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RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 9911.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9911 — Common YANG Data Types

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document introduces a collection of common data types to be used with the YANG data modeling language. This document obsoletes RFC 6021.

Document record

Document ID
RFC6991
Published
July 2013
Authors
J. Schoenwaelder
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
30
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 6021
Obsoleted by:
RFC 9911

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 6021 (2010)
  2. RFC 6991 (2013)
  3. RFC 9911 (2025) ✓

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