RFC 7952 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Defining and Using Metadata with YANG
Overview
RFC 7952, “Defining and Using Metadata with YANG”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2016 by L. Lhotka. It updates RFC 6110. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines a YANG extension that allows for defining metadata annotations in YANG modules. The document also specifies XML and JSON encoding of annotations and other rules for annotating instances of YANG data nodes.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2016
- RFC 7951 JSON Encoding of Data Modeled with YANG
- RFC 7953 Calendar Availability
- RFC 7950 The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language
- RFC 7954 Locator/ID Separation Protocol Endpoint Identifier Block
- RFC 7949 OSPFv3 over IPv4 for IPv6 Transition
- RFC 7955 Management Guidelines for the Locator/ID Separation Protocol Endpoint Identifier Block
- RFC 7948 Internet Exchange BGP Route Server Operations
- RFC 7956 Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links Distributed Layer 3 Gateway