[OPSAWG]Re: [External] [NMOP] Re: [nmrg] Re: Re: [OPSAREA@IETF126] IRTF/IETF OPS Transfer: Status & Exploring Collaboration Opportunities [Commercial - Anyone ]

Brad Peters <bradpeters=40nbnco.com.au-Tr9gZwTxerDR74oF6e/[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:06:40 +0000
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I've been looking at the ability to utilise the semantic and the text conta=
ined within the Yang models to enable cross model and management semantic u=
nderstanding to enable agents. A very small assessment rather than a normat=
ive answer.

https://github.com/bradspau/lexicon_assessment/blob/main/yang-anchoring-stu=
dy/report/FINDINGS.md


Cheers.

Brad



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Subject: [External] [NMOP] Re: [nmrg] Re: Re: [OPSAREA@IETF126] IRTF/IETF O=
PS Transfer: Status & Exploring Collaboration Opportunities


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Catching up on this conversation and thanks for sharing your thoughts and c=
ommenting. What you are describing making very much sense to me. Regarding:



Q4, How does an AI agent interact with Network Digital Twin, Intent-Based N=
etworking, SIMAP, Knowledge Graphs and YANG data in Message Brokers?

  A:   It depends on the specific situation, there should be no one-size-fi=
ts-all solution.



[JMC] See above on a thought on digital twin.  And, yeah, I don=92t think w=
e=92ll have a one-size fits all model.



[TG] My biased view is that a Network Digital Twin is helpful in context of=
 Planning & Reasoning where Intent-Based Networking, SIMAP and Knowledge Gr=
aphs in context of Learning & Self-Correction. I see the YANG schema and se=
mantics in the YANG schema registry (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/=
draft-ietf-nmop-yang-message-broker-integration-13#section-4.4) and in the =
Streaming Catalog (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-ya=
ng-message-broker-integration-13#section-4.5) in Message Brokers as a sourc=
e of information for the RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and identifyi=
ng from which Message Broker topics which YANG data should be consumed from=
, which Chonfeng lists under Tool Use & Execution.



What are your thoughts? Does that make sense?


[JMC2] It makes sense, sure.  What is yet to be seen is if all of that sche=
ma and organization makes RAG any more efficient than loading in configs, i=
nventory, and topology raw data and then presenting network questions/probl=
ems.  I=92ve seen the latter be pretty good though not perfect.  I=92m not =
positive so much more effort is going to help, though.


Joe



Best wishes

Thomas




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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Catching up on this conversation and thank=
s for sharing your thoughts and commenting. What
 you are describing making very much sense to me. Regarding:</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Q4, How does an AI agent interact with Net=
work Digital Twin, Intent-Based Networking, SIMAP,
 Knowledge Graphs and YANG data in Message Brokers?</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">&nbsp; A:&nbsp; &nbsp;It depends on the sp=
ecific situation, there should be no one-size-fits-all solution.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">[JMC] See above on a thought on digital tw=
in. &nbsp;And, yeah, I don=92t think we=92ll have a one-size
 fits all model.</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">[TG] My biased view is that a Network Digi=
tal Twin is helpful in context of Planning &amp; Reasoning
 where Intent-Based Networking, SIMAP and Knowledge Graphs in context of Le=
arning &amp; Self-Correction. I see the YANG schema and semantics in the YA=
NG schema registry (</span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&q=
uot;, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href=3D"ht=
tps://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-yang-message-broker-int=
egration-13#section-4.4" id=3D"OWA34dc2632-36c4-57ab-2b01-c1c10a8a551e" cla=
ss=3D"OWAAutoLink" originalsrc=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/dra=
ft-ietf-nmop-yang-message-broker-integration-13#section-4.4" data-auth=3D"N=
otApplicable" data-outlook-id=3D"c3587784-5a44-4b51-9529-04a5ac3513f2" styl=
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ps://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-yang-message-broker-inte=
gration-13#section-4.4</u></a></span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Treb=
uchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">)
 and in the Streaming Catalog (</span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Tre=
buchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a=
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6e5505" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" originalsrc=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/d=
oc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-yang-message-broker-integration-13#section-4.5" dat=
a-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-outlook-id=3D"8f571d13-f638-4eef-9f60-739752f=
2a8e6" style=3D"color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0=
px;"><u>https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-nmop-yang-message-=
broker-integration-13#section-4.5</u></a></span><span style=3D"font-family:=
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65);">)
 in Message Brokers as a source of information for the RAG (Retrieval-Augme=
nted Generation) and identifying from which Message Broker topics which YAN=
G data should be consumed from, which Chonfeng lists under Tool Use &amp; E=
xecution.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">=
<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">What are your thoughts? Does that make sen=
se?</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px 0in;"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif=
; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">[JMC2] It makes sense, sure. &n=
bsp;What is yet to be seen is if all of that schema and organization makes =
RAG any more efficient than loading in configs,
 inventory, and topology raw data and then presenting network questions/pro=
blems. &nbsp;I=92ve seen the latter be
<i>pretty good</i>&nbsp;though not perfect. &nbsp;I=92m not positive so muc=
h more effort is going to help, though.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px 0in;"><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif=
; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);"><br>
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; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Joe</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size=
: 10pt; color: rgb(14, 40, 65);">Best wishes</span></p>
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