Technical Summary
Routing and routing functions in enterprise and carrier networks are
typically performed by network devices (routers and switches) using a
routing information base (RIB). Protocols and configuration push
data into the RIB and the RIB manager installs state into the
hardware for packet forwarding. This draft specifies an information
model for the RIB to enable defining a standardized data model, and
it was used by the IETF's I2RS WG to design the I2RS RIB data model.
It is being published to record the higher-level informational model
decisions for RIBs so that other developers of RIBs may benefit from
the design concepts.
Working Group Summary
The I2RS WG and the authors have waited on the
NETMOD/NETCONF WG to complete its work on
revising the network management datastore architecture.
Now that the latter is completed the I2RS WG believes this Document
can now itself progress.
Document Quality
This is an informational model which
helped form the draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model.
The document has been through repeated reviews and debates
within netmod/I2rs.
It is worth publishing because we see repeatly additional
attempts to do a RIB model without the same thought.
This model can support NMDA dynamic datastores or
normal datastores. It depends on where it is mounted.
Personnel
Susan Hares is the Document Shepherd
Martin Vigoureux is the Responsible Area Director