Geoff,
Just two
weeks ago, I watched as my I/S department tracked down a problem that showed up
first on my machine, but was ultimately common to all the links on a particular
line card. During that process, it was blatantly clear that at least an hour
could have been saved if they had some of the OAM features (e.g. loopback)
available.
The
implication in your statement below is that since OAM has never been in the
enterprise solution, it does not have value.
OAM is an
option. OAM is an option with value. OAM is an option with value, even in the
enterprise.
jonathan
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Thompson
[mailto:gthompso@nortelnetworks.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
6:24 PM
To: Booth, Bradley
Cc: stds-802-3-10gbt@ieee.org
Subject: Re: [10GBASE-T] EFM
OAM...
Brad-
I would say that since...
the same entity
is likely to own both ends of the link
AND
both ends of the
link are expected to be in the same building.
AND
both ends of the
link are likely to be in the same room
that there is no need for management beyond that required for existing
enterprise links.
Geoff
At 08:32 PM 2/18/2003 -0800, Booth, Bradley wrote:
Study group members,
As some of you may know, EFM (Ethernet in the
First Mile or 802.3ah) has added Operation, Administration and Management (OAM)
capabilities to their specification. Like 802.3af DTE power, the study
group needs to decide whether or not compliance with 802.3ah is within the
scope of our effort, and most specifically the OAM capabilities. This
relates to compatability with our existing standards. If there is anyone
that would like to make presentations for or against compliance with 802.3ah or
802.3ah OAM, please let me know.
Thank you,
Brad
Chair, 10GBASE-T Study Group
bbooth@ieee.org