RFC 3395 (rfc3395) - Page 1 of 21
Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference Extensions
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Network Working Group A. Bierman
Request for Comments: 3395 C. Bucci
Updates: 2895 Cisco Systems, Inc.
Category: Standards Track R. Dietz
Hifn, Inc.
A. Warth
September 2002
Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference Extensions
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.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This memo defines extensions to the Protocol Identifier Reference
document for the identification of application verb information. It
updates the Protocol Identifier Reference document but does not
obsolete any portion of that document. In particular, it describes
the algorithms required to identify protocol operations (verbs)
within the protocol encapsulations managed with MIBs such as the
Remote Network Monitoring MIB Version 2, RFC 2021.
Table of Contents
1. The SNMP Network Management Framework ..........................2
2. Overview .......................................................3
2.1 Protocol Identifier Framework .................................3
2.2 Protocol Identifier Extensions for Application Verbs ..........4
2.3 Terms .........................................................4
2.4 Relationship to the RMON-2 MIB ................................5
2.5 Relationship to the RMON MIB Protocol Identifier Reference.....5
3. Definitions ....................................................5
3.1 Verb Identifier Macro Format ..................................5
3.1.1 Lexical Conventions .........................................6
3.1.2 Extended Grammar for the PI Language ........................6
3.1.3 Mapping of the Parent Protocol Name .........................7
3.1.4 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION Clause ...........................7
Bierman, et. al. Standards Track