Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) T. Taylor, Ed.
Request for Comments: 7448 PT Taylor Consulting
Category: Informational D. Romascanu
ISSN: 2070-1721 Avaya
February 2015
MIB Transfer from the IETF to the IEEE 802.3 WG
Abstract
This document records the transfer of responsibility for the
Ethernet-related MIB modules DOT3-OAM-MIB, SNMP-REPEATER-MIB,
POWER-ETHERNET-MIB, DOT3-EPON-MIB, EtherLike-MIB, EFM-CU-MIB,
ETHER-WIS, and MAU-MIB from the IETF to the IEEE 802.3 Working Group
(WG). This document also describes the procedures associated with
the transfer in a similar way to how RFC 4663 records the transfer of
the IETF Bridge MIB work to the IEEE 802.1 WG.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents
approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 7448.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................2
2. IETF and Corresponding IEEE 802.3 MIB Modules ...................3
3. Procedural Aspects of the Transfer ..............................4
3.1. IEEE MIB Modules in ASCII Format ...........................4
3.2. OID Registration for New MIB Modules .......................5
3.3. Mailing List Discussions ...................................5
3.4. IETF MIB Doctor Reviews ....................................5
4. Security Considerations .........................................5
5. Informative References ..........................................5
Acknowledgements ...................................................7
Authors' Addresses .................................................7
1. Introduction
[RFC 4663], published in September 2006, described a plan for
transferring responsibility for four MIB modules related to bridges
from the IETF to IEEE 802.1. Some years later, responsibility for
eight more MIB modules was transferred from the IETF Ethernet
Interfaces and Hub MIB (hubmib) WG to the IEEE 802.3 WG. The MIB
modules concerned are tabulated below (Section 2). [RFC 4663] clearly
enunciates the motivation for both transfers and also provides an
introduction to IEEE standardization procedures. The discussions of
those topics will not be repeated here.
The IEEE version of this second lot of transferred MIB modules was
published as 802.3.1-2011 in February 2011. The IEEE 802.3.1
specification was subsequently updated. The latest version, IEEE
802.3.1-2013 [IEEE802.3.1-2013], is the basis for this document.
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2. IETF and Corresponding IEEE 802.3 MIB Modules
This section tabulates the MIB modules that were transferred to IEEE
802.3, identifying the IETF source document, the corresponding clause
of [IEEE802.3.1-2013], and the location of the MIB itself in ASCII
format.
IETF MIB Name: DOT3-OAM-MIB
IETF Reference: Definitions and Managed Objects for Operations,
Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Functions on Ethernet-Like
Interfaces [RFC 4878]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-DOT3-OAM-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 6, Ethernet operations,
administration, and maintenance (OAM) MIB module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C6mib.txt
IETF MIB Name: SNMP-REPEATER-MIB
IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3
Repeater Devices using SMIv2 [RFC 2108]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-SNMP-REPEATER-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 7, Ethernet repeater device MIB
module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C7mib.txt
IETF MIB Name: POWER-ETHERNET-MIB
IETF Reference: Power Ethernet MIB [RFC 3621]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-POWER-ETHERNET-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 8, Ethernet data terminal
equipment (DTE) power via medium dependent interface (MDI) MIB module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C8mib.txt
IETF MIB Name: DOT3-EPON-MIB
IETF Reference: Managed Objects of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
(EPON) [RFC 4837]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-DOT3-EPON-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 9, Ethernet passive optical
networks (EPON) MIB module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C9mib.txt
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IETF MIB Name: EtherLike-MIB
IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like
Interface Types [RFC 3635]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-Etherlike-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 10, Ethernet-like interface MIB
module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C10mib.txt
IETF MIB Name: EFM-CU-MIB
IETF Reference: Ethernet in the First Mile Copper (EFMCu) Interfaces
MIB [RFC 5066]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-EFM-CU-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 11, Ethernet in the First Mile
copper (EFMCu) interfaces MIB module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C11mib.txt
IETF MIB Name: ETHER-WIS
IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet WAN
Interface Sublayer [RFC 3637]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-ETHER-WIS-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 12, Ethernet wide area network
(WAN) interface sublayer (WIS) MIB module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C12mib.txt
IETF MIB Name: MAU-MIB
IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium
Attachment Units (MAUs) [RFC 4836]
IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-MAU-MIB
IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 13, Ethernet medium attachment
units (MAUs) MIB module
MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/
802dot3dot1C13mib.txt
3. Procedural Aspects of the Transfer
3.1. IEEE MIB Modules in ASCII Format
The content of Section 2.2 of [RFC 4663] is also accurate for this
document.
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3.2. OID Registration for New MIB Modules
The IEEE 802.3 WG adopted the approach recommended in Section 2.3 of
[RFC 4663] of developing an IEEE MIB module and defining new
compliance clauses under the IEEE OID branch. Information about the
IEEE 802.3 Management Registration Arcs can be found at
<http://www.ieee802.org/3/arcs/index.html>.
3.3. Mailing List Discussions
The Ethernet Interfaces and Hub MIB WG has completed its documents,
and the WG was closed in September 2007. The mailing list stayed
open for a while and was closed a few years later. The appropriate
mailing list for IEEE 802.3 MIB modules discussion is
STDS-802-3-MIB@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG.
To see general information about 802.3, including how they work and
how to participate, go to <http://www.ieee802.org/3/>.
3.4. IETF MIB Doctor Reviews
The content of Section 5 of [RFC 4663] is also accurate for this
document, noting that from the point of view of the present document,
802.3 should replace 802.1 wherever it occurs in the text.
4. Security Considerations
This document records the transfer of ownership of Ethernet-related
MIB modules to IEEE 802.3.1 several years ago. The transfer has no
security implications.
5. Informative References
[IEEE802.3.1-2013]
IEEE Computer Society, "IEEE Standard for Management
Information Base (MIB) Definitions for Ethernet", June
2013.
[RFC 2108] de Graaf, K., Romascanu, D., McMaster, D., and K.
McCloghrie, "Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3
Repeater Devices using SMIv2", RFC 2108, February 1997,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 2108>.
[RFC 3621] Berger, A. and D. Romascanu, "Power Ethernet MIB", RFC
3621, December 2003,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 3621>.
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[RFC 3635] Flick, J., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the
Ethernet-like Interface Types", RFC 3635, September 2003,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 3635>.
[RFC 3637] Heard, C., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the
Ethernet WAN Interface Sublayer", RFC 3637, September
2003, <http:///www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 3637>.
[RFC 4663] Harrington, D., "Transferring MIB Work from IETF Bridge
MIB WG to IEEE 802.1 WG", RFC 4663, September 2006,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 4663>.
[RFC 4836] Beili, E., "Definitions of Managed Objects for
IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs)", RFC 4836,
April 2007, <http:///www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 4836>.
[RFC 4837] Khermosh, L., "Managed Objects of Ethernet Passive Optical
Networks (EPON)", RFC 4837, July 2007,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 4837>.
[RFC 4878] Squire, M., "Definitions and Managed Objects for
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Functions on Ethernet-Like Interfaces", RFC 4878, June
2007, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 4878>.
[RFC 5066] Beili, E., "Ethernet in the First Mile Copper (EFMCu)
Interfaces MIB", RFC 5066, November 2007,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/RFC 5066>.
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Juergen Schoenwaelder and Howard Frazier for their reviews
and comments on both the initial and the present versions of this
document. During WG Last Call, Warren Kumari caught a nit, and
Thomas Petch raised the point of ownership versus responsibility that
resulted in some wording changes in the Abstract and Introduction.
Authors' Addresses
Tom Taylor (editor)
PT Taylor Consulting
Ottawa
Canada
EMail: tom.taylor.stds@gmail.com
Dan Romascanu
Avaya
Park Atidim, Bldg. #3
Tel Aviv 61581
Israel
Phone: +972-3-6458414
EMail: dromasca@avaya.com
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