RFC 3806 (rfc3806) - Page 2 of 53


Printer Finishing MIB



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RFC 3806                 Printer Finishing MIB                 June 2004


Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
       1.1.  Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
       1.2.  Rational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.3.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework. . . . . . .   4
       1.4.  Read-Write Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.1.  General Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.2.  Process Specific Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   3.  Finisher Subunits Integrated into the Printer Model . . . . .  12
   4.  Finishing Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       4.1.  Multiple finDeviceTable Entries . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       4.2.  Implicit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
             4.2.1.  FinPunchPatternTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
             4.2.2.  FinPunchHoleTypeTC, punchHoleSizeMaxDim,
                     punchHoleSizeMinDim . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   5.  The Attribute Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       5.1.  Conformance of Attribute Implementation . . . . . . . .  16
       5.2.  Useful, 'Unknown', and 'Other' Values for Objects
             and Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       5.3.  Data Sub-types and Attribute Naming Conventions . . . .  17
       5.4.  Single-Value (Row) Versus Multi-Value (MULTI-ROW)
             Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       5.5.  Linked MUTI-ROW Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       5.6.  Index Value Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       5.7.  Attribute Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   6.  Enumerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
       6.1.  Registering Additional Enumerated Values. . . . . . . .  23
   7.  IANA Printer Finishing MIB Specification. . . . . . . . . . .  24
   8.  Printer Finishing MIB Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
   10. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
   11. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
       11.1. Normative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
       11.2. Informative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
   12. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
   13. Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
   14. Authors' Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
   15. Full Copyright Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53











Bergman, et al.              Informational