application/rdf+xml Media Type Registration
RFC 3870
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(September 2004; No errata)
Was draft-swartz-rdfcore-rdfxml-mediatype (individual in app area)
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Author | Aaaron Swartz | ||
Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
Stream | IETF | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
Stream | WG state | (None) | |
Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 3870 (Informational) | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
Telechat date | |||
Responsible AD | Scott Hollenbeck | ||
Send notices to | gk@ninebynine.org |
Network Working Group A. Swartz Request for Comments: 3870 AaronSw.com Category: Informational September 2004 application/rdf+xml Media Type Registration Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004). Abstract This document describes a media type (application/rdf+xml) for use with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) serialization of the Resource Description Framework (RDF). RDF is a language designed to support the Semantic Web, by facilitating resource description and data exchange on the Web. RDF provides common structures that can be used for interoperable data exchange and follows the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) design principles of interoperability, evolution, and decentralization. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. application/rdf+xml Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Fragment Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Historical Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9. Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10. Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Swartz Informational [Page 1] RFC 3870 application/rdf+xml September 2004 1. Introduction RDF is a language designed to support the Semantic Web, by facilitating resource description and data exchange on the Web. RDF provides common structures that can be used for interoperable data exchange and follows the W3C design principles of interoperability, evolution, and decentralization. While the RDF data model [2] can be serialized in many ways, the W3C has defined the RDF/XML syntax [1] to allow RDF to be serialized in an XML format. The application/rdf+xml media type allows RDF consumers to identify RDF/XML documents so that they can be processed properly. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC 2119 [6]. 2. application/rdf+xml Registration This is a media type registration as defined in RFC 2048, "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures" [5]. MIME media type name: application MIME subtype name: rdf+xml Required parameters: none Optional parameters: charset Same as charset parameter of application/xml, defined in RFC 3023 [4]. Encoding considerations: Same as charset parameter of application/xml, defined in RFC 3023 [4]. Security considerations: See "Security Considerations" (Section 6). Swartz Informational [Page 2] RFC 3870 application/rdf+xml September 2004 Interoperability considerations: It is RECOMMENDED that RDF documents follow the newer RDF/XML Syntax Grammar [1] as opposed to the older RDF Model and Syntax specification [7]. RDF is intended to allow common information to be exchanged between disparate applications. A basis for building common understanding is provided by a formal semantics [3], and applications that use RDF should do so in ways that are consistent with this. Published specification: see RDF/XML Syntax Grammar [1] and RDF: Concepts and Abstract Syntax [2] and the older RDF Model and Syntax [7] Applications which use this media type: RDF is device-, platform-, and vendor-neutral and is supported by a range of Web user agents and authoring tools. Additional information: Magic number(s): none Although no byte sequences can be counted on to consistently identify RDF, RDF documents will have the sequence "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" to identify the RDF namespace. This will usually be towards the top of the document. File extension(s): .rdfShow full document text