Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere       
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation           
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Conventions            
 6     Background              
 7     OAM functions       
        7.1     Continuity check         
        7.2     Connectivity verification          
        7.3     Event indication          
        7.4     Performance measurement   
 8     OAM mechanisms 
        8.1     Loopback mechanism
        8.2     Trace mechanism       
        8.3     Event indication          
 9     OAM in connection-oriented mode
10     OAM in connectionless mode         
       10.1     OAM message encapsulation
       10.2     Multicast OAM           
11     Security considerations      
Annex A – Examples of encapsulation of OAM packets in connectionless mode    
Bibliography