Network Working Group                                      B. Schliesser
Request for Comments: 4265                         SAVVIS Communications
Category: Standards Track                                    T. Nadeau
                                                     Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                           November 2005


                 Definition of Textual Conventions for
                Virtual Private Network (VPN) Management

 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.

 Copyright Notice

   Copyright © The Internet Society (2005).

 Abstract

   This document describes Textual Conventions used for managing Virtual
   Private Networks (VPNs).

 Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................1
      1.1. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................2
   2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................2
   3. VPN-TC-STD-MIB ..................................................2
      3.1. Description ................................................2
      3.2. Definitions ................................................2
   4. Security Considerations .........................................4
   5. IANA Considerations for VPN-TC-STD-MIB ..........................4
   6. References ......................................................4
      6.1. Normative References .......................................4
      6.2. Informative References .....................................5

1.  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 Textual Conventions used in Virtual Private
   Networks (VPNs) and IETF VPN-related MIBs.




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1.1.  Conventions Used in This Document

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC 2119].

2.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework

   For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
   Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
   RFC 3410 [RFC 3410].

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  MIB objects are generally
   accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
   Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
   Structure of Management Information (SMI).  This memo specifies a MIB
   module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58,
   RFC 2578 [RFC 2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC 2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580
   [RFC 2580].

3.  VPN-TC-STD-MIB

3.1.  Description

   The VPN-TC-STD-MIB defines a Textual Convention for the Global VPN
   Identifier, or VPN-ID, as specified in [RFC 2685].  The purpose of a
   VPN-ID is to uniquely identify a VPN.  It MUST be 7 octets in length,
   and SHOULD be comprised of a 3 octet Organizationally Unique
   Identifier (OUI) that uniquely identifies the VPN Authority, followed
   by a 4 octet value assigned by the VPN Authority that uniquely
   identifies the VPN within the context of the OUI.

3.2.  Definitions

   VPN-TC-STD-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

   IMPORTS
       MODULE-IDENTITY, mib-2
           FROM SNMPv2-SMI

       TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
           FROM SNMPv2-TC;

   vpnTcMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
       LAST-UPDATED "200511150000Z"  -- 15 November 2005
       ORGANIZATION
           "Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (L3VPN) Working Group."



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       CONTACT-INFO
           "Benson Schliesser
            bensons@savvis.net

            Thomas D. Nadeau
            tnadeau@cisco.com

            This TC MIB is a product of the PPVPN
            http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ppvpn-charter.html
            and subsequently the L3VPN
            http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/l3vpn-charter.html
            working groups.

            Comments and discussion should be directed to
            l3vpn@ietf.org"
       DESCRIPTION
           "This MIB contains TCs for VPNs.

            Copyright © The Internet Society (2005).  This version
            of this MIB module is part of RFC 4265;  see the RFC
            itself for full legal notices."
       -- Revision history.
       REVISION "200511150000Z"  -- 15 November 2005
       DESCRIPTION "Initial version, published as RFC 4265."
       ::= { mib-2 129 }

   -- definition of textual conventions

   VPNId ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
       STATUS current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The purpose of a VPN-ID is to uniquely identify a VPN.
            The Global VPN Identifier format is:
            3 octet VPN Authority, Organizationally Unique Identifier
            followed by 4 octet VPN index identifying VPN according
            to OUI"
       REFERENCE
           "Fox, B. and Gleeson, B., 'Virtual Private Networks
            Identifier', RFC 2685, September 1999."
       SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE (7))

   VPNIdOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
       STATUS            current
       DESCRIPTION
           "This textual convention is an extension of the
            VPNId textual convention that defines a non-zero-length
            OCTET STRING to identify a physical entity.  This extension
            permits the additional value of a zero-length OCTET STRING.



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            The semantics of the value zero-length OCTET STRING are
            object-specific and must therefore be defined
            as part of the description of any object that uses this
            syntax.  Examples of usage of this extension are
            situations where none or all VPN IDs need to be
            referenced."
       SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE (0 | 7))

   END

4.  Security Considerations

   This module does not define any management objects.  Instead, it
   defines a set of textual conventions that may be used by other MIB
   modules to define management objects.

   Meaningful security considerations can only be written in the MIB
   modules that define management objects.  Therefore, this document has
   no impact on the security of the Internet.

5.  IANA Considerations for VPN-TC-STD-MIB

   The IANA has assigned { mib-2 129 } to the VPN-TC-STD-MIB module
   specified in this document.

6.  References

6.1.  Normative References

   [RFC 2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
             Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC 2578] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
             "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)",
             STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.

   [RFC 2579] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Textual
             Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.

   [RFC 2580] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
             "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April
             1999.

   [RFC 2685] Fox, B. and B. Gleeson, "Virtual Private Networks
             Identifier", RFC 2685, September 1999.






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6.2.  Informative References

   [RFC 3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart,
             "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-
             Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.

Authors' Addresses

   Benson Schliesser
   SAVVIS Communications
   1 Savvis Parkway
   Saint Louis, MO 63017
   USA

   Phone: +1-314-628-7036
   EMail: bensons@savvis.net


   Thomas D. Nadeau
   Cisco Systems
   1414 Massachusetts Ave.
   Boxborough, MA 01719

   Phone: +1-978-244-3051
   EMail: tnadeau@cisco.com


























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