Summary

Recommendation ITU-T G.8013/Y.1731 provides mechanisms for user-plane OAM functionality in Ethernet networks according to the requirements and principles given in Recommendation ITU‑T Y.1730. This Recommendation is designed specifically to support point-to-point connections and multipoint connectivity in the ETH layer as identified in Recommendation ITU‑T G.8010/Y.1306.

The OAM mechanisms defined in this Recommendation offer capabilities to operate and maintain network and service aspects of the ETH layer.

Corrigendum 1 corrects the description of the Length field in the Test ID TLV of the 1DM PDU in clause 9.14.2.

Amendment 1 provides:

· Editorial clarification on ITU-T G.8010 in clause 1.

· Additional referencing of ITU-T G.8021 in clause 7 and 8 to facilitate interpretation.

· Editorial correction in clause 10.8.

Update to NOTE 2 in Table A.1.