A Data Model for Network Topologies
draft-ietf-i2rs-yang-network-topo-15
Network Working Group A. Clemm
Internet-Draft Huawei
Intended status: Standards Track J. Medved
Expires: March 9, 2018 Cisco
R. Varga
Pantheon Technologies SRO
N. Bahadur
Bracket Computing
H. Ananthakrishnan
Packet Design
X. Liu
Jabil
September 5, 2017
A Data Model for Network Topologies
draft-ietf-i2rs-yang-network-topo-15.txt
Abstract
This document defines an abstract (generic) YANG data model for
network/service topologies and inventories. The data model serves as
a base model which is augmented with technology-specific details in
other, more specific topology and inventory data models.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Key Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Definitions and Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. Model Structure Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.1. Base Network Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2. Base Network Topology Data Model . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3. Extending the data model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.4. Discussion and selected design decisions . . . . . . . . 12
4.4.1. Container structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.4.2. Underlay hierarchies and mappings . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.4.3. Dealing with changes in underlay networks . . . . . . 13
4.4.4. Use of groupings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4.5. Cardinality and directionality of links . . . . . . . 14
4.4.6. Multihoming and link aggregation . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4.7. Mapping redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4.8. Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4.9. Representing the same device in multiple networks . . 15
4.4.10. Supporting client-configured and system-controlled
network topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4.11. Identifiers of string or URI type . . . . . . . . . . 17
5. Interactions with Other YANG Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6. YANG Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1. Defining the Abstract Network: ietf-network.yang . . . . 18
6.2. Creating Abstract Network Topology: ietf-network-
topology.yang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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