Method and apparatus for detecting ethernet operation, administration and maintenance (oam)

An apparatus for detecting Ethernet Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM), and the apparatus based on a telecommunication network management system and comprising:

• a detection command sending unit, an identifier information acquiring unit, a timing processing unit and a detection result acquiring unit, wherein
• the detection command sending unit is configured to:
• send a detection maintenance entity OAM command to a network element equipment board after a user activating an established maintenance entity;
• the identifier information acquiring unit is configured to:
• receive a reply message sent by the network element equipment board, acquire replying board information and monitoring Identifier (ID) information matched with the maintenance entity, and trigger the timing processing unit;
• the timing processing unit is configured to:
• detect whether preconfigured heartbeat detection time is reached, and if the preconfigured heartbeat detection time is reached, send a heartbeat detection message, and trigger the detection result acquiring unit after receiving a heartbeat reply message, and if the preconfigured heartbeat detection time is not reached, trigger the detection result acquiring unit;
• and
• the detection result acquiring unit is configured to:
• detect whether an OAM detection result which is reported by the network element equipment board and is matched with a monitoring ID is received, and if the OAM detection result is received, transfer the OAM detection result to a network management interface to be displayed.