RFC 2233 (rfc2233) - Page 2 of 66
The Interfaces Group MIB using SMIv2
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RFC 2233 Interfaces Group MIB using SMIv2 November 1997 5 Overview .................................................. 26 6 Interfaces Group Definitions .............................. 26 7 Acknowledgements .......................................... 64 8 References ................................................ 64 9 Security Considerations ................................... 65 10 Authors' Addresses ....................................... 65 11 Full Copyright Statement ................................. 66 1. Introduction This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing Network Interfaces. This memo discusses the 'interfaces' group of MIB-II, especially the experience gained from the definition of numerous media- specific MIB modules for use in conjunction with the 'interfaces' group for managing various sub-layers beneath the internetwork- layer. It specifies clarifications to, and extensions of, the architectural issues within the previous model used for the 'interfaces' group. This memo also includes a MIB module. As well as including new MIB definitions to support the architectural extensions, this MIB module also re-specifies the 'interfaces' group of MIB-II in a manner that is both compliant to the SNMPv2 SMI and semantically- identical to the existing SNMPv1-based definitions. The key words "MUST" and "MUST NOT" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [10]. 2. The SNMP Network Management Framework The SNMP Network Management Framework presently consists of three major components. They are: o RFC 1902 which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of management. o STD 17, RFC 1213 defines MIB-II, the core set of managed objects for the Internet suite of protocols. o STD 15, RFC 1157 and RFC 1905 which define two versions of the protocol used for network access to managed objects. McCloghrie & Kastenholz Standards Track
