Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0(21)S
ATM OAM Ping
How to Use ATM OAM Ping
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Cisco IOS Release: Multiple releases (see the Feature History table)
The simpler ping command provides an interactive mode for testing ATM network connectivity. The
ping command first sends an OAM command loopback cell to the destination and then waits for an OAM
response loopback cell. The ping is successful only when the following criteria are met:
ping command first sends an OAM command loopback cell to the destination and then waits for an OAM
response loopback cell. The ping is successful only when the following criteria are met:
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The OAM command loopback cell reaches the destination.
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The destination is able to send an OAM loopback response cell back to the source within a
predetermined time called a timeout. The default value of the timeout is 2 seconds on Cisco routers.
predetermined time called a timeout. The default value of the timeout is 2 seconds on Cisco routers.
How to Use ATM OAM Ping
See the following sections for tasks that use ping commands to test network connectivity in an ATM
network. The tasks in this list are optional.
network. The tasks in this list are optional.
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Testing Network Connectivity Using ATM Interface Ping (Normal Mode)
The task in this section tests network connectivity using the ping atm interface atm command in normal
mode; that is, by entering all values for the ping test on the command line.
mode; that is, by entering all values for the ping test on the command line.
SUMMARY STEPS
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enable
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ping atm interface atm interface-number vpi-value vci-value [end-loopback [repeat [timeout]] |
seg-loopback [repeat [timeout]]]
seg-loopback [repeat [timeout]]]