Service Function Chaining (SFC) Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)

Created

  • 2023-07-14

Last Updated

  • 2023-11-21

Available Formats

SFC Active OAM Message Types

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-31 IETF Review
32-62 First Come First Served
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved RFC 9516
1 SFC Echo Request/Reply RFC 9516
2-62 Unassigned
63 Reserved RFC 9516

SFC Echo Request Flags

Registration Procedure(s)

  • Standards Action

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Bit Number Description Reference
0-15 Unassigned

SFC Echo Types

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-175 IETF Review
176-239 First Come First Served
240-251 Experimental Use
252-254 Private Use
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved RFC 9516
1 SFC Echo Request RFC 9516
2 SFC Echo Reply RFC 9516
3 SFP Consistency Verification Request RFC 9516
4 SFP Consistency Verification Reply RFC 9516
5-239 Unassigned
240-251 Reserved for Experimental Use RFC 9516
252-254 Reserved for Private Use RFC 9516
255 Reserved RFC 9516

SFC Echo Reply Modes

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-175 IETF Review
176-239 First Come First Served
240-251 Experimental Use
252-254 Private Use
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved RFC 9516
1 Do Not Reply RFC 9516
2 Reply via an IPv4/IPv6 UDP Packet RFC 9516
3 Unassigned
4 Reply via Specified Path RFC 9516
5 Reply via an IPv4/IPv6 UDP Packet with the data integrity protection RFC 9516
6 Unassigned
7 Reply via Specified Path with the data integrity protection RFC 9516
8-239 Unassigned
240-251 Reserved for Experimental Use RFC 9516
252-254 Reserved for Private Use RFC 9516
255 Reserved RFC 9516

SFC Echo Return Codes

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-191 IETF Review
192-251 First Come First Served
252-254 Private Use
Value Description Reference
0 No Error RFC 9516
1 Malformed Echo Request received RFC 9516
2 One or more of the TLVs was not understood RFC 9516
3 Authentication failed RFC 9516
4 SFC TTL Exceeded RFC 9516
5 End of the SFP RFC 9516
6 Reply Service Function Path TLV is missing RFC 9516
7 Reply SFP was not found RFC 9516
8 Unverifiable Reply Service Function Path RFC 9516
9-251 Unassigned
252-254 Reserved for Private Use RFC 9516
255 Reserved RFC 9516

SFC Active OAM TLV Types

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-175 IETF Review
176-239 First Come First Served
240-251 Experimental Use
252-254 Private Use
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved RFC 9516
1 Source ID TLV RFC 9516
2 Errored TLVs RFC 9516
3 Reply Service Function Path Type RFC 9516
4 SFF Information Record Type RFC 9516
5 SF Information RFC 9516
6-239 Unassigned
240-251 Reserved for Experimental Use RFC 9516
252-254 Reserved for Private Use RFC 9516
255 Reserved RFC 9516

SF Identifier Types

Reference

  • RFC 9516: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Service Function Chaining (SFC)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-191 IETF Review
192-251 First Come First Served
252-254 Private Use
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved RFC 9516
1 IPv4 RFC 9516
2 IPv6 RFC 9516
3 MAC RFC 9516
4-251 Unassigned
252-254 Reserved for Private Use RFC 9516
255 Reserved RFC 9516