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Multicast Address Allocation MIB
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RFC 3559 Multicast Address Allocation MIB June 2003
1. Introduction
This document defines a Management Information Base (MIB) module for
managing multicast address allocation in a protocol-independent
manner, as well as for managing specific protocols used in allocating
multicast addresses. The protocol-independent objects in this MIB
apply to all multicast address allocation servers (MAASs) and
clients, as described in [ARCH], including those that allocate
source-specific multicast addresses for the local machine.
The protocol-specific objects in this MIB include objects related to
the Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)
[MADCAP]. Interactions with the Multicast-scope Zone Announcement
Protocol (MZAP) [MZAP] are also noted where appropriate.
2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework
For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
RFC 3410 [RFC 3410].
Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally
accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB
module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58,
RFC 2578 [RFC 2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC 2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580
[RFC 2580].
3. Overview
The purpose of this MIB module is to provide the ability to configure
and monitor the status of multicast address allocation within the
local domain.
Some important monitoring questions which can be answered by this MIB
module include:
o How full is scope X?
o Who's using up the space?
o Who allocated a given address A?
o Are requests being met?
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