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IEEE 802
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Network Working Group J. Flick
Request for Comments: 2020 Hewlett Packard
Category: Standards Track October 1996
Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.12 Interfaces
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.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................... 1
2. Object Definitions ......................................... 2
3. Overview ................................................... 2
3.1. MAC Addresses ............................................ 3
3.2. Relation to RFC 1213 ..................................... 3
3.3. Relation to RFC 1573 ..................................... 3
3.3.1. Layering Model ......................................... 4
3.3.2. Virtual Circuits ....................................... 4
3.3.3. ifTestTable ............................................ 4
3.3.4. ifRcvAddressTable ...................................... 4
3.3.5. ifPhysAddress .......................................... 4
3.3.6. Specific Interface MIB Objects ......................... 5
3.4. Relation to RFC 1643, RFC 1650, and RFC 1748 ............. 8
3.5. Relation to RFC 1749 ..................................... 8
3.6. Master Mode Operation .................................... 9
3.7. Normal and High Priority Counters ........................ 9
3.8. IEEE 802.12 Training Frames .............................. 10
3.9. Mapping of IEEE 802.12 Managed Objects ................... 12
4. Definitions ................................................ 14
5. Acknowledgements ........................................... 30
6. References ................................................. 30
7. Security Considerations .................................... 31
8. Author's Address ........................................... 31
1. Introduction
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets.
In particular, it defines objects for managing network interfaces
based on IEEE 802.12.
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