Systems and methods for determining problematic paths between interest points in a multi-cloud environment

A network component, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network component to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a problematic event between a first interest point and a second interest point of a network;
• activating a first endpoint associated with the first interest point and a second endpoint associated with the second interest point, wherein:
• activating the first endpoint and the second endpoint initiates a generation of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) out-of-band data packets by the first endpoint and the second endpoint;
• and
• each of the OAM out-of-band data packets uses an OAM packet format, the OAM packet format comprising:
• a Media Access Control (MAC) header;
• an EtherType;
• an Internet Protocol (IP) header;
• a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) header;
• at least one cloud OAM option;
• and
• a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC);
• receiving, from the first endpoint and the second endpoint, telemetry data associated with a problematic path between the first interest point and the second interest point;
• and
• determining the problematic path between the first interest point and the second interest point using the telemetry data received from the first endpoint and the second endpoint, wherein the telemetry data is collected by the OAM out-of-band data packets.

A method, comprising:

• identifying a problematic event between a first interest point and a second interest point of a network;
• activating a first endpoint associated with the first interest point and a second endpoint associated with the second interest point, wherein:
• activating the first endpoint and the second endpoint initiates a generation of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) out-of-band data packets by the first endpoint and the second endpoint;
• and
• each of the OAM out-of-band data packets uses an OAM packet format, the OAM packet format comprising:
• a Media Access Control (MAC) header;
• an EtherType;
• an Internet Protocol (IP) header;
• a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) header;
• at least one cloud OAM option;
• and
• a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC);
• receiving, from the first endpoint and the second endpoint, telemetry data associated with a problematic path between the first interest point and the second interest point;
• and
• determining the problematic path between the first interest point and the second interest point using the telemetry data received from the first endpoint and the second endpoint, wherein the telemetry data is collected by the OAM out-of-band data packets.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• identifying a problematic event between a first interest point and a second interest point of a network;
• activating a first endpoint associated with the first interest point and a second endpoint associated with the second interest point, wherein:
• activating the first endpoint and the second endpoint initiates a generation of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) out-of-band data packets by the first endpoint and the second endpoint;
• and
• each of the OAM out-of-band data packets uses an OAM packet format, the OAM packet format comprising:
• a Media Access Control (MAC) header;
• an EtherType;
• an Internet Protocol (IP) header;
• a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) header;
• at least one cloud OAM option;
• and
• a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC);
• receiving, from the first endpoint and the second endpoint, telemetry data associated with a problematic path between the first interest point and the second interest point;
• and
• determining the problematic path between the first interest point and the second interest point using the telemetry data received from the first endpoint and the second endpoint, wherein the telemetry data is collected by the OAM out-of-band data packets.