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Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service

RFC 1596                Frame Relay Service MIB               March 1994


1.  The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework

   The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework consists of four major
   components.  They are:

      o    RFC 1442 which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for
           describing and naming objects for the purpose of
           management.

      o    STD 17, RFC 1213 defines MIB-II, the core set of managed
           objects for the Internet suite of protocols.

      o    RFC 1445 which defines the administrative and other
           architectural aspects of the framework.

      o    RFC 1448 which defines the protocol used for network
           access to managed objects.

   The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the purpose of
   experimentation and evaluation.

2.  Object Definitions

   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)
   defined in the SMI.  In particular, each object object type is named
   by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an administratively assigned name.  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 descriptor, to
   refer to the object type.

3.  Overview

   These objects are used when the particular media being used to manage
   is Frame Relay Service.  At present, this applies to these values of
   the ifType variable in the Internet-standard MIB:

          frameRelayService (44)

   This section provides an overview and background of how to use this
   MIB and other potential MIBs when managing a Frame Relay Service.

   Figure 1 shows the MIB stack that could be followed for managing a
   Frame Relay Service.  This is only an example and not meant to be
   inclusive.




Frame Relay Service MIB Working Group