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Pseudo-Wire Edge-to-Edge(PWE3)                      Thomas D. Nadeau 
Internet Draft                                        Monique Morrow 
Expiration Date: March 2006                            Cisco Systems 
                                                                       
                                                    Peter Busschbach 
Dave Allan                                        Lucent Technologies 
Nortel Networks                                                      
                                                    Mustapha Aissaoui 
                                                              Alcatel 
                                                                       
                                                              Editors 

                                                           March 2006
       
      
                    Pseudo Wire (PW) OAM Message Mapping  
                     draft-ietf-pwe3-oam-msg-map-04.txt 
      
      
     
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  Abstract 
      
     This document specifies the mapping of defect states between a 
     Pseudo Wire and the Attachment Circuits (AC) of the end-to-end 
     emulated service.  This document covers the case whereby the ACs    
     and the PWs are of the same type in accordance to the PWE3 
     architecture [PWEARCH] such that a homogenous PW service can be 



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     constructed. 
      
  Table of Contents 
      
     1 Introduction .................................................2 
     2 Terminology...................................................5 
     3 Reference Model and Defect Locations..........................6 
     4 Abstract Defect States........................................7 
     5 PW Status and Defects.........................................8 
     6 PW Defect State Entry/Exit...................................16 
     7 AC Defect States.............................................17 
     8 PW Forward Defect Entry/Exit procedures......................19 
     9 AC Defect Entry/Exit Procedures..............................22 
     10 SONET Encapsulation (CEP)...................................24 
     11 TDM Encapsulation...........................................24 
     12 Appendix A: Native Service Management.......................26 
     13 Security Considerations.....................................27 
     14 Acknowledgments.............................................28
     15 IANA Considerations ........................................28
     16 References..................................................28 
     17 Authors' Addresses..........................................30 

  1. Introduction
      
     This document specifies the mapping of defect states between a 
     Pseudo Wire and the Attachment Circuits (AC) of the end-to-end 
     emulated service.  This document covers the case whereby the ACs 
     and the PWs are of the same type in accordance to the PWE3 
     architecture [PWEARCH] such that a homogenous PW service can be 
     constructed.  
      
     Ideally only PW and AC defects need be propagated into the Native 
     Service (NS), and NS OAM mechanisms are transported transparently 
     over the PW. Some homogenous scenarios use PW specific OAM 
     mechanisms to synchronize defect state between PEs due to 
     discontinuities in native service OAM between the AC and the PW 
     (e.g. FR LMI), or lack of native service OAM (e.g. Ethernet). 
           
     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. 
      
     This document covers PWE over MPLS PSN, PWE over IP PSN and PWE 
     over L2TP PSN. 
      
     The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL 
     NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" 



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     in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119. 

          
   2. Terminology 
      
        AIS   Alarm Indication Signal  
        AC    Attachment circuit 
        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  
        IWF   Interworking Function  
        LB    Loopback  
        NE    Network Element  
        NS    Native Service 
        OAM   Operations and Maintenance  
        PE    Provider Edge  
        PW    Pseudowire  
        PSN   Packet Switched Network  
        RDI   Remote Defect Indication  
        SDU   Service Data Unit  
        VCC   Virtual Channel Connection  
        VPC   Virtual Path Connection  
           
     The rest of this document will follow the following conventions:  
          
     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 an 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.  
      
     In the context of this document a PE forwards packets between an 
     AC and a PW. The other PE that terminates the PW is the peer PE 
     and the attachment circuit associated with the far end PW 
     termination is the remote AC.  
         



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     Defects are discussed in the context of defect states, and the 
     criteria to enter and exit the defect state. 
      
     The direction of defects is discussed from the perspective of the 
     observing PE and what the PE may explicitly know about information 
     transfer capabilities of the PW service. 
      
     A forward defect is one that impacts information transfer to the 
     observing PE. It impacts the observing PEs ability to receive 
     information. A forward defect MAY also imply impact on information 
     sent or relayed by the observer (and as it cannot receive is 
     therefore unknowable) and so the forward defect state is 
     considered to be a superset of the two defect states. 
      
     A reverse defect is one that uniquely impacts information sent or 
     relayed by observer.  
      
     At the present time code points for forward defect and reverse 
     defect notifications have not been specified for BFD and LDP PW 
     Status signaling. These are referred to as forward defect and 
     reverse defect indications as placeholders for code point 
     assignment. However, a mapping to existing PW status code points 
     [PWE3-IANA] may be performed: 
      
          Forward defect - corresponds to the logical OR of 
                  Local Attachment Circuit (ingress) Receive Fault 
                                  AND 
                  Local PSN-facing PW (egress) Transmit Fault 
      
          Reverse defect - corresponds to the logical OR of 
                  Local Attachment Circuit (egress) Transmit Fault 
                                  AND  
                  Local PSN-facing PW (ingress) Receive Fault 

   3. 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 
     In all interworking scenarios described in this document, it is 
     assumed that at PE1 the AC and the PW are of the same type. The 
     procedures described in this document exclusively apply to PE1.  
     PE2 for a homogenous service implements the identical 
     functionality (although it is not required to as long as the 
     notifications across the PWs are consistent).  
      
     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 the native service 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 
          (which is considered a remote AC defect in the context of 
          procedures outlined in this draft). The defect is conveyed to 
          PE2 and to the remote L2 network (N1) using the native 
          service OAM defect indication.  
     (f)  Defect on a PE2 AC interface (which is also considered a 
          remote AC defect in the context of this draft). 
      
   4. Abstract Defect States 
      
     PE1 is obliged to track four abstract defect states that reflect 
     the observed state of both directions of the PW service on both 
     the AC and the PW sides. Faults may impact only one or both 



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     directions of the PW.  
      
     The observed state is a combination of faults directly detected by 
     PE1, or faults it has been made aware of via notifications. 
      
                                +-----+ 
             ----AC forward---->|     |-----PW reverse----> 
       CE1                      | PE1 |                       PE2/CE2    
             <---AC reverse-----|     |<----PW forward----- 
                                +-----+  
      
      (arrows indicate direction of user traffic impacted by a defect) 
      Figure 2: Forward and Reverse Defect States and Notifications 
     PE1 will directly detect or be notified of AC forward and PW 
     forward defects as they occur upstream of PE1 and impact traffic 
     being sent to PE1.  
     In Figure 2, PE1 may be notified of a forward defect in the AC by 
     receiving a Forward Defect indication, e.g., ATM AIS, from CE1. 
     This defect impacts the ability of PE1 to receive user traffic 
     from CE1 on the AC. PE1 can also directly detect this defect if it 
     resulted from a failure of the receive side in the local port or 
     link over which the AC is configured.  
     Similarly, PE1 may detect or be notified of a forward defect in 
     the PW by receiving a Forward Defect indication from PE2. This 
     notification can either be a Local PSN-facing PW (egress) 
     Transmit Fault or a Local Attachment Circuit (ingress) Receive 
     Fault. This defect impacts the ability of PE1 to receive user 
     traffic from CE2.  
     Note that the AC or PW Forward Defect notification is sent in the 
     same direction as the user traffic impacted by the defect. 
      
     PE1 will only be notified of AC reverse and PW reverse defects as 
     they universally will be detected by other devices and only impact 
     traffic that has already been relayed by PE1. In Figure 2, PE1 may 
     be notified of a reverse defect in the AC by receiving a Reverse 
     Defect indication, e.g., ATM RDI, from CE1. This defect impacts 
     the ability of PE1 to send user traffic to CE1 on the AC. 
     Similarly, PE1 may be notified of a reverse defect in the PW by 
     receiving a Reverse Defect indication from PE2. This notification 
     can either be a Local PSN-facing PW (ingress) Receive Fault or a 
     Local Attachment Circuit (egress) Transmit Fault. This defect 
     impacts the ability of PE1 to send user traffic to CE2. 
     Note that the AC or PW Reverse Defect notification is sent in the 
     reverse direction to the user traffic impacted by the defect. 
      
     The procedures outlined in this document define the entry and exit 
     criteria for each of the four states with respect to the set of 
     potential ACs and PWs within the document scope and the consequent 



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     actions that PE1 must perform to properly interwork those 
     notifications. The abstract defect states used by PE1 are common 
     to all potential interworking combinations of PWs and ACs. 
      
     When a PE has multiple sources of notifications from a peer (e.g. 
     PSN control plane, LDP control plane, BFD), it is obliged to track 
     all sources, but with respect to consequent actions the forward 
     state ALWAYS has precedence over the reverse state. 
      
   5. PW Status and Defects 
       
     This section describes possible PW defects, ways to detect them 
     and consequent actions. 

   5.1 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  
          
     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. 

   5.1.1 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 



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     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 select another path is 
     usually at the discretion of the network operator. 

   5.2 Defect Detection and Notification 

   5.2.1 Defect Detection Tools  
       
     To detect the defects listed in 7.1, Service Providers have a 
     variety of options available:  

     Physical Layer defect detection and notification 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.  

     - 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.     
   
     Furthermore, the detection of a fault could occur at different 
     points in the network and there are several ways the observing PE 
     determines a fault exists: 



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          a. egress PE detection of failure (e.g. BFD)  
          b. ingress PE detection of failure (e.g. LSP-PING) 
          c. ingress PE notification of failure (e.g. RSVP Path-err) 

   5.2.2 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 
       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. 




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       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. 

   5.3 Overview of fault notifications  

     For a MPLS PSN and a IP PSN using MPLS-in-IP (MPLS-IP PSN), PW 
     status signaling messages are used as the default mechanism for AC 
     and PW status and defect notification [PWE3-CONTROL]. 
      
     For a IP PSN using L2TPv3, i.e., a L2TP-IP PSN, StopCCN and CDN 
     messages are used for conveying defects in the PSN and PW 
     respectively, while the Set-Link-Info (SLI) messages are used to 
     convey status and defects in the AC and local L2 network. 
      
     Optionally, PEs can negotiate the use of VCCV-BFD for both PW 
     fault detection and AC/PW fault notifications as explained in 
     Section 7.3.4. What BFD is used for is negotiated: 

             i. not used 
    
             ii. used for PW fault detection only(which implies reverse 
                 notifications). In this case fault notification is 
                 still based on PW status messages. 
            iii. used for both PW fault detection and all PW/AC fault 
                 notifications. In this case PW status should not be 
                 used. 
      
     More details are provided in Section 5.3.4. 
      
     PE1 will translate the PW defect states 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.   

   5.3.1 Use of Native Service notifications  

     In the context of this document, ATM and unstructured SONET/TDM 
     PWs are the only examples of a PW that has native service 
     notification capability. Frame relay does have the FR OAM 
     specification [FRF.19], but this is not commonly deployed. All 
     other PWs use PW specific notification mechanisms. 



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     ATM PWs may optionally also use PW specific notification 
     mechanisms. 
      
     In normal, i.e., defect-free, operation, all the types of ATM OAM 
     cells described in Section 14.2 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 
     inband ATM OAM over PW 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 PEs which cannot generate and/or transmit ATM OAM cells over 
     the ATM PW. This is referred to as Out-of-band ATM OAM over PW.  

   5.3.2 The Use of PW Status for MPLS and MPLS-IP PSNs 

     This document specifies the use of PW status signaling as the 
     default mechanism for the purpose of conveying the status of a PW 
     and ACs between PEs. 
      
     For a MPLS PSN and a IP PSN using MPLS-in-IP (MPLS-IP PSN), PW 
     status signaling messages are used as the default mechanism for AC 
     and PW status and defect indication [PWE3-CONTROL].  
      
     [PWE3-IANA] defines the following valid PW status codepoints. 
     [PWE3-CONTROL] specifies that Pseudo Wire forwarding is used to 
     clear all faults and that Pseudo Wire Not Forwarding is used to 
     convey any other defects that cannot be represented by the other 
     codepoints. The remaining codepoints map to the forward defect 
     and reverse defect defined in this document as follows: 
      
          Forward defect - corresponds to the logical OR of 
                           Local Attachment Circuit (ingress) 
                           Receive Fault AND Local PSN-facing 
                           PW (egress) Transmit Fault 
     
          Reverse defect - corresponds to the logical OR of 
                           Local Attachment Circuit (egress) 
                           Transmit Fault AND Local PSN-facing 
                           PW (ingress) Receive Fault 
      
     PW status is used to convey the defect view of the PW local to the 
     originating PE. This is the local PW state. This state is conveyed 
     in the form of a forward defect or a reverse defect.  
      
     Thus PW status shall be used to report the following failures: 
       



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     - Failures detected through defect detection mechanisms in the 
       MPLS and MPLS-IP PSN  
          
     - Failures detected through VCCV-Ping 
          
     - Failures within the PE that result in an inability to forward 
       traffic between ACs and PW 
      
     - State of the AC when the PE does not have native service OAM 
       capability or emulation of native service OAM capability is 
       prohibitive. This state is conveyed in the form of a forward 
       defect or a reverse defect. 
      
       Note that there are a couple of situations which require PW label 
       withdrawal as opposed to a PW status notification by the PE. The 
       first one is when the PW is taken administratively down in 
       accordance to [PWE3-CONTROL]. The second one is when the Target 
       LDP session established between the two PEs is lost. In the 
       latter case, the PW labels will need to be re-signaled when the 
       Targeted LDP session is re-established. 

   5.3.3 The Use of L2TP STOPCCN and CDN  
          
     [L2TPv3] describes the use of STOPCCN and CDN messages to exchange 
     alarm information between PEs. 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. 
      
     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-Ping 
          
     - Failures within the PE that result in an inability to forward 
       traffic between ACs and PW  



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     In L2TP, the Set-Link-Info (SLI) message is used to convey 
     failures on the ACs.  

   5.3.4 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. This section describes the 
     behavior of the PE nodes with respect to using one or both methods 
     for detecting and propagating defect state. 
      
     For a MPLS-PSN, the PEs negotiate the use of the VCCV 
     capabilities when the label mapping messages are exchanged to 
     establish the two directions of the PW. A new OAM capability TLV 
     is signaled as part of the PW FEC interface parameters TLV.  
      
     The CV Type Indicators field in this TLV defines a bitmask used to 
     indicate the specific OAM capabilities that the PE can make use of 
     over the PW being established. A CV type of 0x04 is part of the 
     VCCV-BFD capability. It indicates that BFD is used for PW fault 
     detection only. A BFD message will notify the remote PE of the 
     fault and the latter enters into the proper PW defect state and 
     triggers the appropriate actions as explained in the subsequent 
     sections. All other PW and AC defects are indicated using PW 
     status signaling. 

     A CV type of 0x08 is also part of the VCCV-BFD capability. It 
     indicates that BFD is used for both PW fault detection and AC/PW 
     Fault Notification, even if the fault was not detected via BFD. In 
     this case, PW status signaling messages should not be used. 
      
     Similarly, [VCCV] describes a L2TPv3 VCCV Capability AVP which 
     provides the equivalent means to signal OAM capabilities between 
     PEs for PWs over a L2TP-IP PSN.  
      
     [BFD] defines diagnostic codes. [VCCV] states that, when used 
     over PWs, the asynchronous mode of 
     BFD should be used. Of these, 0 is used when the PW is up and 2 is 
     not applicable to asynchronous mode. 3 is used as explained below. 
     6 and 8 are used to signal AC forward and reverse defect states 
     respectively when the PE's negotiated the use of BFD as the 
     mechanism for AC and PW fault detection and notification. 
          
     The following are the BFD procedures for PW fault detection (valid 
     for both CV types 0x04 and 0x08):  
          
     When the downstream PE (PE1) does not receive control messages 



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     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. In other word, PE1 enters 
     the forward defect state for this PW. 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 PE1. PE2 enters 
     the reverse defect state for this PW.  
       
     When a PW is taken administratively down, the PEs will withdraw 
     the PW labels or will send 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.  
        
   6. PW Defect State Entry/Exit  

   6.1 PW Forward Defect Entry/Exit 
       
     A PE will enter the PW forward defect state if one of the 
     following occurs  
      
     - 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 PE2 indicating PW forward defect or 
       PW not forwarding, which indicates PE2 detected or was notified 
       of a PW fault downstream of it or that there was a remote AC 
       fault. 
                 
     In the case of an L2TP-IP, this is a L2TP StopCCN or CDN message. 
                  
     - It detects a loss of PW connectivity, including label errors, 
       through VCCV-BFD or VCCV-PING in no reply mode.  
          
     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 
     entered the forward defect state. Precise details of AC defect 
     state entry and exit criteria are specified elsewhere (e.g. I.610) 
     and such references will supersede the descriptions herein. 
      
     PE1 will exit the forward defect state if the notified PW status 
     from the PE2 has the forward defect indication clear, and it has 
     established that PW/PSN connectivity is working in the forward 
     direction. Note that this may result in a transition to the PW 
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     For a PWE3 over a L2TP-IP PSN, a PE will exit the PW forward 
     defect state when the following conditions are true: 
      
     -  All defects it had previously detected have disappeared, and  
          
     -  A L2TPv3 session is successfully established to carry the PW 
       packets. 

   6.2 PW reverse defect state entry/exit  
      
     A PE will enter the PW reverse defect state if 
     it receives a message from PE2 indicating PW reverse defect 
     which indicates PE2 detected or was notified of a PW/PSN fault 
     upstream of it or that there was a remote AC fault and it is not 
     already in the PW forward defect state.  
    
     PE1 will exit the reverse defect state if the notified PW status 
     from the PE2 has the reverse defect indication clear, or it has 
     entered the PW forward defect state. 
      
     For a PWE3 over a L2TP-IP PSN, the PW reverse defect state is not 
     valid and a PE can only enter the PW forward defect state. 

   6.2.1 PW reverse defects that require PE state synchronization 
      
     Some PW mechanisms will result in PW defects being detected by or 
     notified to PE1 when PE1 is upstream of the fault but the 
     notification did not originate with PE2. The resultant actions are 
     identical to that of entering the PW reverse defect state with the 
     addition that PE1 needs to synchronize state with PE2 and the PW 
     state communicated from PE1 to PE2 needs to indicate state 
     accordingly. 
       
     When the PSN uses RSVP-TE or proactively uses LSP-PING as a PW 
     fault detection mechanism, PE1 must enter to the PW reverse defect 
     state.  
       
     The exit criteria being when, the RSVP fault state or the LSP-PING 
     fault state exit criteria has been met, indicating no PW reverse 
     defects.   
      
   7 AC Defect States 

   7.1 FR ACs 
     PE1 enters the AC Forward Defect state if any of the following 
     conditions are met: 
     (i)    A PVC is not deleted from the Frame Relay network and 



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             the Frame Relay network explicitly indicates in a full 
             status report (and optionally by the asynchronous status 
             message) that this Frame Relay PVC is inactive. 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 AC Forward Defect state when all defects it had 
     previously detected have disappeared. 
      
     The AC reverse defect state is not valid for FR ACs. 

   7.2 ATM ACs  

   7.2.1 AC Forward Defect State Entry/Exit 
      
     PE1 enters the AC forward defect state if any of the following 
     conditions are met: 
     (i)    It detects or is notified of a physical layer fault on the 
             ATM interface and/or it terminates an F4 AIS flow or has 
             loss of F4 CC for a VP carrying VCCs. 
     (ii)   It terminates an F4/F5 AIS OAM flow indicating that the 
             ATM VP/VC is down in the adjacent L2 ATM network (e.g., N1 
             for PE1). This is applicable to the case of the out-of-
             band ATM OAM over PW method only. 
     (iii)  It detects loss of connectivity on the NS ATM VPC/VCC 
             while terminating ATM continuity checking (ATM CC) with 
             the local ATM network and CE. 
      
     A PE exits the AC Forward Defect state when all defects it had 
     previously detected have disappeared. The exact conditions under 
     which a PE exits the AIS state, or declares that connectivity is 
     restored via ATM CC are defined in I.610 [I.610]. 

   7.2.2 AC Reverse Defect State Entry/Exit 
      
     A PE enters the AC reverse defect state if any of the following 
     conditions are met: 
     (i)    It terminates an F4/F5 RDI OAM flow indicating that the 
             ATM VP/VC AC is down in the adjacent L2 ATM network (e.g., 
             N1 for PE1). This is applicable to the case of out-of-band 
             ATM OAM over PW only. 
      
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     to working or to the AC forward defect state. The criteria for 
     exiting the RDI state are described in I.610. 

   7.3 Ethernet AC State 
      
     PE1 enters the forward defect state 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 forward defect state when all defects 
     it had previously detected have disappeared. 
      
   8. PW Forward Defect Entry/Exit procedures 

   8.1 PW Forward Defect Entry Procedures 

   8.1.1 FR AC procedures  
     These procedures are applicable only if the transition from the 
     working state to the PW Forward defect state. A transition from PW 
     reverse defect state to the forward defect state does not require 
     any additional notification procedures to the FR AC as it has 
     already been told the peer is down. 
     (i)    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. 

   8.1.2 Ethernet AC Procedures 
     No procedures are currently defined. 

   8.1.3 ATM AC procedures 
     On entry to the PW Forward Defect State 
     (i)    PE1 MUST commence F5 AIS insertion into the corresponding 
             AC. 
     (ii)   PE1 MUST terminate any F5 CC generation on the 
             corresponding AC. 

   8.1.4 Additional procedures for a FR PW, an ATM PW in the out-of-
        band ATM OAM over PW method, and an Ethernet PW 
     If the PW failure was explicitly detected by PE1, it MUST assume 
     PE2 has no knowledge of the defect and MUST notify PE2 in the form 
     of a reverse defect notification: 
      
     For PW over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN 
     (i)    A PW Status message indicating a reverse defect, or 
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             notification has been negotiated 
      
     For PW over L2TP-IP PSN 
      
     (i)    An L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status 
             AVP indicating "active" Or, 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code if the optional use of VCCV-BFD 
             notification has been negotiated  
      
     Otherwise the entry to the defect state was the result of a 
     notification from PE2 (indicating that PE2 already had knowledge 
     of the fault) or loss of the control adjacency (similarly visible 
     to PE2). 

   8.2 PW Forward Defect Exit Procedures 

   8.2.1 FR AC procedures  
     On transition from the PW forward defect state to the reverse 
     defect state PE1 takes no action w.r.t. the AC. 
      
     On exit from the PW Forward defect state 
     (i)    PE1 MUST generate a full status report with the Active bit 
             = 1 (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), 
             as per Q.933 annex A, into N1 for the corresponding FR 
             ACs. 

   8.2.2 Ethernet AC Procedures 
     No procedures are currently defined 

   8.2.3 ATM AC procedures 
     On exit from the PW Forward Defect State 
     (i)    PE1 MUST cease F5 AIS insertion into the corresponding AC. 
     (ii)   PE1 MUST resume any F5 CC generation on the corresponding 
             AC. 

   8.2.4 Additional procedures for a FR PW, an ATM PW in the out-of-
        band ATM OAM over PW method, and an Ethernet PW 
     If the PW failure was explicitly detected by PE1, it MUST notify 
     PE2 in the form of clearing the reverse defect notification: 
      
     For PW over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN 
     (i)    A PW Status message with the reverse defect indication 
             clear, and the remaining indicators showing either working 
             or a transition to the forward defect state. Or, 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code with the same attribute as (i) 
             if the optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been 
             negotiated  
      



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     For PW over L2TP-IP PSN 
     (i)    An L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status 
             AVP indicating "active" Or, 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code with the same attributes as (i) 
             if the optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been 
             negotiated  
      

   8.3 PW Reverse Defect Entry Procedures 

   8.3.1 FR AC procedures  
     On transition from the PW forward defect state to the reverse 
     defect state PE1 takes no action w.r.t. the AC. 
      
     On entry to the PW reverse defect state 
    
     (i)    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. 

   8.3.2 Ethernet AC Procedures 
     No procedures are currently defined 

   8.3.3 ATM AC procedures 
     On entry to the PW Reverse Defect State 
     (i)    PE1 MUST commence F5 RDI insertion into the corresponding 
             AC. This applies to the case of an ATM PW in the out-of-
             band ATM OAM over PW method only. 

   8.4 PW Reverse Defect Exit Procedures 

   8.4.1 FR AC procedures  
     On transition from the PW reverse defect state to the PW forward 
     defect state PE1 takes no action with respect to the AC. 
      
     On exit from the PW Reverse defect state 
     (i)    PE1 MUST generate a full status report with the Active bit 
             = 1 (and optionally in the asynchronous status message), 
             as per Q.933 annex A, into N1 for the corresponding FR 
             ACs. 

   8.4.2 Ethernet AC Procedures 
     No procedures are currently defined 

   8.4.3 ATM AC procedures 
     On exit from the PW Reverse Defect State 
     (i)    PE1 MUST cease F5 RDI insertion into the corresponding AC. 



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     This applies to the case of an ATM PW in the out-of-band ATM OAM 
     over PW method only. 

   8.5 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.  

   8.6 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 cannot relay PW defect state over these VCCs and VPCs. 
     If ATM CC is run on the VCCs and VPCs end-to-end (CE1 to CE2), or 
     on a segment originating and terminating in the ATM network and 
     spanning the PSN network, it will timeout and cause the CE or ATM 
     switch to enter the ATM AIS state.  
      
   9 AC Defect Entry/Exit Procedures 

   9.1 AC Forward defect entry: 
     On entry to the forward defect state, PE1 may need to perform 
     procedures on both the PW and the AC. 

   9.1.1 Procedures for a FR PW, an ATM PW in the out-of-band ATM OAM 
        over PW method, or an Ethernet PW 
     On entry to the AC forward defect state, PE1 notifies PE2 of a 
     forward defect: 
      
     For PW over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN 
     (i)    A PW Status message indicating forward defect, or  
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code of forward defect if the 
             optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been negotiated. 
      
     For PW over L2TP-IP PSN 
     (i)    An L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status 
             AVP indicating "inactive", or 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code of forward defect if the 
             optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been negotiated. 
      

   9.1.2 Procedures for a ATM PW in the inband ATM OAM over PW 
        method 
     On entry to the AC forward defect state, PE1 MUST:  
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             PW. 
          b. If PE1 is originating F4 or F5 I.610 CC cells, PE1 will 
             suspend CC generation for the duration of the defect 
             state. 

   9.1.3 Additional procedures for ATM ACs 
     On entry to the AC forward defect state PE1 will commence RDI 
     insertion into the AC as per I.610. This procedure is applicable 
     to the out-of-band ATM OAM over PW method only. 

  9.2 AC Reverse defect entry  

  9.2.1 Procedures for a FR PW, an ATM PW in the out-of-band ATM OAM 
        over PW method, or an Ethernet PW 

     On entry to the AC reverse defect state, PE1 notifies PE2 of a 
     reverse defect: 
      
     For PW over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN 
     (iii)  A PW Status message indicating reverse defect,or  
    
     (iv)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code of reverse defect if the 
             optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been negotiated. 
      
     For PW over L2TP-IP PSN 
     (iii)  An L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status 
             AVP indicating "inactive", or 
     (iv)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code of reverse defect if the 
             optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been negotiated. 

   9.2.2 Procedures for a ATM PW in the inband ATM OAM over PW 
        method 
     There are no procedures in this case as the AC reverse defect 
     state is not valid for PE1 operating in this method. 

   9.3 AC Forward Defect Exit 

   9.3.1 Procedures for a FR PW, an ATM PW in the out-of-band ATM OAM 
        over PW method, or an Ethernet PW 
      
     On exit from the AC forward defect state PE1 notifies PE2 that the 
     forward defect state has cleared (note that this may be a direct 
     state transition to either the working state or the reverse defect 
     state): 
      
     For PW over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN 
     (i)    A PW Status message with forward defect clear and the 
             remaining indicators showing either working or reverse 



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             defect state, or 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code with the same attributes as (i) 
             if the optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been 
             negotiated. 
      
     For PW over L2TP-IP PSN 
     (i)    An L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status 
             AVP indicating "active", or 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code with the same attributes as (i) 
             if the optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been 
             negotiated. 

   9.3.2 Procedures for a ATM PW in the inband ATM OAM over PW 
        method 
     On exit from the AC forward defect state, PE1 MUST:  
     (i)    Cease insertion of ATM AIS cells into the corresponding 
             PW. 
     (ii)   If PE1 is originating F4 or F5 I.610 CC cells, PE1 will 
             resume CC generation for the duration of the defect state. 
   
   9.3.3 Additional procedures for ATM ACs 
     On exit from the AC forward defect state PE1 will cease RDI 
     insertion into the AC as per I.610. This procedure is applicable 
     to the out-of-band ATM OAM over PW method only. 

   9.4 AC Reverse Defect Exit 

   9.4.1 Procedures for a FR PW, an ATM PW in the out-of-band ATM OAM 
        over PW method, or an Ethernet PW 
     On exit from the AC reverse defect state, PE1 notifies PE2 that 
     the reverse defect state has cleared (note that this may be a 
     direct state transition to either the working state or the forward 
     defect state): 
      
     For PW over MPLS PSN or MPLS-IP PSN 
     (i)    A PW Status message with the reverse defect indicator 
             cleared and the remaining indicators showing either 
             working or a transition to the forward defect state, or 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code with the same information as 
             (i) if the optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been 
             negotiated. 
      
     For PW over L2TP-IP PSN 
     (i)    An L2TP Set-Link Info (LSI) message with a Circuit Status 
             AVP indicating "active", or 
     (ii)   A VCCV-BFD diagnostic code with the same information as 
             (i) if the optional use of VCCV-BFD notification has been 
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   9.4.2 Procedures for a ATM PW in the inband ATM OAM over PW 
        method 
     There are no procedures in this case as the AC reverse defect 
     state is not valid for PE1 operating in this method. 
          
   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 
     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.  
      
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     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 Appendix A: Native Service Management 

   12.1 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 
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     The status of any provisioned Frame Relay PVC may be updated 
     through:  
            
     - STATUS messages in response to STATUS ENQUIRY messages, these 
       are mandatory.  
          
     - 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. TO achieve commonality 
     with other technologies, down is represented as a forward 
     defect. 
      
     Frame relay connection management is not implemented over the PW 
     using either of the techniques native to FR, therefore PW 
     mechanisms are used to synchronize the view each PE has of the 
     remote NS/AC. A PE will treat a remote NS/AC failure in the same 
     way it would treat a PW or PSN failure, that is using AC facing FR 
     connection management to notify the CE that FR is down. 
      

   12.2 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.  
          



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     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 to instrument virtual paths 
     and virtual channels respectively with regard to their performance 
     and availability. 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 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. 

   12.3 Ethernet Management  
      
     At this point in time, inband Ethernet OAM standards are being 
     specified in the International Telecommunications Union 
     Telecommunications (ITU-T) and the Institute of Electrical and 
     Electronics Engineers (IEEE). However, it will take some time 
     before they are widely deployed. Therefore, this document 
     specifies only the procedures for mapping a defect due to a 
     Ethernet physical layer fault. Defects on a remote Ethernet AC or 
     defects in a PW cannot be mapped back to the local Ethernet 
     network. 
      
   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, Chris  Metz, Ben Washam, Tiberiu 
     Grigoriu.

   15. IANA Considerations

     None at this time.
      
   16. References 



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   16.1 Normative References

     [BFD] Katz, D., Ward, D., "Bidirectional Forwarding Detection", 
          Internet Draft <draft-ietf-bfd-base-03.txt>, July 2005  
          
     [CEP] Malis, A., et.al., "SONET/SDH Circuit Emulation over Packet 
          (CEP)", Internet Draft <draft-ietf-pwe3-sonet-11.txt>, May 
          2005  
          
     [CONGESTION] Rosen, E., Bryant, S., Davie, B., "PWE3 Congestion 
          Control Framework", Internet Draft <draft-rosen-pwe3-
          congestion-02.txt", September 2004  
        
     [FRF.19] Frame Relay Forum, Frame Relay Operations, 
          Administration, and Maintenance Implementation Agreement, 
          March 2001. 
          
     [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", RFC 3931, March 2005  
          
     [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-09.txt>, 
          May 2005  
      
     [MPLS-in-IP] Worster. T., et al., Encapsulating MPLS in IP or 
          Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), RFC 4023, March 2005. 
      
    16.2 Informative References 
    
     [OAM REQ] T. Nadeau et.al., "OAM Requirements for MPLS Networks", 
          Internet Draft <draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-06>, July 
          2005  
      



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     [PWE3-CONTROL] Martini, L., Rosen, E., Smith, T., "Pseudowire 
          Setup and Maintenance using LDP", Internet Draft <draft-ietf-
          pwe3-control-protocol-17.txt>, June 2005 
      
     [PWE3-IANA]  Martini, L., et al., IANA Allocations for pseudo 
          Wire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3), Internet Draft <draft-
          ietf-pwe3-iana-allocation-11.txt>, June 2005 
       
     [PWEARCH] Bryant, S., Pate, P., "PWE3 Architecture", RFC 3985, 
          March 2005  
          
     [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-09.txt>, June 2005  
          
     [PWREQ] Xiao, X., McPherson, D., Pate, P., "Requirements for   
          Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to-Edge (PWE3)", RFC 3916, 
          September 2004  
       
     [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-
          05.txt>, August 2005.                  
      
   17. 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 
      



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     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   
     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 
      
     Simon Delord 
     France Telecom 
     2 av, Pierre Marzin 
     22300 LANNION, France 
     E-mail: simon.delord@francetelecom.com 
      



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     Vasile Radoaca 
     West Ridge Networks  
     Littleton, MA 01460 
     Email: vradoaca@westridgenetworks.com 
      

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