Network Working Group                                    Bernard Aboba
     INTERNET-DRAFT                                               Microsoft
     Category: Informational
     <draft-aboba-rpsl-00.txt>
     21 November 1997


                  Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3):
     Schema for the Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL)


     1.  Status of this Memo

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     2.  Abstract

     This  document  defines  a schema for the Routing Policy Specification
     Language (RPSL).  It is expected that this schema will  be  useful  in
     providing  a  standardized  format  for  representation of RPSL within
     LDAP-based directory services.


     3.  Introduction

     The  Routing  Policy  Specification  Language  (RPSL),  described   in
     [6]-[8],  provides a means for the high-level specification of routing
     policies.  To date,  efforts  at  representing  routing  policies,  as
     descrbed  in [9]-[10], have relied on proprietary schemas.  This docu-
     ment describes how routing policies may be represented  in  LDAP-based
     directory services.








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     4.  Object definitions


     The RPSL schema includes definition of the following objects:

     RPSL Person Class
     RPSL Entry Class
     Dictionary object
     Maintainer object (mntner)
     Autonomous system number objects (autNum)
     Route objects (route)
     Set objects (asSet, routeSet)
     Router objects (inetRtr)
     Tunnel objects (inetTunnel)


     4.1.  RPSL Person Class

        ( rpslPersonClass 1
            NAME 'rpslOrgPerson'
            SUP organizationalPerson
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST nicHdl
        )


     4.2.  RPSL Entry

        ( rpsl rpslEntry 1
            NAME 'rpslEntry'
            SUP top
            ABSTRACT
            MUST (
                cn $ descr $ techC $ adminC $ mntBy $
                changed $ source
            )
            MAY (
                remarks $ notify
            )
        )


     4.3.  Dictionary object

        ( rpsl rpslDictionary 1
            NAME 'rpslDictionary'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                dictionaryName
            )
            MAY (
                rpAttribute $ typeDef $ protocol
            )



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        )


     4.4.  Maintainer Object Class

        ( rpsl mntner 1
            NAME 'mntner'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
            mntnerName $ auth $ updTo
            )
            MAY (
                mntNfy
            )
        )


     4.5.  Autonomous System Number Object Class

        ( rpsl autNum 1
            NAME 'autNum'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                asNumber $ asName $ autNumGuardian
            )
            MAY (
                memberOf $ asIn $ asOut $ default $ igpToEgp $
                egpToIgp
            )
        )


     4.6.  Route Object Class

        ( rpsl route 1
            NAME 'route'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                addressPrefix $ origin
            )
            MAY (
                withdrawn $ memberOf $ injectAt $ aggregateBy $
                exportComponents $ holes
            )
        )


     4.7.  AS-Set Object Class

        ( rpsl asSet 1
            NAME 'asSet'



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            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                asSetName
            )
            MAY (
                asSetMembers $ asSetMembersByReferral
            )
        )


     4.8.  Route-Set Object Class

        ( rpsl routeSet 1
            NAME 'routeSet'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                routeSetName
            )
            MAY (
                routeSetMembers $ routeSetMembersByReferral
            )
        )


     4.9.  Router Object Class

        ( rpsl inetRtr 1
            NAME 'inetRtr'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                rtrName $ localAs $ ifAddr $
                inetRtrGuardian
            )
            MAY (
                alias $ peer
            )
        )


     4.10.  Tunnel Object Class

        ( rpsl inetTunnel 1
            NAME 'inetTunnel'
            SUP rpslEntry
            STRUCTURAL
            MUST (
                TunnelName $ tunnelSource $ tunnelSink $ tunneProtocol $
               tunnelIn $ tunnelOut $ inetTunnelGuardian
            )
        )




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     5.  Attribute definitions



     5.1.  New Attribute Types Used in the RPSL Person Class

        ( rpsl rpslPersonClass 2
            NAME 'nicHdl'
            DESC 'the handle by which a person is referred to by the NIC'
            EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
            SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
            SYNTAX 'DirectoryString'
            SINGLE-VALUE
         )



     5.2.  New Attribute Types Used in the RPSL Entry Object Class


        ( rpsl rpslEntry 2
            NAME 'descr'
            DESC 'a description of the object'
            EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
            SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
            SYNTAX 'DirectoryString'
            SINGLE-VALUE
         )

        ( rpsl rpslEntry 3
            NAME 'techC'
            DESC 'the technical contact of the resource'
            EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
            SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
            SYNTAX 'DirectoryString' )

        ( rpsl rpslEntry 4
            NAME 'adminC'
            DESC 'the administrative contact of the resource'
            EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
            SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
            SYNTAX 'DirectoryString' )

        ( rpsl rpslEntry 5
            NAME 'remarks'
            DESC 'An explanation or clarification'
            EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
            SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
            SYNTAX 'DirectoryString' )

        ( rpsl rpslEntry 6
            NAME 'notify'
            DESC 'the email address of the entity to notify in case of
                  Problems with the resource'



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