[PDB Data Ownership-TF] draft "Data Ownership Policy Document"
Chris Caputo
ccaputo at alt.net
Thu Feb 27 09:14:53 PST 2020
On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, William Marantz wrote:
> thanks Chris, and thanks for catching my typo :)
> Do you have any comment on the below?
> > Is it already obvious, or do we want to be explicit that the netixlan
> > conflict may be resolved by either side updating the data and that the
> > Admin Committee would only involved for actively disputed data? I'd
> > like to avoid the chance that someone gets the impression that the only
> > way resolve a conflict and make once conflicted data visible is via the
> > Admin Committee.
Great catch! I see that for already published data we have an "or"
clause, but for new data we do not. I have now added this as:
Similarly, conflicted data which has not been published shall not be
published until a resolution process has been mediated by the Admin
- Committee.
+ Committee and/or the conflict is resolved due to updated data from the
+ Internet Exchange or the Network.
> I'd also like to discuss the below section:
> 3.4) Conflicted Data
>
> In some cases ownership of data elements may not be either/or, but
> rather may be nuanced. For example, an Internet Exchange (IX) may have
> shared an IP assignment with a new participant in advance of updating
> the IX's public records, some of which may be processed by PeeringDB in
> an automated fashion. This can result in a conflict based on PeeringDB
> receiving differing information from two sources.
>
> I feel this section is really key to taskforce so I'd like to add
> principles you mentioned later in the doc to this section.
>
> Maybe something like the below:
>
> In some cases ownership of data elements may not be either/or, but
> rather may be nuanced. PeeringDB data is often used for Internet
> operations and changes should not disrupt existing operational
> processes. This policy specifies a principle of minimal disruption. This
> principle means that conflicted data which is already published shall
> not be taken down unless done so by the Network, PeeringDB automation
> explicitly authorized by the Network, or by a resolution process
> mediated by the Admin Committee.
>
> For example, an Internet Exchange (IX) may have shared an IP assignment
> with a new participant in advance of updating the IX's public records,
> some of which may be processed by PeeringDB in an automated fashion.
> This can result in a conflict based on PeeringDB receiving differing
> information from two sources.
Thank you for this change. I have incorporated it. Diff attached and
updated draft below.
Chris
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PeeringDB Data Ownership Policy Document
Date: TBD
Version: 0.20200227.3-CC-WM
1) Background
The Data Ownership Task Force was established in September, 2019, with the
aim of working on a PeeringDB Policy proposal about data ownership, after
a need was recognized by the Product Committee as issues consistently had
been raised relating to who owns the data in PeeringDB when more than one
party is involved (ex: netixlan, ixfac, netfac).
A call for participation to the Task Force was made on September 10th,
2019.
2) Scope
The Data Ownership Task Force is established to discuss and agree on who
owns the data tokens and/or objects in PeeringDB. Their agreements,
findings, and any sort of recommendations will be documented in a Policy
Document as a direct outcome of the Task Force.
This Policy Document will include a clear description of each data element
and the relation between each other, as well as who should be allowed to
create, update, and delete them.
The Task Force is estimated to conclude its work within about 6 months
from its inception, which was September 2019. This time frame will be
extended if the Task Force needs more time to conclude its work.
The resulting Policy Document will be announced and shared with the
PeeringDB Community.
After the publishing of the Policy Document, the Task Force will end.
3) Overarching Principles
3.1) Purpose of PeeringDB
From https://www.peeringdb.com/about as of February 26th, 2020:
- PeeringDB, as the name suggests, was set up to facilitate peering
between networks and peering coordinators. In recent years, the vision
of PeeringDB has developed to keep up with the speed and diverse manner
in which the Internet is growing. The database is no longer just for
peering and peering related information. It now includes all types of
interconnection data for networks, clouds, services, and enterprise, as
well as interconnection facilities that are developing at the edge of
the Internet.
- We believe in, and rely on the community to grow and improve the
PeeringDB database. The volunteers who run the database are passionate
about security, privacy, integrity, and validation of the data in the
database. Even though PeeringDB is a freely available and public tool,
users strictly adhere to the acceptable use policy
(https://www.peeringdb.com/aup), which prevents the database being used
for commercial purposes and discourages unsolicited communications.
This is largely policed by the community and has been very effective
since PeeringDB was launched.
3.2) Expectations
- Data is expected to be consistent and correct following good
engineering.
- Users are expected to keep their Organization's data current.
3.3) Admin Committee
The PeeringDB Admin Committee may alter data. This is done because as a
community we want to make sure we have good quality data. Depending on the
circumstances, data may be deleted, hidden, overridden, or flagged. The
Admin Committee may perform research and/or involve multiple parties in
order help resolve matters.
The Admin Committee has their own ticketing and logging systems as they
deal with user data. The Task Force recommends this practice continue as
having audit trails of all data is good practice.
3.4) Conflicted Data
In some cases ownership of data elements may not be either/or, but rather
may be nuanced. PeeringDB data is often used for Internet operations and
changes should not disrupt existing operational processes. This policy
specifies a principle of minimal disruption. This principle means that
conflicted data which is already published shall not be taken down unless
done so by the Network, PeeringDB automation explicitly authorized by the
Network, or by a resolution process mediated by the Admin Committee.
For example, an Internet Exchange (IX) may have shared an IP assignment
with a new participant in advance of updating the IX's public records,
some of which may be processed by PeeringDB in an automated fashion. This
can result in a conflict based on PeeringDB receiving differing
information from two sources.
4) High Level Data Descriptions
PeeringDB's mission is to facilitate the exchange of user-maintained
interconnection related information. This information is presented in data
relating to entities known mainly as Organizations, Points of Contact,
Facilities, Internet Exchanges, and Networks in the Internet industry.
Derived from that is data relating to where Networks and IXs are located,
and to which IXs, Networks are connected to.
4.1) Organizations
PeeringDB uses the term Organization to refer to the holding entity for
any number of IXs, Facilities, and Networks.
4.2) Points of Contact
PeeringDB uses the term Point of Contact to refer to individuals or roles
along with optional name, email, and telephone information.
4.3) Facilities
PeeringDB uses the term Facility to record data centers which are
centralized locations where computing and networking equipment of tenants
are located. Within the scope of PeeringDB, Facilities can house IXs and
Networks, and these entities can establish interconnection.
In the current implementation of PeeringDB, Facilities are
referenced in "fac", "ixfac", and "netfac" objects.
One can find the following as the major information among Facility
records:
- the relevant Organization managing the Facility - ("org"),
- IXs and Networks at the Facility - ("ixfac", "netfac")
4.4) Internet Exchanges
The definition of an IX or Internet Exchange Point is beyond the scope of
this document. At a minimum, an IX is a communications fabric where
independent networks may engage in Internet Protocol peering - exchange of
Internet data.
PeeringDB provides methods for both IXs and Networks to indicate the
participation of a network at an IX.
IXs may be present at one or more Facilities, and may indicate this in
PeeringDB.
In the current implementation of PeeringDB, IXs are referenced in "ix",
"ixfac", "ixlan", "ixpfx", and "netixlan" objects.
One can find the following as the major information among IX records:
- the relevant Organization managing the IX - ("org"),
- Contact Information - ("poc"),
- Peering Local Area Networks (LANs) (MTU and VLAN details) of IXs -
("ixlan"),
- Peering LANs (IPv4 and IPv6 subnets) of IXs - ("ixpfx"),
- Peers at the IX and the specific IP addresses assigned to each
participant - ("netixlan"),
- Facilities that the IX is present at - ("ixfac")
4.5) Networks
A PeeringDB Network is a network with a globally unique Autonomous System
Number (ASN).
In the current implementation of PeeringDB, Networks are referenced in
"net", "netfac", and "netixlan" objects.
One can find the following as the major information among Network records:
- the relevant Organization managing the Network - ("org"),
- Contact Information - ("poc"),
- Network at an IX - ("netixlan")
- Network at a Facility - ("netfac")
5) Data Elements in PeeringDB
This section lists the data elements that are listed in PeeringDB API as
listed at:
https://peeringdb.com/apidocs/
For each data element, attributes/values and who can update them is listed
below. At the end of the section there is a Table as an executive summary.
5.1) Single-party data elements.
These data elements contain data provided by a single party.
5.1.1) as_set
- Internet Routing Registry (IRR) as-set/route-set from "net" data
element.
- The "net" data element from which this API result is derived, has a
parent "org" reference. Users with sufficient permission in the
Organization represented by that "org" data element are able to create,
update, and delete this "as_set" information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/as_set/65512
- Result:
{
"65512": "AS-EXAMPLE"
}
5.1.2) fac
- "fac" represents a Facility. Information such as the name, location,
and website are contained within the "fac" data element.
- The "fac" data element has a parent "org" reference. Users with
sufficient permission in the Organization represented by that "org"
data element are able to create, update, and delete this "fac"
information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/fac/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"org_id": ##,
"org_name": "Example Building Owners",
"org": {},
"name": "Example Building",
"website": "https://www.building.example/",
"clli": "STTLWA",
"rencode": "",
"npanxx": "206-443",
"notes": "",
"net_count": 150,
"latitude": 47.6062,
"longitude": -122.3321,
"created": "2001-07-01T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2020-07-01T20:15:05Z",
"status": "ok",
"address1": "123 Main",
"address2": "Suite 321",
"city": "Seattle",
"country": "US",
"state": "WA",
"zipcode": "90000"
}
5.1.3) ix
- "ix" represents an Internet Exchange. Information such as the name,
location, website, and contact information are contained within the "ix"
data element.
- The "ix" data element has a parent "org" reference. Users with
sufficient permission in the Organization represented by that "org"
data element are able to create, update, and delete this "ix"
information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/ix/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"org_id": ##,
"org": {},
"name": "Example IX",
"name_long": "Example Internet Exchange",
"city": "Seattle",
"country": "US",
"region_continent": "North America",
"media": "Ethernet",
"notes": "EIX port fees: etc.\n",
"proto_unicast": true,
"proto_multicast": false,
"proto_ipv6": true,
"website": "https://www.eix.example/",
"url_stats": "https://www.eix.example/statistics/",
"tech_email": "info at eix.example",
"tech_phone": "+12065551212",
"policy_email": "info at eix.example",
"policy_phone": "",
"fac_set": [],
"ixlan_set": [],
"net_count": 317,
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2020-01-22T06:32:52Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.1.4) ixlan
- "ixlan" represents some aspects of an Internet Exchange LAN such as the
LAN name, description, MTU, and VLAN identifier if any. It also points
to both the "ix" and "ixpfx" data elements.
- The "ixlan" data element points to an "ix" data element, which has a
parent "org" reference. Users with sufficient permission in the
Organization represented by that "org" data element are able to create,
update, and delete this "ixlan" information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/ixlan/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"ix_id": #,
"ix": {},
"name": "MTU 1500",
"descr": "",
"mtu": 1500,
"dot1q_support": false,
"rs_asn": 0,
"arp_sponge": null,
"net_set": [],
"ixpfx_set": [],
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2019-05-08T03:57:10Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.1.5) ixpfx
- "ixpfx" represents the IP subnet of IP assignments on an Internet
Exchange LAN. It also points to both the associated "ixlan" data
element.
- The "ixpfx" data element points to an "ixlan" data element, which points
to an "ix" data element, which has a parent "org" reference. Users with
sufficient permission in the Organization represented by that "org"
data element are able to create, update, and delete this "ixpfx"
information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/ixpfx/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"ixlan": {},
"ixlan_id": ##,
"protocol": "IPv4",
"prefix": "192.0.2.0/24",
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2016-03-14T21:38:00Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.1.6) net
- "net" represents a Network. Information such as the name, website, ASN,
as-set/route-set, prefix counts, type of network, traffic ratios,
policies, etc. are contained within the "net" data element.
- The "net" data element has a parent "org" reference. Users with
sufficient permission in the Organization represented by that "org"
data element are able to create, update, and delete this "net"
information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/net/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"org_id": ##,
"org": {},
"name": "Widget Corporation",
"aka": "Widgets R Us",
"website": "https://www.widgets.example/",
"asn": 65512,
"looking_glass": "",
"route_server": "",
"irr_as_set": "AS-EXAMPLE",
"info_type": "Content",
"info_prefixes4": 5,
"info_prefixes6": 1,
"info_traffic": "",
"info_ratio": "Balanced",
"info_scope": "Global",
"info_unicast": true,
"info_multicast": false,
"info_ipv6": true,
"info_never_via_route_servers": false,
"notes": "",
"policy_url": "https://www.widgets.example/peering.html",
"policy_general": "Open",
"policy_locations": "Not Required",
"policy_ratio": false,
"policy_contracts": "Not Required",
"netfac_set": [],
"netixlan_set": [],
"poc_set": [],
"created": "2005-02-01T10:16:50Z",
"updated": "2019-10-04T16:43:46Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.1.7) org
- "org" represents an Organization. Information such as the name, website,
and address are contained within the "org" data element.
- Users with sufficient permission in the Organization represented by this
data element are able to create, update, and delete this "org"
information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/org/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"name": "Widget Conglomerate",
"website": "https://www.widgets.example/",
"notes": "",
"net_set": [],
"fac_set": [],
"ix_set": [],
"address1": "123 Example St",
"address2": "",
"city": "Seattle",
"country": "US",
"state": "WA",
"zipcode": "90000",
"created": "2005-02-01T10:16:50Z",
"updated": "2019-10-04T16:33:10Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.1.8) poc
- "poc" represents a Point of Contact. Information such as the name or
role name, visibility setting, telephone number, email address, and URL
are contained within the "poc" data element.
- The "poc" data element points to a "net" data element, which has a
parent "org" reference. Users with sufficient permission in the
Organization represented by that "org" data element are able to create,
update, and delete this "poc" information.
- The Admin Committee is also able to adjust this record under their
discretion, such as at the request of the managing organization.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/poc/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"net_id": ##,
"net": {},
"role": "NOC Example",
"visible": "Users",
"name": "Joe Example",
"phone": "206-555-1212",
"email": "noc at widget.example",
"url": "",
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2016-03-14T20:31:04Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.2) Multi-party data elements.
These data elements can contain data provided by multiple parties. In
cases of conflict between the data sources, the PeeringDB Admin Committee
may become involved to help resolve differences. In addition, the
PeeringDB user interface may help guide participants toward harmony.
5.2.1) netixlan
- "netixlan" represents the IP address assignments for a Network at an
Internet Exchange. These assignments are normally made by the Internet
Exchange and provided to the Network.
- The "netixlan" data element points to a "net" data element, which has a
parent "org" reference. Users with sufficient permission in the
Organization represented by that "org" data element are able to create,
update, and delete this "netixlan" information. In addition, Networks
may take advantage of automated mechanisms that PeeringDB offers, which
utilize data publicly exported by Internet Exchanges.
- A conflict may arise in which the IP assignment data publicly exported
by an Internet Exchange does not match data provided by a Network.
Alternatively, an Internet Exchange may reach out to PeeringDB to
dispute the IP assignment data provided by a Network.
Since this data can have an impact on Internet operations, this document
specifies a principle of minimal disruption. This principle means that
conflicted data which is already published shall not be taken down
unless done so by the Network or by a resolution process mediated by the
Admin Committee.
Similarly, conflicted data which has not been published shall not be
published until a resolution process has been mediated by the Admin
Committee and/or the conflict is resolved due to updated data from the
Internet Exchange or the Network.
The Task Force recommends PeeringDB employ user interface methods and
email notifications to encourage data harmony between a Network and an
Internet Exchange, as a means of expediting resolution and decreasing
the burdens on the Admin Committee.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/netixlan/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"net_id": ##,
"net": {},
"ix_id": ###,
"name": "Example IX",
"ixlan_id": ###,
"ixlan": {},
"notes": "",
"speed": 10000,
"asn": 65512,
"ipaddr4": "192.0.2.10",
"ipaddr6": "2001:db8::10",
"is_rs_peer": true,
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2019-03-02T03:15:13Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.2.2) ixfac
- "ixfac" represents the presence of an Internet Exchange at a Facility.
- The "ixfac" data element points to an "ix" data element, which has a
parent "org" reference. Users with sufficient permission in the
Organization represented by that "org" data element are able to create,
update, and delete this "ixfac" information.
- While all Facilities have a parent Organization data element, not all of
those Organizations in PeeringDB have actual Users. Some Facilities are
the result of suggestions by other Users, while other Facilities are the
product of the migration from PeeringDB 1.x to PeeringDB 2.x.
- A conflict may arise in which a Facility with an actual owner disputes
the presence of an Internet Exchange at their Facility. In this case,
the Admin Committee is empowered to mediate a resolution process.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/ixfac/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"ix_id": ##,
"ix": {},
"fac_id": ###,
"fac": {},
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2016-03-14T21:44:51Z",
"status": "ok"
}
5.2.3) netfac
- "netfac" represents the presence of a Network at a Facility. This
information can include the name of the Facility, the location, and the
ASN employed by the Network at the location.
- The "netfac" data element points to an "net" data element, which has a
parent "org" reference. Users with sufficient permission in the
Organization represented by that "org" data element are able to create,
update, and delete this "netfac" information.
- While all Facilities have a parent Organization data element, not all of
those Organizations in PeeringDB have actual Users. Some Facilities are
the result of suggestions by other Users, while other Facilities are the
product of the migration from PeeringDB 1.x to PeeringDB 2.x.
- A conflict may arise in which a Facility with an actual owner disputes
the presence of a Network at their Facility. In this case, the Admin
Committee is empowered to mediate a resolution process.
- Example:
- Query: https://www.peeringdb.com/api/netfac/#
- Result:
{
"id": #,
"name": "Example Building",
"city": "Seattle",
"country": "US",
"net_id": ##,
"net": {},
"fac_id": ###,
"fac": {},
"local_asn": 65512,
"created": "2010-07-29T00:00:00Z",
"updated": "2016-03-14T21:02:43Z",
"status": "ok"
}
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