FTP Software, Inc.
January 1993
Definitions of Managed Objects for
the Ethernet-like Interface Types
Status of this Memo
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This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
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This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing ethernet-like objects.
Table of Contents
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1. The Network Management Framework ...................... 1 2. Objects ............................................... 2 2.1 Format of Definitions ................................ 2 3. Overview .............................................. 3 4. Definitions ........................................... 4 4.1 The Ethernet-like Statistics Group ................... 4 4.2 The Ethernet-like Collision Statistics Group ......... 11 4.3 802.3 Tests .......................................... 12 4.4 802.3 Hardware Chipsets .............................. 14 5. Change Log ............................................ 14 6. Acknowledgements ...................................... 16 7. References ............................................ 16 8. Security Considerations ............................... 17 9. Author's Address ...................................... 17
1. The Network Management Framework
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The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of three components. They are:
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STD 16/RFC 1155 [3] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of management. STD 16/RFC 1212 [13] defines a more concise description mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI.
RFC 1156 [4] which defines MIB-I, the core set of managed objects for the Internet suite of protocols. STD 17/RFC 1213 [6] defines MIB-II, an evolution of MIB-I based on implementation experience and new operational requirements.
STD 15/RFC 1157 [5] which defines the SNMP, the protocol used for network access to managed objects.
The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the purpose of experimentation and evaluation.
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2. Objects
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Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) [7] defined in the SMI. In particular, each object has a name, a syntax, and an encoding. The name is an object identifier, an administratively assigned name, which specifies an object type. The object type together with an object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific instantiation of the object. For human convenience, we often use a textual string, termed the OBJECT DESCRIPTOR, to also refer to the object type.
The syntax of an object type defines the abstract data structure corresponding to that object type. The ASN.1 language is used for this purpose. However, the SMI [3] purposely restricts the ASN.1 constructs which may be used. These restrictions are explicitly made for simplicity.
The encoding of an object type is simply how that object type is represented using the object type's syntax. Implicitly tied to the notion of an object type's syntax and encoding is how the object type is represented when being transmitted on the network.
The SMI specifies the use of the basic encoding rules of ASN.1 [8], subject to the additional requirements imposed by the SNMP.
2.1. Format of Definitions
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Section 4 contains contains the specification of all object types contained in this MIB module. The object types are defined using the conventions defined in the SMI, as amended by the extensions specified in [13].
3. Overview
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Instances of these object types represent attributes of an interface to an ethernet-like communications medium. At present, ethernet-like media are identified by three values of the ifType object in the Internet-standard MIB:
ethernet-csmacd(6) iso88023-csmacd(7) starLan(11)For these interfaces, the value of the ifSpecific variable in the MIB-II [6] has the OBJECT IDENTIFIER value:
dot3 OBJECT IDENTIFER ::= { transmission 7 }
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The definitions presented here are based on the IEEE 802.3 Layer Management Specification [9], as originally interpreted by Frank Kastenholz of Interlan in [10]. Implementors of these MIB objects should note that the IEEE document explicitly describes (in the form of Pascal pseudocode) when, where, and how various MAC attributes are measured. The IEEE document also describes the effects of MAC actions that may be invoked by manipulating instances of the MIB objects defined here.
To the extent that some of the attributes defined in [9] are represented by previously defined objects in the Internet- standard MIB or in the Generic Interface Extensions MIB [11], such attributes are not redundantly represented by objects defined in this memo. Among the attributes represented by objects defined in other memos are the number of octets transmitted or received on a particular interface, the number of frames transmitted or received on a particular interface, the promiscuous status of an interface, the MAC address of an interface, and multicast information associated with an interface.
The relationship between an ethernet-like interface and an interface in the context of the Internet-standard MIB is one-to-one. As such, the value of an ifIndex object instance can be directly used to identify corresponding instances of the objects defined herein.
4. Definitions
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RFC1398-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
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IMPORTS
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Counter, Gauge FROM RFC1155-SMI transmission FROM RFC1213-MIB OBJECT-TYPE FROM RFC-1212;-
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-- This MIB module uses the extended OBJECT-TYPE macro as -- defined in RFC-1212.
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-- this is the MIB module for ethernet-like objects
dot3 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { transmission 7 }
-- { dot3 1 } is obsolete and has been deleted.
4.1. The Ethernet-like Statistics Group
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-- the Ethernet-like Statistics group
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-- Implementation of this group is mandatory
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dot3StatsTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Dot3StatsEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "Statistics for a collection of ethernet-like interfaces attached to a particular system." ::= { dot3 2 } dot3StatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Dot3StatsEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "Statistics for a particular interface to an ethernet-like medium." INDEX { dot3StatsIndex } ::= { dot3StatsTable 1 } Dot3StatsEntry ::= SEQUENCE { dot3StatsIndex INTEGER, dot3StatsAlignmentErrors Counter, dot3StatsFCSErrors Counter, dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames Counter, dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames Counter, dot3StatsSQETestErrors Counter, dot3StatsDeferredTransmissions Counter, dot3StatsLateCollisions Counter, dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions Counter, dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors Counter, dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors Counter, dot3StatsFrameTooLongs Counter, dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors Counter } dot3StatsIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "An index value that uniquely identifies an interface to an ethernet-like medium. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex." ::= { dot3StatsEntry 1 } dot3StatsAlignmentErrors OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames received on a particular-
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interface that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check.
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The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the alignmentError status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtain are, according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management, counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 2 } dot3StatsFCSErrors OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames received on a particular interface that are an integral number of octets in length but do not pass the FCS check. The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameCheckError status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtain are, according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management, counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 3 } dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision.-
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object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts or ifOutNUcastPkts object and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames object." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 4 } dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision. A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts or ifOutNUcastPkts object and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames object." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 5 } dot3StatsSQETestErrors OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of times that the SQE TEST ERROR message is generated by the PLS sublayer for a particular interface. The SQE TEST ERROR message is defined in section 7.2.2.2.4 of ANSI/IEEE 802.3-1985 and its generation is described in section 7.2.4.6 of the same document." REFERENCE "ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3-1985 Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 6 } dot3StatsDeferredTransmissions OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a particular interface is delayed because the medium is busy. The count represented by an instance of this object does not include frames involved in collisions." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 7 } dot3StatsLateCollisions OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The number of times that a collision is detected on a particular interface later than 512 bit-times into the transmission of a packet. Five hundred and twelve bit-times corresponds to 51.2 microseconds on a 10 Mbit/s system. A (late) collision included in a count represented by an instance of this object is also considered as a (generic) collision for purposes of other collision-related statistics." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 8 } dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to excessive collisions." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 9 } dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error. A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the dot3StatsLateCollisions object, the dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions object, or the dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors object. The precise meaning of the count represented by an instance of this object is implementation- specific. In particular, an instance of this object may represent a count of transmission errors on a particular interface that are not otherwise counted." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 10 } dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The number of times that the carrier sense condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame on a particular interface. The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented at most once per transmission attempt, even if the carrier sense condition fluctuates during a transmission attempt." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 11 } -- { dot3StatsEntry 12 } is not assigned dot3StatsFrameTooLongs OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames received on a particular interface that exceed the maximum permitted frame size. The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameTooLong status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtain are, according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management, counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC." REFERENCE "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management" ::= { dot3StatsEntry 13 } -- { dot3StatsEntry 14 } is not assigned -- { dot3StatsEntry 15 } is not assigned dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of frames for which reception on a particular interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error. A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the dot3StatsFrameTooLongs object, the dot3StatsAlignmentErrors object, or the dot3StatsFCSErrors object.-
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4.2. The Ethernet-like Collision Statistics Group
-- the Ethernet-like Collision Statistics group
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-- Implementation of this group is optional; it is appropriate -- for all systems which have the necessary metering
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dot3CollTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Dot3CollEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A collection of collision histograms for a particular set of interfaces." ::= { dot3 5 } dot3CollEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Dot3CollEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A cell in the histogram of per-frame collisions for a particular interface. An instance of this object represents the frequency of individual MAC frames for which the transmission (successful or otherwise) on a particular interface is accompanied by a particular number of media collisions." INDEX { dot3CollIndex, dot3CollCount } ::= { dot3CollTable 1 }-
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dot3CollIndex INTEGER, dot3CollCount INTEGER, dot3CollFrequencies Counter } dot3CollIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The index value that uniquely identifies the interface to which a particular collision histogram cell pertains. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex." ::= { dot3CollEntry 1 } dot3CollCount OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER (1..16) ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The number of per-frame media collisions for which a particular collision histogram cell represents the frequency on a particular interface." ::= { dot3CollEntry 2 } dot3CollFrequencies OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of individual MAC frames for which the transmission (successful or otherwise) on a particular interface is accompanied by a particular number of media collisions." ::= { dot3CollEntry 3 } -
4.3. 802.3 Tests
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-- 802.3 Tests
-- The ifExtnsTestTable defined in RFC 1229 provides a common -- means for a manager to test any interface corresponding to
-- a value of ifIndex.
-- At this time, one well known test (testFullDuplexLoopBack) is -- defined in RFC 1229. For ethernet-like interfaces, this test -- configures the MAC chip and executes an internal loopback -- test of memory and the MAC chip logic. This loopback test can -- only be executed if the interface is offline. Once the test -- has completed, the MAC chip should be reinitialized for network -- operation, but it should remain offline.
-- If an error occurs during a test, the object ifExtnsTestResult -- (defined in RFC 1229) will be set to failed(7). The following -- two OBJECT IDENTIFIERs may be used to provided more -- information as values for the object ifExtnsTestCode in -- RFC 1229:
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dot3Errors OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 7 }
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-- couldn't initialize MAC chip for test dot3ErrorInitError OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Errors 1 } -- expected data not received (or not -- received correctly) in loopback test dot3ErrorLoopbackError OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Errors 2 }-
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-- TDR Test
-- Another test, specific to ethernet-like interfaces with the -- exception of 10BaseT and 10BaseF, is Time-domain Reflectometry (TDR). -- The TDR value may be useful in determining the approximate distance -- to a cable fault. It is advisable to repeat this test to check for -- a consistent resulting TDR value, to verify that there is a fault. dot3Tests OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 6 } dot3TestTdr OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Tests 1 }-
-- A TDR test returns as its result the time interval, measured -- in 10 MHz ticks or 100 nsec units, between the start of -- TDR test transmission and the subsequent detection of a -- collision or deassertion of carrier. On successful completion -- of a TDR test, the appropriate instance of ifExtnsTestResult -- contains the OBJECT IDENTIFIER of the MIB object which -- contains the value of this time interval.
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4.4. 802.3 Hardware Chipsets
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-- 802.3 Hardware Chipsets
-- The object ifExtnsChipSet is provided in RFC 1229 to identify -- the MAC hardware used to communcate on an interface. The -- following hardware chipsets are provided for 802.3:
dot3ChipSets OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 8 } dot3ChipSetAMD OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 1 } dot3ChipSetAMD7990 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 1 } dot3ChipSetAMD79900 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 2 } dot3ChipSetIntel OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 2 } dot3ChipSetIntel82586 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 1 } dot3ChipSetIntel82596 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 2 } dot3ChipSetSeeq OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 3 } dot3ChipSetSeeq8003 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 1 } dot3ChipSetNational OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 4 } dot3ChipSetNational8390 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetNational 1 } dot3ChipSetNationalSonic OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetNational 2 } dot3ChipSetFujitsu OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 5 } dot3ChipSetFujitsu86950 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 1 } dot3ChipSetFujitsu86960 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 2 }-
-- For those chipsets not represented above, OBJECT IDENTIFIER -- assignment is required in other documentation, e.g., assignment -- within that part of the registration tree delegated to -- individual enterprises (see RFC 1155).
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5. Change Log
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(1) Replace old "Historical Perspective" boilerplate with the
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new "The Network Management Framework" boilerplate.
(2) Remove the "slime text".
(3) Updated the reference to the Interface Extensions mib to
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reflect its new RFC status.
(4) Change the status of the memo section to hold the new
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suggested text.
(5) References in ASN.1 comments were changed from the [#]
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form to name the actual document being referred to. These references are now meaningful when the ASN.1 is read outside of the RFC.
(6) The IMPORTS section of the ASN.1 has been updated to
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reflect that the OBJECT-TYPE macro is imported from RFC- 1212.
(7) The the Generic Ethernet-like group, containing dot3Index, dot3InitializeMac, dot3MacSubLayerStatus, dot3MulticastReceiveStatus, dot3TxEnabled, and dot3TestTdrValue has been deprecated as a result of the implementation experience presented at the San Diego IETF meeting.(8) dot3StatsInRangeLengthErrors and
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dot3StatsOutOfRangeLengthFields have been deprecated as a result of the implementation experience presented at the San Diego IETF meeting.
(9) Update the acknowledgements section to reflect this
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document's history, etc.
(10) REFERENCE clauses have been added to all of the MIB
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objects which are being retained.
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(1) Removed all deprecated objects.
(2) Rephrased the description of the TDR test OID to reflect
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the fact that dot3TestTdrValue is no more. ifExtnsTestResult still points to the object containing the result, the text simply does not refer to dot3TestTdrValue. I could have deleted the Test, but the OID should then remain reserved. I figured that it would be just as easy to rephrase the definition of the test.
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(1) Add fuji. 86960
6. Acknowledgements
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This document was produced by the Ethernet MIB Working Group.
This document is based on the Proposed Standard Ethernet MIB, RFC 1284 [14], of which John Cook of Chipcom was the editor. The Ethernet MIB Working Group gathered implementation experience of the variables specified in RFC 1284 and used that information to develop this revised MIB.
RFC 1284, in turn, is based on a document written by Frank Kastenholz of Interlan entitled IEEE 802.3 Layer Management Draft M compatible MIB for TCP/IP Networks [10]. This document has been modestly reworked, initially by the SNMP Working Group, and then by the Transmission Working Group, to reflect the current conventions for defining objects for MIB interfaces. James Davin, of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, and Keith McCloghrie of Hughes LAN Systems, contributed to later drafts of this memo. Marshall Rose of Performance Systems International, Inc. converted the document into its current concise format. Anil Rijsinghani of DEC contributed text that more adequately describes the TDR test. Thanks to Frank Kastenholz of Interlan and Louis Steinberg of IBM for their experimentation.
7. References
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[1] Cerf, V., "IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards", RFC 1052, NRI, April 1988. [2] Cerf, V., "Report of the Second Ad Hoc Network Management Review Group", RFC 1109, NRI, August 1989. [3] Rose M., and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based internets", STD 16, RFC 1155, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, May 1990. [4] McCloghrie K., and M. Rose, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets", RFC 1156, Hughes LAN Systems, Performance Systems International, May 1990. [5] Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M., and J. Davin, "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157, SNMP Research, Performance Systems International, Performance Systems International, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, May 1990. [6] Rose M., Editor, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II", STD 17, RFC 1213,-
Performance Systems International, March 1991.
[7] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8824, December 1987. [8] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Basic Encoding Rules for Abstract Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8825, December 1987.[9] IEEE, "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management", November 1988.
[10] Kastenholz, F., "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management Draft compatible MIB for TCP/IP Networks", electronic mail message to mib- wg@nnsc.nsf.net, 9 June 1989. [11] McCloghrie, K., Editor, Extensions to the Generic-Interface MIB, RFC 1229, Hughes LAN Systems, Inc., May 1991.[12] IEEE, "Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
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(CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications", ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3-1985.
[13] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16, RFC 1212, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, March 1991. [14] Cook, J., Editor, "Definitions of Managed Objects for Ethernet- Like Interface Types", RFC 1284, Chipcom Corporation, December 1991. -
8. Security Considerations
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Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
9. Author's Address
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Frank Kastenholz
2 High Street
North Andover, MA 01845-2620Phone: (508) 685-4000 EMail: kasten@ftp.com