RFC 1189 (rfc1189) - Page 1 of 15
Common Management Information Services and Protocols for the Internet (CMOT and CMIP)
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Network Working Working Group U. Warrier
Request for Comments: 1189 Netlabs
Obsoletes: RFC 1095 L. Besaw
Hewlett-Packard
L. LaBarre
The Mitre Corporation
B. Handspicker
Digital Equipment Corporation
October 1990
The Common Management Information Services
and Protocols for the Internet
(CMOT and CMIP)
Status of this Memo
This memo defines a network management architecture that uses the
International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Common
Management Information Services/Common Management Information
Protocol (CMIS/CMIP) in the Internet. 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.
Table of Contents
1. Overview ................................................... 2
2. Introduction ............................................... 3
3. Protocol Overview .......................................... 4
3.1. The CMOT Protocol Suite .................................. 5
3.2. The CMIP Protocol Suite .................................. 6
3.3. Conformance Requirements ................................. 6
4. Common Management Information Service Element .............. 7
4.1. Association Policies ..................................... 7
4.2. CMIS Services ............................................ 9
4.2.1 General Agreements on Users of CMIS ..................... 9
4.2.2 Specific Agreements on Users of CMIS .................... 10
4.3. CMIP Agreements .......................................... 10
5. Services Required by CMIP .................................. 10
6. Acknowledgements ........................................... 11
7. References ................................................. 11
8. Security Considerations..................................... 14
9. Authors' Addresses.......................................... 14
Warrier, Besaw, LaBarre & Handspicker