RFC 2064 (rfc2064) - Page 3 of 38
Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB
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RFC 2064 Meter MIB January 1997
2.1 Format of Definitions
Section 4 contains contains the specification of all object types
contained in this MIB module. These object types are defined using
the conventions defined in [2] and [3].
3 Overview
Traffic Flow Measurement seeks to provide a well-defined method for
gathering traffic flow information from networks and internetworks.
The background for this is given in "Traffic Flow Measurement:
Background" [8]. The Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement (rtfm)
Working Group has produced a measurement architecture to achieve it;
this is documented in "Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture" [9].
The architecture defines three entities:
- METERS, which observe network traffic flows and build up a
table of flow data records for them,
- METER REAERS, which collect traffic flow data from meters, and
- MANAGERS, which oversee the operation of meters and meter readers.
This memo defines the SNMP management information for a Traffic Flow
Meter (TFM). It documents the earlier work of the Internet Accounting
Working Group, and is intended to provide a starting point for the
Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement Working Group.
3.1 Scope of Definitions, Textual Conventions
All objects defined in this memo are registered in a single subtree
within the mib-2 namespace [1,2], and are for use in network devices
which may perform a PDU forwarding or monitoring function. For these
devices, the value of the ifSpecific variable in the MIB-II [1] has
the OBJECT IDENTIFIER value:
flowMIB OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= mib-2 40
as defined below.
The RTFM Meter MIB was first produced and tested using SNMPv1. It
has been converted into SNMPv2 following the guidelines in RFC 1452
[5].
Brownlee Experimental