆÆ. In addition, PE1 MUST generate a F4/F5 
             RDI on the affected ACs to convey this status to the ATM 
             network (N1) and CE1. 


    
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          c. If only the Receive direction of the PW is down, PE1 MUST 
             generate a PW status message indicating ææLocal PSN-facing 
             PW (ingress) Receive FaultÆÆ. In addition, PE1 MUST 
             generate a F4/F5 AIS on the affected ACs to convey this 
             status to the ATM network (N1) and CE1. 
          d. CE1 replies with a F4/F5 RDI in response to a received 
             F4/F5 AIS only. PE1 MUST terminate the F4/F5 RDI since it 
             is sourcing a PW status message towards PE2. Note however 
             that the RDI defect state is treated as a separate defect 
             from the original PW defect state. 
          e. On reception of a ææPW not forwardingÆÆ or a ææLocal PSN-
             facing PW (egress) Transmit FaultÆÆ status message, PE2 
             MUST generate a F4/F5 AIS on the related ATM ACs towards 
             CE2. On reception of a ææLocal PSN-facing PW (ingress) 
             Receive FaultÆÆ status message, PE2 MUST generate a F4/F5 
             RDI on the related ATM ACs towards CE2. 
          f. The termination point of the ATM VCC or VPC in the far-end 
             CE, i.e., CE2, generates a F4/F5 RDI in response to the 
             received F4/F5 AIS only. PE2 MUST treat this as a separate 
             defect from the original PW defect and MUST generate a PW 
             status message indicating ææAC Transmit FaultÆÆ towards 
             PE1.PE1 MUST terminate the received PW status message and 
             does not perform any additional action since it is 
             sourcing a F4/F5 RDI towards CE1. 
      
     For PWE3 over L2TP-IP PSN, the following operations MUST be 
     performed when PE1 detects a defect in locations (c) or (d): 
          a. PE1 MUST change the status of the affected PWs to DOWN for 
             both directions.  
          b. PE1 MUST send an L2TPv3 STOPCCN or CDN message. 
          c. PE1 MUST generate a F4/F5 AIS on the affected ACs to 
             convey this status to the ATM network (N1) and CE1.  
          d. CE1 replies with a F4/F5 RDI. PE1 MUST terminate the F4/F5 
             RDI since it has informed PE2 that it had disconnected the 
             corresponding L2TPv3 sessions.  
          e. On reception of the SSCN or CDN message, PE2 MUST generate 
             a F4/F5 AIS on the related ATM ACs towards CE2. 
          f. The termination point of the ATM VCC or VPC in the far-end 
             CE, i.e., CE2, generates a F4/F5 RDI in response to the 
             received F4/F5 AIS. PE2 MUST terminate the F4/F5 RDI since 
             it has disconnected the corresponding L2TPv3 sessions. 
      
     When the PW status changes back to UP, a PE MUST cease the 
     generation of the F4/F5 messages on the AC towards the CE. In 
     addition, it MUST generate a PW Status message indicating ææPseudo 
     Wire forwarding (clear all failures)ÆÆ for PWE3 over a MPLS PSN and 
     a MPLS-IP PSN. For PWE3 or an L2TP-IP PSN, the PW UP state is the 
     result of the successful re-establishment of a L2TPv3 session to 
     carry the PW packets.. 
     This will result in clearing the AIS or RDI states in the remote 
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   9.4.3 Procedures in ATM Port Mode 
          
     In case of transparent cell transport, i.e., "port mode", where 
     the PE does not keep track of the status of individual ATM VPCs or 
     VCCs, a PE does not know which VPCs and/or VCCs are active. In 
     such a case there is a need for another defect indication 
     mechanism on the AC. This is beyond the scope of this document.  

   9.5 ATM Network and Attachment Circuit Defects  
      
     The following are the OAM procedures for defects in locations (a) 
     and (b) in Figure 1. The handling of a defect in locations (e) and 
     (f) is similar to that of locations (a) and (b) respectively. 

   9.5.1 Inband ATM OAM over PW 
      
     PE1 MUST transparently carry the F4/F5 AIS or RDI cells received 
     on the corresponding ATM AC (defect a) or the F4/F5 AIS generated 
     locally (defect b) over the corresponding ATM PW. The termination 
     point of the ATM VCC or VPC in the far-end CE, i.e., CE2, 
     generates a F4/F5 RDI in response to a F4/F5 AIS. PE2 MUST forward 
     the RDI over the PW and PE1 MUST forward it over the corresponding 
     AC. CE1 does not reply to a received F4/F5 RDI message. 

   9.5.2 Out-of-Band ATM OAM over PW 
      
     If PE1 cannot generate and/or transmit ATM OAM cells over the ATM 
     PW, it may use the following procedure. 
          
     For PWE3 over an MPLS PSN or an MPLS-IP PSN, the following 
     operations MUST be performed when PE1 receives a F4/F5 AIS or RDI 
     from the ATM network (defect a) or when it detects a defect in the 
     Receive or Transmit direction of the ATM AC (defect b): 
          a. PE1 MUST send a PW Status message indicating "AC Receive 
             Fault" for a received F4/F5 AIS.  
          b. PE1 MUST send a PW status message indicating "AC Transmit 
             Fault" for a received F4/F5 RDI.  
          c. PE1 MUST generate a F4/F5 RDI on the related ACs towards 
             CE1 in response to a received F4/F5 AIS only. 
          d. On reception of a "AC Receive Fault" status message, PE2 
             MUST generate a F4/F5 AIS on the related ATM ACs towards 
             CE2. On reception of a ææAC Transmit FaultÆÆ status message, 
             PE2 MUST generate a F4/F5 RDI on the related ATM ACs 
             towards CE2. 
          e. The termination point of the ATM VCC or VPC in the far- 
             end, i.e., CE2, generates a F4/F5 RDI in response to the 
             received F4/F5 AIS only. PE2 MUST treat this as a separate 
             defect from the original remote AC defect and MUST 
             generate a PW status message indicating ææAC Transmit 
             FaultÆÆ towards PE1.PE1 MUST terminate the received PW 

    
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             status message and does not perform any additional action 
             since it is sourcing a F4/F5 RDI towards CE1.   
          
     For PEW3 over L2TP-IP PSN, the following operations MUST be 
     performed when PE1 receives a F4/F5 AIS or RDI from the ATM 
     network (defect a) or when it detects a defect in the Receive or 
     Transmit direction of the ATM AC (defect b): 
          a. PE1 MUST send an L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a 
             Circuit Status AVP indicating "inactive". 
          b. PE1 MUST generate a F4/F5 RDI on the related ACs towards 
             CE1 in response to a received F4/F5 AIS only. 
          c. On reception of the L2TP LSI message, PE2 MUST generate a 
             F4/F5 AIS on the related ATM ACs towards CE2. 
          d. The termination point of the ATM VCC or VPC in the far-end 
             CE, i.e., CE2, generates a F4/F5 RDI in response to the 
             received F4/F5 AIS. PE2 MUST treat this as a separate 
             defect from the original remote AC defect and MUST 
             generate an L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a 
             Circuit Status AVP indicating "inactive" towards PE1. On 
             its reception, PE1 MUST cease the generation of RDI and 
             generate a F4/F5 AIS towards CE1. CE1 will reply with a 
             F4/F5 RDI which if received by PE1 and is terminated since 
             PE1 has already sent a LSI to inform PE2 of an AC defect.  

   9.5.3 Procedures in ATM Port Mode 
      
     In case of transparent cell transport, i.e., "port mode", where 
     the PE does not know which VCCs and/or VPCs are active, AIS/RDI 
     messages are transparently propagated to the remote ATM network 
     without PE intervention for defects in the ATM network (location 
     a). For defects in the PE ATM AC interface ,location b, the PE 
     MUST send a PW-STATUS message to its peer. How the peer propagates 
     that message on its AC is beyond the scope of this document.  
          
   10 SONET Encapsulation (CEP)  
       
     [CEP] discusses how Loss of Connectivity and other SONET/SDH 
     protocol failures on the PW are translated to alarms on the ACs 
     and vice versa. In essence, all defect management procedures are 
     handled entirely in the emulated protocol. There is no need for an 
     interaction between PW defect management and SONET layer defect 
     management.  
          
   11 TDM Encapsulation  
       
     From an OAM perspective, the PSN carrying a TDM PW provides the 
     same function as that of SONET/SDH or ATM network carrying the 
     same low-rate TDM stream. Hence the interworking of defect OAM is 
     similar.  
      
     For structure-agnostic TDM PWs, the TDM stream is to be carried 
     transparently across the PSN, and this requires TDM OAM 
    
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     indications to be transparently transferred along with the TDM 
     data. For structure-aware TDM PWs the TDM structure alignment is 
     terminated at ingress to the PSN and regenerated at egress, and 
     hence OAM indications may need to be signaled by special means. In 
     both cases generation of the appropriate emulated OAM indication 
     may be required when the PSN is at fault. 
      
     Since TDM is a real-time signal, defect indications and 
     performance measurements may be classified into two classes, 
     urgent and deferrable. Urgent messages are those whose contents 
     may not be significantly delayed with respect to the TDM data that 
     they potentially impact, while deferrable messages may arrive at 
     the far end delayed with respect to simultaneously generated TDM 
     data. For example, a forward indication signifying that the TDM 
     data is invalid (e.g. TDM loss of signal, or MPLS loss of packets) 
     is only of use when received before the TDM data is to be played 
     out towards the far end TDM system. It is hence classified as an 
     urgent message, and we can not delegate its signaling to a 
     separate maintenance or management flow. On the other hand, the 
     forward loss of multiframe synchronization, and most reverse 
     indications do not need to be acted upon before a particular TDM 
     frame is played out.  
      
     From the above discussion it is evident that the complete solution 
     to OAM for TDM PWs needs to have at least two, and perhaps three 
     components. The required functionality is transparent transfer of 
     native TDM OAM and urgent transfer of indications (by flags) along 
     with the impacted packets. Optionally there may be mapping between 
     TDM and PSN OAM flows. 
      
     TDM AIS generated in the TDM network due to a fault in that 
     network is generally carried unaltered, although the TDM 
     encapsulations allow for its suppression for bandwidth 
     conservation purposes. Similarly, when the TDM loss of signal is 
     detected at the PE, it will generally emulate TDM AIS.  
      
     SAToP and the two structure-aware TDM encapsulations have 
     converged on a common set of defect indication flags in the PW 
     control word. When the PE detects or is informed of lack of 
     validity of the TDM signal, it raises the local ("L") defect flag, 
     uniquely identifying the defect as originating in the TDM network. 
     The remote PE must ensure that TDM AIS is delivered to the remote 
     TDM network. When the defect lies in the MPLS network, the remote 
     PE fails to receive packets. The remote PE generates TDM AIS 
     towards its TDM network, and in addition raises the remote defect 
     ("R") flag in its PSN-bound packets, uniquely identifying the 
     defect as originating in the PSN. Finally, defects in the remote 
     TDM network that cause RDI generation in that network, may 
     optionally be indicated by proper setting of the field of valid 
     packets in the opposite direction. 
          
   12 Ethernet Encapsulation  
          
    
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     At this point in time, Ethernet OAM is not defined. Therefore, the 
     procedures for mapping PW failures to Ethernet OAM messages and 
     vice versa are currently rudimentary.   
         

   12.1 Ethernet AC State 
      
     A PE changes the state of an Ethernet AC to DOWN if any of the 
     following conditions are met: 
      
     (i)    A physical layer alarm is detected on the Ethernet 
             interface. 
      
     A PE exits the Ethernet AC Down state when all defects it had 
     previously detected have disappeared. 

   12.2 Mapping of Defect States from a PW to a Ethernet AC  
      
     The procedures are the same as those described in Section 8.3 for 
     a FR encapsulation. The only difference is that there is no defect 
     notification available on the Ethernet AC. If an egress PE 
     determines that all ACs on a specific Ethernet physical interface 
     are affected, it MAY propagate these alarms by bringing the entire 
     physical interface down. 

   12.3 Frame Relay Network and Attachment Circuit Defects   
      
     The procedures are the same as those described in Section 8.4 for 
     a FR encapsulation. The only difference is that there is no defect 
     notification available on the Ethernet AC. If an egress PE 
     determines that all ACs on a specific Ethernet physical interface 
     are affected, it MAY propagate these alarms by bringing the entire 
     physical interface down. 
      
   13 Security Considerations 
      
     The mapping messages described in this document do not change the 
     security functions inherent in the actual messages.  
          
   14 Acknowledgments  
          
     Hari Rakotoranto, Eric Rosen, Mark Townsley, Michel Khouderchah,  
     Bertrand Duvivier, Vanson Lim and Chris  Metz Cisco Systems 
      
   15 References 
      
     [BFD] Katz, D., Ward, D., "Bidirectional Forwarding Detection", 
          Internet Draft <draft-katz-ward-bfd-02.txt>, May 2004  
          

    
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     [CEP] Malis, A., et.al., "SONET/SDH Circuit Emulation over Packet 
          (CEP)", Internet Draft <draft-ietf-pwe3-sonet-09.txt>, August 
          2004  
          
     [CONGESTION] Rosen, E., Bryant, S., Davie, B., "PWE3 Congestion 
          Control Framework", Internet Draft <draft-rosen-pwe3-
          congestion-02.txt", September 2004  
          
     [CONTROL] Martini, L., Rosen, E., Smith, T., "Pseudowire Setup and 
          Maintenance using LDP", Internet Draft <draft-ietf-pwe3-
          control-protocol-11.txt>, October 2004  
          
     [ICMP] Postel, J. "Internet Control Message Protocol" RFC 792  
      
     [ITU-T I.610] Recommendation I.610 "B-ISDN operation and 
          maintenance principles and functions", February 1999  
          
     [ITU-T I.620] Recommendation I.620 "Frame relay operation and 
          maintenance principles and functions", October 1996  
          
     [ITU-T Q.933] Recommendation Q.933 " ISDN Digital Subscriber 
          Signalling System No. 1 (DSS1) “ Signalling specifications 
          for frame mode switched and permanent virtual connection 
          control and status monitoring" February 2003  
              
     [L2TPv3] Lau, J., et.al. " Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (Version 
          3", Internet Draft <draft-ietf-l2tpext-l2tp-base-14.txt>, 
          June 2004  
          
     [LSPPING] Kompella, K., Pan, P., Sheth, N., Cooper, D., Swallow, 
          G., Wadhwa, S., Bonica, R., " Detecting MPLS Data Plane 
          Failures", Internet Draft < draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-06.txt>, 
          July 2004  
      
     [MPLS-in-IP] Worster. T., et al., ææEncapsulating MPLS in IP or 
          Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)ÆÆ, draft-ietf-mpls-in-ip-
          or-gre-08.txt, June 2004. 
          
     [OAM REQ] T. Nadeau et.al., "OAM Requirements for MPLS Networks", 
          Internet Draft <draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-04>, 
          September 2004  
       
     [PWEARCH] Bryant, S., Pate, P., "PWE3 Architecture", Internet 
          Draft, < draft-ietf-pwe3-arch-07.txt>, March 2004  
          
     [PWEATM] Martini, L., et al., "Encapsulation Methods for Transport 
          of ATM Cells/Frame Over IP and MPLS Networks", Internet Draft 
          <draft-ietf-pwe3-atm-encap-07.txt>, Ocotber 2004  
          
     [PWREQ] Xiao, X., McPherson, D., Pate, P., "Requirements for   
          Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to-Edge (PWE3)", RFC 3916, 
          September 2004  
       
    
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     [RSVP-TE] Awduche, D., et.al. " RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for 
          LSP Tunnels", RFC 3209, December 2001   
          
     [VCCV] Nadeau, T., et al."Pseudo Wire Virtual Circuit Connection 
          Verification (VCCV)", Internet Draft <draft-ietf-pwe3-vccv-
          03.txt>, June 2004. 
      
      
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   18 Authors' Addresses 
      
     Thomas D. Nadeau 
     Cisco Systems, Inc. 
     300 Beaverbrook Drive 
     Boxborough, MA 01824 
     Phone: +1-978-936-1470 
     Email: tnadeau@cisco.com 
      
     Monique Morrow 
     Cisco Systems, Inc. 
     Glatt-com 
     CH-8301 Glattzentrum 
     Switzerland 
     Email: mmorrow@cisco.com 
      
     Peter B. Busschbach  
     Lucent Technologies  
     67 Whippany Road              
     Whippany, NJ, 07981           
     Email: busschbach@lucent.com 
      
     Mustapha Aissaoui 
     Alcatel 
     600 March Rd 
     Kanata, ON, Canada. K2K 2E6 
     Email: mustapha.aissaoui@alcatel.com 
      
     Matthew Bocci 
     Alcatel 
     Voyager Place, Shoppenhangers Rd 
     Maidenhead, Berks, UK SL6 2PJ 
     Email: matthew.bocci@alcatel.co.uk 
      
     David Watkinson 
     Alcatel 
     600 March Rd 
     Kanata, ON, Canada. K2K 2E6 
     Email: david.watkinson@alcatel.com 
   
     Yuichi Ikejiri                                       
     NTT Communications Corporation                   
     1-1-6, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku   
    
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     Tokyo 100-8019, JAPAN                               
     Email: y.ikejiri@ntt.com 
      
     Kenji Kumaki 
     KDDI Corporation              
     KDDI Bldg. 2-3-2             
     Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku   
     Tokyo 163-8003,JAPAN                         
     E-mail : kekumaki@kddi.com   
         
     Satoru Matsushima                   
     Japan Telecom                       
     JAPAN                               
     Email: satoru@ft.solteria.net 
      
     David Allan 
     Nortel Networks 
     3500 Carling Ave., 
     Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA 
     Email: dallan@nortelnetworks.com 

































    
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