Protocol Action: Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference to Proposed Standard
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Subject: Protocol Action: Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference to Proposed Standard
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference' <draft-ietf-rmonmib-rmonprot-ref-01.txt> as a Proposed Standard. This document OBSOLETES RFC2074 In the same action, the IESG approved publication of Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Macros <draft-ietf-rmonmib-rmonprot-mac-02.txt> as an Informational RFC. These documents are the product of the Remote Network Monitoring Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Bert Wijnen and Randy Bush. Technical Summary The first version of the RMON Protocol Identifiers Document (RFC 2074) has been split into a standards-track Reference portion, the 'Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference' document, and an Informational portion, 'The RMON Protocol Identifier Macros' document, which now contains the non-normative portion of the original specification in RFC 2074. The memo 'Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference' defines a notation describing protocol layers in a protocol encapsulation, specifically for use in encoding INDEX values for theprotocolDirTable, found in the RMON-2 MIB (RFC 2021). The definitions for the standard protocol directory base layer identifiers are also included. This document obsoletes RFC 2074. The memo 'Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Macros' contains various protocol identifier examples, which can be used to produce valid protocolDirTable INDEX encodings, as defined by the Remote Network Monitoring MIB Version 2 (RFC 2021) and the RMON Protocol Identifier Reference.This document contains protocol identifier macros for well-known protocols. A conformant implementation of the RMON-2 MIB (RFC 2021) can be accomplished without the use of these protocol identifiers, and accordingly, this document does not specify any IETF standard. It is published to encourage better interoperability between RMON-2 agent implementations, by providing a great deal of RMON related protocol information in one document. Working Group Summary The WG reached consensus on these documents. Protocol Quality These documents were reviewed for the IESG by Randy Presuhn and Bert Wijnen. Note to RFC Editor: for document: draft-ietf-rmonmib-rmonprot-ref-01.txt In the abstract, pls add a 3rd para as follows: This document obsoletes RFC 2074. Add an appendix as follows: Appendix A: Changes since RFC 2074 The differences between RFC 2074 and this document are: - RFC 2074 has been split into a reference document (this document) on the standards track and an informational document [RMONPROT_MAC], in order to remove most protocol identifier macros out of the standards track document. - Administrative updates; added an author, added copyrights, updated SNMP framework boilerplate; - Updated overview section. - Section 3.1 MUST, SHOULD text added per template - Section 3.1 moved to section 5.1, added some new terms - parent protocol - child protocol - protocol encapsulation tree - Added section 5.3 about splitting into 2 documents: "Relationship to the RMON Protocol Identifier Macros Document" - Added section 5.4 "Relationship to the ATM-RMON MIB" - rewrote section 4.2 "Protocol Identifier Macro Format" But no semantic changes were made; The PI macro syntax is now specified in greater detail using BNF notation. - Section 4.2.3.1 "Mapping of the 'countsFragments(0)' BIT" - this section was clarified to allow multiple protocolDirParameters octets in a given PI string to set the 'countsFragments' bit. The RFC version says just one octet can set this BIT. It is a useful feature to identify fragmentation at multiple layers, and most RMON-2 agents were already doing this, so the WG agreed to this clarification. - Added section 7.3 "Encapsualtion Layers" - This document ends after the base layer encapsulation definitions (through RFC section 5.2) - Added Intellectual Property section - Moved RFC 2074 section 5.3 "L3: Children of Base Protocol Identifiers" through end of RFC to [RMONPROT_MAC] document in which also many new protocol identifier macros were added for application protocols and non-IP protocol stacks. - Acknowledgements section has been updated