TR292B Intent Management State Machines v3.6.0

The intent management state machines model is an ontology within the TM Forum intent ontology. It introduces a generic state machine describing the status of intent handling and the compliance of the system to the requirements expressed by an intent.  The intent management state machines model introduces a standard vocabulary to be used between the intent handler and intent owner to communicate the intent handling status and the stage in the intent life cycle. The model defines a generic state machine of intent handling. States reflect compliance to the intent requirements and stages in the intent life cycle. State transitions serve as events that indicate that a significant change in the intent handling status has occurred. A separate, but associate state machine is defined for communicating the progress of intent updates.