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Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Version 2 using SMIv2

Network Working Group                                     S. Waldbusser
Request for Comments: 2021                                          INS
Category: Standards Track                                  January 1997


         Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base
                               Version 2
                              using 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.

Abstract

   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets.
   In particular, it defines objects for managing remote network
   monitoring devices.

Table of Contents

1 The Network Management Framework ......................    2
2 Overview ..............................................    2
2.1 Remote Network Management Goals .....................    3
2.2 Structure of MIB ....................................    5
3 Control of Remote Network Monitoring Devices ..........    6
3.1 Resource Sharing Among  Multiple  Management  Sta-
     tions ..............................................    7
3.2 Row Addition Among Multiple Management Stations .....    9
4 Conventions ...........................................   10
5 RMON 2 Conventions ....................................   10
5.1 Usage of the term Application Level .................   10
5.2 Protocol Directory and Limited Extensibility ........   11
5.3 Errors in packets ...................................   11
6 Definitions ...........................................   12
7 Security Considerations ...............................  122
8 Appendix - TimeFilter Implementation Notes ...........   123
9 Acknowledgments ......................................   129
10 References ...........................................  129
11 Author's Address......................................  130






Waldbusser                  Standards Track