RFC 3577 (rfc3577) - Page 2 of 31
Introduction to the Remote Monitoring (RMON) Family of MIB Modules
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RFC 3577 Introduction to RMON August 2003 4.12. Synthetic Sources for Performance Monitoring MIB (SSPM MIB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4.13. RMON MIB Extensions for High Capacity Alarms . . . . . . 17 4.14. Real-Time Application Quality of Service Monitoring (RAQMON) MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5. RMON Framework Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5.1. MediaIndependent Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5.2. Protocol Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.3. Application Directory and appLocalIndex. . . . . . . . . 21 5.4. Data Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5.5. Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5.6. Control Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6. Relationship of the SSPM MIB with the APM and TPM MIBs . . . . 24 7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 9. Security Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10. Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 11. Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC 3410]. Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC 2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC 2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC 2580]. 2. Definition of RMON Remote network monitoring devices, often called monitors or probes, are instruments that exist for the purpose of managing and/or monitoring a network. Often these remote probes are stand-alone devices and devote significant internal resources for the sole purpose of managing a network. An organization may employ many of these devices, up to one per network segment, to manage its internet. In addition, these devices may be used to manage a geographically remote network such as for a network management support center of a service provider to manage a client network, or for the central support organization of an enterprise to manage a remote site. Waldbusser, et al. Informational
