RFC 1155 (rfc1155) - Page 1 of 22

Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets

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Network Working Group                                            M. Rose
Request for Comments:  1155            Performance Systems International
Obsoletes:  RFC 1065                                       K. McCloghrie
                                                      Hughes LAN Systems
                                                                May 1990



         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
9. Security Considerations.......................................... 21
10. Authors' Addresses.............................................. 22

1.  Status of this Memo

   This RFC is a re-release of RFC 1065, with a changed "Status of this
   Memo", plus a few minor typographical corrections.  The technical



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