org.cispec.net-type

recommended: any CI that is a network element

org.cispec.net-type records the network element type of a Change Item — the functional classification of a CI within a network architecture. This is distinct from org.cispec.application (what the CI is designed to do) and org.cispec.role (what this instance is currently doing). net-type classifies the CI by its position and function within the network itself.

Applies across all networking domains: enterprise IT (router, switch, firewall), carrier and telco (BSS, OSS, MSC, HLR, eNB, gNB, MME, SGW), industrial OT (fieldbus gateway, protocol converter, industrial firewall), IoT (gateway, sensor hub, edge node), satellite (ground station, modem, transponder), and defence networking (tactical radio, crypto gateway, cross-domain solution).

Value format

A lower-case slug drawn from the applicable network architecture taxonomy. This specification does not enumerate or restrict the set — network element type naming is domain-specific.

org.cispec.net-type=edge-router
org.cispec.net-type=core-switch
org.cispec.net-type=msc
org.cispec.net-type=enb
org.cispec.net-type=fieldbus-gateway
org.cispec.net-type=iot-gateway
org.cispec.net-type=cross-domain-solution

Conformance

org.cispec.net-type is RECOMMENDED for any CI that is a network element. Not REQUIRED for Declared conformance.

Attestation

net-type is not independently attestable as a label value. In regulated network contexts (telco type approval, NERC-CIP, ITAR communications equipment) the classification may be verifiable against regulatory filings or type certificates.

Resolution and relation

“Every msc element” or “every fieldbus-gateway” are real operational queries for network inventory audits, vulnerability scoping, and capacity planning.

Document identifier

OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.42387.2.6.4.1
GUID: 908d6b60-25a3-5e42-b8f6-626a86445abf