RFC 1229

Extensions to the generic-interface MIB

πŸ“… published May 1991, from ietf

RFC 1229: Extensions to the Generic-Interface MIB πŸŽ€

Okay bestie, let's start with the title-block tea β˜•. This RFC was written by K. McCloghrie, who was the editor while working at Hughes LAN Systems, Inc., and it came out of the Network Working Group in May 1991 🌸. It's an IAB standards track protocol (the Status section says so πŸ’…). The title block doesn't list anything it obsoletes or updates, so it's standing on its own ✨.

Status of This Memo πŸŽ€

This RFC has definitions of managed objects used as experimental extensions to the generic interfaces structure of MIB-II πŸ’œ. It's a product of the SNMP Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 🧚. It specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet community, and it's literally asking for discussion and suggestions for improvements 🫢. For the standardization state and status of this protocol, check the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol Standards" πŸ“š. Distribution of this memo is unlimited 🌈.


Table of Contents πŸ¦‹

   1. Abstract ..............................................    1
   2. The Network Management Framework.......................    1
   3. Objects ...............................................    2
   4. Overview ..............................................    3
   4.1 Generic Interface Extension Table ....................    3
   4.2 Generic Interface Test Table .........................    3
   4.3 Generic Receive Address Table ........................    4
   5. Definitions ...........................................    5
   6. Acknowledgements ......................................   14
   7. References ............................................   15
   8. Security Considerations................................   15
   9. Author's Address.......................................   16

1. Abstract ✨

Okay so this memo defines an experimental portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) πŸ’–. It's for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. Specifically, it defines managed object types as experimental extensions to the generic interfaces structure of MIB-II πŸ”₯.

2. The Network Management Framework πŸ¦‹

The Internet-standard Network Management Framework is made of three components, and they're giving teamwork πŸ‘‘:

  • RFC 1155 defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of management. RFC 1212 defines a more concise description mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI.
  • RFC 1156 defines MIB-I, the core set of managed objects for the Internet suite of protocols. RFC 1213, defines MIB-II, an evolution of MIB-I based on implementation experience and new operational requirements.
  • RFC 1157 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 πŸ§ͺ.

3. Objects 🌸

Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB πŸ—‚οΈ. Objects in the MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) [7] defined in the SMI. Each object has a name, a syntax, and an encoding ✨. The name is an object identifier, an administratively assigned name, which specifies an object type. 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 OBJECT DESCRIPTOR, to also refer to the object type πŸ’….

The syntax of an object type defines the abstract data structure corresponding to that object type, and the ASN.1 language is used for this purpose. However, the SMI [3] purposely restricts the ASN.1 constructs which may be used. These restrictions are explicitly made for simplicity πŸ“.

The encoding of an object type is simply how that object type is represented using the object type's syntax. Implicitly tied to the notion of an object type's syntax and encoding is how the object type is represented when being transmitted on the network πŸ“‘.

The SMI specifies the use of the basic encoding rules of ASN.1 [8], subject to the additional requirements imposed by the SNMP πŸ”.

Section 5 contains the specification of all object types in this section of the MIB. The object types are defined using the conventions specified in the SMI, as amended by the extensions specified in [9] πŸŽ€.

4. Overview 🧚

The Internet Standard MIB [4,6] contains a group of management objects pertaining to a network device's generic network interface(s) πŸ”Œ. These objects are generic in the sense that they apply to all network interfaces, no matter the type of communication media and protocols used on those interfaces. This has proved to be necessary but not sufficient 😭. There are efforts underway to define additional MIB objects which are specific to particular media and lower-level (subnetwork-layer and below) protocol stacks.

However, some of these efforts have identified objects which are required (or at least useful), but which aren't specific to the interface-type the effort is focusing on. To avoid redundancy, it's better to define such objects as extensions to the generic interface group, rather than in multiple specific-interface-type MIBs πŸ™ˆ.

This memo defines the resultant extensions to the generic interface group. These extensions are spread over three tables: the generic Interface Extension table, the generic Interface Test table, and the generic Receive Address table πŸ’œ.

4.1. Generic Interface Extension Table

This table consists of new objects applicable to all types of subnetwork interface 🌈.

4.2. Generic Interface Test Table

This section defines objects which let a network manager instruct an agent to test an interface for various faults πŸ”₯. A few common types of tests are defined in this document, but most will be defined elsewhere, depending on the particular type of interface. After testing, the object ifExtnsTestResult can be read to find out the outcome. If an agent cannot perform the test, ifExtnsTestResult is set to indicate that πŸ’€. The object ifExtnsTestCode can be used to provide further test-specific or interface-specific (or even enterprise-specific) information about the outcome of the test ✨.

Only one test can be in progress on each interface at any one time. If one test is in progress when another test is invoked, the second test is rejected. Some agents may reject a test when a prior test is active on another interface πŸ™…β€β™€οΈ.

When a test is invoked, the identity of the originator of the request and the request-id are saved by the agent in the objects ifExtnsTestRequestId and ifExtnsTestCommunity. These values stay set until the next test is invoked πŸŽ€. In the (rare) event that the invocations of tests by two network managers overlap, the first test's results might get overwritten by the second test's results before the first results are read. This unlikely circumstance can be detected by a network manager retrieving ifExtnsTestCommunity and ifExtnsTestRequestId at the same time as the test results are retrieved, and then making sure the results are for the desired request πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ.

In general, a Management station must not retransmit a request to invoke a test for which it does not receive a response. Instead, it properly inspects an agent's MIB to determine if the invocation was successful. The invocation request is retransmitted only if the invocation was unsuccessful πŸ”.

Some tests may require the interface to be taken off-line, or may even require the agent to be rebooted after the test completes. In these circumstances, communication with the management station that invoked the test may be lost until after the test completes πŸ“΄. The agent should make every effort to transmit a response to the request that invoked the test before losing communication. When the agent is restored to normal service, the results of the test are properly made available in the appropriate objects πŸŒ….

Note that this requires that the ifIndex value assigned to an interface must be unchanged even if the test causes a reboot 🚨.

An agent must reject any test for which it cannot (perhaps due to resource constraints) make available at least the minimum amount of information after that test completes 🫢.

4.3. Generic Receive Address Table

This table contains objects relating to an interface's support for receiving packets/frames at more than one address on the same interface πŸ“¬.

5. Definitions πŸ’–

Here's the MIB module, bestie 🧚:

          RFC1229-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN


          --        Extensions to MIB-II's Generic Interface Table

          IMPORTS
                  experimental, Counter         FROM RFC1155-SMI
                  DisplayString, PhysAddress    FROM RFC1213-MIB
                  OBJECT-TYPE                   FROM RFC-1212;



          ifExtensions  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { experimental 6 }


          --   Generic Interface Extension Table
          --
          --  This group of objects is mandatory for all types of
          --  subnetwork interface.

          ifExtnsTable  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IfExtnsEntry
                  ACCESS not-accessible
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "A list of interfaces extension entries.
                          The number of entries is given by the value
                          of ifNumber, defined in [4,6]."
                  ::= { ifExtensions 1 }

          ifExtnsEntry  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX IfExtnsEntry
                  ACCESS not-accessible
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "An extension to the interfaces entry,
                          defined in [4,6], containing additional
                          objects at the subnetwork layer and below
                          for a particular interface."
                  INDEX  { ifExtnsIfIndex }
                  ::= { ifExtnsTable 1 }

          IfExtnsEntry ::=
                  SEQUENCE {
                      ifExtnsIfIndex

                          INTEGER,
                      ifExtnsChipSet
                          OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
                      ifExtnsRevWare
                          DisplayString,
                      ifExtnsMulticastsTransmittedOks
                          Counter,
                      ifExtnsBroadcastsTransmittedOks
                          Counter,
                      ifExtnsMulticastsReceivedOks
                          Counter,
                      ifExtnsBroadcastsReceivedOks
                          Counter,
                      ifExtnsPromiscuous
                          INTEGER
                  }

          ifExtnsIfIndex  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX INTEGER
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The value of this object identifies the
                          interface for which this entry contains
                          extended management information.  The value
                          of this object for a particular interface
                          has the same value as the ifIndex object,
                          defined in [4,6], for the same interface."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 1 }

okay so we're still deep in the definitions and the vibe is all about the hardware and firmware under each interface, plus the counters for what actually gets sent and received πŸ’…πŸŽ€

          ifExtnsChipSet  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This object identifies the hardware chip
                          set being used in the interface.  The
                          assignment of OBJECT IDENTIFIERs to various
                          types of hardware chip sets is managed
                          by the IANA.  If the hardware chip set is
                          unknown, the object identifier

                          unknownChipSet OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 0 0 }

                          is returned.  Note that unknownChipSet is a
                          syntactically valid object identifier, and
                          any conformant implementation of ASN.1 and
                          the BER must be able to generate and
                          recognize this value."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 2 }

ifExtnsChipSet is where you find the hardware chip set running on the interface 🧚 IANA handles the OBJECT IDENTIFIER assignments for the different chip sets. If the chip set is unknown, you get back unknownChipSet, which is { 0 0 }. ngl this one is iconic because it's a totally valid OID, so any conformant ASN.1 and BER implementation has to be able to generate and recognize it ✨

          ifExtnsRevWare  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "An arbitrary octet string that describes
                          the firmware version of this interface.
                          It is intended that this should be human
                          readable.  It must only contain ASCII
                          printable characters.  Typically this
                          will be the firmware version of the main
                          interface software."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 3 }

          ifExtnsMulticastsTransmittedOks OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX Counter
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The count of frames successfully
                          transmitted to a subnetwork or link-layer
                          multicast destination address other than a
                          broadcast address.  For a MAC layer protocol,
                          this includes both Group and Functional
                          addresses."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 4 }

          ifExtnsBroadcastsTransmittedOks OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX Counter
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The count of frames successfully
                          transmitted to a subnetwork or link-layer
                          broadcast addresses.  It does not include
                          frames sent to a multicast address."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 5 }

          ifExtnsMulticastsReceivedOks OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX Counter
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The count of frames successfully received
                          that are directed to an active subnetwork
                          or link-layer multicast address (for a MAC
                          layer protocol, this includes both Group and
                          Functional addresses). This does not include
                          frames directed to a broadcast address, nor
                          frames received with errors."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 6 }

          ifExtnsBroadcastsReceivedOks OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX Counter
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The count of frames successfully received
                          that are directed to a subnetwork or
                          link-layer broadcast address.  This does not
                          include frames received with errors."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 7 }

ifExtnsRevWare is the firmware version, and it's meant to be human readable 🌸 it's an octet string up to 255 long, and it must only contain ASCII printable characters. Typically it's the firmware version of the main interface software, so it's giving "the version you actually care about" energy πŸ’–

Now the four counters, which are giving math-bestie realness πŸ“ Each one only counts frames that were successfully sent or received:

  • ifExtnsMulticastsTransmittedOks counts frames sent to a multicast destination (not broadcast). For a MAC layer protocol, that includes both Group and Functional addresses.
  • ifExtnsBroadcastsTransmittedOks counts frames sent to broadcast addresses, and multicast frames don't count here.
  • ifExtnsMulticastsReceivedOks counts frames received that are directed to an active multicast address (again, Group and Functional for MAC). Broadcast frames and frames with errors don't count.
  • ifExtnsBroadcastsReceivedOks counts frames received that are directed to a broadcast address. Frames with errors don't count.
          ifExtnsPromiscuous  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX INTEGER {
                              true(1),
                              false(2)
                         }
                  ACCESS read-only  -- Note: agent implementors are
                                    -- encouraged to extend this
                                    -- access to read-write if that
                                    -- makes sense in their agent.
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This object has a value of false(2) if
                          this interface only accepts packets/frames
                          that are addressed to this station. This
                          object has a value of true(1) when the
                          station accepts all packets/frames
                          transmitted on the media.  The value
                          true(1) is only legal on certain types of
                          media.  If legal, setting this object to a
                          value of true(1) may require the interface
                          to be reset before becoming effective."
                  ::= { ifExtnsEntry 8 }

ifExtnsPromiscuous is the mode switch πŸ¦‹ false(2) means the interface only takes packets and frames addressed to this station, and true(1) means it accepts everything on the media. true(1) is only legal on certain media types, and if it's legal, flipping it on may need an interface reset before it kicks in πŸ™ˆ agent implementors are encouraged to make this read-write if it makes sense in their agent, and that's in the comment, so no cap it's optional extra credit πŸ’…


Next up is the test table, and the header says it's optional, but if you implement it, you have to implement every object in it 🫢

          --
          --    Generic Interface Test Table
          --
          -- This group of objects is optional, but if the table is
          -- implemented, all objects in the table must be implemented.

          ifExtnsTestTable   OBJECT-TYPE

                  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF IfExtnsTestEntry
                  ACCESS  not-accessible
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                          "This table contains one entry per interface."
                  ::= { ifExtensions 2 }

          ifExtnsTestEntry OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  IfExtnsTestEntry
                  ACCESS  not-accessible
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                          "An entry containing objects for invoking
                           tests on an interface."
                  INDEX   { ifExtnsTestIfIndex }
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestTable 1 }

          IfExtnsTestEntry ::=
                  SEQUENCE {
                      ifExtnsTestIfIndex
                          INTEGER,
                      ifExtnsTestCommunity
                          OCTET STRING,
                      ifExtnsTestRequestId
                          INTEGER,
                      ifExtnsTestType
                          OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
                      ifExtnsTestResult
                          INTEGER,
                      ifExtnsTestCode
                          OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                  }

The table itself is ifExtnsTestTable, with one entry per interface 🧁 Each entry is indexed by ifExtnsTestIfIndex, and it's basically the bundle of test info for one interface. The IfExtnsTestEntry sequence is the row layout: the index, the community, the request id, the test type, the test result, and the test code πŸ’œ

          ifExtnsTestIfIndex  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  INTEGER
                  ACCESS  read-only
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The value of this object identifies the
                          interface for which this entry contains
                          information on interface tests.  The value
                          of this object for a particular interface
                          has the same value as the ifIndex object,
                          defined in [4,6], for the same interface."
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestEntry 1 }

          ifExtnsTestCommunity  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING
                  ACCESS  read-only
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This object contains the name of the SNMP
                          authentication community [5] which was used
                          to authenticate the SNMP Message which invoked
                          the current or most recent test on this
                          interface.  If the authentication community
                          is unknown or undefined, this value contains
                          the zero-length string."
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestEntry 2 }

          ifExtnsTestRequestId  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  INTEGER
                  ACCESS  read-only
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This object contains the value of the
                          request-id field in the SNMP PDU [5] which
                          invoked the current or most recent test on
                          this interface.  If the request-id is
                          unknown or undefined, this value contains
                          the value zero."
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestEntry 3 }

ifExtnsTestIfIndex is the key for each row, and it has the same value as ifIndex for that interface, which is referenced as [4,6] in the spec πŸ‘‘ ifExtnsTestCommunity holds the name of the SNMP authentication community [5] that authenticated the message which kicked off the current or most recent test. If the community is unknown or undefined, it's the zero-length string. And ifExtnsTestRequestId holds the request-id field from that SNMP PDU [5], or zero if it's unknown or undefined ✨

          ifExtnsTestType  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                  ACCESS  read-write
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "A control variable used to start and stop
                          operator-initiated interface tests.
                              Most OBJECT IDENTIFIER values assigned
                          to tests are defined elsewhere, in associ-
                          ation with specific types of interface.
                          However, this document assigns a value for
                          a full-duplex loopback test, and defines the
                          special meanings of the subject identifier:

                            noTest  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 0 0 }

                          When the value noTest is written to this
                          object, no action is taken unless a test is
                          in progress, in which case the test is
                          aborted.  Writing any other value to this
                          object is only valid when no test is
                          currently in progress, in which case the
                          indicated test is initiated.
                              Note that noTest is a syntactically valid
                          object identifier, and any conformant
                          implementation of ASN.1 and BER must be able
                          to generate and recognize this value.
                              When read, this object always returns
                          the most recent value that ifExtnsTestType
                          was set to.  If it has not been set since
                          the last initialization of the network
                          management subsystem on the agent, a value
                          of noTest is returned."
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestEntry 4 }

          wellKnownTests OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ifExtensions 4 }

          --  full-duplex loopback test
          testFullDuplexLoopBack OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                                  { wellKnownTests 1 }

Okay the ifExtnsTestType object is the start and stop button for operator-initiated interface tests 🌈 Most test OIDs live elsewhere with their interface types, but this doc gives a value for a full-duplex loopback test and defines the special noTest value. Writing noTest does nothing unless a test is running, in which case it aborts it. Writing any other value only works when no test is running, and then that test starts. When you read it, you get back the most recent value that was written, or noTest if nothing has been set since the network management subsystem was last initialized on the agent πŸ’€

The loopback test gets its own OID, testFullDuplexLoopBack, under wellKnownTests 🧚

          ifExtnsTestResult  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  INTEGER {
                              none(1),        -- no test yet requested
                              success(2),
                              inProgress(3),
                              notSupported(4),
                              unAbleToRun(5), -- due to state of system
                              aborted(6),
                              failed(7)
                          }
                  ACCESS  read-only
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This object contains the result of the most
                          recently requested test, or the value
                          none(1) if no tests have been requested since
                          the last reset.  Note that this facility
                          provides no provision for saving the results
                          of one test when starting another, as could
                          be required if used by multiple managers
                          concurrently."
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestEntry 5 }

ifExtnsTestResult is the scoreboard for the most recently requested test πŸ† It's read-only, and it's none(1) if nothing's been requested since the last reset. Heads up, bestie: this doesn't save results when you start a new test, so if several managers run tests at the same time, a result can get overwritten 😭

Okay so this is the last stretch of the Definitions, and ifExtnsTestCode is giving "more details on the test result" energy πŸ”βœ¨

          ifExtnsTestCode  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                  ACCESS  read-only
                  STATUS  mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION

                         "This object contains a code which contains
                          more specific information on the test result,
                          for example an error-code after a failed
                          test.  Error codes and other values this
                          object may take are specific to the type of
                          interface and/or test.  However, one subject
                          identifier:

                          testCodeUnknown  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 0 0 }

                          for use if no additional result code is
                          available.
                              Note that testCodeUnknown is a
                          syntactically valid object identifier, and
                          any conformant implementation of ASN.1 and
                          the BER must be able to generate and
                          recognize this value."
                  ::= { ifExtnsTestEntry 6 }

Bestie, the testCodeUnknown thing is so iconic πŸ¦‹ It's { 0 0 }, a totally valid object identifier, and it's the "I got nothing extra to tell you" value πŸ’… Any conformant ASN.1 and BER setup has to be able to generate it and recognize it 🫢

Now the Generic Receive Address Table, which is the group that's mandatory for any interface that can receive packets or frames addressed to more than one address 🌸

          --   Generic Receive Address Table
          --
          -- This group of objects is mandatory for all types of
          -- interfaces which can receive packets/frames addressed to
          -- more than one address.

          ifExtnsRcvAddrTable  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IfExtnsRcvAddrEntry
                  ACCESS not-accessible
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This table contains an entry for each
                          address (broadcast, multicast, or uni-cast)
                          for which the system will receive packets/
                          frames on a particular interface.  When an
                          interface is operating in promiscuous mode,
                          entries are only required for those addresses
                          for which the system would receive frames
                          were it not operating in promiscuous mode."
                  ::= { ifExtensions 3 }

          ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX IfExtnsRcvAddrEntry
                  ACCESS not-accessible
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "A list of objects identifying an address
                          for which the system will accept packets/
                          frames on a particular interface."
                  INDEX  { ifExtnsRcvAddrIfIndex, ifExtnsRcvAddress }
                  ::= { ifExtnsRcvAddrTable 1 }

          IfExtnsRcvAddrEntry ::=
                  SEQUENCE {
                      ifExtnsRcvAddrIfIndex
                          INTEGER,
                      ifExtnsRcvAddress
                          PhysAddress,
                      ifExtnsRcvAddrStatus
                          INTEGER
                  }

          ifExtnsRcvAddrIfIndex  OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX INTEGER
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "The value of ifIndex, defined in [4,6], of an
                          interface which recognizes this entry's
                          address."
                  ::= { ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry 1 }

          ifExtnsRcvAddress OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX PhysAddress
                  ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "An address for which the system will accept
                          packets/frames on this entry's interface."
                  ::= { ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry 2 }

          ifExtnsRcvAddrStatus OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX INTEGER {
                             other(1),
                             invalid(2),
                             volatile(3),
                             nonVolatile(4)
                         }
                  ACCESS read-write
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                         "This object has the value nonVolatile(4)
                          for those entries in the table which are
                          valid and will not be deleted by the next
                          restart of the managed system.  Entries
                          having the value volatile(3) are valid
                          and exist, but have not been saved, so
                          that will not exist after the next
                          restart of the managed system.  Entries
                          having the value other(1) are valid and
                          exist but are not classified as to whether
                          they will continue to exist after the next
                          restart.  Entries having the value invalid(2)
                          are invalid and do not represent an address
                          for which an interface accepts frames.
                              Setting an object instance to one of
                          the values other(1), volatile(3), or
                          nonVolatile(4) causes the corresponding
                          entry to exist or continue to exist, and
                          to take on the respective status as regards
                          the next restart of the managed system.
                              Setting an object instance to the value
                          invalid(2) causes the corresponding entry
                          to become invalid or cease to exist.
                              It is an implementation-specific matter
                          as to whether the agent removes an
                          invalidated entry from the table.
                          Accordingly, management stations must be
                          prepared to receive tabular information
                          from agents that corresponds to entries not
                          currently in use.  Proper interpretation of
                          such entries requires examination of the
                          relevant ifExtnsRcvAddrStatus object
                          instance."
                  DEFVAL  { volatile }
                  ::= { ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry 3 }

          END

6. Acknowledgements πŸ™Œ

Most of the MIB objects in this doc were first proposed as part of a MIB for managing IEEE 802.5 Token Ring networks πŸ”₯ That MIB was prepared by:

  • Eric B. Decker, cisco Systems, Inc., and Richard Fox, Synoptics Inc.

Thank you also to these legends, whose comments are acknowledged πŸ’–

  • James R. Davin, MIT-LCS
  • Stan Froyd, ACC
  • Frank Kastenholz, Racal Interlan
  • Dave Perkins, 3Com
  • Marshall T. Rose, PSI
  • Bob Stewart, Xyplex
  • David Waitzman, BBN
  • Wengyik Yeong, PSI

7. References πŸ“š

  • [1] Cerf, V., "IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards", RFC 1052, NRI, April 1988.
  • [2] Cerf, V., "Report of the Second Ad Hoc Network Management Review Group", RFC 1109, NRI, August 1989.
  • [3] Rose M., and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based internets", RFC 1155, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, May 1990.
  • [4] McCloghrie K., and M. Rose, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets", RFC 1156, Hughes LAN Systems, Performance Systems International, May 1990.
  • [5] Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M., and J. Davin, "Simple Network Management Protocol", RFC 1157, SNMP Research, Performance Systems International, Performance Systems International, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, May 1990.
  • [6] Rose M., Editor, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II", RFC 1213, Performance Systems International, March 1991.
  • [7] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8824, December 1987.
  • [8] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Basic Encoding Rules for Abstract Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8825, December 1987.
  • [9] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Concise MIB Definitions", RFC 1212, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, March 1991.

8. Security Considerations πŸ”

Security issues are not discussed in this memo. πŸ’€ Please take this seriously, bestie: this document does not cover security at all.

9. Author's Address πŸ’Œ

Keith McCloghrie
Hughes LAN Systems, Inc.
1225 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043

Phone:    (415) 966-7934

EMail: kzm@hls.com

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