Related Documentation
- ACX, M, MX, T Series
- Ethernet Frame Delay Measurements Overview
- Ethernet Frame Loss Measurement Overview
- M, MX, T Series
- Clearing Iterator Statistics
- Configuring an Iterator Profile
- Configuring a Remote MEP with an Iterator Profile
- Displaying Iterator Statistics
- Example: Configuring an Iterator
- Managing Iterator Statistics
- On-Demand Mode
- Additional Information
- Junos® OS Ethernet Interfaces
Proactive Mode
In proactive mode, SLA measurements are triggered by an iterator application. An iterator is designed to periodically transmit SLA measurement packets in form of ITU-Y.1731-compliant frames for two-way delay measurement or loss measurement on MX Series routers. This mode differs from on-demand SLA measurement, which is user initiated. The iterator sends periodic delay or loss measurement request packets for each of the connections registered to it. Iterators make sure that measurement cycles do not occur at the same time for the same connection to avoid CPU overload. Junos OS supports proactive mode for VPWS. For an iterator to form a remote adjacency and to become functionally operational, the continuity check message (CCM) must be active between the local and remote MEP configurations of the connectivity fault management (CFM). Any change in the iterator adjacency parameters resets the existing iterator statistics and restarts the iterator. Here, the term adjacency refers to a pairing of two endpoints (either connected directly or virtually) with relevant information for mutual understanding, which is used for subsequent processing. For example, the iterator adjacency refers to the iterator association between the two endpoints of the MEPs.
For every DPC or MPC, only 30 iterator instances for a cycle time value of 10 milliseconds (ms) are supported. In Junos OS, 255 iterator profile configurations and 2000 remote MEP associations are supported.
Iterators with cycle time value less than 100 ms are supported only for infinite iterators, whereas the iterators with cycle time value greater than 100 ms are supported for both finite and infinite iterators. Infinite iterators are iterators that run infinitely until the iterator is disabled or deactivated manually.
A VPWS service configured on a router is monitored for SLA measurements by registering the connection (here, the connection is a pair of remote and local MEPs) on an iterator and then initiating periodic SLA measurement frame transmission on those connections. The end-to-end service is identified through a maintenance association end point (MEP) configured at both ends.
For two-way delay measurement and loss measurement, an iterator sends a request message for the connection in the list (if any) and then sends a request message for the connection that was polled in the former iteration cycle. The back-to-back request messages for the SLA measurement frames and their responses help in computing delay variation and loss measurement.
The Y.1731 frame transmission for a service attached to an iterator continues endlessly unless intervened and stopped by an operator or until the iteration-count condition is met. To stop the iterator from sending out any more proactive SLA measurement frames, the operator must perform one of the following tasks:
- Enable the deactivate sla-iterator-profile statement at the [edit protocols oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management maintenance-domain md-name maintenance association ma-name mep mep-id remote-mep mep-id] hierarchy level. For more information, see Example: Configuring an Iterator.
- Provision a disable statement under the corresponding iterator profile at the [edit protocols oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management performance-monitoring sla-iterator-profiles profile-name] hierarchy level. For more information, see Configuring an Iterator Profile.
Ethernet Delay Measurements and Loss Measurement by Proactive Mode
In two-way delay measurement, the delay measurement message (DMM) frame is triggered through an iterator application. The DMM frame carries an iterator type, length, and value (TLV) in addition to the fields described in standard frame format and the server copies the iterator TLV from the DMM frame to the delay measurement reply (DMR) frame.
In one-way delay variation computation using the two-way delay measurement method, the delay variation computation is based on the timestamps that are present in the DMR frame (and not the 1DM frame). Therefore, there is no need for client-side and server-side clocks to be in sync. Assuming that the difference in their clocks remains constant, the one-way delay variation results are expected to be fairly accurate. This method also eliminates the need to send separate 1DM frames just for the one-way delay variation measurement purpose.
In proactive mode for loss measurement, the router sends packets in standard format along with loss measurement TLV and iterator TLV.
Related Documentation
- ACX, M, MX, T Series
- Ethernet Frame Delay Measurements Overview
- Ethernet Frame Loss Measurement Overview
- M, MX, T Series
- Clearing Iterator Statistics
- Configuring an Iterator Profile
- Configuring a Remote MEP with an Iterator Profile
- Displaying Iterator Statistics
- Example: Configuring an Iterator
- Managing Iterator Statistics
- On-Demand Mode
- Additional Information
- Junos® OS Ethernet Interfaces
Published: 2012-12-11
Related Documentation
- ACX, M, MX, T Series
- Ethernet Frame Delay Measurements Overview
- Ethernet Frame Loss Measurement Overview
- M, MX, T Series
- Clearing Iterator Statistics
- Configuring an Iterator Profile
- Configuring a Remote MEP with an Iterator Profile
- Displaying Iterator Statistics
- Example: Configuring an Iterator
- Managing Iterator Statistics
- On-Demand Mode
- Additional Information
- Junos® OS Ethernet Interfaces
