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<front>

<title>MIB Boilerplate</title>

<author initials="J." surname="Schoenwaelder" fullname="Juergen Schoenwaelder">
  <organization>TU Braunschweig</organization>
  <address>
    <postal>
      <street>Bueltenweg 74/75</street>
      <city>38106 Braunschweig</city>
      <country>Germany</country>
    </postal>
    <phone>+49 531 391-3266</phone>
    <email>schoenw@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de</email>
  </address>
</author>

<date month="December" year="1999"/>

<area>Operations and Management</area>

</front>

<middle>

<section title="The SNMP Management Framework">
  <t>
    The SNMP Management Framework presently consists of five major
    components:
    <list style="symbols">
      <t>
        An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 
        <xref target="refs.RFC2571"/>.
      </t>
      <t>
        Mechanisms for describing and naming objects and events for
        the purpose of management. The first version of this Structure
        of Management Information (SMI) is called SMIv1 and described
        in STD 16, RFC 1155 <xref target="refs.RFC1155"/>, STD 16, RFC
        1212 <xref target="refs.RFC1212"/> and RFC 1215 <xref
        target="refs.RFC1215"/>. The second version, called SMIv2, is
        described in STD 58, RFC 2578 <xref target="refs.RFC2578"/>,
        STD 58, RFC 2579 <xref target="refs.RFC2579"/> and STD 58, RFC
        2580 <xref target="refs.RFC2580"/>.
      </t>
      <t>
        Message protocols for transferring management information. The
        first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1
        and described in STD 15, RFC 1157 <xref target="refs.RFC1157"/>.
        A second version of the SNMP message protocol, which is not an
        Internet standards track protocol, is called SNMPv2c and
        described in RFC 1901 <xref target="refs.RFC1901"/> and RFC
        1906 <xref target="refs.RFC1906"/>. The third version of the
        message protocol is called SNMPv3 and described in RFC 1906
        <xref target="refs.RFC1906"/>, RFC 2572 
        <xref target="refs.RFC2572"/> and RFC 2574
        <xref target="refs.RFC2574"/>.
      </t>
      <t>
        Protocol operations for accessing management information. The
        first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is
        described in STD 15, RFC 1157 <xref target="refs.RFC1157"/>. A
        second set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats
        is described in RFC 1905 <xref target="refs.RFC1905"/>.
      </t>
      <t>
        A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 <xref
        target="refs.RFC2573"/> and the view-based access control
        mechanism described in RFC 2575 <xref target="refs.RFC2575"/>.
      </t>
    </list>
    A more detailed introduction to the current SNMP Management Framework
    can be found in RFC 2570 <xref target="refs.RFC2570"/>.
  </t>
  <t>
    Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
    the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are
    defined using the mechanisms defined in the SMI.
  </t>
  <t>
    This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2. A
    MIB conforming to the SMIv1 can be produced through the appropriate
    translations. The resulting translated MIB must be semantically
    equivalent, except where objects or events are omitted because no
    translation is possible (use of Counter64). Some machine readable
    information in SMIv2 will be converted into textual descriptions in
    SMIv1 during the translation process. However, this loss of machine
    readable information is not considered to change the semantics of the
    MIB.
  </t>
</section>

</middle>

<back>

<references>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2119">
    <front>
      <title>
        Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
      </title>
      <author initials="S." surname="Bradner" fullname="S. Bradner">
        <organization>Harvard University</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="March" year="1997"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="BCP" value="14"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2119"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2571">
    <front>
      <title>
        An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks
      </title>
      <author initials="D." surname="Harrington" fullname="David Harrington">
        <organization>Cabletron Systems, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="R." surname="Presuhn" fullname="Randy Presuhn">
        <organization>BMC Software, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="B." surname="Wijnen" fullname="Bert Wijnen">
        <organization>IBM T.J. Watson Research</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2571"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1155">
    <front>
      <title>
        Structure and Identification of Management Information for
        TCP/IP-based Internets
      </title>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>Performance Systems International</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Hughes LAN Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="May" year="1990"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="STD" value="16"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1155"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1212">
    <front>
      <title>
        Concise MIB Definitions
      </title>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>Performance Systems International</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Hughes LAN Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="March" year="1991"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="STD" value="16"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1212"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1215">
    <front>
      <title>
        A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP
      </title>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>Performance Systems International</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="March" year="1991"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1215"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2578">
    <front>
      <title>
        Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)
      </title>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="D." surname="Perkins" fullname="David Perkins">
        <organization>SNMPinfo</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Schoenwaelder" 
              fullname="Juergen Schoenwaelder">
        <organization>TU Braunschweig</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>First Virtual Holdings</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Waldbusser" fullname="Steve Waldbusser">
        <organization>International Network Services</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="STD" value="58"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2578"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2579">
    <front>
      <title>
        Textual Conventions for SMIv2
      </title>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="D." surname="Perkins" fullname="David Perkins">
        <organization>SNMPinfo</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Schoenwaelder" 
              fullname="Juergen Schoenwaelder">
        <organization>TU Braunschweig</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>First Virtual Holdings</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Waldbusser" fullname="Steve Waldbusser">
        <organization>International Network Services</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="STD" value="58"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2579"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2580">
    <front>
      <title>
        Conformance Statements for SMIv2
      </title>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="D." surname="Perkins" fullname="David Perkins">
        <organization>SNMPinfo</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Schoenwaelder" 
              fullname="Juergen Schoenwaelder">
        <organization>TU Braunschweig</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>First Virtual Holdings</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Waldbusser" fullname="Steve Waldbusser">
        <organization>International Network Services</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="STD" value="58"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2580"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1157">
    <front>
      <title>
        A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
      </title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Fedor" fullname="Mark Fedor">
        <organization>Performance Systems International</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Schoffstall" 
              fullname="Martin Lee Schoffstall">
        <organization>Performance Systems International</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="J." surname="Davin" fullname="James R. Davin">
        <organization>MIT Laboratory for Computer Science</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="May" year="1990"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="STD" value="15"/>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1157"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1901">
    <front>
      <title>
        Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2
      </title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Waldbusser" fullname="Steve Waldbusser">
        <organization>International Network Services</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="January" year="1996"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1901"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1906">
    <front>
      <title>
        Transport Mappings for Version 2 of the Simple Network
        Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
      </title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Waldbusser" fullname="Steve Waldbusser">
        <organization>International Network Services</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="January" year="1996"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1906"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2572">
    <front>
      <title>
        Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network
        Management Protocol (SNMP)
      </title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="D." surname="Harrington" fullname="David Harrington">
        <organization>Cabletron Systems, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="R." surname="Presuhn" fullname="Randy Presuhn">
        <organization>BMC Software, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="B." surname="Wijnen" fullname="Bert Wijnen">
        <organization>IBM T.J. Watson Research</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2572"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2574">
    <front>
      <title>
        User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple
        Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)
      </title>
      <author initials="U." surname="Blumenthal" fullname="Uri Blumenthal">
        <organization>IBM T. J. Watson Research</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="B." surname="Wijnen" fullname="Bert Wijnen">
        <organization>IBM T.J. Watson Research</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2574"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC1905">
    <front>
      <title>
        Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network
        Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
      </title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="M." surname="Rose" fullname="Marshall Rose">
        <organization>Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Waldbusser" fullname="Steve Waldbusser">
        <organization>International Network Services</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="January" year="1996"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="1905"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2573">
    <front>
      <title>
        SNMP Applications
      </title>
      <author initials="D." surname="Levi" fullname="David Levi">
        <organization>SNMP Research, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="P." surname="Meyer" fullname="Paul Meyer">
        <organization>Secure Computing Corporation</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="B." surname="Stewart" fullname="Bob Stewart">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2573"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2575">
    <front>
      <title>
        View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network
        Management Protocol (SNMP)
      </title>
      <author initials="B." surname="Wijnen" fullname="Bert Wijnen">
        <organization>IBM T.J. Watson Research</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="R." surname="Presuhn" fullname="Randy Presuhn">
        <organization>BMC Software, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2575"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2570">
    <front>
      <title>
        Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network
        Management Framework
      </title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Case" fullname="Jeff Case">
        <organization>SNMP Research, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="R." surname="Mundy" fullname="Russ Mundy">
        <organization>TIS Labs at Network Associates, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="D." surname="Partain" fullname="David Partain">
        <organization>Ericsson</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="B." surname="Stewart" fullname="Bob Stewart">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" year="1999"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2570"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2012">
    <front>
      <title>
        SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Transmission
        Control Protocol using SMIv2
      </title>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="November" year="1996"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2012"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2452">
    <front>
      <title>
        IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Transmission
        Control Protocol
      </title>
      <author initials="M." surname="Daniele" fullname="Mike Daniele">
        <organization>Compaq Computer Corporation</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="December" year="1998"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2452"/>
  </reference>

  <reference anchor="refs.RFC2233">
    <front>
      <title>
        The Interfaces Group MIB using SMIv2
      </title>
      <author initials="K." surname="McCloghrie" fullname="Keith McCloghrie">
        <organization>Cisco Systems</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="F." surname="Kastenholz" fullname="Frank Kastenholz">
        <organization>FTP Software</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="November" year="1997"/>
    </front>
    <seriesInfo name="RFC" value="2233"/>
  </reference>

</references>

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