YANG - A Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)
RFC 6020

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                 M. Bjorklund, Ed.
Request for Comments: 6020                                Tail-f Systems
Category: Standards Track                                   October 2010
ISSN: 2070-1721

                  YANG - A Data Modeling Language for
              the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)

Abstract

   YANG is a data modeling language used to model configuration and
   state data manipulated by the Network Configuration Protocol
   (NETCONF), NETCONF remote procedure calls, and NETCONF notifications.

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Bjorklund                    Standards Track                    [Page 1]
RFC 6020                          YANG                      October 2010

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................8
   2. Keywords ........................................................8
   3. Terminology .....................................................8
      3.1. Mandatory Nodes ...........................................10
   4. YANG Overview ..................................................11
      4.1. Functional Overview .......................................11
      4.2. Language Overview .........................................13
           4.2.1. Modules and Submodules .............................13
           4.2.2. Data Modeling Basics ...............................13
           4.2.3. State Data .........................................18
           4.2.4. Built-In Types .....................................18
           4.2.5. Derived Types (typedef) ............................19
           4.2.6. Reusable Node Groups (grouping) ....................20
           4.2.7. Choices ............................................21
           4.2.8. Extending Data Models (augment) ....................22
           4.2.9. RPC Definitions ....................................23
           4.2.10. Notification Definitions ..........................24
   5. Language Concepts ..............................................25
      5.1. Modules and Submodules ....................................25
           5.1.1. Import and Include by Revision .....................26
           5.1.2. Module Hierarchies .................................27
      5.2. File Layout ...............................................28
      5.3. XML Namespaces ............................................29
           5.3.1. YANG XML Namespace .................................29
      5.4. Resolving Grouping, Type, and Identity Names ..............29
      5.5. Nested Typedefs and Groupings .............................29
      5.6. Conformance ...............................................30
           5.6.1. Basic Behavior .....................................31
           5.6.2. Optional Features ..................................31