Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) E. Cardona

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) E. Cardona
Request for Comments: 6289 S. Channabasappa
Category: Informational J-F. Mule
ISSN: 2070-1721 CableLabs
June 2011

A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for CableLabs

Abstract

This document describes the Namespace Identifier (NID) 'cablelabs'
for Uniform Resource Names (URNs) used to identify resources
published by Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs).
CableLabs specifies and manages resources that utilize this URN
identification model. Management activities for these and other
resource types are handled by the manager of the CableLabs' Assigned
Names and Numbers registry.

Status of This Memo

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published for informational purposes.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. URN Specification for CableLabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Namespace Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. Community Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1. Introduction

CableLabs is a non-profit research and development consortium that is
dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and
to helping its cable operator members integrate those technical
advancements into their business objectives. Within CableLabs,
specification activities are organized into projects such as
DOCSIS(R), PacketCable(TM), and OpenCable(TM), and technical work is
conducted within focus teams. Product vendors, manufacturers, and
cable operator members are invited to join the focus teams that
create technical specifications.

Occasionally, CableLabs specification efforts require identifiers in
a managed namespace so that they are unique and persistent. To
ensure that the uniqueness is absolute, the registration of a
specific Uniform Resource Name (URN) [RFC2141] Namespace Identifier

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(NID) for use by CableLabs is being specified in this document, in
full conformance with the NID registration process specified in
[RFC3406].

2. URN Specification for CableLabs

Namespace ID:
cablelabs

Registration information:
registration version number: 1
registration date: 2011-04-18

Declared registrant of the namespace:
Registering organization
Name: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
Address: 858 Coal Creek Circle, Louisville, CO 80027, USA
Designated contact
Role: Manager, Standards
Email: [email protected]

Declaration of syntactic structure:
The Namespace Specific String (NSS) of all URNs that use the
"cablelabs" NID will have the following structure:

{CLclass}:{CLClassSpecificString}

The "CLclass" is a US-ASCII string that conforms to the URN
syntax requirements specified in [RFC2141] and defines a
specific class of resource type. Each class will have a
specific labeling scheme that is covered by
"CLClassSpecificString", which also conforms to the naming
requirements of [RFC2141].

CableLabs maintains the CableLabs' Assigned Names and Numbers
[CANN] specification that will contain the assignment of
CableLabs' resource classes and the specific registration values
assigned for each resource class.

Relevant ancillary documentation:
CableLabs publishes information regarding the registered
resources in the CableLabs' Assigned Names and Numbers
specification ([CANN]).

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Identifier uniqueness considerations:
CableLabs will manage resource classes using the "cablelabs" NID
and will be the authority for managing resources and associated
subsequent strings. CableLabs is expected to guarantee the
uniqueness of the strings themselves, or it may permit secondary
responsibility for certain defined resources.

CableLabs could allow the use of experimental type values for
testing purposes only. Note that using experimental types may
create collisions as multiple users may use the same values for
resources and specific strings.

Identifier persistence considerations:
CableLabs will update the CableLabs' Assigned Names and Numbers
specification ([CANN]) to document the registered resources that
use the "cablelabs" NID.

Process of identifier assignment:
CableLabs will provide procedures for registration of each type
of resource that it maintains. Each such resource may have
three types of registration activities:

1. Registered values associated with CableLabs documents or
services
2. Registration of values or sub-trees to other entities
3. Name models for use in experimental purposes

Process for identifier resolution:
The namespace is not listed with a resolution discovery system;
this is not applicable for this URN registration.

Rules for lexical equivalence:
No special considerations; the rules for lexical equivalence of
[RFC2141] apply.

Conformance with URN syntax:
No special considerations.

Validation mechanism:
None specified. URN assignment will be handled by procedures
implemented in support of CableLabs activities.

Scope:
Global

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3. Example

The following example represents a hypothetical URN that could be
assigned by CableLabs.

urn:cablelabs:packetcable-example:ue:rst-sample

This example defines the URN to be used for User Equipment (UE)
conforming to the sample Residential SIP Telephony (RST) application
specified within CableLabs' PacketCable RST specification suite.

4. Namespace Considerations

CableLabs develops specifications that may require the use of data
models. URN Namespaces are key constructs to manage the definitions
of those data models reliably with persistence and uniqueness.

The use of URNs should also help specification authors to maintain
different versions of URNs and dependencies between URNs across
different versions of CableLabs specifications if they so wish.

5. Community Considerations

Participants involved in the development and usage of CableLabs
specifications and cable industry deployments will benefit from the
publication of this namespace by providing consistent and reliable
names for the XML namespaces, schema locations, and similar
identifiers of physical data models published within CableLabs
specifications.

The CableLabs specifications are publicly available and are licensed
to manufacturers on a nondiscriminatory basis. CableLabs will
maintain the allocation of resources for the "cablelabs" NID within
the following specification: "CableLabs' Assigned Names and Numbers"
[CANN], which will be publicly available for viewing. CableLabs will
also maintain the corresponding specifications where the registered
resources are referenced or used.

6. IANA Considerations

This document adds a new entry ("cablelabs") in the urn-namespaces
registry. This is the defining document. The entry can be found in
the "Uniform Resource Names (URN) Namespaces" registry available from
the IANA site (http://www.iana.org) and any associated mirrors.

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7. Security Considerations

There are no additional security considerations other than those
normally associated with the use and resolution of URNs in general,
which are described in [RFC1737], [RFC2141], and [RFC3406].

8. Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Alfred Hoenes, Ted Hardie, and Peter Saint-
Andre for their useful comments and suggestions. The authors also
acknowledge that the text from [RFC4358] formed the basis for the
initial version of this document.

9. References

9.1. Normative References

[RFC2141] Moats, R., "URN Syntax", RFC 2141, May 1997.

[RFC3406] Daigle, L., van Gulik, D., Iannella, R., and P. Faltstrom,
"Uniform Resource Names (URN) Namespace Definition
Mechanisms", BCP 66, RFC 3406, October 2002.

9.2. Informative References

[CANN] Cable Television Laboratories Inc., "CableLabs' Assigned
Names and Numbers", 2011,
<http://www.cablelabs.com/specifications/cpSpecs.html>.

[RFC1737] Sollins, K. and L. Masinter, "Functional Requirements for
Uniform Resource Names", RFC 1737, December 1994.

[RFC4358] Smith, D., "A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for
the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)", RFC 4358, January 2006.

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Authors' Addresses

Eduardo Cardona
CableLabs
858 Coal Creek Circle
Louisville, CO 80027
USA

Phone: +1 303 661 3375
EMail: [email protected]

Sumanth Channabasappa
CableLabs
858 Coal Creek Circle
Louisville, CO 80027
USA

Phone: +1 303 661 3307
EMail: [email protected]

Jean-Francois Mule
CableLabs
858 Coal Creek Circle
Louisville, CO 80027
USA

Phone: +1 303 661 9100
EMail: [email protected]

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