RFC 2579 (rfc2579) - Page 1 of 26
Textual Conventions for SMIv2
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group Editors of this version:
Request for Comments: 2579 K. McCloghrie
STD: 58 Cisco Systems
Obsoletes: 1903 D. Perkins
Category: Standards Track SNMPinfo
J. Schoenwaelder
TU Braunschweig
Authors of previous version:
J. Case
SNMP Research
K. McCloghrie
Cisco Systems
M. Rose
First Virtual Holdings
S. Waldbusser
International Network Services
April 1999
Textual Conventions for SMIv2
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ..................................................2
1.1 A Note on Terminology .......................................2
2 Definitions ...................................................2
3 Mapping of the TEXTUAL-CONVENTION macro ......................20
3.1 Mapping of the DISPLAY-HINT clause .........................21
3.2 Mapping of the STATUS clause ...............................22
3.3 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ..........................23
3.4 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause ............................23
3.5 Mapping of the SYNTAX clause ...............................23
4 Sub-typing of Textual Conventions ............................23
5 Revising a Textual Convention Definition .....................23
McCloghrie, et al. Standards Track
