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802.3ah OAM Loopback Control (efm_oam_loopback_control)

Reached from

Lower layerSelectorValue
ethernet2First 8 bits of the payload when ethertype = 34825 (0x8809)3 (0x03)
efm_oamcode4 (0x04) (re-decodes this layer)

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultAutoDescription
subtypeuint(8)3Slow Protocols subtype (3 = OAM).
flagsflags(16)0x50Flags: link fault, dying gasp, critical event, local / remote evaluating and stable.
codeenum(8)4 (loopback_control)OAMPDU code: 0x00 Information, 0x01 Event Notification, 0x02 Variable Request, 0x03 Variable Response, 0x04 Loopback Control, 0xfe Organization Specific.
remote_loopback_commandenum(8)1 (enable)Remote loopback command: 1 enable, 2 disable.

flags

BitMaskName
01 (0x0001)link_fault
12 (0x0002)dying_gasp
24 (0x0004)critical_event
38 (0x0008)local_evaluating
416 (0x0010)local_stable
532 (0x0020)remote_evaluating
664 (0x0040)remote_stable

code

ValueName
0 (0x00)information
1 (0x01)event_notification
2 (0x02)variable_request
3 (0x03)variable_response
4 (0x04)loopback_control
254 (0xfe)organization_specific

remote_loopback_command

ValueName
1 (0x01)enable
2 (0x02)disable

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