OAM
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- noun
- Specialized
- To ensure optimal performance, network engineers utilize OAM tools for monitoring and troubleshooting systems.
Examples
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The WHO designated the OAM as a collaborating center in traditional medicine, creating an alliance that will allow more research into associated practices for the benefit of the American public.
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2:1 Oam.
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In 1995, the OAM proposed the following definition (Panel on Definition and Description, 1997):
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Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) and Entropy Labels
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The Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), created by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991, went from a $2 million annual budget in 1992 to $20 million in 1998.
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In 1999, Congress strengthened its commitment by appropriating $50 million for use by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, formerly OAM) (Kuhn, 1999).
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Generally, OAM comprises a set of functions operating in the data plane to allow a network operator to monitor its network infrastructure and to implement mechanisms in order to enhance the general behavior and the level of performance of its network, e.g., the efficient and automatic detection, localization, diagnosis, and handling of defects.
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The OAM procedures include methods for detecting and fixing issues within telecommunications infrastructure.
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OAM stands for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance, which are essential for managing computer networks effectively.
Surface Forms
Etymology
OAM is an abbreviation of operations, administration, and maintenance, the three jobs that keep a network running. So OAM means the tools and procedures used to watch, manage, and fix computer and telephone networks.