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Appendix C
MIBs
Management Information Base (MIB) documents are defined by the IEEE
in “Requests For Comments” (RFCs). The core of the industry-standard
SNMP MIB, MIB II (RFC 1213), contains general variables relating to IP,
TCP, and UDP statistics for network devices such as repeaters, routers,
and gateways. The MIB II client is implemented as part of Omega. Each
MIB variable (managed object) has a value, either numeric or string (text).
These values are stored in registers or accumulators in the switch. Many
of these variables are counters that track network performance, e.g.,
errors or number of packets. Other variables regulate switch
configuration, e.g., “turn port X Off Line” or “Enable Link Test function.”
Your switch implements other related MIB extensions as well. For more
information on MIB definitions and documentation of each MIB object,
refer to IEEE MIB documentation. RFCs. Other RFCs that apply to the
switch include:
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RFC 792—Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP or PING)
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RFC 783—Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
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RFC 854—Telnet Protocol Specifications
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RFC 906—Bootstrap loading using TFTP
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RFC 951—Bootstrap Protocol (BootP)
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RFC 1157—Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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RFC 1212—Concise MIB Definition (describes ASN.1 mapping)
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RFC 1213—SNMP MIB2
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RFC 1215—SNMP Traps
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RFC 1493—Partial Bridge
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RFC 1573—SNMP MIB2
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RFC 1643—Ethernet MIB
