Network Working Group K. McCloghrie
Request For Comments: 1303 Hughes LAN Systems
M. Rose
Dover Beach Consulting
February 1992
A Convention for Describing SNMP-based Agents
Status of This Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Abstract
This memo suggests a straight-forward approach towards describing
SNMP-based agents.
Table of Contents
1. The Network Management Framework ............................ 2
2. Objects ..................................................... 2
3. Describing Agents ........................................... 3
3.1 Definitions ................................................ 4
3.2 Mapping of the MODULE-CONFORMANCE macro .................... 5
3.2.1 Mapping of the LAST-UPDATED clause ....................... 6
3.2.2 Mapping of the PRODUCT-RELEASE clause .................... 6
3.2.3 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ........................ 6
3.2.4 Mapping of the SUPPORTS clause ........................... 6
3.2.4.1 Mapping of the INCLUDES clause ......................... 6
3.2.4.2 Mapping of the VARIATION clause ........................ 6
3.2.4.2.1 Mapping of the SYNTAX clause ......................... 6
3.2.4.2.2 Mapping of the WRITE-SYNTAX clause ................... 7
3.2.4.2.3 Mapping of the ACCESS clause ......................... 7
3.2.4.2.4 Mapping of the CREATION-REQUIRES clause .............. 7
3.2.4.2.5 Mapping of the DEFVAL clause ......................... 7
3.2.4.2.6 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause .................... 7
3.3 Refined Syntax ............................................. 7
3.4 Usage Example .............................................. 8
4. Acknowledgements ............................................ 11
5. References .................................................. 11
6. Security Considerations...................................... 12
7. Authors' Addresses........................................... 12
McCloghrie & Rose