RFC 9322 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2022

In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Loopback and Active Flags

Overview

RFC 9322, “In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Loopback and Active Flags”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2022 by T. Mizrahi, F. Brockners, S. Bhandari, B. Gafni, M. Spiegel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

In situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM) collects operational and telemetry information in packets while they traverse a path between two points in the network. This document defines two new flags in the IOAM Trace Option headers, specifically the Loopback and Active flags.

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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