direction

Use this command to configure whether the MEP faces, sends PDUs towards, and receives PDUs from the bridge relay (up) or faces, sends PDUs towards, and receives PDUs from the bridge port (down).

Syntax

direction {down | up}
no direction

Parameters

up Specifies the the MEP faces the bridge relay and sends continuity check messages towards and receives continuity check messages from the bridge relay entity.
down Specifies the MEP faces the link and sends continuity check messages towards and receives continuity check messages from the bridge port (Default).

Defaults

The MEP direction defaults to down.

Mode

Maintenance End-Point Configuration mode.

Usage

This command configures a maintenance end-point (MEP) with a direction of “up” or “down”. The direction a MEP faces is relative to the link and the bridge relay. A down-MEP sends CFM frames towards and receives CFM frames from the link. An up-MEP sends CFM frames towards the bridge relay and receives CFM frames from the bridge relay. See mep for MEP information.

The “no” form resets the MEP direction to the default value of down.

Example

This example shows how to set the direction for the myMA1 MEP 1000 to up:

System(rw-config)->cfm md string-name myMD1
System(su-config-cfm-md.1)->ma string-name myMA1
System(su-config-cfm-ma.1)->mep 1000
System(su-config-cfm-mep.1000)->direction up
System(su-config-cfm-mep.1000)->