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+Network Working Group A. Farrel
+Request for Comments: 5511 Old Dog Consulting
+Category: Standards Track April 2009
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+ Routing Backus-Naur Form (RBNF): A Syntax Used to Form
+ Encoding Rules in Various Routing Protocol Specifications
+
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
+ Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
+ improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
+ Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
+ and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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+Abstract
+
+ Several protocols have been specified in the Routing Area of the IETF
+ using a common variant of the Backus-Naur Form (BNF) of representing
+ message syntax. However, there is no formal definition of this
+ version of BNF.
+
+ There is value in using the same variant of BNF for the set of
+ protocols that are commonly used together. This reduces confusion
+ and simplifies implementation.
+
+ Updating existing documents to use some other variant of BNF that is
+ already formally documented would be a substantial piece of work.
+
+ This document provides a formal definition of the variant of BNF that
+ has been used (that we call Routing BNF) and makes it available for
+ use by new protocols.
+
+Table of Contents
+
+ 1. Introduction ....................................................3
+ 1.1. Terminology ................................................3
+ 1.2. Existing Uses ..............................................3
+ 1.3. Applicability Statement ....................................4
+ 2. Formal Definitions ..............................................4
+ 2.1. Rule Definitions ...........................................5
+ 2.1.1. Rule Name Delimitation ..............................5
+ 2.1.2. Objects .............................................5
+ 2.1.3. Constructs ..........................................6
+ 2.1.4. Messages ............................................6
+ 2.2. Operators ..................................................6
+ 2.2.1. Assignment ..........................................6
+ 2.2.2. Concatenation .......................................7
+ 2.2.3. Optional Presence ...................................7
+ 2.2.4. Alternatives ........................................8
+ 2.2.5. Repetition ..........................................9
+ 2.2.6. Grouping ...........................................10
+ 2.3. Editorial Conventions .....................................11
+ 2.3.1. White Space ........................................11
+ 2.3.2. Line Breaks ........................................11
+ 2.3.3. Ordering ...........................................11
+ 2.4. Precedence ................................................11
+ 3. Automated Validation ...........................................13
+ 4. Security Considerations ........................................13
+ 5. Acknowledgments ................................................13
+ 6. References .....................................................13
+ 6.1. Normative References ......................................13
+ 6.2. Informative References ....................................13
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+1. Introduction
+
+ Backus-Naur Form (BNF) has been used to specify the message formats
+ of several protocols within the Routing Area of the IETF.
+ Unfortunately, these specifications are not based on any specific
+ formal definition of BNF, and they differ slightly from the
+ definitions provided in other places.
+
+ It is clearly valuable to have a formal definition of the syntax-
+ defining language that is used. It would be possible to convert all
+ existing specifications to use an established specification of BNF
+ (for example, Augmented BNF or ABNF [RFC5234]); however, this would
+ require a lot of work. It should be noted that in ABNF the terminals
+ are integers (characters/bytes), while in the BNF form used to define
+ message formats, the terminals are "objects" (some kind of message
+ elements, but not individual bytes or characters) or entire
+ "messages". This means that converting existing specifications to
+ use an established BNF specification would also require extensions to
+ that BNF specification.
+
+ On the other hand, the variant of BNF used by the specifications in
+ question (which is similar to a subset of Extended BNF [EBNF]) is
+ consistent and has only a small number of constructs. It makes
+ sense, therefore, to provide a definition of this variant of BNF to
+ allow ease of interpretation of existing documents and to facilitate
+ the development of new protocol specifications using the same variant
+ of BNF. A specification will also facilitate automated verification
+ of the formal definitions used in future documents.
+
+ This document provides such a specification and names the BNF variant
+ Routing BNF (RBNF).
+
+1.1. Terminology
+
+ The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
+ "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
+ document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
+
+1.2. Existing Uses
+
+ The first notable use of the variant of BNF that concerns us is in
+ the specification of the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
+ [RFC2205]. RSVP has been extended for use in Multiprotocol Label
+ Switching (MPLS) networks to provide signaling for Traffic
+ Engineering (TE) [RFC3209], and this has been developed for use as
+ the signaling protocol in Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) networks
+ [RFC3473].
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+ Each of these three uses of RSVP has given rise to a large number of
+ specifications of protocol extensions to provide additional features
+ over and above those in the base documents. Each new feature is
+ defined in its own document using the common variant of BNF.
+
+ New protocols have also been specified using the same variant of BNF.
+ This has arisen partly because the developers were familiar with the
+ BNF used in [RFC2205], etc., but also because of the overlap between
+ the protocols, especially with respect to the network objects
+ controlled and operated.
+
+ Notable among these additional protocols are the Link Management
+ Protocol (LMP) [RFC4204] and the Path Computation Element Protocol
+ (PCEP) [RFC5440]. In both cases, further documents that specify
+ protocol extensions also use the same variant of BNF.
+
+1.3. Applicability Statement
+
+ RBNF as defined in this document is primarily applicable for the
+ protocols listed in the previous section. The specification may be
+ used to facilitate the interpretation of the pre-existing RFCs that
+ are referenced. It should also be used in the specification of
+ extensions to those protocols.
+
+ RBNF could also be used for the specification of new protocols. This
+ is most appropriate for the development of new protocols that are
+ closely related to those that already use RBNF. For example, PCEP is
+ closely related to RSVP-TE, and when it was developed, the PCE
+ working group chose to use the same form of BNF as was already used
+ in the RSVP-TE specifications.
+
+ If a wholly new protocol is being developed and is not related to a
+ protocol that already uses RBNF, the working group should consider
+ carefully whether to use RBNF or to use a more formally specified and
+ broader form of BNF such as ABNF [RFC5234].
+
+ The use of RBNF to specify extensions to protocols that do not
+ already use RBNF (i.e., that use some other form of BNF) is not
+ recommended.
+
+2. Formal Definitions
+
+ The basic building blocks of BNF are rules and operators. At its
+ simplest form, a rule in the context we are defining is a protocol
+ object that is traditionally defined by a bit diagram in the protocol
+ specification. Further and more complex rules are constructed by
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+ combining other rules using operators. The most complex rule is the
+ message that is constructed from an organization of protocol objects
+ as specified by the operators.
+
+ An RBNF specification consists of a sequence of rule definitions
+ using the operators defined in Section 2.2. One rule may be
+ constructed from a set of other rules using operators. The order of
+ definition of rules does not matter. That is, the subordinate rules
+ MAY be defined first and then used in subsequent definitions of
+ further rules, or the top-level rules MAY be defined first followed
+ by a set of definitions of the subordinate rules.
+
+ Rule definitions are read left-to-right on any line, and the lines
+ are read top-to-bottom on the page. This becomes particularly
+ important when considering sequences of rules and operators.
+
+2.1. Rule Definitions
+
+ No semantics should be assumed from special characters used in rule
+ names. For example, it would be wrong to assume that a rule carries
+ a decimal number because the rule name begins or ends with the letter
+ "d". However, individual specifications MAY choose to assign rule
+ names in any way that makes the human interpretation of the rule
+ easier.
+
+2.1.1. Rule Name Delimitation
+
+ All rule names are enclosed by angle brackets ("<" and ">"). Rule
+ names MAY include any printable characters, but MUST NOT include tabs
+ or line feeds/breaks.
+
+ Example:
+ <Path Message>
+
+2.1.2. Objects
+
+ The most basic (indivisible) rule is termed an object. The
+ definition of an object is derived from its context.
+
+ Objects are typically named in uppercase. They do not usually use
+ spaces within the name, favoring underbars ("_").
+
+ Example:
+ <SENDER_TEMPLATE>
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+2.1.3. Constructs
+
+ Rules that are constructed from other rules using operators are
+ termed constructs.
+
+ Constructs are named in lowercase, although capitals are commonly
+ used to indicate acronyms. Spaces and hyphens are used between words
+ within names.
+
+ Example:
+ <sender descriptor>
+
+2.1.4. Messages
+
+ The final objective is the definition of messages. These are rules
+ that are constructed from objects and constructs using operators.
+ The only syntactic difference between a message and a construct is
+ that no other rule is typically constructed from a message.
+
+ Messages are typically named in title case.
+
+ Example:
+ <Path Message>
+
+2.2. Operators
+
+ Operators are used to build constructs and messages from objects and
+ constructs.
+
+2.2.1. Assignment
+
+ Assignment is used to form constructs and messages.
+
+ Meaning:
+ The named construct or message on the left-hand side is defined to
+ be set equal to the right-hand side of the assignment.
+
+ Encoding:
+ colon, colon, equal sign ("::=")
+
+ Example:
+ <WF flow descriptor> ::= <FLOWSPEC>
+
+ Note:
+ The left-hand side of the assignment and the assignment operator
+ MUST be present on the same line.
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+2.2.2. Concatenation
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+ Objects and constructs can be combined as a sequence to form a new
+ construct or a message.
+
+ Meaning:
+ The objects or constructs MUST be present in the order specified.
+ The order of reading RBNF is stated in Section 2.
+
+ Encoding:
+ A sequence of objects and constructs usually separated by spaces.
+ The objects in a sequence MAY be separated by line breaks.
+
+ Example:
+ <SE flow descriptor> ::= <FLOWSPEC> <filter spec list>
+
+ Note:
+ See Section 2.3.3 for further comments on the ordering of objects
+ and constructs.
+
+2.2.3. Optional Presence
+
+ Objects and constructs can be marked as optionally present.
+
+ Meaning:
+ The optional objects or constructs MAY be present or absent within
+ the assignment. Unless indicated as optional, objects and
+ constructs are mandatory and MUST be present. The optional
+ operator can also be nested to give a hierarchical dependency of
+ presence as shown in the example below.
+
+ Encoding:
+ Contained in square brackets ("[" and "]").
+
+ Example:
+ <PathTear Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
+ <SESSION> <RSVP_HOP>
+ [ <sender descriptor> ]
+
+ Example of nesting:
+ The optional operator can be nested. For example,
+
+ <construct> ::= <MAND> [ <OPT_1> [ <OPT_2> ] ]
+
+ In this construction, the object OPT_2 can only be present if OPT_1
+ is also present.
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+ Note:
+ The set of objects and constructs within the same pair of square
+ brackets is treated as a unit (an unnamed construct). This means
+ that when multiple objects and constructs are included within the
+ same pair of square brackets, all MUST be included when one is
+ included, unless nested square brackets are used as in the previous
+ example.
+
+2.2.4. Alternatives
+
+ Choices can be indicated within assignments.
+
+ Meaning:
+ Either one rule or the other MUST be present.
+
+ Encoding:
+ The pipe symbol ("|") is used between the objects or constructs
+ that are alternatives.
+
+ Example:
+ <flow descriptor list> ::= <FF flow descriptor list>
+ | <SE flow descriptor>
+
+ Notes:
+ 1. Use of explicit grouping (Section 2.2.6) is RECOMMENDED to avoid
+ confusion. Implicit grouping using line breaks (Section 2.3.2)
+ is often used, but gives rise to potential misinterpretation and
+ SHOULD be avoided in new definitions.
+
+ 2. Multiple members of alternate sets can give rise to confusion.
+ For example:
+
+ <flow descriptor list> ::= <empty> |
+ <flow descriptor list> <flow descriptor>
+
+ could be read to mean that an instance of <flow descriptor> must
+ be present or that it is optional.
+
+ To avoid this type of issue, explicit grouping (see Section
+ 2.2.6), or an intermediary MUST be used in all new documents
+ (existing uses are not deprecated, and automatic parsers need to
+ handle existing RFCs). See also Section 2.4 for a description
+ of precedence rules.
+
+ Thus:
+
+ <construct> ::= <ALT_A> <ALT_B> | <ALT_C> <ALT_D>
+
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+ is not allowed in new documents and MUST be presented using
+ grouping or using an intermediary construct. For example, and
+ depending on intended meaning:
+
+ <construct> ::= ( <ALT_A> <ALT_B> ) | ( <ALT_C> <ALT_D> )
+
+ or
+
+ <construct> ::= <ALT_A> ( <ALT_B> | <ALT_C> ) <ALT_D>
+
+ or
+
+ <intermediary X> ::= <ALT_A> <ALT_B>
+ <intermediary Y> ::= <ALT_C> <ALT_D>
+ <construct> ::= <intermediary X> | <intermediary Y>
+
+ or
+
+ <intermediary Z> ::= <ALT_B> | <ALT_C>
+ <construct> ::= <ALT_A> <intermediary Z> <ALT_D>
+
+2.2.5. Repetition
+
+ It could be the case that a sequence of identical objects or
+ constructs is required within an assignment.
+
+ Meaning:
+ MAY repeat the preceding object, intermediate construct, or
+ construct.
+
+ Encoding:
+ Three dots ("...").
+
+ Example:
+ <Path Message> ::= <Common Header> [ <INTEGRITY> ]
+ <SESSION> <RSVP_HOP>
+ <TIME_VALUES>
+ [ <POLICY_DATA> ... ]
+ [ <sender descriptor> ]
+
+ Notes:
+ 1. A set of zero or more objects or constructs can be achieved by
+ combining with the Optional concept as shown in the example
+ above.
+
+ 2. Sequences can also be encoded by building a recursive construct
+ using the Alternative operator. For example:
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+ <sequence> ::= <OBJECT> |
+ ( <OBJECT> <sequence> )
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+ 3. Repetition can also be applied to a component of an assignment
+ to indicate the optional repetition of that component. For
+ example, the Notify message in [RFC3473] is defined as follows:
+
+ <Notify message> ::=
+ <Common Header> [<INTEGRITY>]
+ [ [<MESSAGE_ID_ACK> | <MESSAGE_ID_NACK>] ... ]
+ [ <MESSAGE_ID> ]
+ <ERROR_SPEC> <notify session list>
+
+ In this example, there is a sequence of zero or more instances
+ of [<MESSAGE_ID_ACK> | <MESSAGE_ID_NACK>]. One could argue that
+ the use of grouping (see Section 2.2.6) or a recursive construct
+ (see Note 2, above) would be more clear.
+
+2.2.6. Grouping
+
+ Meaning:
+ A group of objects or constructs to be treated together. This
+ notation is not mandatory but is RECOMMENDED for clarity. See
+ Section 2.4 on Precedence.
+
+ Encoding:
+ Round brackets ("(" and ")") enclosing a set of objects,
+ constructs, and operators.
+
+ Example:
+ <group> ::= ( <this> <that> )
+
+ Notes:
+ 1. The precedence rule in Section 2.4 means that the use of
+ grouping is not necessary for the formal interpretation of the
+ BNF representation. However, grouping can make the BNF easier
+ to parse unambiguously. Either grouping or an intermediate
+ construct MUST be used for multi-alternates (Section 2.2.4).
+
+ 2. Line breaks (Section 2.3.2) are often used to clarify grouping
+ as can be seen in the definition of <sequence> in Section 2.2.5,
+ but these are open to misinterpretation, and explicit grouping
+ is RECOMMENDED.
+
+ 3. A practical alternative to grouping is the definition of
+ intermediate constructs as illustrated in Note 2 of Section
+ 2.2.4.
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+2.3. Editorial Conventions
+
+2.3.1. White Space
+
+ White space (that is space characters) between operators, objects,
+ and constructs is ignored but SHOULD be used for readability.
+
+2.3.2. Line Breaks
+
+ Line breaks within an assignment are ignored but SHOULD be used for
+ readability.
+
+ Line breaks are often used to imply grouping within the precedence
+ rules set out in Section 2.4, but explicit grouping (Section 2.2.6)
+ or intermediary constructs (Section 2.2.4) SHOULD be used in new
+ definitions.
+
+ A line break MUST NOT be present between the left-hand side of an
+ assignment and the assignment operator (see Section 2.2.1).
+
+ New assignments (i.e., new construct or message definitions) MUST
+ begin on a new line.
+
+2.3.3. Ordering
+
+ The ordering of objects and constructs in an assignment is explicit.
+
+ Protocol specifications MAY opt to state that ordering is only
+ RECOMMENDED. In this case, elements of a list of objects and
+ constructs MAY be received in any order.
+
+2.4. Precedence
+
+ Precedence is the main opportunity for confusion in the use of this
+ BNF. In particular, the use of alternatives mixed with
+ concatenations can give rise to different interpretations of the BNF.
+ Although precedence can be deduced from a "proper" reading of the BNF
+ using the rules defined above and the precedence ordering shown
+ below, authors are strongly RECOMMENDED to use grouping (Section
+ 2.2.6) and ordering (Section 2.3.3) to avoid cases where the reader
+ would otherwise be required to understand the precedence rules.
+
+ Automated readers are REQUIRED to parse rules correctly with or
+ without this use of grouping.
+
+ The various mechanisms described in the previous sections have the
+ following precedence, from highest (binding tightest) at the top, to
+ lowest (and loosest) at the bottom:
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+ concatenation
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+ Note:
+ Precedence is the main opportunity for confusion in the use of BNF.
+ Authors are strongly RECOMMENDED to use grouping (Section 2.2.6) in
+ all places where there is any scope for misinterpretation even when
+ the meaning is obvious to the authors.
+
+ Example:
+
+ An example of the confusion in precedence can be found in Section
+ 3.1.4 of [RFC2205] and is mentioned in Section 2.2.4.
+
+ <flow descriptor list> ::= <empty> |
+ <flow descriptor list> <flow descriptor>
+
+ The implementer MUST decide which of the following is intended:
+
+ a. <flow descriptor list> ::= <empty> |
+ ( <flow descriptor list> <flow descriptor> )
+
+ b. <flow descriptor list> ::= ( <empty> | <flow descriptor list> )
+ <flow descriptor>
+
+ The line break MAY be interpreted as implying grouping, but that is
+ not an explicit rule. However, the precedence rules say that
+ concatenation has higher precedence than the Alternative operator.
+ Thus, the text in [RFC2205] SHOULD be interpreted as shown in
+ formulation a.
+
+ Similarly (from the same section of [RFC2205]):
+
+ <flow descriptor list> ::=
+ <FLOWSPEC> <FILTER_SPEC> |
+ <flow descriptor list> <FF flow descriptor>
+
+ SHALL be interpreted as:
+
+ <flow descriptor list> ::=
+ ( <FLOWSPEC> <FILTER_SPEC> ) |
+ ( <flow descriptor list> <FF flow descriptor> )
+
+ The use of explicit grouping or intermediary constructs is strongly
+ RECOMMENDED in new text to avoid confusion.
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+3. Automated Validation
+
+ RBNF would be appropriate for verification using automated validation
+ tools. Validation tools need to be able to check for close
+ conformance to the rules expressed in this document to be useful for
+ verifying new documents, but should also be able to parse RBNF as
+ used in existing RFCs. No tools are known at this time.
+
+4. Security Considerations
+
+ This document does not define any network behavior and does not
+ introduce or seek to solve any security issues.
+
+ It may be noted that clear and unambiguous protocol specifications
+ reduce the likelihood of incompatible or defective implementations
+ that might be exploited in security attacks.
+
+5. Acknowledgments
+
+ Thanks to Magnus Westerlund, Nic Neate, Chris Newman, Alfred Hoenes,
+ Lou Berger, Julien Meuric, Stuart Venters, Tom Petch, Sam Hartman,
+ and Pasi Eronen for review and useful comments.
+
+6. References
+
+6.1. Normative References
+
+ [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
+ Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
+
+6.2. Informative References
+
+ [RFC2205] Braden, R., Ed., Zhang, L., Berson, S., Herzog, S., and S.
+ Jamin, "Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1
+ Functional Specification", RFC 2205, September 1997.
+
+ [RFC3209] Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., Srinivasan, V.,
+ and G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP
+ Tunnels", RFC 3209, December 2001.
+
+ [RFC3473] Berger, L., Ed., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
+ Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-
+ Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions", RFC 3473,
+ January 2003.
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+ [RFC4204] Lang, J., Ed., "Link Management Protocol (LMP)", RFC 4204,
+ October 2005.
+
+ [RFC5234] Crocker, D., Ed., and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax
+ Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, January 2008.
+
+ [RFC5440] Vasseur, JP., Ed., and JL. Le Roux, Ed., "Path Computation
+ Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)", RFC 5440,
+ March 2009.
+
+ [EBNF] ISO/IEC 14977, "Information technology -- Syntactic
+ metalanguage -- Extended BNF", 1996.
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+Author's Address
+
+ Adrian Farrel
+ Old Dog Consulting
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+ EMail: adrian@olddog.co.uk
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