[Cats] RFC 10053 on A Framework for Computing-Aware Traffic Steering (CATS)

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        RFC 10053

        Title:      A Framework for Computing-Aware Traffic Steering (CATS)
        Author:     C. Li, Ed.,
                    Z. Du,
                    M. Boucadair, Ed.,
                    L. M. Contreras,
                    J. Drake
        Status:     Informational
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       October 2026
        Mailbox:    c.l@huawei.com,
                    duzongpeng@chinamobile.com,
                    mohamed.boucadair@orange.com,
                    luismiguel.contrerasmurillo@telefonica.com,
                    je_drake@yahoo.com
        Pages:      27


        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-cats-framework-24

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc10053

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC10053

This document describes a framework for Computing-Aware Traffic
Steering (CATS).  Specifically, the document identifies a set of CATS
functional components, describes their interactions, and provides
illustrative workflows of the control and data planes.  The framework
covers only the case of a single service provider.

This document is a product of the Computing-Aware Traffic Steering Working Group of the IETF.

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