a positive test proves Ze does what the requirement demands and a negative one proves it refuses what the requirement forbids
RFC 8050 - Multi-Threaded Routing Toolkit (MRT) Routing Information Export Format with BGP Additional Path Extensions
Every requirement this repository extracted from RFC 8050, the tests bound to it, and what a reader has verified about them. This summary is enrolled and gated by ./le rfc check.
Overview
Positive
what Ze has
the requirement admits no counter-case, so one polarity plus a recorded reason is the whole proof available for it
one direction is tested, the other is neither tested nor excused, and nothing states which
a red was observed once under a recorded procedure, and the unit, the claim and the producer it rested on still hash to what was recorded. The break is not re-run. A test pair is not a proof until one has been observed
Neutral
measures that are neither good news nor bad
MUST-level requirements the gate HOLDS. A population, not a result: the shares beside it are what says how Ze stands
an obligation that does not bind Ze. A {not-applicable} annotation says it never bound; a {feature-declined} annotation says its condition is an optional feature Ze does not offer, and quotes the RFC sentence that makes it optional. Scope, not coverage: it stays in the denominator every share on this page is taken over
a {not-applicable} annotation says the obligation does not bind Ze, so no test is owed for it. It stays in the denominator every share here is taken over
a {lower-layer} annotation says a layer under Ze performs the behavior, on state Ze installs into that layer, and names the producer that installs it. The obligation binds Ze and is met; Ze proves none of it, because its own boundary carries no value the behavior reads
a {feature-declined} annotation says the obligation is conditional on a feature the RFC makes optional and Ze does not offer, and it quotes the sentence that makes it optional. The condition is false, so nothing is owed and nothing is missing. It stays in the denominator every share here is taken over
Negative
what Ze owes
no test carries the requirement id, whether or not a gap states why
The 7 shares marked as a part above are the whole of the 6 gated MUSTs: they add to 100%. Proven by a recorded break is a share of TAGGED UNITS, a different population, so it is not one of them.
How to read the colors
A color names what the measure MEANS, not how well Ze scores on it. Green is a good outcome at any value, red is a bad one, and neither a population nor a scope count is an outcome, so both take no color. The number under the label is what says how far Ze has got.
| Card | Tone here | Why that color |
|---|---|---|
| Gated MUSTs | neutral | no color: a population is a scale, and a larger one is neither good news nor bad. It is the accounting total |
| Out of scope | neutral | no color: an obligation that never bound Ze is neither an achievement nor a failure, and counting it either way would be a claim |
| Tested both ways | ok | green at every value: a test pair is the outcome this gate exists to produce, and the share under the label is what says how far Ze has got |
| One polarity plus reason | ok | green at every value: where no counter-case exists, one polarity IS the complete answer, and a recorded reason is what the gate demands beside it |
| One polarity, unexcused | ok | green at zero, RED above it: half a proof with no reason for the other half |
| No test at all | bad | green at zero, RED above it: a binding obligation nothing exercises is a claim with nothing behind it, whether or not a reason is stated |
| Not applicable | neutral | no color: an obligation that never bound Ze is neither an achievement nor a failure, and counting it either way would be a claim |
| Met below Ze | neutral | no color: an obligation met below Ze is neither a test Ze wrote nor work Ze owes, and the two green shares above are what says how much Ze proves itself |
| Optional feature declined | neutral | no color: an obligation whose condition Ze never meets is neither an achievement nor a failure. The absent FEATURE is disclosed on the RFC's own status row, as an implementation gap a later scope decision can revisit |
| Proven by a recorded break | ok | green at every value: an observed break is the outcome the discrimination gate exists to produce. The denominator is TAGGED UNITS, not obligations, so this share is not one of the parts above |
| Audit verdicts | warn | RED on the first weak, wrong or unimplemented verdict, amber while a verdict is no longer current or a gated MUST is unjudged, green when every one is judged sound and current |
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Public status | Partial |
| Enrolment | Enrolled |
| Requirements | 7 |
| Gated MUST-level | 6 |
| Not applicable, so out of scope | 0 |
| Declared gaps | 1 |
| Gated with no test | 0 |
| Nightly-only evidence | 0 |
| Test tags | 9 |
| Tagged units | 9 |
| Recorded audit verdicts | 0 |
| Discrimination records | 0 |
| Summary | rfc/short/rfc8050.md |
| Requirement shard | rfc/requirements/rfc8050.md |
| RFC text | rfc/full/rfc8050.txt |
Enrolment
Enrolled: MRT Routing Information Export Format with BGP Additional Path Extensions: six MUST-level requirements. Five are met with test tags in internal/mrt: 4.1-1 (the RIB add-path subtype places the 4-octet Path Identifier between Originated Time and Attribute Length), 4.2-1 (RIB_GENERIC add-path keeps the Path Identifier in the NLRI blob), x-3 (BGP4MP add-path preserves the Path Identifier inside the encapsulated message), and x-4 (add-path is distinguished purely by MRT subtype with no capability lookup) carry positive+negative tags; x-2 (the Path Identifier is big-endian) is {single-polarity: positive}. x-1 (the emitted subtype reflects whether add-path is in use) is {gap}: ze selects the subtype from a static operator config toggle rather than each peer's negotiated RFC 7911 capability. Disclosed in the docs/features/rfc-status.md RFC 8050 row.
What the public ledger says
Status: Partial
What the ledger says is covered
- Add-path MRT subtypes: TABLE_DUMP_V2 RIB_*_ADDPATH (8-11) carry a 4-byte big-endian Path Identifier between Originated Time and Attribute Length
- RIB_GENERIC_ADDPATH (12) keeps the Path Identifier in the raw NLRI blob and does not redefine the RIB Entry
- BGP4MP add-path subtypes (8-11) preserve the Path Identifier inside the encapsulated message's NLRI
- add-path is distinguished purely by MRT subtype. Tests bound per requirement in
rfc/requirements/rfc8050.md.
What the ledger says remains
One MUST gap, gated inrfc/short/rfc8050.md: ze selects the MRT add-path subtype from a static operator config toggle (internal/plugins/mrt/dump.go ribSubtype/bgp4mpTypeSubtype, config.go AddPath) rather than from each peer's negotiated RFC 7911 Add-Path capability (internal/plugins/mrt/component.go OnBGPMessage does not consult it), so a single dump cannot represent a mix of add-path and non-add-path peers.
Coverage
| Bucket | Count | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Positive and negative tests | 4 | one part of the gated population |
| Annotated instead of tested | 2 | one part of the gated population |
| One polarity only | 0 | one part of the gated population |
| No test and no annotation | 0 | one part of the gated population |
| Evidence that runs nightly only | 0 | an overlay: each of these is also counted by the part it falls in |
| Gated MUST-level requirements | 6 | every gated MUST falls in exactly one bucket above |
Positive and negative tests (4): RFC8050-4.1-1, RFC8050-4.2-1, RFC8050-x-3, RFC8050-x-4
Annotated instead of tested (2): RFC8050-x-1, RFC8050-x-2
Requirements
| Requirement | Level | Section | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
RFC8050-x-1 | A collector that receives add-path BGP sessions must use the add-path subtypes (BGP4MP_MESSAGE_ADDPATH, etc.) when writing MRT records (Compatibility) | ||
| MUST | x | positive
no testno positive testnegative
no testno negative test{gap}: ze selects the MRT add-path subtype from a static operator config toggle (internal/plugins/mrt/dump.go:206-250, config.go:19) rather than from each peer's negotiated RFC 7911 Add-Path capability (component.go:113 does not consult it), so a single dump cannot represent a mix of add-path and non-add-path peers |
|
RFC8050-4.1-1 | For AFI/SAFI-specific RIB subtypes (8-11), the RIB Entry must include a 4-byte Path Identifier between Originated Time and Attribute Length (Section 4.1) | ||
| MUST | 4.1 | ||
RFC8050-4.2-1 | For RIB_GENERIC_ADDPATH (subtype 12), RIB Entries must not be redefined; the Path Identifier is in the raw NLRI blob, not in the RIB Entry (Section 4.2) | ||
| MUST | 4.2 | ||
RFC8050-x-2 | Path Identifier must be 4 bytes in network byte order, per RFC 7911 (Encoding Rules) | ||
| MUST | x | negative
no testno negative test{single-polarity}: the Path ID is written and read big-endian (internal/mrt/encode.go:107, decode.go:295); there is no alternate-endianness path |
|
RFC8050-x-3 | For BGP4MP add-path subtypes, the Path Identifier is inside the encapsulated BGP message's NLRI, not in the MRT header (Encoding Rules) | ||
| MUST | x | ||
RFC8050-x-4 | The subtype alone determines whether add-path encoding is present; no capability negotiation or flag bits (Decoding Rules) | ||
| MUST | x | ||
RFC8050-x-5 | Non-add-path-aware MRT parsers should skip records with unknown subtype codes per normal MRT parsing (Compatibility) | ||
| SHOULD | x | positive
no testno positive testnegative
no testno negative test |
|
Gaps and untested MUSTs
| Requirement | State | Reason |
|---|---|---|
RFC8050-x-1 A collector that receives add-path BGP sessions must use the add-path subtypes (BGP4MP_MESSAGE_ADDPATH, etc.) when writing MRT records (Compatibility) |
{gap}, no test | ze selects the MRT add-path subtype from a static operator config toggle (internal/plugins/mrt/dump.go:206-250, config.go:19) rather than from each peer's negotiated RFC 7911 Add-Path capability (component.go:113 does not consult it), so a single dump cannot represent a mix of add-path and non-add-path peers |
Proof state
A tagged unit reads unproven where no discrimination record exists for it: nothing in this tree has been observed to break it, so the claim its tag makes is unproven.
RFC8050-x-1
A collector that receives add-path BGP sessions must use the add-path subtypes (BGP4MP_MESSAGE_ADDPATH, etc.) when writing MRT records (Compatibility)
Audit verdict: not audited: no reader has judged these tests
No test carries RFC8050-x-1, so no unit is bound to it.
RFC8050-4.1-1
For AFI/SAFI-specific RIB subtypes (8-11), the RIB Entry must include a 4-byte Path Identifier between Originated Time and Attribute Length (Section 4.1)
Audit verdict: not audited: no reader has judged these tests
| Polarity | Test | Kind and tier | Proof state |
|---|---|---|---|
| negative | TestRIBRecordRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
| positive | TestRIBRecordAddPathRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
RFC8050-4.2-1
For RIB_GENERIC_ADDPATH (subtype 12), RIB Entries must not be redefined; the Path Identifier is in the raw NLRI blob, not in the RIB Entry (Section 4.2)
Audit verdict: not audited: no reader has judged these tests
| Polarity | Test | Kind and tier | Proof state |
|---|---|---|---|
| negative | TestRIBGenericRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
| positive | TestRIBGenericAddPathRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
RFC8050-x-2
Path Identifier must be 4 bytes in network byte order, per RFC 7911 (Encoding Rules)
Audit verdict: not audited: no reader has judged these tests
| Polarity | Test | Kind and tier | Proof state |
|---|---|---|---|
| positive | TestRIBRecordAddPathRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
RFC8050-x-3
For BGP4MP add-path subtypes, the Path Identifier is inside the encapsulated BGP message's NLRI, not in the MRT header (Encoding Rules)
Audit verdict: not audited: no reader has judged these tests
| Polarity | Test | Kind and tier | Proof state |
|---|---|---|---|
| negative | TestBGP4MPStateChangeRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
| positive | TestBGP4MPMessageRoundTrip |
unit/verify | unproven |
RFC8050-x-4
The subtype alone determines whether add-path encoding is present; no capability negotiation or flag bits (Decoding Rules)
Audit verdict: not audited: no reader has judged these tests
| Polarity | Test | Kind and tier | Proof state |
|---|---|---|---|
| negative | TestIsAddPathHelpers |
unit/verify | unproven |
| positive | TestIsAddPathHelpers |
unit/verify | unproven |
Extraction sign-off
No extraction sign-off exists for RFC 8050, so no reviewer has walked its text sentence by sentence.
Superseded
No document obsoletes RFC 8050, so its obligations are stated where they were written.