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Physical Topology MIB

RFC 2922                 Physical Topology MIB            September 2000


   5 Intellectual Property ...........................................27
   6 Acknowledgements ................................................28
   7 References ......................................................28
   8 Security Considerations .........................................30
   9 Authors' Addresses ..............................................31
   10 Full Copyright Statement .......................................32

1.  The SNMP Network Management Framework

   The SNMP Management Framework presently consists of five major
   components:

        o   An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 [RFC 2571].

        o   Mechanisms for describing and naming objects and events for
            the purpose of management.  The first version of this
            Structure of Management Information (SMI) is called SMIv1
            and described in STD 16, RFC 1155 [RFC 1155], STD 16, RFC
            1212 [RFC 1212] and RFC 1215 [RFC 1215].  The second version,
            called SMIv2, is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC 2578],
            STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC 2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC 2580].

        o   Message protocols for transferring management information.
            The first version of the SNMP message protocol is called
            SNMPv1 and described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC 1157].  A
            second version of the SNMP message protocol, which is not an
            Internet standards track protocol, is called SNMPv2c and
            described in RFC 1901 [RFC 1901] and RFC 1906 [RFC 1906].  The
            third version of the message protocol is called SNMPv3 and
            described in RFC 1906 [RFC 1906], RFC 2572 [RFC 2572] and RFC
            2574 [RFC 2574].

        o   Protocol operations for accessing management information.
            The first set of protocol operations and associated PDU
            formats is described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC 1157].  A
            second set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats
            is described in RFC 1905 [RFC 1905].

        o   A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573
            [RFC 2573] and the view-based access control mechanism
            described in RFC 2575 [RFC 2575].

   A more detailed introduction to the current SNMP Management Framework
   can be found in RFC 2570 [RFC 2570].

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  Objects in the MIB are
   defined using the mechanisms defined in the SMI.



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