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Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB
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Network Working Group N. Brownlee
Request for Comments: 2064 The University of Auckland
Category: Experimental January 1997
Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB
Status of this Memo
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any
kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
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, this memo defines managed objects used for obtaining
traffic flow information from network traffic meters.
Table of Contents
1 The Network Management Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Format of Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1 Scope of Definitions, Textual Conventions . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2 Usage of the MIB variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7 Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8 Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1 The Network Management Framework
The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of three
components. They are:
RFC 1155 defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and
naming objects for the purpose of management. STD 16, RFC 1212
defines a more concise description mechanism, which is wholly
consistent with the SMI.
Brownlee Experimental