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Introduction to the Remote Monitoring (RMON) Family of MIB Modules



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Network Working Group                                      S. Waldbusser
Request for Comments: 3577                                       R. Cole
Category: Informational                                             AT&T
                                                          C. Kalbfleisch
                                                             Verio, Inc.
                                                            D. Romascanu
                                                                   Avaya
                                                             August 2003


   Introduction to the Remote Monitoring (RMON) Family of MIB Modules

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   The Remote Monitoring (RMON) Framework consists of a number of
   interrelated documents.  This memo describes these documents and how
   they relate to one another.

Table of Contents

   1.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.  Definition of RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   3.  Goals of RMON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   4.  RMON Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
       4.1.  RMON-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
       4.2.  Token Ring Extensions to RMON MIB. . . . . . . . . . . .  7
       4.3.  The RMON-2 MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
       4.4.  RMON MIB Protocol Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
       4.5.  Remote Network Monitoring MIB Extensions for Switched
             Networks (SMON MIB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
       4.6.  RMON MIB Extensions for Interface Parameters Monitoring
             (IFTOPN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
       4.7.  RMON Extensions for Differentiated Services (DSMON MIB). 12
       4.8.  RMON for High Capacity Networks (HCRMON MIB) . . . . . . 13
       4.9.  Application Performance Measurement MIB (APM MIB). . . . 14
       4.10. RMON MIB Protocol Identifier Reference Extensions. . . . 15
       4.11. Transport Performance Metrics MIB (TPM MIB). . . . . . . 16




Waldbusser, et al.           Informational