Remove repetitive notes, briefs, etc on ref attributes

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ release.
 - BREAKING: Rename/replace `(client|server).socket.(address|port)` attributes
   with `network.(peer|local).(address|port)`.
   ([#342](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/342))
+- Make `network.protocol.name|version` description consistent between HTTP
+  spans and metrics.
+  ([#367](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/367))
 
 ## v1.21.0 (2023-07-13)
 

docs/http/http-metrics.md

@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ of `[ 0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10
 | [`http.request.method`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | [`http.response.status_code`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
 | [`http.route`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | The matched route (path template in the format used by the respective server framework). See note below [3] | `/users/:userID?`; `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | Conditionally Required: If and only if it's available |
-| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [4] | `amqp`; `http`; `mqtt` | Recommended |
-| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [5] | `3.1.1` | Recommended |
+| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [4] | `http`; `spdy` | Recommended: if not default (`http`). |
+| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [5] | `1.0`; `1.1`; `2`; `3` | Recommended |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Name of the local HTTP server that received the request. [6] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Opt-In |
 | [`server.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Port of the local HTTP server that received the request. [7] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | Opt-In |
 | [`url.scheme`](../url/url.md) | string | The [URI scheme](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.1) component identifying the used protocol. | `http`; `https` | Required |
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ This metric is optional.
 | [`http.request.method`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | [`http.response.status_code`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
 | [`http.route`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | The matched route (path template in the format used by the respective server framework). See note below [3] | `/users/:userID?`; `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | Conditionally Required: If and only if it's available |
-| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [4] | `amqp`; `http`; `mqtt` | Recommended |
-| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [5] | `3.1.1` | Recommended |
+| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [4] | `http`; `spdy` | Recommended: if not default (`http`). |
+| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [5] | `1.0`; `1.1`; `2`; `3` | Recommended |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Name of the local HTTP server that received the request. [6] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Opt-In |
 | [`server.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Port of the local HTTP server that received the request. [7] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | Opt-In |
 | [`url.scheme`](../url/url.md) | string | The [URI scheme](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.1) component identifying the used protocol. | `http`; `https` | Required |
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ This metric is optional.
 | [`http.request.method`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | [`http.response.status_code`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
 | [`http.route`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | The matched route (path template in the format used by the respective server framework). See note below [3] | `/users/:userID?`; `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | Conditionally Required: If and only if it's available |
-| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [4] | `amqp`; `http`; `mqtt` | Recommended |
-| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [5] | `3.1.1` | Recommended |
+| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [4] | `http`; `spdy` | Recommended: if not default (`http`). |
+| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [5] | `1.0`; `1.1`; `2`; `3` | Recommended |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Name of the local HTTP server that received the request. [6] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Opt-In |
 | [`server.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Port of the local HTTP server that received the request. [7] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | Opt-In |
 | [`url.scheme`](../url/url.md) | string | The [URI scheme](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.1) component identifying the used protocol. | `http`; `https` | Required |
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ of `[ 0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10
 | `error.type` | string | Describes a class of error the operation ended with. [1] | `timeout`; `name_resolution_error`; `500` | Conditionally Required: If request has ended with an error. |
 | [`http.request.method`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | [`http.response.status_code`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
-| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [3] | `amqp`; `http`; `mqtt` | Recommended |
-| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [4] | `3.1.1` | Recommended |
+| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [3] | `http`; `spdy` | Recommended: if not default (`http`). |
+| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [4] | `1.0`; `1.1`; `2`; `3` | Recommended |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Host identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [5] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Required |
 | [`server.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Port identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [6] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | Conditionally Required: [7] |
 | [`url.scheme`](../url/url.md) | string | The [URI scheme](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.1) component identifying the used protocol. | `https`; `ftp`; `telnet` | Required |
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ Tracing instrumentations that do so, MUST also set `http.request.method_original
   if it's sent in absolute-form
 - Host identifier of the `Host` header
 
-SHOULD NOT be set if capturing it would require an extra DNS lookup.
+If an HTTP client request is explicitly made to an IP address, e.g. `http://x.x.x.x:8080`, then
+`server.address` SHOULD be the IP address `x.x.x.x`. A DNS lookup SHOULD NOT be used.
 
 **[6]:** When [request target](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#target.resource) is absolute URI, `server.port` MUST match URI port identifier, otherwise it MUST match `Host` header port identifier.
 
@@ -560,8 +561,8 @@ This metric is optional.
 | `error.type` | string | Describes a class of error the operation ended with. [1] | `timeout`; `name_resolution_error`; `500` | Conditionally Required: If request has ended with an error. |
 | [`http.request.method`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | [`http.response.status_code`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
-| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [3] | `amqp`; `http`; `mqtt` | Recommended |
-| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [4] | `3.1.1` | Recommended |
+| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [3] | `http`; `spdy` | Recommended: if not default (`http`). |
+| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [4] | `1.0`; `1.1`; `2`; `3` | Recommended |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Host identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [5] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Required |
 | [`server.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Port identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [6] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | Conditionally Required: [7] |
 | [`url.scheme`](../url/url.md) | string | The [URI scheme](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.1) component identifying the used protocol. | `https`; `ftp`; `telnet` | Required |
@@ -607,7 +608,8 @@ Tracing instrumentations that do so, MUST also set `http.request.method_original
   if it's sent in absolute-form
 - Host identifier of the `Host` header
 
-SHOULD NOT be set if capturing it would require an extra DNS lookup.
+If an HTTP client request is explicitly made to an IP address, e.g. `http://x.x.x.x:8080`, then
+`server.address` SHOULD be the IP address `x.x.x.x`. A DNS lookup SHOULD NOT be used.
 
 **[6]:** When [request target](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#target.resource) is absolute URI, `server.port` MUST match URI port identifier, otherwise it MUST match `Host` header port identifier.
 
@@ -655,8 +657,8 @@ This metric is optional.
 | `error.type` | string | Describes a class of error the operation ended with. [1] | `timeout`; `name_resolution_error`; `500` | Conditionally Required: If request has ended with an error. |
 | [`http.request.method`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | [`http.response.status_code`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
-| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [3] | `amqp`; `http`; `mqtt` | Recommended |
-| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [4] | `3.1.1` | Recommended |
+| [`network.protocol.name`](../general/attributes.md) | string | [OSI application layer](https://osi-model.com/application-layer/) or non-OSI equivalent. [3] | `http`; `spdy` | Recommended: if not default (`http`). |
+| [`network.protocol.version`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Version of the protocol specified in `network.protocol.name`. [4] | `1.0`; `1.1`; `2`; `3` | Recommended |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Host identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [5] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Required |
 | [`server.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Port identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [6] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | Conditionally Required: [7] |
 | [`url.scheme`](../url/url.md) | string | The [URI scheme](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.1) component identifying the used protocol. | `https`; `ftp`; `telnet` | Required |
@@ -702,7 +704,8 @@ Tracing instrumentations that do so, MUST also set `http.request.method_original
   if it's sent in absolute-form
 - Host identifier of the `Host` header
 
-SHOULD NOT be set if capturing it would require an extra DNS lookup.
+If an HTTP client request is explicitly made to an IP address, e.g. `http://x.x.x.x:8080`, then
+`server.address` SHOULD be the IP address `x.x.x.x`. A DNS lookup SHOULD NOT be used.
 
 **[6]:** When [request target](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#target.resource) is absolute URI, `server.port` MUST match URI port identifier, otherwise it MUST match `Host` header port identifier.
 

docs/http/http-spans.md

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ This span type represents an outbound HTTP request. There are two ways this can
 
 For an HTTP client span, `SpanKind` MUST be `Client`.
 
-<!-- semconv trace.http.client(full) -->
+<!-- semconv trace.http.client -->
 | Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | [`http.resend_count`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | The ordinal number of request resending attempt (for any reason, including redirects). [1] | `3` | Recommended: if and only if request was retried. |
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ This span type represents an inbound HTTP request.
 
 For an HTTP server span, `SpanKind` MUST be `Server`.
 
-<!-- semconv trace.http.server(full) -->
+<!-- semconv trace.http.server -->
 | Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | [`client.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Client address - domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup, otherwise IP address or Unix domain socket name. [1] | `83.164.160.102` | Recommended |

model/http-common.yaml

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ groups:
   - id: attributes.http.client
     type: attribute_group
     brief: 'HTTP Client attributes'
+    extends: attributes.http.common
     attributes:
       - ref: server.address
         requirement_level: required
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ groups:
             if it's sent in absolute-form
           - Host identifier of the `Host` header
 
-          SHOULD NOT be set if capturing it would require an extra DNS lookup.
+          If an HTTP client request is explicitly made to an IP address, e.g. `http://x.x.x.x:8080`, then
+          `server.address` SHOULD be the IP address `x.x.x.x`. A DNS lookup SHOULD NOT be used.
       - ref: server.port
         requirement_level:
           conditionally_required: If not default (`80` for `http` scheme, `443` for `https`).
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ groups:
   - id: attributes.http.server
     type: attribute_group
     brief: 'HTTP Server attributes'
+    extends: attributes.http.common
     attributes:
       - ref: http.route
         requirement_level:
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ groups:
           - Port identifier of the [request target](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#target.resource)
             if it's sent in absolute-form.
           - Port identifier of the `Host` header
+        requirement_level:
+          recommended: If not default (`80` for `http` scheme, `443` for `https`).
       - ref: url.scheme
         requirement_level: required
         examples: ["http", "https"]