INDEX labels and rows

[Louis Todd Heberlein <[e-mail]>]

I realize this should probably be sent only to the snmping mail list,
but as I am only on snmp2 (and not snmp), I am sending this to both.
Please forgive my indiscretion.

My question is regarding the use of INDEXes into a table for the
Indentification MIB, RFC 1414.  The authors, Michael St. Johns and Marshall
Rose, appear very busy, so I am hoping this forum will provide me with
some answers.

From RFC 1414: the row object, identEntry, is defined as

    	identEntry OBJECT-TYPE
		SYNTAX	IdentEntry
		...
		INDEX	{ tcpConnLocalAddress, tcpConnLocalPort,
			  tcpConnRemAddress, tcpConnRemPort }
		::= { identTable 1 }

	IdentEntry ::=
	    SEQUENCE {
		identStatus	INTEGER,
		identOpSys	OCTET STRING,
		identCharset	OCTET STRING,
		identUserid	OCTET STRING,
		identMisc	OCTET STRING
	    }


My question is this: Shouldn't the INDEX labels (tcpConnLocalAddress, etc.)
be included as part of the IdentEntry?

Is the appending of the INDEXes simply assumed?  For example, to retrieve
the User ID for a TCP/IP connection, is the following format assumed:

	identTable.identEntry.identUserid.(tcpConnLocalAddress).
	(tcpConnLocalPort).(tcpConnRemAddress).(tcpConnRemPort)
	


If this is a legal format for a table row under SMI rules, I would
appreciate a pointer to the appropriate material discussing this format.
I have Roses book (2nd edition), Stallings book, and access to the RFCs.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Todd Heberlein					[e-mail]