Network configuration with RDF

bullet1 Summary

bullet2 Using RDF

RDF is essentially very simple, being mostly based on well-established ideas for knowledge representation.  The current published specification can be confusing, but work is under way to produce easier, more focused specifications [1].

RDF provides a complete common syntax for metadata.  (By comparison, XML is a framework for defining application data syntax.)  In this way, RDF eliminates one of the hurdles to exchanging information between applications.

RDF provides a common semantic framework, following XML's provision of a common syntactic framework.  It still remains for application-specific vocabulary and inferences to be defined.  The common framework means that generic designs can be shared across different applications.

Common tools for processing RDF reduce the need for new software.

[1] http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/RDFCore/