RFC 1515 (rfc1515) - Page 3 of 25

Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802

RFC 1515                     802.3 MAU MIB                September 1993


   (MAUs), Section 20" [10] dated 11 July 1992.

3.1.  Terminology

   Refer to Section 3.1.2 of [13] for simple definitions of the terms
   "repeater," "port," and "MAU" as used in the context of this
   document.  For a more complete and precise definition of these terms,
   refer to Section 9 of [9].

3.2.  Structure of MIB

   Objects in this MIB are arranged into MIB groups.  Each MIB group is
   organized as a set of related objects.

3.2.1.  The Repeater MAU Basic Group Definitions

   This group contains all repeater MAU-related configuration, status,
   and control objects.  Implementation of the dot3RpMauBasicGroup is
   mandatory for MAUs attached to repeaters.

3.2.2.  The Interface MAU Basic Group Definitions

   This group contains all interface MAU-related configuration, status,
   and control objects.  Implementation of the dot3IfMauBasicGroup is
   mandatory for MAUs attached to interfaces.

3.2.3.  The Broadband MAU Basic Group Definitions

   This group contains all broadband-specific MAU-related configuration
   objects.  Implementation of the dot3BroadMauBasicGroup is mandatory
   for 10BROAD36 MAUs, and is not appropriate for other types of MAUs.

3.3.  Relationship to Other MIBs

   It is assumed that an agent implementing this MIB will also implement
   (at least) the 'system' group defined in MIB-II [4].  The following
   sections identify other MIBs that such an agent should implement.

3.3.1.  Relationship to the 'system' group

   In MIB-II, the 'system' group is defined as being mandatory for all
   systems such that each managed entity contains one instance of each
   object in the 'system' group.  Thus, those objects apply to the
   entity even if the entity's sole functionality is management of a
   MAU.






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