RFC 2064 (rfc2064) - Page 3 of 38

Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB

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].








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