RFC 9516 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2023

Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance for Service Function Chaining

Overview

RFC 9516, “Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance for Service Function Chaining”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2023 by G. Mirsky, W. Meng, T. Ao, B. Khasnabish, K. Leung, G. Mishra. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

A set of requirements for active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC) in a network is presented in this document. Based on these requirements, an encapsulation of active OAM messages in SFC and a mechanism to detect and localize defects are described.

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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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