Internet-Draft Scheduling OAM YANG November 2024
Contreras & Lopez Expires 12 May 2025 [Page]
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Operations and Management Area Working Group
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draft-contreras-opsawg-scheduling-oam-tests-latest
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Authors:
L. M. Contreras
Telefonica
V. Lopez
Nokia

A YANG Data Model for Network Diagnosis using Scheduled Sequences of OAM Tests

Abstract

This document defines a YANG data model for network diagnosis on-demand relying upon Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) tests. This document defines both 'oam-unitary-test' and 'oam-test-sequence' YANG modules to manage the lifecycle of network diagnosis procedures.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) tasks are fundamental functions of the network management (see, e.g., [RFC7276]). Given the emergence of data models and their utilization in Service Provider's network management and the need to automate the overall service management lifecycle [RFC8969], the management of OAM operations becomes also key. Relevant data models are still missing to cover specific needs.

Specifically, OAM functions provide the means to identify and isolate faults, measure and report of performance (see section 4.2, [RFC6632]. For example, [RFC5860] defines the three main areas involved in OAM:

[RFC7276] presents OAM tools for detecting and isolating failures in networks and for performance monitoring, some examples are:

More recently, Incident Management [I-D.ietf-nmop-network-incident-yang] focuses on of incident diagnosis, which can be favored by dynamic invocation of OAM tests.

[RFC8531], [RFC8532], [RFC8533] and [RFC8913] defined YANG models for OAM technologies: + [RFC8531] defines a YANG data model for connection-oriented OAM protocols. The main aim of this document is to define a generic YANG data model that can be used to configure, control and monitor connection-oriented OAM protocols such as MPLS-TP OAM, PBB-TE OAM, and G.7713.1 OAM. + [RFC8532] provides a generic YANG data model that can be used to configure, control and monitor connectionless OAM protocols such as BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection), LBM (Loopback Messaging) and VCCV (Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification). + [RFC8533] provides a YANG data model that can be used to retrieve information related to OAM protocols such as Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), Loopback Messaging (LBM) and Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV). - [RFC8913] specifies a YANG data model for client and server implementations of the Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP).

These RFCs defined the parameters required for each of the different tests that are used in network elements today. This document covers how to use OAM for network-wide use cases. Following, some illustrative examples are presented.

The YANG data model resulting from this document will conform to the Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA) [RFC8342].

1.1. Terminology and Notations

This document assumes that the reader is familiar with the contents of [RFC7950], [RFC8345], [RFC8346] and [RFC8795].

Following terms are used for the representation of this data model.

  • OAM unitary test: A set of parameters that define a type of OAM test to be invoked. As an example, it includes the type test, configuration parameters, and target results.

  • OAM test sequence: A set of OAM unitary tests that are run based on a set of time constraints, number of repetitions, order, and reporting outputs.

Tree diagrams used in this document follow the notation defined in [RFC8340].

1.2. Requirements Language

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119], [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.

1.3. Prefix in Data Node Names

In this document, names of data nodes and other data model objects will be prefixed using the standard prefix associated with the corresponding YANG imported modules, as shown in the following table.

Table 1: Prefixes and Corresponding YANG Modules
Prefix Yang Module Reference
oamut ietf-oam-unitary-tests RFCXXXX
oamts ietf-oam-test-sequence RFCXXXX
yang ietf-yang-types [RFC6991]
  • RFC Editor Note: Please replace XXXX with the RFC number assigned to this document if the document becomes a RFC. Please remove this note in that case.

2. Network-wide OAM Use Cases

2.1. Troubleshooting

After the detection of a problem [I-D.ietf-nmop-terminology] in the network, OAM tests are performed to find the root cause for the detected problem. However, a detected problem can be caused by a variety of factors, such as a misconfiguration, hardware failure, or a software bug. OAM tests can help to find the root cause by testing specific components of the network and looking for anomalies or issues. Also, the reliability and efficiency of the tests depend on the nature of the test itself.

There are a variety of OAM tests that can be executed as a function of the target scenario. For example, if the issue is related to a Layer 2 capability, specific tests can be designed and run to check the status of the path via Ethernet Linktrace and later run an Ethernet Loopback to a concrete network element. These tests can be coupled with others to test if any filtering is in place by varying, e.g., some Layer 2 fields or checking the configuration of relevant nodes. If these tests are correct, the operator may want to check the availability of the service (or its delivered performance).

Even though the troubleshooting process may be different depending on the problem detected, there are certain common procedures or logics that can be executed in order to narrow down the cause of the problem and thus help isolating candidate root cause.

2.2. Birth Certificate

The aim of a birth certificate process is to validate that all relevant parameters are set appropriately in accordance with the target network service. The birth certificate process is done once the configuration of the network elements is completed, and they are ready for service.

If the birth certificate is successful, it means that the network service is functioning correctly (that is, measured service is matching the expected service) and meets the requirements defined by the operator. The process requires running a set of OAM tasks (e.g., tests) to verify that the service is performing as expected.

The set of OAM tests conducted as part of a birth certificate process depends on the network service that is tested. For example, if the service is a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP) Light [RFC5357] will be used, while if the service is an E-LINE, ITU-T Y.1731 Ethernet CFM tests [ITU-T-Y1731] will be executed.

Typically, once the birth certificate process has been completed and the OAM tests have been executed, the test results are stored as part of the documentation process performed by the operator. Many of these tasks take place during pre-deployment phases.

2.3. Proactive Supervision

Some network services require to fulfill strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs). An SLA defines the performance parameters that the service must fulfill in order to meet the requirements of the customer or end user (e.g., IP Connectivity Provisioning Profile (CPP) [RFC7297] and Network Slice Service [RFC9543]).

As part of service fulfillment and assurance (e.g., Section 2.3.3 of [RFC4176]), proactive verification is undertaken to assess whether SLAs are met and implement appropriate adjustment measures when service distortion is observed. Proactive supervision requires running tests both end-to-end, but also on service components to identify early symptoms and resolve issues before they impact the customer or end user, or to prevent or minimize the impact of the end user. Mitigation action may be enforced to soften the impact of networks incidents and soften/nullify the impact on services that are delivered via that network.

Proactive testing might be done via OAM tests. These tests can be run periodically at regular intervals depending on the specific SLA requirements and the network operator procedures. These procedures may require documenting the test results for future auditing processes with the customers (eventually, negotiated and agreed with a customer as part of service assurance).

2.4. Performance-based Path Routing

Path Computation Elements (PCEs) are used to compute end-to-end paths in a network [RFC4655]. PCEs are used for Traffic Engineering (TE) purposes (e.g., optimize network performance, reduce congestion, and improve the overall user experience).

There are different algorithms to calculate a path in the network for some of them the PCE requires traffic engineering information. TE information includes data such as link metrics, bandwidth availability, and routing constraints. By using this information, the PCE can compute the optimal path for a particular service, taking into account its constraints and requirements. OAM techniques allow obtaining link metrics like delay and loss which can be used in the PCE algorithms.

3. Modelling the Scheduling of OAM Tests

This document specifies two models: OAM unitary test and OAM test sequence models.

3.1. OAM Unitary Test

The OAM unitary test model encompasses parameters that define a specific type of OAM test to be performed. The YANG model includes a container named "oam-unitary-tests" that serves as a container for activating OAM unitary tests for network diagnosis procedures. Inside the container, there is a list called "oam-unitary-test" representing a list of specific OAM unitary tests. The list key is defined as "name", which provides a unique name for each test. Each OAM test in the list references a test type with its concrete parameters. The test types are out of the scope of this document. Moreover, each OAM unitary test has two temporal parameters: "period-of-time" and "recurrence". Both are imported from the "ietf-schedule" module from [I-D.ietf-netmod-schedule-yang]. "period-of-time" identifies the period values that contain a precise period of time, while "recurrence" identifies the properties that contain a recurrence rule specification. "unitary-test-status" enumerates the state of the OAM unitary test.

Figure 1 shows the structure of OAM unitary test module:

module: ietf-oam-unitary-test
  +--rw oam-unitary-tests
     +--rw oam-unitary-test* [name]
        +--rw name                      string
        +--rw ne-config* [ne-id]
        |  +--rw ne-id    rt-types:router-id
        |  +--rw (test-type)
        +--rw period-description?       string
        +--rw period-start              yang:date-and-time
        +--rw time-zone-identifier?     sys:timezone-name
        +--rw (period-type)?
        |  +--:(explicit)
        |  |  +--rw period-end?         yang:date-and-time
        |  +--:(duration)
        |     +--rw duration?           duration
        +--rw recurrence-description?   string
        +--rw frequency                 identityref
        +--rw interval?                 uint32
        +--rw unitary-test-status?      enumeration
Figure 1: Tree Structure of OAM Unitary Test

(Note: alignment with [I-D.ietf-netmod-schedule-yang] will continue with the progress of that document). The 'unitary-test-status' state machine is shown in Figure 2. The state machine includes the following states:

  • "planned": The initial state where the test is planned.

  • "configured": The state where the test is being configured.

  • "ready": The state where the test is ready to be executed.

  • "on-going": The state where the test is currently running.

  • "stop": The state where the test is manually stopped.

  • "error": The state where an error occurs during the test.

  • "finished": The final state where the test is completed.

   +---------+      +----------+      +---------+
+->| planned |----->|configured|----->|  ready  |
|  +---------+      +----------+      +---------+
|                        |                |
|                        |                V
|            +-------+   |          +----------+
|      +-----| error |<--+----------| on-going |
|      |     +-------+              +----------+
|      |                                  |
|      V                                  |
|  +---------+      +--------+            |
+--| finished|<-----|  stop  |<------------+
   +---------+      +--------+            |
       A                                  |
       |                                  |
       +----------------------------------+

Figure 2: OAM Unitary Test State Machine

3.2. OAM Test Sequence

The OAM test sequence model consists of a collection of OAM unitary tests that are executed based on specified time constraints, repetitions, ordering, and reporting outputs. These sequences provide a structured approach to running multiple OAM tests in a coordinated manner.

Each OAM test sequence references an OAM unitary test type with its concrete parameters. Each OAM test sequence has two temporal parameters: "period-of-time" and "recurrence". Both are imported from the "ietf-schedule" module from [I-D.ietf-netmod-schedule-yang]. "period-of-time" identifies the period values that contain a precise period of time, while "recurrence" identifies theproperties that contain a recurrence rule specification. "unitary-test-status" enumerates the state of the OAM test. Finally, "test-sequence-status" shows the state of the OAM test sequence.

Figure 3 shows the structure of OAM test sequence module:

module: ietf-oam-test-sequence
  +--rw oam-test-sequence
     +--rw test-sequence* [name]
        +--rw name                      string
        +--rw test-ref* [name]
        |  +--rw name             string
        |  +--rw (test-type)
        |  +--rw numexecutions?   uint32
        +--rw period-description?       string
        +--rw period-start              yang:date-and-time
        +--rw time-zone-identifier?     sys:timezone-name
        +--rw (period-type)?
        |  +--:(explicit)
        |  |  +--rw period-end?         yang:date-and-time
        |  +--:(duration)
        |     +--rw duration?           duration
        +--rw recurrence-first
        |  +--rw utc-start-time?   yang:date-and-time
        |  +--rw duration?         uint32
        +--rw (recurrence-bound)?
        |  +--:(until)
        |  |  +--rw utc-until?          yang:date-and-time
        |  +--:(count)
        |     +--rw count?              uint32
        +--rw recurrence-description?   string
        +--rw frequency                 identityref
        +--rw interval?                 uint32
        +--rw test-sequence-status?     enumeration

Figure 3: OAM test sequence

The 'test-sequence-status' state machine is shown in Figure 4. The state machine includes the following states:

  • "planned": The initial state where the test is planned.

  • "configured": The state where the test is being configured.

  • "ready": The state where the test is ready to be executed.

  • "on-going": The state where the test is currently running.

  • "stop": The state where the test is manually stopped.

  • "success": The state when all unitary tests were successful.

  • "failure": The state when one or more tests in the sequence got an error.

  • "error": The state where an error occurs during the test.

    +---------+      +----------+      +---------+
 +->| planned |----->|configured|----->|  ready  |
 |  +---------+      +----------+      +---------+
 |    A   A                 |              |
 |    |   |                 |              V
 |    |   |     +-------+   |          +----------+
 |    |   ------| error |<--+----------| on-going |
 |    |         +-------+              +----------+
 |    |                                    |
 |    |                                    |
 | +---------+      +--------+             |
 | | failure |<-----|  stop  |<------------+
 | +---------+      +--------+             |
 |                                         |
 | +---------+                             |
 +-| success |<----------------------------+
   +---------+

Figure 4: OAM test sequence state machine

4. YANG Data Models for Scheduling OAM Tests

4.1. YANG Model for Scheduling OAM Unitary Test

<CODE BEGINS> file ietf-oam-unitary-test@2024-11-08.yang
module ietf-oam-unitary-test {
  yang-version 1.1;
  namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-oam-unitary-test";
  prefix "oamut";

  // Import OAM models from RFCs RFC8531, RFC8532 and RFC8533

  // reference ietf-netmod-schedule-yang
  import ietf-schedule {
    prefix schedule;
    reference
      "RFC XXXX: A Common YANG Data Model for Scheduling";
  }

  import ietf-routing-types {
    prefix rt-types;
    reference
      "RFC 8294: Common YANG Data Types for the Routing Area";
  }

  organization
    "IETF OPSAWG (Operations and Management Area Working Group)";

  contact
    "WG Web:   <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/opsawg/>
     WG List:  <mailto:opsawg@ietf.org>
     Author: Luis Miguel Contreras Murillo
          <luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com>
     Author: Victor Lopez
          <victor.lopez@nokia.com>";
  description
    "This module defines the 'ietf-oam-unitary-test' YANG model for
     activation of network diagnosis procedures.

    Copyright (c) 2024 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
    authors of the code.  All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
    without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
    to the license terms contained in, the Revised BSD License
    set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
    Relating to IETF Documents
      (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

     This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX
     (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfcXXXX); see the RFC itself
     for full legal notices.";

  // RFC Ed.: update the date below with the date of RFC
  // publication and remove this note.
  // RFC Ed.: replace XXXX with actual RFC number and remove
  // this note.

  revision "2024-11-08" {
    description
      "Initial version";
    reference
      "RFCXXXX: A YANG Data Model for Network Diagnosis by Scheduling
       Sequences of OAM Tests";
       // Update with the correct RFC number when assigned
  }

  grouping oam-unitary-test {
    description
        "Specifies a grouping for OAM unitary test for network
        diagnosis procedures.";

    leaf name {
      type string;
      description
        "Defines the name of the test.";
    }

    list ne-config {
      key ne-id;
      description "List of node configurations required to enable the
        unitary tests.";

      leaf ne-id {
        type rt-types:router-id;
        description
          "A 32-bit number in the dotted-quad format that is used
            to uniquely identify a node within an autonomous system
            the ne-id. This identifier is used for both IPv4 and IPv6.";
      }
      choice test-type {
        mandatory true;
        description
          "Choose the type of test. Pending to add the schema-mount solution";
          // Import OAM models from RFCs RFC8531, RFC8532 and RFC8533
      }
    }
  }

  container oam-unitary-tests {
    description
      "Container for OAM unitary tests activation for network
      diagnosis procedures.";

    list oam-unitary-test {
      key name;
      description
        "List of OAM unitary tests activation for network diagnosis
        procedures.";

      uses oam-unitary-test;

      uses schedule:period-of-time;

      uses schedule:recurrence;

      leaf unitary-test-status {
        type enumeration {
          enum "planned" {
            description
              "The test is planned.";
          }
          enum "configure" {
            description
              "The test is configured.";
          }
          enum "ready" {
            description
              "The test status is ready.";
          }
          enum "ongoing" {
            description
              "The test is ongoing.";
          }
          enum "stop" {
            description
              "The test is stopped.";
          }
          enum "finish" {
            description
              "The test is finished.";
          }
          enum "error" {
            description
              "The test has an error.";
          }
        }
        description
          "Status of the test.";
      }
    }
  }
}


<CODE ENDS>

4.2. YANG Model for OAM Test Sequence

<CODE BEGINS> file ietf-oam-test-sequence@2024-11-08.yang

module ietf-oam-test-sequence {
  yang-version 1.1;
  namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-oam-test-sequence";
  prefix "oamts";

  import ietf-oam-unitary-test {
    prefix "oamut";
    // Update the reference with the correct RFC number or other
    // reference when assigned
    // reference "RFCXXXX";
  }

  // reference ietf-netmod-schedule-yang
  import ietf-schedule { prefix "schedule"; }

  organization
    "IETF OPSAWG (Operations and Management Area Working Group)";

  contact
    "WG Web:   <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/opsawg/>
     WG List:  <mailto:opsawg@ietf.org>
     Author: Luis Miguel Contreras Murillo
          <luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com>
     Author: Victor Lopez
          <victor.lopez@nokia.com>";
  description
    "This module defines the 'oam-unitary-test' YANG model for
    management of network diagnosis procedures.

    Copyright (c) 2024 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
    authors of the code.  All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
    without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
    to the license terms contained in, the Revised BSD License
    set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
    Relating to IETF Documents
      (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

     This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX
     (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfcXXXX); see the RFC itself
     for full legal notices.";

  // RFC Ed.: update the date below with the date of RFC
  // publication and remove this note.
  // RFC Ed.: replace XXXX with actual RFC number and remove
  // this note.

  revision "2024-11-08" {
    description "Initial version";
    reference "RFCXXXX";
    // Update with the correct RFC number when assigned
  }

  // Data model definition

  container oam-test-sequence {
    description
      "Container for executing a sequence of ietf-oam-unitary-tests
      N times.";

    list test-sequence {
      key "name";
      description "List of test sequences.";

      leaf name {
        type string;
        description "Unique name for the test sequence.";
      }

      list test-ref {
        key "name";
        description "References to the ietf-oam-unitary-tests.";

        uses "oamut:oam-unitary-test";

        leaf numexecutions {
          type uint32;
          default 1;
          description
            "Number of times the test sequence should be
            executed.";
        }
      }

      uses schedule:period-of-time;

      uses schedule:recurrence-utc;

      leaf test-sequence-status {
        type enumeration {
          enum "planned" {
            description
              "The test sequence is planned.";
          }
          enum "configured" {
            description
              "The test sequence is configured.";
          }
          enum "ready" {
            description
              "The test sequence is ready.";
          }
          enum "ongoing" {
            description
              "The test sequence status is ongoing.";
          }
          enum "stop" {
            description
              "The test sequenceis stopped.";
          }
          enum "success" {
            description
              "All tests in the sequence were successful.";
          }
          enum "failure" {
            description
              "One or more tests in the sequence got an error.";
          }
          enum "error" {
            description
              "The test sequence status has an error.";
          }
        }

        description
          "Status of the test sequence execution.";
      }
    }
  }
}


<CODE ENDS>

5. Using Device Mode Within OAM Scheduling Models

This section discusses the issues related to reusing device models already defined in IETF within the context of scheduling OAM tests. There are two main approaches to enable OAM scheduling models: * Importing YANG model into the OAM scheduling models. This approach will copy the device model into the OAM unitary test model to enable the configuration and utilization of the desired OAM test. This approach requires to recreate new YANG models for each new test type or variation of the device models. * Schema-mount allows mounting a data model at a specified location of another (parent) schema. The main difference with importing the YANG modules is that they don't have to be prepared for mounting; any existing modules such as "ietf-twamp" can be mounted without any modifications.

As an exmaple, we will use [RFC8913], which defines a YANG data model for TWAMP, to illustrate how device models could be used.

6. Security Considerations

The YANG module targeted in this document defines a schema for data that is designed to be accessed via network management protocols such as NETCONF [RFC6241] or RESTCONF [RFC8040]. The lowest NETCONF layer is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS [RFC5246].

The NETCONF access control model [RFC6536] provides the means to restrict access for particular NETCONF or RESTCONF users to a preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or RESTCONF protocol operations and content.

There are a number of data nodes defined in this YANG module that are writable/creatable/deletable (i.e., config true, which is the default). These data nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. Write operations (e.g., edit-config) to these data nodes without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations.

In which refers to the scheduling of the tests, security considerations in [I-D.ietf-netmod-schedule-yang] are also applicable here.

7. IANA Considerations

TBC

8. Implementation Status

This section will be used to track the status of the implementations of the model. It is aimed at being removed if the document becomes RFC.

9. References

9.1. Normative References

[I-D.ietf-netmod-schedule-yang]
Ma, Q., Wu, Q., Boucadair, M., and D. King, "A Common YANG Data Model for Scheduling", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-netmod-schedule-yang-03, , <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netmod-schedule-yang-03>.
[RFC2119]
Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119>.
[RFC5246]
Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2", RFC 5246, DOI 10.17487/RFC5246, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5246>.
[RFC5357]
Hedayat, K., Krzanowski, R., Morton, A., Yum, K., and J. Babiarz, "A Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP)", RFC 5357, DOI 10.17487/RFC5357, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5357>.
[RFC5860]
Vigoureux, M., Ed., Ward, D., Ed., and M. Betts, Ed., "Requirements for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in MPLS Transport Networks", RFC 5860, DOI 10.17487/RFC5860, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5860>.
[RFC6241]
Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6241>.
[RFC6242]
Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6242>.
[RFC6536]
Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Access Control Model", RFC 6536, DOI 10.17487/RFC6536, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6536>.
[RFC6991]
Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., "Common YANG Data Types", RFC 6991, DOI 10.17487/RFC6991, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6991>.
[RFC7950]
Bjorklund, M., Ed., "The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language", RFC 7950, DOI 10.17487/RFC7950, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7950>.
[RFC8040]
Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8040>.
[RFC8174]
Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8174>.
[RFC8340]
Bjorklund, M. and L. Berger, Ed., "YANG Tree Diagrams", BCP 215, RFC 8340, DOI 10.17487/RFC8340, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8340>.
[RFC8342]
Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Shafer, P., Watsen, K., and R. Wilton, "Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA)", RFC 8342, DOI 10.17487/RFC8342, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8342>.
[RFC8345]
Clemm, A., Medved, J., Varga, R., Bahadur, N., Ananthakrishnan, H., and X. Liu, "A YANG Data Model for Network Topologies", RFC 8345, DOI 10.17487/RFC8345, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8345>.
[RFC8346]
Clemm, A., Medved, J., Varga, R., Liu, X., Ananthakrishnan, H., and N. Bahadur, "A YANG Data Model for Layer 3 Topologies", RFC 8346, DOI 10.17487/RFC8346, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8346>.
[RFC8531]
Kumar, D., Wu, Q., and Z. Wang, "Generic YANG Data Model for Connection-Oriented Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Protocols", RFC 8531, DOI 10.17487/RFC8531, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8531>.
[RFC8532]
Kumar, D., Wang, Z., Wu, Q., Ed., Rahman, R., and S. Raghavan, "Generic YANG Data Model for the Management of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Protocols That Use Connectionless Communications", RFC 8532, DOI 10.17487/RFC8532, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8532>.
[RFC8533]
Kumar, D., Wang, M., Wu, Q., Ed., Rahman, R., and S. Raghavan, "A YANG Data Model for Retrieval Methods for the Management of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Protocols That Use Connectionless Communications", RFC 8533, DOI 10.17487/RFC8533, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8533>.
[RFC8795]
Liu, X., Bryskin, I., Beeram, V., Saad, T., Shah, H., and O. Gonzalez de Dios, "YANG Data Model for Traffic Engineering (TE) Topologies", RFC 8795, DOI 10.17487/RFC8795, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8795>.
[RFC8913]
Civil, R., Morton, A., Rahman, R., Jethanandani, M., and K. Pentikousis, Ed., "Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP) YANG Data Model", RFC 8913, DOI 10.17487/RFC8913, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8913>.

9.2. Informative References

[I-D.ietf-nmop-network-incident-yang]
Hu, T., Contreras, L. M., Wu, Q., Davis, N., and C. Feng, "A YANG Data Model for Network Incident Management", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-nmop-network-incident-yang-02, , <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-network-incident-yang-02>.
[I-D.ietf-nmop-terminology]
Davis, N., Farrel, A., Graf, T., Wu, Q., and C. Yu, "Some Key Terms for Network Fault and Problem Management", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-nmop-terminology-07, , <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-terminology-07>.
[ITU-T-Y1731]
"OAM Functions and Mechanisms for Ethernet-based Networks", , <https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Y.1731/en>.
[RFC4176]
El Mghazli, Y., Ed., Nadeau, T., Boucadair, M., Chan, K., and A. Gonguet, "Framework for Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (L3VPN) Operations and Management", RFC 4176, DOI 10.17487/RFC4176, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4176>.
[RFC4655]
Farrel, A., Vasseur, J.-P., and J. Ash, "A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture", RFC 4655, DOI 10.17487/RFC4655, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4655>.
[RFC6632]
Ersue, M., Ed. and B. Claise, "An Overview of the IETF Network Management Standards", RFC 6632, DOI 10.17487/RFC6632, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6632>.
[RFC7276]
Mizrahi, T., Sprecher, N., Bellagamba, E., and Y. Weingarten, "An Overview of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Tools", RFC 7276, DOI 10.17487/RFC7276, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7276>.
[RFC7297]
Boucadair, M., Jacquenet, C., and N. Wang, "IP Connectivity Provisioning Profile (CPP)", RFC 7297, DOI 10.17487/RFC7297, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7297>.
[RFC8969]
Wu, Q., Ed., Boucadair, M., Ed., Lopez, D., Xie, C., and L. Geng, "A Framework for Automating Service and Network Management with YANG", RFC 8969, DOI 10.17487/RFC8969, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8969>.
[RFC9543]
Farrel, A., Ed., Drake, J., Ed., Rokui, R., Homma, S., Makhijani, K., Contreras, L., and J. Tantsura, "A Framework for Network Slices in Networks Built from IETF Technologies", RFC 9543, DOI 10.17487/RFC9543, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9543>.

Appendix A. Examples

This section includes a non-exhaustive list of examples to illustrate the use of the models defined in this document.

A.1. Create a TWAMP OAM test

[RFC8913] defines a YANG model for TWAMP. There is an example for TWAMP. The following example contains the information for the four configurations (Control-Client, Server, Session-Sender and Session-Reflector).

An example of a request message body to create a TWAMP OAM test is shown in Figure 5. Session-Sender and Session-Reflector as expanded for illustrative purposes. The TWAMP Test scheduled in this configuration is a one-hour performance monitoring test that runs daily at 9 AM UTC. This test session is configured to start on October 17, 2023, at 09:00 UTC and recur at the same time every day. The duration of each test run is one hour, as specified by the ISO 8601 format "PT1H", with the test status marked as "scheduled". The test provides insight into network performance by monitoring the selected parameters, allowing for the detection of any potential degradations in service quality over time.

{
  "ietf-oam-unitary-test:oam-unitary-tests": {
    "oam-unitary-test": [
      {
        "name": "TWAMP-Test-scheduled-daily",
        "test-type": "twamp-test",
        "period-description": "TWAMP Test Period",
        "period-start": "2023-10-17T09:00:00Z",
        "time-zone-identifier": "UTC",
        "period-type": {
          "duration": {
            "duration": "PT1H"
          }
        },
        "recurrence-description": "Daily at 9 AM UTC",
        "frequency": "oam-types:daily",
        "interval": 1,
        "unitary-test-status": "scheduled",
        "ne-config": [
          {
            "ne-id": "203.0.113.3",
            "twamp": {
              "session-sender": {
                "admin-state": true,
                "test-session": [
                  {
                    "name": "Test1",
                    "ctrl-connection-name": "RouterA",
                    "fill-mode": "zero",
                    "number-of-packets": 900,
                    "periodic-interval": 1,
                    "sent-packets": 2,
                    "rcv-packets": 2,
                    "last-sent-seq": 1,
                    "last-rcv-seq": 1
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Test2",
                    "ctrl-connection-name": "RouterA",
                    "fill-mode": "random",
                    "number-of-packets": 900,
                    "lambda": 1,
                    "max-interval": 2,
                    "sent-packets": 21,
                    "rcv-packets": 21,
                    "last-sent-seq": 20,
                    "last-rcv-seq": 20
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "ne-id": "203.0.113.4",
            "twamp": {
              "session-reflector": {
                "admin-state": true,
                "test-session": [
                  {
                    "sid": 1232,
                    "sender-ip": "203.0.113.3",
                    "sender-udp-port": 54000,
                    "reflector-ip": "203.0.113.4",
                    "reflector-udp-port": 55000,
                    "parent-connection-client-ip": "203.0.113.1",
                    "parent-connection-client-tcp-port": 16341,
                    "parent-connection-server-ip": "203.0.113.2",
                    "parent-connection-server-tcp-port": 862,
                    "test-packet-dscp": 32,
                    "sent-packets": 2,
                    "rcv-packets": 2,
                    "last-sent-seq": 1,
                    "last-rcv-seq": 1
                  },
                  {
                    "sid": 178943,
                    "sender-ip": "203.0.113.1",
                    "sender-udp-port": 54001,
                    "reflector-ip": "192.0.2.2",
                    "reflector-udp-port": 55001,
                    "parent-connection-client-ip": "203.0.113.1",
                    "parent-connection-client-tcp-port": 16341,
                    "parent-connection-server-ip": "203.0.113.2",
                    "parent-connection-server-tcp-port": 862,
                    "test-packet-dscp": 32,
                    "sent-packets": 21,
                    "rcv-packets": 21,
                    "last-sent-seq": 20,
                    "last-rcv-seq": 20
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
Figure 5: Example of a Message Body to Create a TWAMP OAM test

Acknowledgments

TODO acknowledge.

Authors' Addresses

Luis M. Contreras
Telefonica
Victor Lopez
Nokia