Protocol Action: Point to Point Protocol MIBs to Proposed Standard

[IESG Secretary <[e-mail]>]

  The IESG has approved the Internet Drafts
 
  o "The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Bridge Network Control
    Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol"
    <draft-ietf-pppext-bridgemib-03.txt>

  o "The Definitions of Managed Objects for the IP Network Control
    Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol"
    <draft-ietf-pppext-ipcpmib-03.txt>

  o "The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Link Control Protocol of
    the Point-to-Point Protocol" <draft-ietf-pppext-lcpmib-03.txt>

  o "The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Security Protocols of
    the Point-to-Point Protocol" <draft-ietf-pppext-secmib-03.txt>

  as a Proposed Standard. These documents are the product of the 
  Point-to-Point Protocol Extensions Working Group. The IESG contact 
  person is Marshall Rose.
 
Technical Summary

  These allow a network management station to monitor, configure, and
  control the operation of a PPP interface in a host or a router.

Working Group Summary
 
  The working group, over the course of two years, evaluated several
  different approaches to MIB design.  At first, an attempt was made to
  have a single MIB module be all inclusive: counting, monitoring,
  configuring or controlling every possible facet of the PPP. After
  evaluating this early version of the MIB, it was realized that the
  MIB was too big and cumbersome to be useful.  The MIB was re-designed
  to include only those variables which are absolutely essential to
  managing PPP. Variables which "might be useful" or which were useful
  only in debugging implementations or which were used to configure PPP
  where there are defaults defined in the PPP specications were
  discarded.  The end result is a compact, well-designed collection of
  four modules which the working group believes covers the essential
  elements of the PPP in regards to debugging network problems.

Protocol Quality

  The Network Management Area Director has reviewed the MIB modules and
  suggested numerous small corrections.  The Working Group incorporated
  these changes.  At present, there are no implementations.