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Common Management Information Services and Protocols for the Internet (CMOT and CMIP)

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Network Working Working Group                                 U. Warrier
Request for Comments: 1189                                       Netlabs
Obsoletes:  RFC 1095                                            L. Besaw
                                                         Hewlett-Packard
                                                              L. LaBarre
                                                   The Mitre Corporation
                                                          B. Handspicker
                                           Digital Equipment Corporation
                                                            October 1990


              The Common Management Information Services
                     and Protocols for the Internet
                            (CMOT and CMIP)

Status of this Memo

   This memo defines a network management architecture that uses the
   International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Common
   Management Information Services/Common Management Information
   Protocol (CMIS/CMIP) in the Internet.  This RFC specifies 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. Overview ...................................................    2
   2. Introduction ...............................................    3
   3. Protocol Overview ..........................................    4
   3.1. The CMOT Protocol Suite ..................................    5
   3.2. The CMIP Protocol Suite ..................................    6
   3.3. Conformance Requirements .................................    6
   4. Common Management Information Service Element ..............    7
   4.1. Association Policies .....................................    7
   4.2. CMIS Services ............................................    9
   4.2.1 General Agreements on Users of CMIS .....................    9
   4.2.2 Specific Agreements on Users of CMIS ....................   10
   4.3. CMIP Agreements ..........................................   10
   5. Services Required by CMIP ..................................   10
   6. Acknowledgements ...........................................   11
   7. References .................................................   11
   8. Security Considerations.....................................   14
   9. Authors' Addresses..........................................   14




Warrier, Besaw, LaBarre & Handspicker

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