RFC 2233 (rfc2233) - Page 2 of 66
The Interfaces Group MIB using SMIv2
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RFC 2233 Interfaces Group MIB using SMIv2 November 1997
5 Overview .................................................. 26
6 Interfaces Group Definitions .............................. 26
7 Acknowledgements .......................................... 64
8 References ................................................ 64
9 Security Considerations ................................... 65
10 Authors' Addresses ....................................... 65
11 Full Copyright Statement ................................. 66
1. Introduction
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base
(MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet
community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for
managing Network Interfaces.
This memo discusses the 'interfaces' group of MIB-II, especially the
experience gained from the definition of numerous media- specific MIB
modules for use in conjunction with the 'interfaces' group for
managing various sub-layers beneath the internetwork- layer. It
specifies clarifications to, and extensions of, the architectural
issues within the previous model used for the 'interfaces' group.
This memo also includes a MIB module. As well as including new
MIB definitions to support the architectural extensions, this MIB
module also re-specifies the 'interfaces' group of MIB-II in a
manner that is both compliant to the SNMPv2 SMI and semantically-
identical to the existing SNMPv1-based definitions.
The key words "MUST" and "MUST NOT" in this document are to be
interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [10].
2. The SNMP Network Management Framework
The SNMP Network Management Framework presently consists of three
major components. They are:
o RFC 1902 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 STD 15, RFC 1157 and RFC 1905 which define two versions of
the protocol used for network access to managed objects.
McCloghrie & Kastenholz Standards Track