Network Working Group                                      F. Kastenholz
Request for Comments: 1643                            FTP Software, Inc.
Obsoletes: 1623, 1398                                          July 1994
STD: 50
Category: Standards Track


                  Definitions of Managed Objects for
                  the Ethernet-like Interface Types

Status of this Memo

  This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
  Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
  improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
  Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
  and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Table of Contents

  Introduction .............................................    1
  1. The SNMP Network Management Framework .................    2
  1.1 Object Definitions ...................................    2
  2. Change Log ............................................    2
  3. Overview ..............................................    3
  3.1 Relation to RFC 1213 .................................    4
  3.2 Relation to RFC 1573 .................................    4
  3.2.1 Layering Model .....................................    4
  3.2.2 Virtual Circuits ...................................    4
  3.2.3 ifTestTable ........................................    4
  3.2.4 ifRcvAddressTable ..................................    5
  3.2.5 ifPhysAddress ......................................    5
  3.2.6 ifType .............................................    6
  4. Definitions ...........................................    6
  5. Acknowledgements ......................................   16
  6. References ............................................   17
  7. Security Considerations ...............................   19
  8. Author's Address ......................................   19

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 defines objects for managing ethernet-like objects.

  This memo also includes a MIB module.  This MIB module corrects minor
  errors in the earlier versions of this MIB: RFC 1623 [20], and RFC
  1398 [15].



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1.  The SNMP Network Management Framework

  The SNMP Network Management Framework consists of three major
  components.  They are:

     o    STD 16/RFC 1155 [3] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms
          used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of
          management.  STD 16/RFC 1212 [13] defines a more concise
          description mechanism, which is wholly consistent with
          the SMI.

     o    RFC 1156 [4] which defines MIB-I, the core set of managed
          objects for the Internet suite of protocols.  STD 17/RFC
          1213 [6] defines MIB-II, an evolution of MIB-I based on
          implementation experience and new operational
          requirements.

     o    STD 15/RFC 1157 [5] 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.

1.1.  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) [7]
  defined in the SMI [16].  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.

2.  Change Log

  This section enumerates changes made to RFC 1398 to produce this
  document.

   (1)   A section describing the applicability of various parts
         of RFC 1573 to ethernet-like interfaces has been added.

   (2)   A minor error in the description of the TDR test was
         fixed.

   (3)   A loopback test was defined to replace the standard
         loopback test that was defined in RFC 1229.



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   (4)   The description of dot3CollFrequencies was made a bit
         clearer.

   (5)   A new object, EtherChipset, has been added. This object
         replaces the ifExtnsChipSet object, which has been
         removed per the Interface MIB Evolution effort.

   (6)   Several minor editorial changes, spelling corrections,
         grammar and punctuation corrections, and so forth, were
         made.

3.  Overview

  Instances of these object types represent attributes of an interface
  to an ethernet-like communications medium.  At present, ethernet-like
  media are identified by three values of the ifType object in the
  Internet-standard MIB:

        ethernet-csmacd(6)
        iso88023-csmacd(7)
        starLan(11)

  For these interfaces, the value of the ifSpecific variable in the
  MIB-II [6] has the OBJECT IDENTIFIER value:

     dot3    OBJECT IDENTIFER ::= { transmission 7 }

  The definitions presented here are based on the IEEE 802.3 Layer
  Management Specification [9], as originally interpreted by Frank
  Kastenholz then of Interlan in [10].  Implementors of these MIB
  objects should note that the IEEE document explicitly describes (in
  the form of Pascal pseudocode) when, where, and how various MAC
  attributes are measured.  The IEEE document also describes the
  effects of MAC actions that may be invoked by manipulating instances
  of the MIB objects defined here.

  To the extent that some of the attributes defined in [9] are
  represented by previously defined objects in the Internet-standard
  MIB or in the Generic Interface Extensions MIB [11], such attributes
  are not redundantly represented by objects defined in this memo.
  Among the attributes represented by objects defined in other memos
  are the number of octets transmitted or received on a particular
  interface, the number of frames transmitted or received on a
  particular interface, the promiscuous status of an interface, the MAC
  address of an interface, and multicast information associated with an
  interface.





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3.1.  Relation to RFC 1213

  This section applies only when this MIB is used in conjunction with
  the "old" (i.e., pre-RFC 1573) interface group.

  The relationship between an ethernet-like interface and an interface
  in the context of the Internet-standard MIB is one-to-one.  As such,
  the value of an ifIndex object instance can be directly used to
  identify corresponding instances of the objects defined herein.

3.2.  Relation to RFC 1573

  RFC 1573, the Interface MIB Evolution, requires that any MIB which is
  an adjunct of the Interface MIB, clarify specific areas within the
  Interface MIB.  These areas were intentionally left vague in RFC 1573
  to avoid over constraining the MIB, thereby precluding management of
  certain media-types.

  Section 3.3 of RFC 1573 enumerates several areas which a media-
  specific MIB must clarify.  Each of these areas is addressed in a
  following subsection.  The implementor is referred to RFC 1573 in
  order to understand the general intent of these areas.

3.2.1.  Layering Model

  This MIB does not provide for layering.  There are no sublayers.

  EDITOR'S NOTE:

     I could forsee the development of an 802.2 and enet-transceiver
     MIB.  They could be higher and lower sublayers, respectively.  All
     that THIS document should do is allude to the possibilities and
     urge the implementor to be aware of the possibility and that they
     may have requirements which supersede the requirements in this
     document.

3.2.2.  Virtual Circuits

  This medium does not support virtual circuits and this area is not
  applicable to this MIB.

3.2.3.  ifTestTable

  This MIB defines two tests for media which are instumented with this
  MIB; TDR and Loopback.  Implementation of these tests is not
  required.  Many common interface chips do not support one or both of
  these tests.




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  These two tests are provided as a convenience, allowing a common
  method to invoke the test.

  Standard MIBs do not include objects in which to return the results
  of the TDR test.  Any needed objects MUST be provided in the vendor
  specific MIB.

3.2.4.  ifRcvAddressTable

  This table contains all IEEE 802.3 addresses, unicast, multicast, and
  broadcast, for which this interface will receive packets and forward
  them up to a higher layer entity for local consumption.  The format
  of the address, contained in ifRcvAddressAddress, is the same as for
  ifPhysAddress.

  In the event that the interface is part of a MAC bridge, this table
  does not include unicast addresses which are accepted for possible
  forwarding out some other port.  This table is explicitly not
  intended to provide a bridge address filtering mechanism.

3.2.5.  ifPhysAddress

  This object contains the IEEE 802.3 address which is placed in the
  source-address field of any Ethernet, Starlan, or IEEE 802.3 frames
  that originate at this interface.  Usually this will be kept in ROM
  on the interface hardware.  Some systems may set this address via
  software.

  In a system where there are several such addresses the designer has a
  tougher choice.  The address chosen should be the one most likely to
  be of use to network management (e.g.  the address placed in ARP
  responses for systems which are primarily IP systems).

  If the designer truly can not chose, use of the factory- provided ROM
  address is suggested.

  If the address can not be determined, an octet string of zero length
  should be returned.

  The address is stored in binary in this object.  The address is
  stored in "canonical" bit order, that is, the Group Bit is positioned
  as the low-order bit of the first octet.  Thus, the first byte of a
  multicast address would have the bit 0x01 set.








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3.2.6.  ifType

  This MIB applies to interfaces which have any of the following three
  ifType values:

        ethernet-csmacd(6)
        iso88023-csmacd(7)
        starLan(11)

  Interfaces with any of these ifType values map to the EtherLike-MIB
  in the same manner.  The EtherLike-MIB applies equally to all three
  types; there are no implementation differences.

4.  Definitions

  EtherLike-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

     IMPORTS
         Counter, Gauge         FROM RFC1155-SMI
         ifIndex, transmission  FROM RFC1213-MIB
         OBJECT-TYPE            FROM RFC-1212;

      -- This MIB module uses the extended OBJECT-TYPE macro as
      -- defined in RFC-1212.

     dot3    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { transmission 7 }

     -- the Ethernet-like Statistics group

      dot3StatsTable  OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX     SEQUENCE OF Dot3StatsEntry
           ACCESS     not-accessible
           STATUS     mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
            "Statistics for a collection of ethernet-like
            interfaces attached to a particular system."
           ::= { dot3 2 }


      dot3StatsEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      Dot3StatsEntry
           ACCESS      not-accessible
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
             "Statistics for a particular interface to an
             ethernet-like medium."
           INDEX     { dot3StatsIndex }
           ::= { dot3StatsTable 1 }



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      Dot3StatsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
           dot3StatsIndex                      INTEGER,
           dot3StatsAlignmentErrors            Counter,
           dot3StatsFCSErrors                  Counter,
           dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames      Counter,
           dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames    Counter,
           dot3StatsSQETestErrors              Counter,
           dot3StatsDeferredTransmissions      Counter,
           dot3StatsLateCollisions             Counter,
           dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions        Counter,
           dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors  Counter,
           dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors         Counter,
           dot3StatsFrameTooLongs              Counter,
           dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors   Counter,
           dot3StatsEtherChipSet               OBJECT IDENTIFIER
      }

      dot3StatsIndex   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      INTEGER
           ACCESS      read-only
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
             "An index value that uniquely identifies an
             interface to an ethernet-like medium.  The
             interface identified by a particular value of
             this index is the same interface as identified
             by the same value of ifIndex."
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 1 }

      dot3StatsAlignmentErrors   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX     Counter
           ACCESS     read-only
           STATUS     mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
            "A count of frames received on a particular
            interface that are not an integral number of
            octets in length and do not pass the FCS check.

            The count represented by an instance of this
            object is incremented when the alignmentError
            status is returned by the MAC service to the
            LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for
            which multiple error conditions obtain are,
            according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3
            Layer Management, counted exclusively according
            to the error status presented to the LLC."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"



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           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 2 }

      dot3StatsFCSErrors   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      Counter
           ACCESS      read-only
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of frames received on a particular
           interface that are an integral number of octets
           in length but do not pass the FCS check.

           The count represented by an instance of this
           object is incremented when the frameCheckError
           status is returned by the MAC service to the
           LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for
           which multiple error conditions obtain are,
           according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3
           Layer Management, counted exclusively according
           to the error status presented to the LLC."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 3 }

      dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      Counter
           ACCESS      read-only
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of successfully transmitted frames on
           a particular interface for which transmission
           is inhibited by exactly one collision.

           A frame that is counted by an instance of this
           object is also counted by the corresponding
           instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts,
           ifOutMulticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts,
           and is not counted by the corresponding
           instance of the dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames
           object."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 4 }

      dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      Counter
           ACCESS      read-only
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION



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           "A count of successfully transmitted frames on
           a particular interface for which transmission
            is inhibited by more than one collision.

           A frame that is counted by an instance of this
           object is also counted by the corresponding
           instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts,
           ifOutMulticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts,
           and is not counted by the corresponding
           instance of the dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames
           object."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 5 }

      dot3StatsSQETestErrors   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX     Counter
           ACCESS     read-only
           STATUS     mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of times that the SQE TEST ERROR
           message is generated by the PLS sublayer for a
           particular interface. The SQE TEST ERROR
           message is defined in section 7.2.2.2.4 of
           ANSI/IEEE 802.3-1985 and its generation is
           described in section 7.2.4.6 of the same
           document."
           REFERENCE
           "ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3-1985 Carrier Sense
           Multiple Access with Collision Detection Access
           Method and Physical Layer Specifications"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 6 }

      dot3StatsDeferredTransmissions   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      Counter
           ACCESS      read-only
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of frames for which the first
           transmission attempt on a particular interface
           is delayed because the medium is busy.

           The count represented by an instance of this
           object does not include frames involved in
           collisions."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 7 }



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      dot3StatsLateCollisions   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX      Counter
           ACCESS      read-only
           STATUS      mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "The number of times that a collision is
           detected on a particular interface later than
           512 bit-times into the transmission of a
           packet.

           Five hundred and twelve bit-times corresponds
           to 51.2 microseconds on a 10 Mbit/s system. A
           (late) collision included in a count
           represented by an instance of this object is
           also considered as a (generic) collision for
           purposes of other collision-related
           statistics."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 8 }

      dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Counter
           ACCESS    read-only
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of frames for which transmission on a
           particular interface fails due to excessive
           collisions."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 9 }


      dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Counter
           ACCESS    read-only
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of frames for which transmission on a
           particular interface fails due to an internal
           MAC sublayer transmit error. A frame is only
           counted by an instance of this object if it is
           not counted by the corresponding instance of
           either the dot3StatsLateCollisions object, the
           dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions object, or the
           dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors object.




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           The precise meaning of the count represented by
           an instance of this object is implementation-
           specific.  In particular, an instance of this
           object may represent a count of transmission
           errors on a particular interface that are not
           otherwise counted."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 10 }

      dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Counter
           ACCESS    read-only
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "The number of times that the carrier sense
           condition was lost or never asserted when
           attempting to transmit a frame on a particular
           interface.

           The count represented by an instance of this
           object is incremented at most once per
           transmission attempt, even if the carrier sense
           condition fluctuates during a transmission
           attempt."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 11 }

      -- { dot3StatsEntry 12 } is not assigned

      dot3StatsFrameTooLongs   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Counter
           ACCESS    read-only
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of frames received on a particular
           interface that exceed the maximum permitted
           frame size.

           The count represented by an instance of this
           object is incremented when the frameTooLong
           status is returned by the MAC service to the
           LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for
           which multiple error conditions obtain are,
           according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3
           Layer Management, counted exclusively according
           to the error status presented to the LLC."



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           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 13 }

      -- { dot3StatsEntry 14 } is not assigned

      -- { dot3StatsEntry 15 } is not assigned

      dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Counter
           ACCESS    read-only
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of frames for which reception on a
           particular interface fails due to an internal
           MAC sublayer receive error. A frame is only
           counted by an instance of this object if it is
           not counted by the corresponding instance of
           either the dot3StatsFrameTooLongs object, the
           dot3StatsAlignmentErrors object, or the
           dot3StatsFCSErrors object.

           The precise meaning of the count represented by
           an instance of this object is implementation-
           specific.  In particular, an instance of this
           object may represent a count of receive errors
           on a particular interface that are not
           otherwise counted."
           REFERENCE
           "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management"
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 16 }

      dot3StatsEtherChipSet   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX        OBJECT IDENTIFIER
           ACCESS        read-only
           STATUS        mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "This object contains an OBJECT IDENTIFIER
           which identifies the chipset used to
           realize the interface. Ethernet-like
           interfaces are typically built out of
           several different chips. The MIB implementor
           is presented with a decision of which chip
           to identify via this object. The implementor
           should identify the chip which is usually
           called the Medium Access Control chip.
           If no such chip is easily identifiable,
           the implementor should identify the chip



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           which actually gathers the transmit
           and receive statistics and error
           indications. This would allow a
           manager station to correlate the
           statistics and the chip generating
           them, giving it the ability to take
           into account any known anomalies
           in the chip."
           ::= { dot3StatsEntry 17 }

      -- the Ethernet-like Collision Statistics group

      -- Implementation of this group is optional; it is appropriate
      -- for all systems which have the necessary metering

      dot3CollTable  OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF Dot3CollEntry
           ACCESS    not-accessible
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A collection of collision histograms for a
           particular set of interfaces."
           ::= { dot3 5 }


      dot3CollEntry  OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Dot3CollEntry
           ACCESS    not-accessible
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A cell in the histogram of per-frame
           collisions for a particular interface.  An
           instance of this object represents the
           frequency of individual MAC frames for which
           the transmission (successful or otherwise) on a
           particular interface is accompanied by a
           particular number of media collisions."
           INDEX     { ifIndex, dot3CollCount }
           ::= { dot3CollTable 1 }

      Dot3CollEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
           dot3CollCount        INTEGER,
           dot3CollFrequencies  Counter
      }

      -- { dot3CollEntry 1 } is no longer in use

      dot3CollCount  OBJECT-TYPE



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           SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..16)
           ACCESS    not-accessible
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "The number of per-frame media collisions for
           which a particular collision histogram cell
           represents the frequency on a particular
           interface."
           ::= { dot3CollEntry 2 }


      dot3CollFrequencies   OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX    Counter
           ACCESS    read-only
           STATUS    mandatory
           DESCRIPTION
           "A count of individual MAC frames for which the
           transmission (successful or otherwise) on a
           particular interface occurs after the
           frame has experienced exactly the number
           of collisions in the associated
           dot3CollCount object.

           For example, a frame which is transmitted
           on interface 77 after experiencing
           exactly 4 collisions would be indicated
           by incrementing only dot3CollFrequencies.77.4.
           No other instance of dot3CollFrequencies would
           be incremented in this example."
           ::= { dot3CollEntry 3 }

      --  802.3 Tests

      dot3Tests   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 6 }

      dot3Errors  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 7 }


      --  TDR Test

      -- The Time-Domain Reflectometry (TDR) test is specific
      -- to ethernet-like interfaces with the exception of
      -- 10BaseT and 10BaseF. The TDR value may be useful
      -- in determining the approximate distance to a cable fault.
      -- It is advisable to repeat this test to check for a
      -- consistent resulting TDR value, to verify that there
      -- is a fault.




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      dot3TestTdr OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Tests 1 }

      -- A TDR test returns as its result the time interval,
      -- measured in 10 MHz ticks or 100 nsec units, between
      -- the start of TDR test transmission and the subsequent
      -- detection of a collision or deassertion of carrier.  On
      -- successful completion of a TDR test, the result is
      -- stored as the value of the appropriate instance of the
      -- MIB object dot3TestTdrValue, and the OBJECT IDENTIFIER
      -- of that instanceis stored in the corresponding instance
      -- of ifExtnsTestCode (thereby indicating where the
      -- result has been stored).


      -- Loopback Test

      -- Another test is the full-duplex loopback test.
      -- This test configures the MAC chip and executes
      -- an internal loopback test of memory, data paths,
      -- and the MAC chip logic.  This loopback test can
      -- only be executed if the interface is offline.
      -- Once the test has completed, the MAC chip should
      -- be reinitialized for network operation, but it
      -- should remain offline.

      dot3TestLoopBack OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Tests 2 }

      -- If an error occurs during a test, the object
      -- ifTestResult (defined in RFC1573) will be set
      -- to failed(7).  The following two OBJECT
      -- IDENTIFIERs may be used to provided more
      -- information as values for ifTestCode.

               -- couldn't initialize MAC chip for test
      dot3ErrorInitError     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Errors 1 }

               -- expected data not received (or not
               -- received correctly) in loopback test
      dot3ErrorLoopbackError OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3Errors 2 }

      -- RFC1573 does away with the interface chipset object.
      -- The following OBJECT IDENTIFIER definitions are
      -- retained for purposes of backwards compatibility
      -- with pre-RFC1573 systems.
      --  802.3 Hardware Chipsets

      -- The object ifExtnsChipSet is provided in RFC1229 to
      -- identify the MAC hardware used to communcate on an



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      -- interface.  The following hardware chipsets are
      -- provided for 802.3:

      dot3ChipSets          OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3 8 }
      dot3ChipSetAMD        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 1 }
      dot3ChipSetAMD7990    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 1 }
      dot3ChipSetAMD79900   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 2 }
      dot3ChipSetAMD79C940  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetAMD 3 }

      dot3ChipSetIntel      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 2 }
      dot3ChipSetIntel82586 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 1 }
      dot3ChipSetIntel82596 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetIntel 2 }

      dot3ChipSetSeeq       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 3 }
      dot3ChipSetSeeq8003   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSetSeeq 1 }

      dot3ChipSetNational      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 4 }
      dot3ChipSetNational8390  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                 { dot3ChipSetNational 1 }
      dot3ChipSetNationalSonic OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                 { dot3ChipSetNational 2 }

      dot3ChipSetFujitsu       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 5 }
      dot3ChipSetFujitsu86950  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                 { dot3ChipSetFujitsu 1 }

      dot3ChipSetDigital       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3ChipSets 6 }
      dot3ChipSetDigitalDC21040  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                 { dot3ChipSetDigital 1 }

      -- For those chipsets not represented above, OBJECT IDENTIFIER
      -- assignment is required in other documentation, e.g., assignment
      -- within that part of the registration tree delegated to
      -- individual enterprises (see RFC1155).

  END

5.  Acknowledgements

  This document was produced by the Ethernet MIB Working Group.

  This document is based on the Proposed Standard Ethernet MIB, RFC
  1284 [14], of which Jihn Cook of Chipcom was the editor.  The
  Ethernet MIB Working Group gathered implementation experience of the
  variables specified in RFC 1284 and used that information to develop
  this revised MIB.

  RFC 1284, in turn, is based on a document written by Frank Kastenholz



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  of Interlan entitled IEEE 802.3 Layer Management Draft M compatible
  MIB for TCP/IP Networks [10].  This document has been modestly
  reworked, initially by the SNMP Working Group, and then by the
  Transmission Working Group, to reflect the current conventions for
  defining objects for MIB interfaces.  James Davin, of the MIT
  Laboratory for Computer Science, and Keith McCloghrie of Hughes LAN
  Systems, contributed to later drafts of this memo. Marshall Rose of
  Performance Systems International, Inc. converted the document into
  its current concise format. Anil Rijsinghani of DEC contributed text
  that more adequately describes the TDR test.  Thanks to Frank
  Kastenholz of Interlan and Louis Steinberg of IBM for their
  experimentation.

6.  References

  [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", STD 16, 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", STD 15, RFC 1157, SNMP Research,
      Performance Systems International, Performance Systems
      International, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, May 1990.

  [6] McCloghrie K., and M. Rose, Editors, "Management Information Base
      for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets", STD 17, 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.



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  [9] IEEE, "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management", November 1988.

 [10] Kastenholz, F., "IEEE 802.3 Layer Management Draft compatible MIB
      for TCP/IP Networks", electronic mail message to mib-
      [email protected], 9 June 1989.

 [11] McCloghrie, K., Editor, "Extensions to the Generic-Interface
      MIB", RFC 1229, Hughes LAN Systems, Inc., May 1991.

 [12] IEEE, "Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
      (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications",
      ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3-1985.

 [13] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Concise MIB Definitions",
      RFC 1212, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems,
      March 1991.

 [14] Cook, J., Editor, "Definitions of Managed Objects for Ethernet-
      Like Interface Types", RFC 1284, Chipcom Corporation, December
      1991.

 [15] Kastenholz, F., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the
      Ethernet-like Interface Types", RFC 1398, FTP Software, Inc.,
      January 1993.

 [16] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Structure
      of Management Information for version 2 of the Simple Network
      Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1442, SNMP Research, Inc.,
      Hughes LAN Systems, Dover Beach Consulting, Inc., Carnegie Mellon
      University, April 1993.

 [17] Galvin, J., and K. McCloghrie, "Administrative Model for version
      2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1445,
      Trusted Information Systems, Hughes LAN Systems, April 1993.

 [18] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Protocol
      Operations for version 2 of the Simple Network Management
      Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1448, SNMP Research, Inc., Hughes LAN
      Systems, Dover Beach Consulting, Inc., Carnegie Mellon
      University, April 1993.

 [19] McCloghrie, K., and F. Kastenholz, "Evolution of the Interfaces
      Group of MIB-II", RFC 1573, Hughes LAN Systems, FTP Software,
      January 1994.

 [20] Kastenholz, F., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the
      Ethernet-like Interface Types", STD 50, RFC 1623, FTP Software,
      Inc., May 1994.



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7.  Security Considerations

  Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

8.  Author's Address

  Frank Kastenholz
  FTP Software, Inc.
  2 High Street
  North Andover, Mass, USA 01845

  Phone: 508-685-4000
  EMail: [email protected]






































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