RFC 2108 (rfc2108) - Page 3 of 82

Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802

RFC 2108             802.3 Repeater MIB using SMIv2        February 1997


   for significant additional capabilities.  Implementors are encouraged
   to support all applicable conformance groups in order to make the
   best use of the new functionality provided by this MIB.  The new
   objects provide support for:

   o    multiple repeaters

   o    100BASE-T management

   o    port TopN capability

   o    address search and topology mapping

   Certain objects have been deprecated; in particular, those scalar
   objects used for managing a single repeater are now of minimal use
   since they are duplicated in the new multiple- repeater definitions.
   Additional objects have been deprecated based on implementation
   experience with RFC 1516.

2.2.  Repeater Management

   Instances of the object types defined in this memo represent
   attributes of an IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet-like) repeater, as defined by
   Section 9, "Repeater Unit for 10 Mb/s Baseband Networks" in the IEEE
   802.3/ISO 8802-3 CSMA/CD standard [1], and Section 27, "Repeater for
   100 Mb/s Baseband Networks" in the IEEE Standard 802.3u-1995 [2].

   These Repeater MIB objects may be used to manage non-standard
   repeater-like devices, but defining objects to describe
   implementation-specific properties of non-standard repeater- like
   devices is outside the scope of this memo.


   The definitions presented here are based on Section 30.4, "Layer
   Management for 10 and 100 Mb/s Baseband Repeaters" and Annex 30A,
   "GDMO Specificataions for 802.3 managed objects" of [3].

   Implementors of these MIB objects should note that [3] explicitly
   describes when, where, and how various repeater attributes are
   measured.  The IEEE document also describes the effects of repeater
   actions that may be invoked by manipulating instances of the MIB
   objects defined here.

   The counters in this document are defined to be the same as those
   counters in [3], with the intention that the same instrumentation can
   be used to implement both the IEEE and IETF management standards.





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