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Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets
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Network Working Group M. Rose
Request for Comments: 1065 K. McCloghrie
TWG
August 1988
Structure and Identification of Management Information
for TCP/IP-based internets
Table of Contents
1. Status of this Memo ............................................. 1
2. Introduction .................................................... 2
3. Structure and Identification of Management Information........... 4
3.1 Names .......................................................... 4
3.1.1 DIRECTORY .................................................... 5
3.1.2 MGMT ......................................................... 6
3.1.3 EXPERIMENTAL ................................................. 6
3.1.4 PRIVATE ...................................................... 7
3.2 Syntax ......................................................... 7
3.2.1 Primitive Types .............................................. 7
3.2.1.1 Guidelines for Enumerated INTEGERs ......................... 7
3.2.2 Constructor Types ............................................ 8
3.2.3 Defined Types ................................................ 8
3.2.3.1 NetworkAddress ............................................. 8
3.2.3.2 IpAddress .................................................. 8
3.2.3.3 Counter .................................................... 8
3.2.3.4 Gauge ...................................................... 9
3.2.3.5 TimeTicks .................................................. 9
3.2.3.6 Opaque ..................................................... 9
3.3 Encodings ...................................................... 9
4. Managed Objects ................................................. 10
4.1 Guidelines for Object Names .................................... 10
4.2 Object Types and Instances ..................................... 10
4.3 Macros for Managed Objects ..................................... 14
5. Extensions to the MIB ........................................... 16
6. Definitions ..................................................... 17
7. Acknowledgements ................................................ 20
8. References ...................................................... 21
1. Status of this Memo
This memo provides the common definitions for the structure and
identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets.
In particular, together with its companion memos which describe the
initial management information base along with the initial network
management protocol, these documents provide a simple, workable
Rose & McCloghrie
