RFC 1515 (rfc1515) - Page 2 of 25
Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802
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RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 5. Acknowledgments ....................................... 21 6. References ............................................ 23 7. Security Considerations ............................... 24 8. Authors' Addresses .................................... 25 1. The Network Management Framework The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of three components. They are: STD 16, RFC 1155 [1] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of management. STD 16, RFC 1212 [7] defines a more concise description mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI. STD 17, RFC 1213 [4] which defines MIB-II, the core set of managed objects for the Internet suite of protocols. STD 15, RFC 1157 [3] which defines the SNMP, the protocol used for network access to managed objects. The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the purpose of experimentation and evaluation. 2. Object Definitions Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) defined in the SMI. In particular, each object object type is named by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an administratively assigned name. The object type together with an object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific instantiation of the object. For human convenience, we often use a textual string, termed the descriptor, to refer to the object type. 3. Overview Instances of the object types defined in this document represent attributes of an IEEE 802.3 MAU. Several types of MAUs are defined in the IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 CSMA/CD standard [9]. These MAUs may be connected to IEEE 802.3 repeaters or to 802.3 (Ethernet-like) interfaces. For convenience this document refers to these devices as "repeater MAUs" and "interface MAUs." The definitions presented here are based on Draft 5 of Section 20 of IEEE P802.3p, "Layer Management for 10 Mb/s Medium Attachment Units McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts
