RFC 1271 (rfc1271) - Page 1 of 81
Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base
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Network Working Group S. Waldbusser
Request for Comments: 1271 Carnegie Mellon University
November 1991
Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base
Status of this Memo
This memo is an extension to the SNMP MIB. 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. Abstract .............................................. 2
2. The Network Management Framework....................... 2
3. Objects ............................................... 2
3.1 Format of Definitions ................................ 3
4. Overview .............................................. 3
4.1 Remote Network Management Goals ...................... 3
4.2 Textual Conventions .................................. 5
4.3 Structure of MIB ..................................... 5
4.3.1 The Statistics Group ............................... 6
4.3.2 The History Group .................................. 6
4.3.3 The Alarm Group .................................... 6
4.3.4 The Host Group ..................................... 6
4.3.5 The HostTopN Group ................................. 6
4.3.6 The Matrix Group ................................... 7
4.3.7 The Filter Group ................................... 7
4.3.8 The Packet Capture Group ........................... 7
4.3.9 The Event Group .................................... 7
5. Control of Remote Network Monitoring Devices .......... 7
5.1 Resource Sharing Among Multiple Management Stations .. 8
5.2 Row Addition Among Multiple Management Stations ...... 9
6. Definitions ........................................... 10
7. Acknowledgments ....................................... 80
8. References ............................................ 80
Security Considerations................................... 81
Author's Address.......................................... 81
Remote Network Monitoring Working Group
