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Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions for Interface Parameters Monitoring

RFC 3144           Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions          August 2001


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 defines a method of sorting the interfaces of a
   monitored device according to values of parameters specific to this
   interface.

   This memo also includes a MIB module.  This MIB module extends the
   list of managed objects specified in [RFC 2819] and [RFC 2613].

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMEND", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119].

2.  The SNMP 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].



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