proposal for new types in SNMPv2

Anil Rijsinghani <anil@levers.enet.dec.com> Fri, 02 October 1992 22:05 UTC

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From: Anil Rijsinghani <anil@levers.enet.dec.com>
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Subject: proposal for new types in SNMPv2

    I'd like to request two new types for snmpv2.  These would be
    very useful in the FDDI MIB work currently in progress.

    o Integer64 - for 64-bit quantities that increase at too rapid
      a rate to use Integer32 and poll (FddiMsgTimeStamp and
      FddiTransitionTimeStamp, 64-bit objects measured in 80 nsec units)

      A guideline for the use of this type, as in the Counter64
      definition, would probably be a good idea as well.

    o Unsigned Integer - we are restricted in the Fddi MIB to using only
      (0..2147483647), thus unable to represent half the possible
      range.  (I assume Gauge could not be used due to its requirement
      to latch)

    thanks,
    Anil