RFC 2417 (rfc2417) - Page 2 of 76

Definitions of Managed Objects for Multicast over UNI 3

RFC 2417                     Multicast MIB                September 1998


Table of Contents

   1 The SNMP Network Management Framework ........................ 2
   1.1 Object Definitions ......................................... 2
   2 Overview ..................................................... 3
   2.1 The MARS Client Group ...................................... 4
   2.2 The MARS Server Group ...................................... 4
   2.3 The MARS Multicast Server Group ............................ 5
   3  IP over ATM Multicast Address Resolution Server MIB
        Definitions ............................................... 6
   4 Acknowledgments ..............................................73
   5 References ...................................................74
   6 Security Considerations ......................................75
   7 Authors' Addresses ...........................................75
   8 Full Copyright Statement .....................................76

1.  The SNMP Network Management Framework

   The SNMP Network Management Framework presently consists of these
   components.  They are:

   o    the SMI, described in RFC 1902 [2] - the mechanisms used for
        describing and naming objects for the purpose of management.

   o    the Textual Conventions, described in RFC 1903 [3] for SNMPv2.

   o    the Conformance Statements, described in RFC 1904 [4] for
        SNMPv2.

   o    the Simple Network Management Protocol, described in
        STD 15, RFC 1157 [5].

   o    the Protocol Operations, described in RFC 1905 [6] for
        SNMPv2.

   o    the MIB-II, STD 17, RFC 1213 [7] - the core set of managed
        objects for the Internet suite of protocols for SNMPv2.

   The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the purpose of
   experimentation and evaluation.

1.1.  Object Definitions

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  Objects in the MIB are
   defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)
   defined in the SMI.  In particular, each object type is named by an
   OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an administratively assigned name.  The object



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