ICT Environmental impact

   Recognizing the urgent need for energy efficiency, this document   specifies a management framework focused on networks, devices and   device components within, or connected to, interconnected systems.   The framework aims to enable energy usage optimization, based on the   network condition while achieving the network's functional and   performance requirements (e.g., improving overall network   utilization) and also ensure interoperability across diverse systems.   Leveraging data from existing use cases, it delivers actionable   metrics to support effective energy management and informed decision-   making.  Furthermore, the framework defines mechanisms for   representing and organizing timestamped telemetry data using YANG   data models and metadata, enabling transparent and reliable   monitoring.  This structured approach facilitates improved energy   efficiency through consistent energy management practices.

This document defines a YANG data model for managing software-based   entitlements (licenses, authorization tokens, pay-as-you-go service   credentials…) within a network inventory.  The model represents the   relationship between organizational entitlements, network element   capabilities, and the constraints that entitlements impose on   capability usage.   This data model enables operators to determine what capabilities   their network elements possess, which capabilities are currently   entitled for use, and what restrictions apply.  The model supports   both centralized entitlement management and device-local entitlement   tracking for physical and virtual network elements.