Computing-Aware Traffic Steering (CATS) Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Framework

This document describes the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) framework and requirements for Computing-Aware Traffic Steering (CATS). The framework defines the CATS OAM layering model and functional components. It also specifies the requirements to enable fault management and performance monitoring for CATS end- to-end connections encompassing clients, network paths, and service instances.