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IETF RFC 1515

Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs)

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Network Working Group                                        D. McMaster
Request for Comments: 1515                SynOptics Communications, Inc.
                                                           K. McCloghrie
                                                Hughes LAN Systems, Inc.
                                                              S. Roberts
                                                Farallon Computing, Inc.
                                                          September 1993


                     Definitions of Managed Objects
             for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs)

 Status of this Memo

   This RFC 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" for the standardization state and status
   of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

 Abstract

   This document defines a portion of the Management Information Base
   (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based
   internets.  In particular, it defines objects for managing IEEE 802.3
   Medium Attachment Units (MAUs).

 Table of Contents

   1. The Network Management Framework ......................    2
   2. Objects ...............................................    2
   3. Overview ..............................................    2
   3.1 Terminology ..........................................    3
   3.2 Structure of MIB .....................................    3
   3.2.1 The Repeater MAU Basic Group Definitions ...........    3
   3.2.2 The Interface MAU Basic Group Definitions ..........    3
   3.2.3 The Broadband MAU Basic Group Definitions ..........    3
   3.3 Relationship to Other MIBs ...........................    3
   3.3.1 Relationship to the 'system' group .................    3
   3.3.2 Relationship to the 'interfaces' group .............    4
   3.3.3 Relationship to the 802.3 Repeater MIB .............    4
   3.4 Management of Internal MAUs ..........................    4
   4. Definitions ...........................................    5
   4.1 Groups in the Repeater MAU MIB .......................    5
   4.1.1 The Repeater MAU Basic Group Definitions ...........    6
   4.1.2 The Interface MAU Basic Group Definitions ..........   12
   4.1.3 The Broadband MAU Basic Group Definitions ..........   18
   4.2 Traps for use by 802.3 MAUs ..........................   20



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RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 5. Acknowledgments ....................................... 21 6. References ............................................ 23 7. Security Considerations ............................... 24 8. Authors' Addresses .................................... 25 1. The Network Management Framework The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of three components. They are: STD 16, RFC 1155 [1] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of management. STD 16, RFC 1212 [7] defines a more concise description mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI. STD 17, RFC 1213 [4] which defines MIB-II, the core set of managed objects for the Internet suite of protocols. STD 15, RFC 1157 [3] 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. 2. 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) defined in the SMI. 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. 3. Overview Instances of the object types defined in this document represent attributes of an IEEE 802.3 MAU. Several types of MAUs are defined in the IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 CSMA/CD standard [9]. These MAUs may be connected to IEEE 802.3 repeaters or to 802.3 (Ethernet-like) interfaces. For convenience this document refers to these devices as "repeater MAUs" and "interface MAUs." The definitions presented here are based on Draft 5 of Section 20 of IEEE P802.3p, "Layer Management for 10 Mb/s Medium Attachment Units McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 2 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 (MAUs), Section 20" [10] dated 11 July 1992. 3.1. Terminology Refer to Section 3.1.2 of [13] for simple definitions of the terms "repeater," "port," and "MAU" as used in the context of this document. For a more complete and precise definition of these terms, refer to Section 9 of [9]. 3.2. Structure of MIB Objects in this MIB are arranged into MIB groups. Each MIB group is organized as a set of related objects. 3.2.1. The Repeater MAU Basic Group Definitions This group contains all repeater MAU-related configuration, status, and control objects. Implementation of the dot3RpMauBasicGroup is mandatory for MAUs attached to repeaters. 3.2.2. The Interface MAU Basic Group Definitions This group contains all interface MAU-related configuration, status, and control objects. Implementation of the dot3IfMauBasicGroup is mandatory for MAUs attached to interfaces. 3.2.3. The Broadband MAU Basic Group Definitions This group contains all broadband-specific MAU-related configuration objects. Implementation of the dot3BroadMauBasicGroup is mandatory for 10BROAD36 MAUs, and is not appropriate for other types of MAUs. 3.3. Relationship to Other MIBs It is assumed that an agent implementing this MIB will also implement (at least) the 'system' group defined in MIB-II [4]. The following sections identify other MIBs that such an agent should implement. 3.3.1. Relationship to the 'system' group In MIB-II, the 'system' group is defined as being mandatory for all systems such that each managed entity contains one instance of each object in the 'system' group. Thus, those objects apply to the entity even if the entity's sole functionality is management of a MAU. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 3 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 3.3.2. Relationship to the 'interfaces' group The sections of this document that define interface MAU-related objects specify an extension to the 'interfaces' group of MIB-II [4]. An agent implementing these interface-MAU related objects must also implement the 'interfaces' group of MIB-II. The value of the same as the value of 'ifIndex' used to instantiate the interface to which the given MAU is connected. It is expected that an agent implementing the interface-MAU related objects in this MIB will also implement the Ethernet-like Interfaces MIB [11]. (Note that repeater ports are not represented as interfaces in the sense of MIB-II's 'interfaces' group. See section 3.4.2 of the repeater MIB [12] for more details.) 3.3.3. Relationship to the 802.3 Repeater MIB The section of this document that defines repeater MAU-related objects specifies an extension to the 802.3 Repeater MIB defined in [13]. An agent implementing these repeater-MAU related objects must also implement the 802.3 Repeater MIB. The values of 'rpMauGroupIndex' and 'rpMauPortIndex' used to instantiate a repeater MAU variable shall be the same as the values of 'rptrPortGroupIndex' and 'rptrPortIndex' used to instantiate the port to which the given MAU is connected. 3.4. Management of Internal MAUs In some situations, a MAU can be "internal" -- i.e., its functionality is implemented entirely within a device. For example, a managed repeater may contain an internal repeater- MAU and/or an internal interface-MAU through which management communications originating on one of the repeater's external ports pass in order to reach the management agent associated with the repeater. Such internal MAUs may or may not be managed. If they are managed, objects describing their attributes should appear in the appropriate MIB group -- dot3RpMauBasicGroup for internal repeater-MAUs and dot3IfMauBasicGroup for internal interface-MAUs. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 4 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 4. Definitions MAU-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN IMPORTS Counter FROM RFC 1155-SMI OBJECT-TYPE FROM RFC 1212 TRAP-TYPE FROM RFC 1215; snmpDot3MauMgt OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { mib-2 26 } -- References -- -- The following references are used throughout this MIB: -- -- [RFC 1213] -- refers to McCloghrie, K., and M. Rose, Editors, -- Management Information Base for Network Management -- of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II, STD 17, RFC 1213, -- Hughes LAN Systems, Performance Systems International, -- March 1991. -- -- [RFC 1368] -- refers to McMaster, D., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, -- Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater -- Devices, RFC 1368, SynOptics Communications, Hughes -- LAN Systems, October 1992. -- -- [IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt] -- refers to IEEE P802.3p, 'Layer Management for 10 Mb/s -- Medium Access Unit (MAUs), Section 20,' Draft Supplement -- to ANSI/IEEE 802.3, Draft 5, 11 July 1992. -- MIB Groups -- -- The dot3RpMauBasicGroup is mandatory for MAUs attached to -- repeaters. -- The dot3IfMauBasicGroup is mandatory for MAUs attached to -- DTEs (interfaces). -- The dot3BroadMauBasicGroup is mandatory for broadband MAUs -- attached to DTEs. dot3RpMauBasicGroup McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 5 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3MauMgt 1 } dot3IfMauBasicGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3MauMgt 2 } dot3BroadMauBasicGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3MauMgt 3 } -- object identifiers for MAU types -- (see rpMauType and ifMauType for usage) dot3MauType OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3MauMgt 4 } dot3MauTypeAUI -- no internal MAU, view from AUI OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 1 } dot3MauType10Base5 -- thick coax MAU (per 802.3 section 8) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 2 } dot3MauTypeFoirl -- FOIRL MAU (per 802.3 section 9.9) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 3 } dot3MauType10Base2 -- thin coax MAU (per 802.3 section 10) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 4 } dot3MauType10BaseT -- UTP MAU (per 802.3 section 14) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 5 } dot3MauType10BaseFP -- passive fiber MAU (per 802.3 section 16) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 6 } dot3MauType10BaseFB -- sync fiber MAU (per 802.3 section 17) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 7 } dot3MauType10BaseFL -- async fiber MAU (per 802.3 section 18) OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 8 } dot3MauType10Broad36 -- broadband DTE MAU (per 802.3 section 11) -- note that 10BROAD36 MAUs can be attached to interfaces but -- not to repeaters OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { dot3MauType 9 } -- -- The Repeater MAU Basic Group -- -- Implementation of the Repeater MAU Basic Group is mandatory -- for MAUs attached to repeaters. -- -- The Basic Repeater MAU Table -- rpMauTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF RpMauEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 6 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 "Table of descriptive and status information about the MAU(s) attached to the ports of a repeater." ::= { dot3RpMauBasicGroup 1 } rpMauEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX RpMauEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "An entry in the table, containing information about a single MAU." INDEX { rpMauGroupIndex, rpMauPortIndex, rpMauIndex } ::= { rpMauTable 1 } RpMauEntry ::= SEQUENCE { rpMauGroupIndex INTEGER, rpMauPortIndex INTEGER, rpMauIndex INTEGER, rpMauType OBJECT IDENTIFIER, rpMauStatus INTEGER, rpMauMediaAvailable INTEGER, rpMauMediaAvailableStateExits Counter, rpMauJabberState INTEGER, rpMauJabberingStateEnters Counter } rpMauGroupIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER (1..1024) ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the repeater group containing the port to which the MAU described by this entry is connected." REFERENCE "Reference RFC 1368, rptrGroupIndex." ::= { rpMauEntry 1 } McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 7 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 rpMauPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER (1..1024) ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the repeater port within group rpMauGroupIndex to which the MAU described by this entry is connected." REFERENCE "Reference RFC 1368, rptrPortIndex." ::= { rpMauEntry 2 } rpMauIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER (1..9) ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the MAU connected to port rpMauPortIndex within group rpMauGroupIndex that is described by this entry." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUID." ::= { rpMauEntry 3 } rpMauType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX OBJECT IDENTIFIER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This object identifies the 10 Mb/s baseband MAU type. An initial set of MAU types are defined above. The assignment of OBJECT IDENTIFIERs to new types of MAUs is managed by the IANA. If the MAU type is unknown, the object identifier unknownMauType OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 0 0 } is returned. Note that unknownMauType 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." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUType." ::= { rpMauEntry 4 } rpMauStatus OBJECT-TYPE McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 8 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), unknown(2), operational(3), standby(4), shutdown(5), reset(6) } ACCESS read-write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The current state of the MAU. This object may be implemented as a read-only object by those agents and MAUs that do not implement software control of the MAU state. Some agents may not support setting the value of this object to some of the enumerated values. The value other(1) is returned if the MAU is in a state other than one of the states 2 through 6. The value unknown(2) is returned when the MAU's true state is unknown; for example, when it is being initialized. A MAU in the operational(3) state is fully functional, operates, and passes signals to its attached DTE or repeater port in accordance to its specification. A MAU in standby(4) state forces DI and CI and the media transmitter to idle. Standby(4) mode only applies to link type MAUs. The state of rpMauMediaAvailable is unaffected. A MAU in shutdown(5) state assumes the same condition on DI, CI, and the media transmitter as though it were powered down. The MAU may return other(1) value for the mauJabber and rpMauMediaAvailable objects when it is in this state. For an AUI, this state will remove power from the AUI. Setting this variable to the value reset(6) resets the MAU in the same manner as a power-off, power- on cycle of at least one-half second would. The agent is not required to return the value reset (6). McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 9 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 Setting this variable to the value operational(3), standby(4), or shutdown(5) causes the MAU to assume the respective state except that setting a mixing-type MAU or an AUI to standby(4) will cause the MAU to enter the shutdown state." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUAdminState, and 20.2.3.3, acMAUAdminControl and acResetMAUAction." ::= { rpMauEntry 5 } rpMauMediaAvailable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), unknown(2), available(3), notAvailable(4), remoteFault(5), invalidSignal(6) } ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "If the MAU is a link or fiber type (FOIRL, 10BASE-T, 10BASE-F) then this is equivalent to the link test fail state/low light function. For an AUI or a coax (including broadband) MAU this indicates whether or not loopback is detected on the DI circuit. The value of this attribute persists between packets for MAU types AUI, 10BASE5, 10BASE2, 10BROAD36, and 10BASE-FP. The value other(1) is returned if the mediaAvailable state is not one of 2 through 6. The value unknown(2) is returned when the MAU's true state is unknown; for example, when it is being initialized. At power-up or following a reset, the value of this attribute will be unknown for AUI, coax, and 10BASE-FP MAUs. For these MAUs loopback will be tested on each transmission during which no collision is detected. If DI is receiving input when DO returns to IDL after a transmission and there has been no collision during the transmission then loopback will be detected. The value of this attribute will only change during non-collided transmissions for AUI, coax, and 10BASE-FP MAUs. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 10 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 The value available(3) indicates that the link, light, or loopback is normal. The value notAvailable(4) indicates link loss, low light, or no loopback. The value remoteFault(5) indicates that a fault has been detected at the remote end of the link. The value invalidSignal(6) indicates that an invalid signal has been received from the other end of the link. Both remoteFault(5) and invalidSignal(6) apply only to MAUs of type 10BASE-FB." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMediaAvailable." ::= { rpMauEntry 6 } rpMauMediaAvailableStateExits OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of the number of times that rpMauMediaAvailable for this MAU instance leaves the state available(3)." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, lostMediaCount." ::= { rpMauEntry 7 } rpMauJabberState OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), unknown(2), noJabber(3), jabbering(4) } ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The value other(1) is returned if the jabber state is not 2, 3, or 4. The agent must always return other(1) for MAU type dot3MauTypeAUI. The value unknown(2) is returned when the MAU's true state is unknown; for example, when it is being initialized. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 11 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 If the MAU is not jabbering the agent returns noJabber(3). This is the 'normal' state. If the MAU is in jabber state the agent returns the jabbering(4) value." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aJabber.jabberFlag." ::= { rpMauEntry 8 } rpMauJabberingStateEnters OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of the number of times that rpMauJabberState for this MAU instance enters the state jabbering(4). For a MAU of type dot3MauTypeAUI, this counter will always indicate zero." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aJabber.jabberCounter." ::= { rpMauEntry 9 } -- -- The Interface MAU Basic Group -- -- Implementation of the Interface MAU Basic Group is mandatory -- for MAUs attached to DTEs (interfaces). -- -- The Basic Interface MAU Table -- ifMauTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IfMauEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "Table of descriptive and status information about the MAU(s) attached to an interface." ::= { dot3IfMauBasicGroup 1 } ifMauEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IfMauEntry ACCESS not-accessible McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 12 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "An entry in the table, containing information about a single MAU." INDEX { ifMauIfIndex, ifMauIndex } ::= { ifMauTable 1 } IfMauEntry ::= SEQUENCE { ifMauIfIndex INTEGER, ifMauIndex INTEGER, ifMauType OBJECT IDENTIFIER, ifMauStatus INTEGER, ifMauMediaAvailable INTEGER, ifMauMediaAvailableStateExits Counter, ifMauJabberState INTEGER, ifMauJabberingStateEnters Counter } ifMauIfIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the interface to which the MAU described by this entry is connected." REFERENCE "Reference RFC 1213, ifIndex." ::= { ifMauEntry 1 } ifMauIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER (1..9) ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the MAU connected to interface ifMauIfIndex that is described by this entry." REFERENCE McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 13 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUID." ::= { ifMauEntry 2 } ifMauType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX OBJECT IDENTIFIER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This object identifies the 10 Mb/s baseband or broadband MAU type. An initial set of MAU types are defined above. The assignment of OBJECT IDENTIFIERs to new types of MAUs is managed by the IANA. If the MAU type is unknown, the object identifier unknownMauType OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 0 0 } is returned. Note that unknownMauType 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." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUType." ::= { ifMauEntry 3 } ifMauStatus OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), unknown(2), operational(3), standby(4), shutdown(5), reset(6) } ACCESS read-write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The current state of the MAU. This object may be implemented as a read-only object by those agents and MAUs that do not implement software control of the MAU state. Some agents may not support setting the value of this object to some of the enumerated values. The value other(1) is returned if the MAU is in a state other than one of the states 2 through 6. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 14 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 The value unknown(2) is returned when the MAU's true state is unknown; for example, when it is being initialized. A MAU in the operational(3) state is fully functional, operates, and passes signals to its attached DTE or repeater port in accordance to its specification. A MAU in standby(4) state forces DI and CI and the media transmitter to idle. Standby(4) mode only applies to link type MAUs. The state of ifMauMediaAvailable is unaffected. A MAU in shutdown(5) state assumes the same condition on DI, CI, and the media transmitter as though it were powered down. The MAU may return other(1) value for the mauJabber and ifMauMediaAvailable objects when it is in this state. For an AUI, this state will remove power from the AUI. Setting this variable to the value reset(6) resets the MAU in the same manner as a power-off, power- on cycle of at least one-half second would. The agent is not required to return the value reset (6). Setting this variable to the value operational(3), standby(4), or shutdown(5) causes the MAU to assume the respective state except that setting a mixing-type MAU or an AUI to standby(4) will cause the MAU to enter the shutdown state." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUAdminState, and 20.2.3.3, acMAUAdminControl and acResetMAUAction." ::= { ifMauEntry 4 } ifMauMediaAvailable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), unknown(2), available(3), notAvailable(4), remoteFault(5), invalidSignal(6) } McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 15 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "If the MAU is a link or fiber type (FOIRL, 10BASE-T, 10BASE-F) then this is equivalent to the link test fail state/low light function. For an AUI or a coax (including broadband) MAU this indicates whether or not loopback is detected on the DI circuit. The value of this attribute persists between packets for MAU types AUI, 10BASE5, 10BASE2, 10BROAD36, and 10BASE-FP. The value other(1) is returned if the mediaAvailable state is not one of 2 through 6. The value unknown(2) is returned when the MAU's true state is unknown; for example, when it is being initialized. At power-up or following a reset, the value of this attribute will be unknown for AUI, coax, and 10BASE-FP MAUs. For these MAUs loopback will be tested on each transmission during which no collision is detected. If DI is receiving input when DO returns to IDL after a transmission and there has been no collision during the transmission then loopback will be detected. The value of this attribute will only change during non-collided transmissions for AUI, coax, and 10BASE-FP MAUs. The value available(3) indicates that the link, light, or loopback is normal. The value notAvailable(4) indicates link loss, low light, or no loopback. The value remoteFault(5) indicates that a fault has been detected at the remote end of the link. The value invalidSignal(6) indicates that an invalid signal has been received from the other end of the link. Both remoteFault(5) and invalidSignal(6) apply only to MAUs of type 10BASE-FB." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMediaAvailable." ::= { ifMauEntry 5 } ifMauMediaAvailableStateExits OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 16 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of the number of times that ifMauMediaAvailable for this MAU instance leaves the state available(3)." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, lostMediaCount." ::= { ifMauEntry 6 } ifMauJabberState OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), unknown(2), noJabber(3), jabbering(4) } ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "The value other(1) is returned if the jabber state is not 2, 3, or 4. The agent must always return other(1) for MAU type dot3MauTypeAUI. The value unknown(2) is returned when the MAU's true state is unknown; for example, when it is being initialized. If the MAU is not jabbering the agent returns noJabber(3). This is the 'normal' state. If the MAU is in jabber state the agent returns the jabbering(4) value." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aJabber.jabberFlag." ::= { ifMauEntry 7 } ifMauJabberingStateEnters OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "A count of the number of times that ifMauJabberState for this MAU instance enters the state jabbering(4). For a MAU of type dot3MauTypeAUI, this counter will always indicate McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 17 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 zero." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aJabber.jabberCounter." ::= { ifMauEntry 8 } -- -- The Broadband MAU Basic Group -- -- Implementation of the Broadband MAU Basic Group is mandatory -- for broadband MAUs attached to DTEs. -- -- The Basic Broadband MAU Table -- broadMauBasicTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF BroadMauBasicEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "Table of descriptive and status information about the broadband MAUs connected to interfaces." ::= { dot3BroadMauBasicGroup 1 } broadMauBasicEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX BroadMauBasicEntry ACCESS not-accessible STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "An entry in the table, containing information about a single broadband MAU." INDEX { broadMauIfIndex, broadMauIndex } ::= { broadMauBasicTable 1 } BroadMauBasicEntry ::= SEQUENCE { broadMauIfIndex INTEGER, broadMauIndex INTEGER, broadMauXmtRcvSplitType INTEGER, broadMauXmtCarrierFreq INTEGER, broadMauTranslationFreq INTEGER McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 18 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 } broadMauIfIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the interface to which the MAU described by this entry is connected." REFERENCE "Reference RFC 1213, ifIndex." ::= { broadMauBasicEntry 1 } broadMauIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER (1..9) ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable uniquely identifies the MAU connected to interface broadMauIfIndex that is described by this entry." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aMAUID." ::= { broadMauBasicEntry 2 } broadMauXmtRcvSplitType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), single(2), dual(3) } ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This object indicates the type of frequency multiplexing/cabling system used to separate the transmit and receive paths for the 10BROAD36 MAU. The value other(1) is returned if the split type is not either single or dual. The value single(2) indicates a single cable system. The value dual(3) indicates a dual cable system, offset normally zero." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aBbMAUXmitRcvSplitType." McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 19 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 ::= { broadMauBasicEntry 3 } broadMauXmtCarrierFreq OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable indicates the transmit carrier frequency of the 10BROAD36 MAU in MHz/4; that is, in units of 250 kHz." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aBroadbandFrequencies.xmitCarrierFrequency." ::= { broadMauBasicEntry 4 } broadMauTranslationFreq OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read-only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION "This variable indicates the translation offset frequency of the 10BROAD36 MAU in MHz/4; that is, in units of 250 kHz." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.2, aBroadbandFrequencies.translationFrequency." ::= { broadMauBasicEntry 5 } -- Traps for use by 802.3 MAUs -- Traps are defined using the conventions in RFC 1215 [8]. rpMauJabberTrap TRAP-TYPE ENTERPRISE snmpDot3MauMgt VARIABLES { rpMauJabberState } DESCRIPTION "This trap is sent whenever a managed repeater MAU enters the jabber state. The agent must throttle the generation of consecutive rpMauJabberTraps so that there is at least a five-second gap between them." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.4, nJabberNotification." ::= 1 McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 20 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 ifMauJabberTrap TRAP-TYPE ENTERPRISE snmpDot3MauMgt VARIABLES { ifMauJabberState } DESCRIPTION "This trap is sent whenever a managed interface MAU enters the jabber state. The agent must throttle the generation of consecutive ifMauJabberTraps so that there is at least a five-second gap between them." REFERENCE "Reference IEEE 802.3 MAU Mgt, 20.2.3.4, nJabberNotification." ::= 2 END 5. Acknowledgments This document is the work of the IETF Hub MIB Working Group. It is based on a proposal written by Geoff Thompson and modified by the IEEE 802.3 Repeater Management Task Force. Paul Woodruff provided valuable corrections and suggestions for improvement. Members of the IETF Hub MIB Working Group included: Karl Auerbach karl@eng.sun.com Jim Barnes barnes@xylogics.com Steve Bostock steveb@novell.com David Bridgham dab@asylum.sf.ca.us Jack Brown jbrown@huahuca-emh8.army.mil Howard Brown brown@ctron.com Lida Canin lida@apple.com Jeffrey Case case@cs.utk.edu Carson Cheung carson@bnr.com.ca James Codespote jpcodes@tycho.ncsc.mil John Cook cook@chipcom.com Dave Cullerot cullerot@ctron.com James Davin jrd@ptt.lcs.mit.edu Gary Ellis garye@hpspd.spd.hp.com David Engel david@cds.com Mike Erlinger mike@mti.com Jeff Erwin Bill Fardy fardy@ctron.com Jeff Fried jmf@relay.proteon.com Bob Friesenhahn pdrusa!bob@uunet.uu.net Shawn Gallagher gallagher@quiver.enet.dec.com McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 21 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 Mike Grieves mgrieves@chipcom.com Walter Guilarte 70026.1715@compuserve.com Phillip Hasse phasse@honchuca-emh8.army.mil Mark Hoerth mark_hoerth@hp0400.desk.hp.com Greg Hollingsworth gregh@mailer.jhuapl.edu Ron Jacoby rj@sgi.com Mike Janson mjanson@mot.com Ken Jones konkord!ksj@uunet.uu.net Satish Joshi sjoshi@synoptics.com Frank Kastenholz kasten@europa.clearpoint.com Manu Kaycee kaycee@trlian.enet.dec.com Mark Kepke mak@cnd.hp.com Mark Kerestes att!alux2!hawk@uunet.uu.net Kenneth Key key@cs.utk.edu Yoav Kluger ykluger@fibhaifa.com Cheryl Krupczak cheryl@cc.gatech.edu Ron Lau rlau@synoptics.com Chao-Yu Liang cliang@synoptics.com Dave Lindemulder da@mtung.att.com Richie McBride rm@bix.co.uk Keith McCloghrie kzm@hls.com Evan McGinnis bem@3com.com Donna McMaster mcmaster@synoptics.com David Minnich dwm@fibercom.com Lynn Monsanto monsanto@sun.com Miriam Nihart miriam@decwet.zso.dec.com Niels Ole Brunsgaard nob@dowtyns.dk Edison Paw esp@3com.com David Perkins dperkins@synoptics.com Jason Perreault perreaul@interlan.interlan.com John Pickens jrp@3com.com Jim Reinstedler jimr@sceng.ub.com Anil Rijsinghani anil@levers.enet.dec.com Sam Roberts sroberts@farallon.com Dan Romascanu dan@lannet.com Marshall Rose mrose@dbc.mtview.ca.us Rick Royston rick@lsumus.sncc.lsu.edu Michael Sabo sabo@dockmaster.ncsc.mil Jonathan Saperia saperia@tcpjon.enet.dec.com Mark Schaefer schaefer@davidsys.com Anil Singhal nsinghal@hawk.ulowell.edu Timon Sloane peernet!timon@uunet.uu.net Bob Stewart rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com Emil Sturniolo emil@dss.com Bruce Taber taber@interlan.com Iris Tal 437-3580@mcimail.com Mark Therieau markt@python.eng.microcom.com Geoff Thompson thompson@synoptics.com McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 22 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 Dean Throop throop@dg-rtp.dg.com Steven Waldbusser waldbusser@andrew.cmu.edu Timothy Walden tmwalden@saturn.sys.acc.com Philip Wang watadn!phil@uunet.uu.net Drew Wansley dwansley@secola.columbia.ncr.com David Ward dward@chipcom.com Steve Wong wong@took.enet.dec.com Paul Woodruff paul-woodruff@3com.com Brian Wyld brianw@spider.co.uk June-Kang Yang natadm!yang@uunet.uu.net Henry Yip natadm!henry@uunet.uu.net John Ziegler ziegler@artel.com Joseph Zur zur@fibhaifa.com 6. References [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] McCloghrie, K., and M. Rose, Editors, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II", STD 17, RFC 1213, Hughes LAN Systems, Performance Systems International, March 1991. [5] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8824, December 1987. [6] 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. [7] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16, RFC 1212, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, March 1991. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 23 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 [8] Rose, M., Editor, "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP", RFC 1215, Performance Systems International, March 1991. [9] IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 Information processing systems - Local area networks - Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications, 2nd edition, September 21, 1990. [10] IEEE P802.3p, "Layer Management for 10 Mb/s Medium Access Unit (MAUs), Section 20", Draft Supplement to ANSI/IEEE 802.3, Draft 5, July 11, 1992. [11] Kastenholz, F., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types", RFC 1398, FTP Software, Inc., January 1993. [12] McMaster, D., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices", RFC 1368, SynOptics Communications, Hughes LAN Systems, October 1992. 7. Security Considerations Security issues are not discussed in this memo. McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 24 top

RFC 1515 802.3 MAU MIB September 1993 8. Authors' Addresses Donna McMaster SynOptics Communications, Inc. 4401 Great America Parkway P.O. Box 58185 Santa Clara, CA 95052-8185 Phone: (408) 764-1206 EMail: mcmaster@synoptics.com Keith McCloghrie Hughes LAN Systems, Inc. 1225 Charleston Road Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone: (415) 966-7934 EMail: kzm@hls.com Sam Roberts Farallon Computing, Inc. 2470 Mariner Square Loop Alameda, CA 94501-1010 Phone: (510) 814-5215 EMail: sroberts@farallon.com McMaster, McCloghrie & Roberts PAGE 25 top

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