RFC 2666
Definitions of Object Identifiers for Identifying Ethernet Chip Sets
RFC 2666: Definitions of Object Identifiers for Identifying Ethernet Chip Sets 🎀
Okay bestie, let's talk about RFC 2666 🦋 It's an Informational doc from the Network Working Group, written by J. Flick of Hewlett-Packard Company, dated August 1999. It isn't a standard and it doesn't obsolete or update anything, because the header doesn't list any of those. It's basically a registry of chip-set names that the EtherLike-MIB can point to, and it's giving organized! 💅
Status of This Memo ✨
This memo gives information to the Internet community. It doesn't specify an Internet standard of any kind, and it can be distributed as much as anyone wants. 🌸
Copyright Notice 💜
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract 🍓
This memo defines OBJECT IDENTIFIER values for network management protocols in the Internet community. The main point is that it has registered OID values for the dot3StatsEtherChipSet object in the EtherLike-MIB [16]. These registrations were split off from [16] into their own doc so they're easier to maintain. Iconic glow-up 🧚
Table of Contents 📚
1. Introduction ............................................... 2
2. The SNMP Management Framework .............................. 2
3. Definitions ................................................ 3
4. Intellectual Property ...................................... 14
5. Acknowledgements ........................................... 15
6. References ................................................. 15
7. Security Considerations .................................... 16
8. Author's Address ........................................... 17
9. Full Copyright Statement ................................... 181. Introduction 🦋
Okay so this memo defines OBJECT IDENTIFIER values for network management protocols in the Internet community. Specifically, it holds the registered OID values for dot3StatsEtherChipSet in the EtherLike-MIB [16]. Those were pulled out of [16] into their own doc for maintenance reasons. 💖
The dot3StatsEtherChipSet object has recently been deprecated, which is lowkey a plot twist 👀 The whole point of this doc is to save the historic assignments that different IETF working groups made while they were maintaining the EtherLike-MIB. Implementations that still support dot3StatsEtherChipSet for backwards compatability can keep using the OBJECT IDENTIFIER values assigned here. Bestie, that's a whole vibe 🫶
For chipsets that aren't listed here, implementors should assign OBJECT IDENTIFIER values inside the part of the registration tree that's delegated to individual enterprises. ✨
2. The SNMP Management Framework 🌈
The SNMP Management Framework is made up of five main pieces 🔥
- An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 [1].
- Mechanisms for describing and naming objects and events for management purposes. The first version of this Structure of Management Information (SMI) is called SMIv1 and it's described in STD 16, RFC 1155 [2], STD 16, RFC 1212 [3] and RFC 1215 [4]. The second version, SMIv2, is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [5], STD 58, RFC 2579 [6] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [7].
- Message protocols for moving management information around. The first version of the SNMP message protocol is SNMPv1, described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [8]. A second version, SNMPv2c, is not an Internet standards track protocol and it's described in RFC 1901 [9] and RFC 1906 [10]. The third version, SNMPv3, is described in RFC 1906 [10], RFC 2572 [11] and RFC 2574 [12].
- Protocol operations for accessing management information. The first set of protocol operations and their PDU formats is described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [8]. A second set is described in RFC 1905 [13].
- A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 [14], plus the view-based access control mechanism described in RFC 2575 [15]. 💅
Managed objects are accessed through a virtual information store called the Management Information Base, or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms in the SMI. 🧚
This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to SMIv2. A MIB conforming to SMIv1 can be produced through the appropriate translations. The translated MIB must be semantically equivalent, except where objects or events are left out because no translation is possible (use of Counter64). Some machine readable information in SMIv2 gets turned into textual descriptions in SMIv1 during translation. That loss of machine readable information is not considered to change the semantics of the MIB. Literally no notes 🙈
3. Definitions 💜
ETHER-CHIPSET-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-IDENTITY, mib-2
FROM SNMPv2-SMI
dot3
FROM EtherLike-MIB;
etherChipsetMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
LAST-UPDATED "9908240400Z" -- August 24, 199
ORGANIZATION "IETF 802.3 Hub MIB Working Group"
CONTACT-INFO
"WG E-mail: hubmib@hprnd.rose.hp.com
To subscribe: hubmib-request@hprnd.rose.hp.com
Chair: Dan Romascanu
Postal: Lucent Technologies
Atidum Technology Park, Bldg. 3
Tel Aviv 61131
Israel
Tel: +972 3 645 8414
E-mail: dromasca@lucent.com
Editor: John Flick
Postal: Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Blvd. M/S 5556
Roseville, CA 95747-5556
USA
Tel: +1 916 785 4018
Fax: +1 916 785 3583
E-mail: johnf@rose.hp.com"
DESCRIPTION "This MIB module contains registered values for
use by the dot3StatsEtherChipSet object in
the EtherLike-MIB. This object is used to
identify the MAC hardware used to communicate
on an interface.
Note that the dot3StatsEtherChipSet object
has been deprecated. The primary purpose of
this module is to capture historic assignments
made by the various IETF working groups that
have been responsible for maintaining the
EtherLike-MIB. Implementations which support
the dot3StatsEtherChipSet object for backwards
compatability may continue to use these values.
For those chipsets not represented in this
module, registration is required in other
documentation, e.g., assignment within that
part of the registration tree delegated to
individual enterprises (see RFC 1155 and RFC
1902)."
REVISION "9908240400Z" -- August 24, 1999
DESCRIPTION "Initial version of this module created by
splitting the chipset registration information
out from the EtherLike-MIB.
Version published as RFC 2666."
::= { mib-2 70 }
dot3ChipSets OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 8 }
dot3ChipSetAMD OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 1 }
dot3ChipSetAMD7990 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am7990 Local Area Network
Controller for Ethernet (LANCE)."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 1 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79900 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79900 chip."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 2 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C940 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C940 Media Access Controller
for Ethernet (MACE)."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 3 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C90 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C90 CMOS Local Area Network
Controller for Ethernet (C-LANCE)."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 4 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C960 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C960 PCnet-ISA Single Chip
Ethernet Controller for ISA."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 5 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C961 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C961 PCnet-ISA+ Single Chip
Plug & Play Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller
for ISA."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 6 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C961A OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C961A PCnet-ISA II Single Chip
Plug & Play Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller
for ISA."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 7 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C965 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C965 PCnet-32 Single Chip
Ethernet Controller for PCI."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 8 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C970 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C970 PCnet PCI Single Chip
Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 9 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C970A OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices AM79C970A PCnet PCI II Single Chip
Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller for PCI Local
Bus."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 10 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C971 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C971 PCnet-FAST Single Chip
Full-Duplex 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Controller for
PCI Local Bus."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 11 }
dot3ChipSetAMD79C972 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Advanced
Micro Devices Am79C972 PCnet-FAST+ Enhanced
10/100 Mbps PCI Ethernet Controller with OnNow
Support."
::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 12 }
dot3ChipSetIntel OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 2 }
dot3ChipSetIntel82586 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Intel
82586 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet LAN Coprocessor."
::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 1 }okay bestie, the chip set list keeps going and it is SO many chips 💾💅
dot3ChipSetIntel82596 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Intel
82596 High-Performance 32-Bit Local Area Network
Coprocessor."
::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 2 }
dot3ChipSetIntel82595 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Intel
82595 High Integration Ethernet Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 3 }
dot3ChipSetIntel82557 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Intel
82557 Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Lan Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 4 }
dot3ChipSetIntel82558 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Intel
82558 Fast Ethernet PCI Bus LAN Controller with
Integrated PHY."
::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 5 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 3 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq8003 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
8003 chip set."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 1 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq80C03 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
80C03 Full-Duplex CMOS Ethernet Data Link
Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 2 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq84C30 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
4-Port 84C30 Full-Duplex CMOS Ethernet 10
MBit/Sec Data Link Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 3 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq8431 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
4-Port 8431 Full-Duplex CMOS Ethernet 10
MBit/Sec Data Link Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 4 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq80C300 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
80C300 Full-Duplex CMOS Ethernet 10/100
Mbit/Sec Data Link Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 5 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq84C300 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
4-Port 84C300 Fast Ethernet Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 6 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq84301 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
4-Port 84301 Fast Ethernet Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 7 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq84302 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
4-Port 84302 Fast Ethernet Controller (MAC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 8 }
dot3ChipSetSeeq8100 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the SEEQ
8100 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (MAC & PCS)."
::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 9 }
dot3ChipSetNational OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 4 }
dot3ChipSetNational8390 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP8390 Network Interface
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 1 }
dot3ChipSetNationalSonic OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83932 Systems-Oriented Network
Interface Controller (SONIC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 2 }
dot3ChipSetNational83901 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83901 Serial Network Interface
Controller (SNIC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 3 }
dot3ChipSetNational83902 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83902 Serial Network Interface
Controller for Twisted Pair (ST-NIC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 4 }
dot3ChipSetNational83905 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83905 AT Local Area Network
Twisted-Pair Interface (AT/LANTIC)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 5 }
dot3ChipSetNational83907 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83907 AT Twisted-Pair Enhanced
Coaxial Network Interface Controller
(AT/LANTIC II)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 6 }
dot3ChipSetNational83916 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83916 Systems-Oriented Network
Interface Controller (SONIC-16)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 7 }
dot3ChipSetNational83934 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83934 Systems-Oriented Network
Interface Controller with Twisted Pair Interface
(SONIC-T)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 8 }
dot3ChipSetNational83936 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the National
Semiconductor DP83936AVUL Full-Duplex Systems-
Oriented Network Interface Controller with
Twisted Pair Interface (SONIC-T)."
::= { dot3ChipSetNational 9 }
dot3ChipSetFujitsu OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 5 }
dot3ChipSetFujitsu86950 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Fujitsu
86950 chip."
::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 1 }
dot3ChipSetFujitsu86960 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Fujitsu
MB86960 Network Interface Controller with
Encoder/Decoder (NICE)."
::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 2 }
dot3ChipSetFujitsu86964 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Fujitsu
MB86964 Ethernet Controller with 10BASE-T
Tranceiver."
::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 3 }
dot3ChipSetFujitsu86965A OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Fujitsu
MB86965A EtherCoupler Single-Chip Ethernet
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 4 }
dot3ChipSetFujitsu86965B OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Fujitsu
MB86965B EtherCoupler Single-Chip Ethernet
Controller (supports full-duplex)."
::= { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 5 }
dot3ChipSetDigital OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 6 }
dot3ChipSetDigitalDC21040 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor DC21040 chip."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 1 }
dot3ChipSetDigital21041 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor 21041 PCI Ethernet LAN
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 2 }
dot3ChipSetDigital21140 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor 21140 PCI Fast Ethernet LAN
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 3 }
dot3ChipSetDigital21143 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor 21143 PCI/CardBus 10/100-Mb/s
Ethernet LAN Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 4 }
dot3ChipSetDigital21340 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor 21340 10/100-MB/s managed buffered
port switch."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 5 }
dot3ChipSetDigital21440 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor 21440 Multiport 10/100Mbps
Ethernet Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 6 }
dot3ChipSetDigital21540 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Digital
Semiconductor 21540 PCI/CardBus Ethernet LAN
Controller with Modem Interface."
::= { dot3ChipSetDigital 7 }
dot3ChipSetTI OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 7 }
dot3ChipSetTIE100 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Texas
Instruments TNETE100 ThunderLAN PCI Fast
Ethernet Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetTI 1 }
dot3ChipSetTIE110 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Texas
Instruments TNETE110 ThunderLAN PCI 10BASE-T
Ethernet Adapter."
::= { dot3ChipSetTI 2 }
dot3ChipSetTIX3100 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Texas
Instruments TNETX3100 Desktop ThunderSWITCH
8/2."
::= { dot3ChipSetTI 3 }
dot3ChipSetTIX3150 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Texas
Instruments TNETX3150 ThunderSWITCH 12/3."
::= { dot3ChipSetTI 4 }
dot3ChipSetTIX3270 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Texas
Instruments TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3."
::= { dot3ChipSetTI 5 }
dot3ChipSetToshiba OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 8 }
dot3ChipSetToshibaTC35815F OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Toshiba
TC35815F PCI-Based 100/10Mbps Ethernet
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetToshiba 1 } dot3ChipSetLucent OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 9 }
dot3ChipSetLucentATT1MX10 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Lucent
Technologies ATT1MX10 (Spinnaker) Quad MAC and
Tranceiver for Ethernet Frame Switching."
::= { dot3ChipSetLucent 1 }
dot3ChipSetLucentLUC3M08 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Lucent
Technologies LUC3M08 Eight Ethernet MACs for
10/100 Mbits/s Frame Switching."
::= { dot3ChipSetLucent 2 }
dot3ChipSetGalileo OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 10 }
dot3ChipSetGalileoGT48001 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Galileo
Technology GT-48001A Switched Ethernet
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetGalileo 1 }
dot3ChipSetGalileoGT48002 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Galileo
Technology GT-48002A Switched Fast Ethernet
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetGalileo 2 }
dot3ChipSetGalileoGT48004 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Galileo
Technology GT-48004A Four Port Fast Ethernet
Switch for Multiport 10/100BASE-X Systems."
::= { dot3ChipSetGalileo 3 }
dot3ChipSetGalileoGT48207 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Galileo
Technology GT-48207 Low-Cost 10 Port Switched
Ethernet Controller for 10+10/100BASE-X."
::= { dot3ChipSetGalileo 4 }
dot3ChipSetGalileoGT48208 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Galileo
Technology GT-48208 Advanced 10 Port Switched
Ethernet Controller for 10+10/100BASE-X."
::= { dot3ChipSetGalileo 5 }
dot3ChipSetGalileoGT48212 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Galileo
Technology GT-48212 Advanced 14 Port Switched
Ethernet Controller for 10+10/100BASE-X."
::= { dot3ChipSetGalileo 6 }
dot3ChipSetJato OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 11 }
dot3ChipSetJatoJT1001 OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the Jato
Technologies JT1001 GigEMAC Server
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Controller with PCI
interface."
::= { dot3ChipSetJato 1 }
dot3ChipSetXaQti OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 12 }
dot3ChipSetXaQtiXQ11800FP OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the XaQTI
XQ11800FP XMAC II Gigabit Ethernet Media Access
Controller."
::= { dot3ChipSetXaQti 1 }
dot3ChipSetXaQtiXQ18110FP OBJECT-IDENTITY
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identifier for the XaQTI
XQ18110FP GigaPower Protocol Accelerator."
::= { dot3ChipSetXaQti 2 }
END4. Intellectual Property 🫶
Okay so the IETF is not taking a side on whether any intellectual property or other rights might be claimed over the tech in this document, or whether anyone can actually get a license for those rights. It also isn't claiming it went looking for any. If you want the IETF's rules on rights for standards-track and standards-related docs, those live in BCP-11 ✨. Copies of rights claims that were made available for publication, any assurances of licenses that will be made available, or the result of an attempt to get a general license or permission for implementors or users of this spec, can all be obtained from the IETF Secretariat 📬.
The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary rights which may cover technology that may be required to practice this standard. Send that info to the IETF Executive Director 💌.
5. Acknowledgements 🌸
This document was produced by the Ethernet Interfaces and Hub MIB Working Group. Literally a whole team of people who made this happen 🙌.
6. References 📚
[1] Harrington, D., Presuhn, R. and B. Wijnen, "An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks", RFC 2571, May 1999.
[2] Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets", STD 16, RFC 1155, May 1990.
[3] Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16, RFC 1212, March 1991.
[4] M. Rose, "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP", RFC 1215, March 1991
[5] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, M. and S Waldbusser, "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.
[6] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, M. and S Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
[7] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, M. and S Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, STD 58, April 1999.
[8] Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M. and J. Davin, "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157, May 1990.
[9] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2", RFC 1901, January 1996.
[10] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Transport Mappings for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1906, January 1996.
[11] Case, J., Harrington D., Presuhn R. and B. Wijnen, "Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2572, May 1999.
[12] Blumenthal, U. and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)", RFC 2574, May 1999.
[13] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1905, January 1996.
[14] Levi, D., Meyer, P. and B. Stewart, "SNMPv3 Applications", RFC 2573, May 1999.
[15] Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R. and K. McCloghrie, "View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2575, May 1999.
[16] Flick, J. and J. Johnson, "Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types", RFC 2665, August 1999.
7. Security Considerations 🚨
Okay this part is seriously important bestie 😭. There are no management objects actually defined in this MIB module. It just contains a list of OBJECT IDENTIFIER values for other MIB modules to use. So by itself, it does not have any effect on the security of the Internet 🫶.
The values in this module are expected to be used only for backwards compatability with the deprecated dot3StatsEtherChipSet object in the EtherLike-MIB [16]. That object may be considered sensitive in some environments, because it would let an intruder find out which vendor's equipment is in use on the network 👀.
So it may be important, in environments where dot3StatsEtherChipSet is implemented for backwards compatability, to control read access to that object and possibly even encrypt its values when sending them over the network via SNMP 🔐. Not all versions of SNMP provide features for that kind of secure environment.
SNMPv1 by itself is such an insecure environment 💀. Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), there is still no control over who on that secure network is allowed to access and GET (read) the objects in this MIB.
It is recommended that the implementors consider the security features provided by the SNMPv3 framework 💅. Specifically, the use of the User-based Security Model RFC 2574 [12] and the View-based Access Control Model RFC 2575 [15] is recommended. Periodt 🫶.
It is then a customer/user responsibility to make sure that the SNMP entity giving access to a managed object whose values are defined in this MIB is properly configured. Access should only go to those principals (users) who have legitimate rights to access them 🎀.
8. Author's Address 🖊️
John Flick
Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Blvd. M/S 5557
Roseville, CA 95747-5557
Phone: +1 916 785 4018
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