Configuring MEP

Maintenance Entity Point

The Maintenance Entity Point instances can be configured here.

  • Delete: This check box is used to mark a MEP for deletion in the next Save operation.

  • Instance: The ID of the MEP. Click on the ID of a MEP to enter the configuration page. The range is from 1 through 100.

  • Domain

    • Port: This is a MEP in the Port Domain.

    • Evc: This is a MEP in the EVC Domain. 'Flow Instance' is an EVC. The EVC must be created.

    • VLAN: This is a MEP in the VLAN Domain. 'Flow Instance' is a VLAN. In case of Up-MEP the VLAN must be created.

  • Mode

    • MEP: This is a Maintenance Entity End Point.

    • MIP: This is a Maintenance Entity Intermediate Point.

  • Direction

    • Down: This is a Down MEP - monitoring ingress OAM and traffic on 'Residence Port'.

    • Up: This is a Up MEP - monitoring egress OAM and traffic on 'Residence Port'.

  • Residence Port: The port where MEP is monitoring - see 'Direction'. For an EVC MEP, the port must be a port in the EVC. For a VLAN MEP, the port must be a VLAN member.

  • Level: The MEG level of this MEP.

  • Flow Instance: The MEP is related to this flow - See 'Domain'. This is not relevant and not shown in case of Port MEP.

  • Tagged VID

    • Port MEP: An outer C/S-tag (depending on VLAN Port Type) is added with is VID. Entering '0' means no TAG added.

    • EVC MEP: This is not used.

    • VLAN MEP: This is not used.

    • EVC MIP: On Serval, this is the Subscriber VID that identify the subscriber flow in this EVC where the MIP is active.

  • This MAC: The MAC of this MEP - can be used by other MEP when unicast is selected (Info only)

  • Alarm: There is an active alarm on the MEP.