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Re: [10GBASE-T] EFM OAM...





OAM is critical for Ethernet, whether it's in 802.3af,
EFMA, or even 10GbE. It's important that all of these
dot3s have OAM and are consistent.

Val Oliva

On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 08:32  PM, 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
>