The OAM Acronym Soup

At first glance the acronym "OAM" seems to be well known and well understood. Looking at it a bit more closely reveals a set of recurring problems that are revisited time and again. This document has one primary and a secondary goal. The primary goal is to find an understanding of OAM that is feasible for the MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)effort. The secondary goal is to make this understanding applicable in a wider scope