1. Binary encoding draft-MAHESH-NETCONF-binary-encoding
Mahesh Jethanandani
Alfred leung
Jason lam
NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017

2. introduction Alternate Form of Encoding URI <activate>
urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:encoding:1.0?format={name, ...}
<activate>
Advertising and enabling an alternate form of encoding.
NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017

3. What is encoded? Everything above the “Message” layer
Figure 1 of RFC 6241
RPCs, Error messages remain in XML
NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017

4. Encoding formats Encodings supported
CBOR
CBOR + SID
JSON
GPB
THRIFT
Question – How to track revisions of a encoding format?
CBOR-1.0
CBOR-2.0
Identity Definition
Do we need an identity definition?
Update ietf-restconf?
NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017

5. restconf New capability HTTP “Content-Type” header
urn:ietf:params:restconf:capability:encoding:1.0?format={name, ...}
HTTP “Content-Type” header
NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017

6. notifications Subscribed Notifications Supports changing encoding
NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017

7. NEXT STEPS Update draft Ask for wg adoption after update NETCONF WG
March 20, 2017