GENERIC OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND MAINTENANCE (OAM) FUNCTION

A system includes: a processor in electrical communication with a data packet network that includes a first network device having a first network node and a second network device having a second network node. The system also includes a non-transitory memory having stored instructions, when executed by the processor, configured to perform acts including: generating a frame denoting a protocol data unit (PDU) to implement at least one OAM function within the data packet network; encapsulating the PDU in a packet having a header; transmitting the packet from the first network node to the second network node. The PDU is a generic PDU (GPDU) for implementing at least one generic OAM (GOAM) function across the first and second network nodes operating different transmission protocols. The header includes GOAM indication information denoting the presence of the GPDU within the packet.