Linktrace Message
E1028802
A Linktrace Message is a diagnostic protocol data unit used in Ethernet OAM to trace the path and locate faults across a bridged network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linktrace Message canonical | 3 |
| Linktrace Reply | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13215540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Linktrace Message Context triple: [IEEE 802.1ag, definesProtocolDataUnit, Linktrace Message]
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A.
Skiptrace
Skiptrace is a 2016 action-comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville that follows a Hong Kong detective teaming up with an American gambler to take down a notorious crime boss.
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B.
eTrace
eTrace is an online firearms tracing system used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to track the history and movement of recovered guns.
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C.
Tracklacers
Tracklacers is a music production team known for working on pop and R&B records, including tracks on Christina Aguilera’s album "Lotus."
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D.
Mensagem
Mensagem is a seminal poetry collection by Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa that reflects on Portugal’s history, identity, and mythic destiny.
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E.
Messages
Messages is Apple’s built-in messaging app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that supports SMS, MMS, and iMessage communication across Apple devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Linktrace Message Target entity description: A Linktrace Message is a diagnostic protocol data unit used in Ethernet OAM to trace the path and locate faults across a bridged network.
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A.
Skiptrace
Skiptrace is a 2016 action-comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville that follows a Hong Kong detective teaming up with an American gambler to take down a notorious crime boss.
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B.
eTrace
eTrace is an online firearms tracing system used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to track the history and movement of recovered guns.
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C.
Tracklacers
Tracklacers is a music production team known for working on pop and R&B records, including tracks on Christina Aguilera’s album "Lotus."
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D.
Mensagem
Mensagem is a seminal poetry collection by Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa that reflects on Portugal’s history, identity, and mythic destiny.
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E.
Messages
Messages is Apple’s built-in messaging app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that supports SMS, MMS, and iMessage communication across Apple devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethernet OAM message
ⓘ
diagnostic protocol data unit ⓘ |
| applicableTo |
carrier Ethernet services
ⓘ
provider backbone networks ⓘ |
| associatedWithAcronym | CFM ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | Connectivity Fault Management ⓘ |
| canBeFilteredBy |
maintenance association
ⓘ
maintenance level ⓘ |
| containsField |
Flags
ⓘ
Maintenance association identifier ⓘ Maintenance domain level ⓘ TTL field ⓘ Target MAC address ⓘ Transaction identifier ⓘ |
| definedInStandard |
IEEE 802.1ag
ⓘ
ITU-T Y.1731 ⓘ |
| direction | unidirectional from originating MEP ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
LTM
ⓘ
linked to:
memory
|
| hasCompanionMessageType |
Linktrace Reply
ⓘ
linked to:
Linktrace Message
|
| hasCompanionMessageTypeAbbreviation | LTR ⓘ |
| helpsWith |
identifying misconfigurations in Ethernet paths
ⓘ
service-level troubleshooting ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Maintenance association end point ⓘ |
| initiatedByAcronym | MEP ⓘ |
| isPartOf | CFM protocol data units ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | data link layer ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
locate faults in Ethernet networks
ⓘ
trace the path across a bridged network ⓘ |
| processedBy | Maintenance intermediate point ⓘ |
| processedByAcronym | MIP ⓘ |
| replyDirection | unidirectional Linktrace Reply back to originator ⓘ |
| requires | configured MEPs and MIPs along the path ⓘ |
| resultsIn | generation of Linktrace Reply at each hop ⓘ |
| scopeControlledBy | maintenance domain level ⓘ |
| similarTo | IP traceroute ⓘ |
| supportsOperation | on-demand OAM diagnostics ⓘ |
| transportedIn | Ethernet frame ⓘ |
| usedBy |
network operators
ⓘ
service providers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fault isolation in bridged networks
ⓘ
path discovery in Ethernet OAM ⓘ verification of connectivity between MEPs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
ⓘ
bridged Ethernet networks ⓘ |
| usesMechanism | hop-by-hop forwarding through MIPs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Linktrace Message Description of subject: A Linktrace Message is a diagnostic protocol data unit used in Ethernet OAM to trace the path and locate faults across a bridged network.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Linktrace Message