---
name: "ip-ioam"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "iproute2"
version: "7.3.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ip-ioam"
---

# ip-ioam(8)

IPv6 In-situ OAM (IOAM)

## NAME

ip-ioam - IPv6 In-situ OAM (IOAM)

## SYNOPSIS

**ip ioam**  { *COMMAND* \|  **help** }

**ip ioam namespace show**

**ip ioam namespace add** *ID*  **\[**  **data** *DATA32* **\]**  **\[**  **wide** *DATA64* **\]**

**ip ioam namespace del** *ID*

**ip ioam schema show**

**ip ioam schema add** *ID DATA*

**ip ioam schema del** *ID*

**ip ioam namespace set** *ID* **schema**  { *ID* \|  **none** }

**ip ioam monitor**

## DESCRIPTION

The **ip ioam** command is used to configure IPv6 In-situ OAM (IOAM6) internal parameters, namely IOAM namespaces and schemas.

Those parameters also include the mapping between an IOAM namespace and an IOAM schema.

The **ip ioam monitor** command displays IOAM data received.

## EXAMPLES

### Configure an IOAM namespace (ID = 1) with both data (32 bits) and wide data (64 bits)

```
# ip ioam namespace add 1 data 0xdeadbeef wide 0xcafec0caf00dc0de
```

### Link an existing IOAM schema (ID = 7) to an existing IOAM namespace (ID = 1)

```
# ip ioam namespace set 1 schema 7
```

## SEE ALSO

[**ip-route**(8)](/ip-route/8.md)

## AUTHOR

Justin Iurman \<justin.iurman@uliege.be\>