Background

YANG models are now being developed in 5 work areas: Common YANG, FAN, SDN/NFV, ATA and BUS. All models published by the Forum should be consistent and adhere to a common set of guidelines.

YANG Doctors

IETF have established a group of volunteers called the "YANG Doctors" which provide the following functions:

While voluntary, the process to becoming a YANG Doctor requires potential members to submit their qualifications which will be reviewed by the current members who make the final determination for admission.

OD-360

OD-360 defines the "Best Current Practices for BBF YANG" and is maintained by the Common YANG Work Area. 

YANG Advisors

The YANG Advisors are a group of volunteers responsible for reviewing YANG data models created within the Broadband Forum, ensuring consistency and adherence to OD-360. This group is overseen by the Common YANG Work Area Directors.

Group Membership

Membership criteria mimic what is done for the IETF YANG Doctors, requiring demonstration of an appropriate level of knowledge related to YANG and OD-360. Potential members will submit their qualifications, which will then be reviewed by the Common YANG Work Area Directors, who will make the final decision for admittance.

In order to create the initial group, member companies will be asked if they have any YANG experts who would like to join the group. 

Current YANG Advisors

Joey Boyd, Co-chair

Sven Ooghe, Co-chair

Jan Lindblad

Haomian Zheng

Nick Hancock

Sowrirajan Padmanabhan

Contact

To contact the YANG Advisors, send an email to yang-advisors@broadband-forum.org 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of a YANG Advisor include:

It is not expected that normal duties consume more than 8 hours per month.

Review Process

The review process for ongoing development is as follows:

The review process for publication is as follows: