Network Working Group J. Kornijenko

Network Working Group J. Kornijenko
Request for Comments: 4617 ABC software
Category: Informational August 2006

A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Formal Namespace for
the Latvian National Government Integration Project

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Abstract

This document describes a Uniform Resource Name (URN) namespace that
is engineered by a consortium (general contractor, Olimps LTD, and
subcontractors, ABC software LTD, Microsoft Latvia LTD, Riga Internet
eXchange (RIX) Technologies LTD, and Microlink LTD) for naming
information resources published and produced by the Latvian National
Government Integration Project (Latvian abbreviation IVIS).

Table of Contents

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

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1. Introduction

The IVIS uses and produces many kinds of information resources such
as E-services, E-service instances, specifications, standards,
working documents, and XML schemas. An ID in IVIS has to be unique
for global use every time.

2. Specification Template

Namespace ID:

"IVIS" requested according to [RFC3406].

Registration information:

Registration Version Number: 1
Registration Date: 2006-MM-DD

Declared registrant of the namespace:

Organization: ABC software LTD on behalf of The Secretariat of the
Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs
Name: Jurijs Kornijenko
Title: Software Architect
Address: Tallinas - 51, Riga, LV-1012
Phone: +371 7082635
Email: [email protected]

Declaration of structure:

The Namespace Specific String (NSS) of all URNs assigned by the
IVIS will have the following hierarchical structure (ABNF,
according to [RFC4234]):

<NID> ::= "IVIS"

<NSS> ::= <IVIS Org ID>:<ResID - suffix>

<IVIS Org ID> ::= 1*<number> { subsystem ID from IVIS database}

<ResID - suffix> ::= 1*(<upper> | <lower> | <number> | <other>)
{an ID generated by IVIS subsystem that is unique within
this subsystem}

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<other> ::= "(" | ")" | "+" | "," | "-" | "." |
"=" | "@" | ";" | "$" |
"_" | "!" | "*"

<upper> ::= "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "E" | "F" | "G" | "H" |
"I" | "J" | "K" | "L" | "M" | "N" | "O" | "P" |
"Q" | "R" | "S" | "T" | "U" | "V" | "W" | "X" |
"Y" | "Z"

<lower> ::= "a" | "b" | "c" | "d" | "e" | "f" | "g" | "h" |
"i" | "j" | "k" | "l" | "m" | "n" | "o" | "p" |
"q" | "r" | "s" | "t" | "u" | "v" | "w" | "x" |
"y" | "z"

<number> ::= "0" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" | "6" | "7" |
"8" | "9"

Relevant ancillary documentation:

IVIS ancillary documentation is under development.

Identifier uniqueness considerations:

Uniqueness is guaranteed by the IVIS that issues the numbers. The
numbers are not reassigned.

Identifier persistence considerations:

Persistence of identifiers is dependent upon the persistence of
the system name assignment by system name holders.

Process of identifier assignment:

All the assignments of identifiers are fully controlled and
managed by the IVIS and its subsystems.

Process of identifier resolution:

The holders of system names are responsible for operating or
delegating resolution servers for the system in which they have
assigned URNs.

Rules for Lexical Equivalence:

The entire URN is case insensitive.

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Conformity with URN syntax:

IVIS schema URN fully conforms to [RFC2141] syntax, except that
symbols "'" and ":" were excluded from <other>.

Validation mechanism:

<IVIS Org ID> could be validated by using a special IVIS database
service. <ResID - suffix> could be validated by an appropriate
subsystem.

Scope:

Global.

3. Example

The following examples are not to be real. They are provided for
pedagogical purposes only.

URN:IVIS:000000:DOC-METADATA
URN:IVIS:000000:NDR1021365

4. Community Considerations

Every Latvian ministry's local authority produces many kinds of
different documents, offers public services. Each of the information
resources is already uniquely identified within an authority-
producer. The IVIS URN namespace helps unify information resource
identifiers by using existent Latvian government authority
identification procedures to produce E-services and different
documents where many parties are involved. Any citizen or
organization with Internet web browser capability will be entitled to
access the namespace and its associated application, registration,
and resolution services. The primary IVIS namespace usage is to
identify information resources, such as XML messages, their schemas,
and other resources, which can be public or have a special
destination, when a few different parties are involved in the
interchange.

5. IANA Considerations

This document includes a RUN Network Identifier (NID) registration
for IVIS for entry in the IANA registry of URN NIDs (see [RFC2434]
for more information).

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6. Namespace Considerations

To select necessary identifier schema, we spend a lot time and
decided on URN, because an IVIS URN namespace has to resolve the
following problems:

- Information resource uniqueness

Uniqueness makes it possible to find a necessary resource and call
it anytime. Uniqueness gives stability in message sending and
storing operations.

- Namespace understandability

IVIS URN consists of parts, which can guarantee namespace
legibility.

- Information resource resolution

One of the IVIS namespace parts identifies the place where the
resource can be found (resolved).

Therefore, a new URN assignment is required, and individual URNs
shall be assigned through the process of development of each XML
schema.

7. Security Considerations

There are no additional security considerations besides those
normally associated with the use and resolution of URNs in
general.

8. Acknowledgements

Since the specification described in this document is derived from
[RFC3305], [RFC3616], [RFC3986], [RFC3622], and [RFC3406] the
acknowledgements in those documents still apply. In addition, the
author wishes to acknowledge Leslie Daigle, Ted Hardie, and Dinara
Suleymanova for their suggestions and review.

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9. References

9.1. Normative References

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

[RFC3986] Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R., and L. Masinter, "Uniform
Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax", STD 66, RFC
3986, January 2005.

9.2. Informative References

[RFC2434] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 2434,
October 1998.

[RFC3305] Mealling, M. and R. Denenberg, "Report from the Joint
W3C/IETF URI Planning Interest Group: Uniform Resource
Identifiers (URIs), URLs, and Uniform Resource Names
(URNs): Clarifications and Recommendations", RFC 3305,
August 2002.

[RFC3616] Bellifemine, F., Constantinescu, I., and S. Willmott, "A
Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for Foundation for
Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA)", RFC 3616, September
2003.

[RFC3622] Mealling, M., "A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace
for the Liberty Alliance Project", RFC 3622, February
2004.

[W3C/IETF] URI Planning Interest Group, W3C/IETF September 2001,
<http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/NOTE-uri-clarification-
20010921/>http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/NOTE-uri-
clarification-20010921/.

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

[RFC4234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for
Syntax Specifications: ABNF", RFC 4234, October 2005.

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Author's Address

Jurijs Kornijenko
ABC software LTD
Software Architect
Tallinas - 51
Riga, LV-1012

Phone: +371 7082635
EMail: [email protected]

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