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Network Working Group                                           J. Flick
Request for Comments: 2020                               Hewlett Packard
Category: Standards Track                                   October 1996


       Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.12 Interfaces

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Table of Contents

 1.  Introduction ...............................................    1
 2.  Object Definitions .........................................    2
 3.  Overview ...................................................    2
 3.1.  MAC Addresses ............................................    3
 3.2.  Relation to RFC 1213 .....................................    3
 3.3.  Relation to RFC 1573 .....................................    3
 3.3.1.  Layering Model .........................................    4
 3.3.2.  Virtual Circuits .......................................    4
 3.3.3.  ifTestTable ............................................    4
 3.3.4.  ifRcvAddressTable ......................................    4
 3.3.5.  ifPhysAddress ..........................................    4
 3.3.6.  Specific Interface MIB Objects .........................    5
 3.4.  Relation to RFC 1643, RFC 1650, and RFC 1748 .............    8
 3.5.  Relation to RFC 1749 .....................................    8
 3.6.  Master Mode Operation ....................................    9
 3.7.  Normal and High Priority Counters ........................    9
 3.8.  IEEE 802.12 Training Frames ..............................   10
 3.9.  Mapping of IEEE 802.12 Managed Objects ...................   12
 4.  Definitions ................................................   14
 5.  Acknowledgements ...........................................   30
 6.  References .................................................   30
 7.  Security Considerations ....................................   31
 8.  Author's Address ...........................................   31

1.  Introduction

   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 network interfaces
   based on IEEE 802.12.




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