Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of Documents Containing YANG Data Models

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Best Practice
Pages: 85
Abstract: This document provides guidelines for authors and reviewers of specifications containing YANG data models, including IANA-maintained YANG modules. Recommendations and procedures are defined, which are intended to increase interoperability and usability of Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) and RESTCONF protocol implementations that utilize YANG modules. This document obsoletes RFC 8407; it also updates RFC 8126 by providing additional guidelines for writing the IANA considerations for RFCs that specify IANA-maintained YANG modules.
Publication Date: 2026-03-01
Status Note: Best Current Practice
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9907
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9907
Author(s): Andy Bierman
Mohamed Boucadair
Qin Wu
Keyword(s): NETCONF RESTCONF, Automation

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Normative Reference(s)

IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3688 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3986 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 5378 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6020 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6241 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7950 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 7952 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8040 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8126 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8341 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8342 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8791 [Active*]
RFC8792 — RFC8792 EXTERNAL
RFC8819 — RFC8819 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9890 [Active*]
W3C XML XPath 1 [Superseded]

Bibliographic Reference(s)

GITHUB.llhotka.iana-yang — Style EXTERNAL
IETF, "Content guidelines overview", <https://authors.ietf.org/en/content-guidelines-overview>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "YANG Module Tags", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/yang-module-tags/>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "IETF XML Registry", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/xml-registry/>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "YANG Parameters", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/yang-parameters>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "iana-tunnel-type YANG Module", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-tunnel-type>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "YANG Module Names", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/yang-parameters/>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2026 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2606 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2863 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3849 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4151 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4181 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4252 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4253 [Active*]
RFC5398 — RFC5398 EXTERNAL
RFC5612 — RFC5612 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 5737 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7223 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7224 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7407 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7951 [Active*]
RFC8199 — RFC8199 EXTERNAL
RFC8299 — RFC8299 EXTERNAL
RFC8309 — RFC8309 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 8340 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8343 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8349 [Active*]
RFC8407 — Err5693 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 8446 [Superseded*]
RFC8466 — RFC8466 EXTERNAL
RFC8519 — RFC8519 EXTERNAL
RFC8675 — RFC8675 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 8892 [Active*]
RFC8969 — RFC8969 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9000 [Active*]
RFC9108 — RFC9108 EXTERNAL
RFC9129 — RFC9129 EXTERNAL
RFC9132 — RFC9132 EXTERNAL
RFC9182 — RFC9182 EXTERNAL
RFC9195 — RFC9195 EXTERNAL
RFC9244 — RFC9244 EXTERNAL
RFC9291 — RFC9291 EXTERNAL
RFC9362 — RFC9362 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9637 [Active*]
RFC9645 — RFC9645 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9911 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 10016 [Active*]
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