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RFC 9911: Common YANG Data Types

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This document defines a collection of common data types to be used with the YANG data modeling language. It includes several new type definitions and obsoletes RFC 6991.

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Document ID
RFC9911
Published
December 2025
Authors
J. Schönwälder
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
37
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Obsoletes:
RFC 6991

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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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