Subject: [core-parameters] NEW INTERFACE DESCRIPTION - oic.*

From: Dave Thaler <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:33:09 +0000

The Open Connectivity Foundation has defined a number of interface descriptions to be registered in the http://www.iana.org/assignments/core-parameters/core-parameters.xhtml#if-link-target-att-value registry according to the "Specification Required" policy.
The references for all of them are in the ZIP file at https://openconnectivity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/OIC_1.1_Candidate_Specification.zip

Since registering a prefix is not currently allowed, per the CoRE WG mailing list discussion, here is a list of 7 separate 'if' values requested to register.

Attribute Value

Description

Reference

Notes [optional]

oic.if.baseline

The baseline Interface defines a view into all Properties of a Resource including the Meta Properties. This Interface is used to operate on the full Representation of a Resource.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3

oic.if.ll

The 'links list' Interface provides a view into Links in a Collection (Resource).
Since Links represent relationships to other Resources, the links list interfaces may be used to discover Resources with respect to a context. The discovery is done by retrieving Links to these Resources.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3

oic.if.b

The batch Interface is used to interact with a collection of Resources at the same time. This also removes the need for the Client to first discover the Resources it is manipulating - the Server forwards the requests and aggregates the responses.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3

oic.if.r

The read-only Interface exposes the Properties of a Resource that may be 'read'. This Interface does not provide methods to update Properties or a Resource and so can only be used to 'read' Property Values.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3

oic.if.rw

The read-write Interface exposes only those Properties that may be both 'read' and 'written' and provides methods to read and write the Properties of a Resource.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3

oic.if.a

The actuator Interface is used to read or write the Properties of an actuator Resource.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3

oic.if.s

The sensor Interface is used to read the Properties of a sensor Resource.

OIC_Core_Specification_v1.1.0 section 7.5.3