RFC 1444 (rfc1444) - Page 1 of 32
Conformance Statements for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
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Network Working Group J. Case
Request for Comments: 1444 SNMP Research, Inc.
K. McCloghrie
Hughes LAN Systems
M. Rose
Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.
S. Waldbusser
Carnegie Mellon University
April 1993
Conformance Statements
for version 2 of the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
Status of this Memo
This RFC specifes an IAB standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the
"IAB Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization
state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo
is unlimited.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction .......................................... 2
1.1 A Note on Terminology ............................... 2
2 Definitions ........................................... 3
3.1 The OBJECT-GROUP macro .............................. 3
3.2 The MODULE-COMPLIANCE macro ......................... 4
3.3 The AGENT-CAPABILITIES macro ........................ 7
3 Mapping of the OBJECT-GROUP macro ..................... 10
3.1 Mapping of the OBJECTS clause ....................... 10
3.2 Mapping of the STATUS clause ........................ 10
3.3 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ................... 10
3.4 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause ..................... 11
3.5 Mapping of the OBJECT-GROUP value ................... 11
3.6 Usage Example ....................................... 12
4 Mapping of the MODULE-COMPLIANCE macro ................ 13
4.1 Mapping of the STATUS clause ........................ 13
4.2 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ................... 13
4.3 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause ..................... 13
4.4 Mapping of the MODULE clause ........................ 13
4.4.1 Mapping of the MANDATORY-GROUPS clause ............ 14
4.4.2 Mapping of the GROUP clause ....................... 14
4.4.3 Mapping of the OBJECT clause ...................... 14
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4.4.3.1 Mapping of the SYNTAX clause .................... 15
4.4.3.2 Mapping of the WRITE-SYNTAX clause .............. 15
4.4.3.3 Mapping of the MIN-ACCESS clause ................ 15
4.4.3.4 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ............... 16
4.5 Mapping of the MODULE-COMPLIANCE value .............. 16
4.6 Usage Example ....................................... 17
5 Mapping of the AGENT-CAPABILITIES macro ............... 19
5.1 Mapping of the PRODUCT-RELEASE clause ............... 20
5.2 Mapping of the STATUS clause ........................ 20
5.3 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ................... 20
5.4 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause ..................... 20
5.5 Mapping of the SUPPORTS clause ...................... 20
5.5.1 Mapping of the INCLUDES clause .................... 21
5.5.2 Mapping of the VARIATION clause ................... 21
5.5.2.1 Mapping of the SYNTAX clause .................... 21
5.5.2.2 Mapping of the WRITE-SYNTAX clause .............. 21
5.5.2.3 Mapping of the ACCESS clause .................... 22
5.5.2.4 Mapping of the CREATION-REQUIRES clause ......... 22
5.5.2.5 Mapping of the DEFVAL clause .................... 23
5.5.2.6 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ............... 23
5.6 Mapping of the AGENT-CAPABILITIES value ............. 23
5.7 Usage Example ....................................... 24
6 Extending an Information Module ....................... 26
6.1 Conformance Groups .................................. 26
6.2 Compliance Definitions .............................. 26
6.3 Capabilities Definitions ............................ 26
7 Acknowledgements ...................................... 27
8 References ............................................ 31
9 Security Considerations ............................... 32
10 Authors' Addresses ................................... 32
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