Network Programmability with YANG: The Structure of Network Automation with YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI

Chapter 6. YANG Data Modeling Developments in the Industry

This chapter covers

• The industry “groups” that develop the different data model–driven management components

• The “groups” that specify the YANG data models

• How the industry collaborates... or overlaps

• Where to find the YANG models: GitHub repositories and the YANG Catalog

• Interoperability testing

Introduction

This chapter analyzes the current state of affairs of YANG in the industry, how the industry organizes itself, and who the key players involved are.

Because automation based on data model–driven management is a priority in the industry today, and because multiple “groups” are involved, the landscape keeps evolving. Those “groups” consist of standards-development organizations ...