Operations and Maintenance - A set of administration and supervisory actions regarding network performance monitoring, failure detection and system protection. Special type cells are used to carry OAM-related information.
See CDMA Operational, Administration and Maintenance.
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
Operation administration and maintenance cell. A cell containing ATM layer management information.
Operations and Maintenance (Operación y Mantenimiento) Action administration and permanent supervision of the network through the monitoring.
Abbreviation for operation, administration, and maintenance. Refers to telecommunications networks.
A set of network management functions that provide for network fault and performance management, analysis and fault isolation. OAM functions exist in carrierclass TDM and ATM networks, but are now also being implemented in MPLS and Ethernet networks. These capabilities will provide the basic tools for carriers to monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot first-mile Ethernet access links.
Operation, Administration, and Maintenance. An ATM Forum specification for monitoring ATM virtual connections. OAM performs standard loopback, fault detection and notification, and remote defect identification for each connection, verifying that the connection is up and the router is operational.