Fwd: Re: Entity mib support for tcif

Entity MIB Working Group                                      Kaj Tesink
INTERNET DRAFT                                    Telcordia Technologies
                                                        February 1, 2004


           Definitions of Supplemental Entity Managed Objects
                  <draft-ietf-entity-supplmib-00.txt>


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   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines a portion of the Management Information Base
   (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP based
   internets.  In particular, it describes additional objects that
   supplement those defined in the Definitions of Managed Objects for
   the Entity MIB document [RFCzzzz].












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Table of Contents

      1 Conventions ...............................................    3
      2 The Internet-Standard Management Framework ................    3
      3 Overview ..................................................    3
      3.1 entSupplPhysicalManufacturingDate .......................    3
      3.2 entSupplPhysicalInfo ....................................    3
      4 Object Definitions ........................................    5
      5 Intellectual Property .....................................    9
      6 Acknowledgments ...........................................   10
      7 Security Considerations ...................................   11
      8 References ................................................   12
      8.1 Normative References ....................................   12
      8.2 Informative References ..................................   12
      9 Author's Address ..........................................   12
       Full Copyright Statement ...................................   13



































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1.  Conventions

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL", when they appear in this document, are to be interpreted
   as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

2.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework

   For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
   Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
   RFC 3410 [RFC3410].

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  MIB objects are generally
   accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
   Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
   Structure of Management Information (SMI).  This memo specifies a MIB
   module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58,
   RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580
   [RFC2580].

3.  Overview

   The objects defined in this memo are used in conjunction with objects
   defined in the Entity MIB [RFCzzzz].  The MIB module defined in this
   memo is a sparse augmentation of the entPhysicalTable of the ENTITY-
   MIB -- i.e., it is REQUIRED that an agent implementing objects
   defined in this memo also implement the relevant ENTITY-MIB objects.

   The purpose of the augmentation of the entPhysicalTable is to define
   a managed object for the manufacturing date of a managed entity, and
   a managed object to support additional information related to the
   managed entity.

3.1.  entSupplPhysicalManufacturingDate

   This object contains the date of manufacturing of the managed entity.
   If the manufacturing date is unknown or not supported the object is
   not instantiated.

3.2.  entSupplPhysicalInfo

   This object provides additional information about the managed entity.
   For example, this object may be used to encode a CLEI (Common
   Language Equipment Identifier) Code [T1.213][T1.213a] for the managed
   physical entity by setting the prefix to the OID cleiCode, and by
   embedding the 10 octet CLEI code as the 10 subsequent components of



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   the suffix, i.e., cleiCode.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.  If no additional
   information is known or supported about the managed entity the object
   is not instantiated.
















































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4.  Object Definitions

   ENTSUPPL-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

   IMPORTS
       MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE,
       transmission
           FROM SNMPv2-SMI
       DateAndTime
           FROM SNMPv2-TC
       MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
           FROM SNMPv2-CONF
       entPhysicalIndex
           FROM ENTITY-MIB;

   entitySupplMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
       LAST-UPDATED "200402010000Z"  -- February 1, 2004
           ORGANIZATION "IETF Entity MIB Working Group"
           CONTACT-INFO
              "WG charter:
                 http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/entmib-charter.html

               Mailing Lists:
                 General Discussion: [email protected]
                 To Subscribe: http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/entmib

                Chair: Margaret Wasserman
               Postal:
                  Tel:
               E-mail: [email protected]

               Author: Kaj Tesink
               Postal: 331 Newman Springs Road
                       Red Bank, NJ 07701
                       USA
                  Tel: +1 732-758-5254
               E-mail: [email protected]"














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       DESCRIPTION
         "The objects in this MIB module are used in conjunction
         with objects in the ENTITY-MIB to manage entities

         Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  This version
         of this MIB module is part of RFC yyyy;  see the RFC
         itself for full legal notices."
-- RFC Ed.: replace yyyy with actual RFC number & remove this notice

       REVISION    "200402010000Z "  -- February 1, 2004
       DESCRIPTION "Initial version, published as RFC yyyy."
-- RFC Ed.: replace yyyy with actual RFC number & remove this notice

       ::= { transmission XXX }
-- RFC Ed.: replace XXX with IANA-assigned number & remove this notice




































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   -- The main sections of the module

   entitySupplObjects     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { entitySupplMIB 1 }

   entitySupplConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { entitySupplMIB 2 }



   -- These objects provide extensions to the entPhysicalTable.

   entSupplPhysicalTable OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF EntSupplPhysicalEntry
       MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
          "The table for supplementary objects to the entPhysicalTable."
        ::= { entitySupplObjects 1 }

   entSupplPhysicalEntry OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX  EntSupplPhysicalEntry
       MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
          "An entry in the entSupplPhysicalTable.  For each
          instance of this object there MUST be a corresponding
          instance of entPhysicalEntry."
       INDEX  { entPhysicalIndex }
        ::= { entSupplPhysicalTable 1 }

   EntSupplPhysicalEntry ::=
       SEQUENCE {
           entSupplPhysicalManufacturingDate DateAndTime,
           entSupplPhysicalInfo    OCTET STRING
           }


   entSupplPhysicalManufacturingDate  OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX      DateAndTime
       MAX-ACCESS  read-only
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
          "The manufacturing date for the physical entity."
        ::= { entSupplPhysicalEntry 1 }


   entSupplPhysicalInfo   OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX      OBJECT IDENTIFIER
       MAX-ACCESS  read-write



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       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
          "This object contains additional information about the
           entity. The encoding of this object is

                  prefix.suffix

           where prefix represents an OID that identifies the use
           of the suffix, and suffix is encoded as defined for
           that prefix."
        ::= { entSupplPhysicalEntry 2 }



   cleiCode   OBJECT-IDENTITY
       STATUS      current
       DESCRIPTION
          "Object identity for CLEI (Common Language Equipment
          Identifier) Code."
       REFERENCE
          "TCIF-02-004, Guideline for data elements
           included in the Management Information Base,
           Telecommunications Industry Forum (TCIF), 09/11/2002.
          ANSI T1.213, Coded identification of equipment entities
           of the North American telecommunications system for
           information exchange, ANSI.
          ANSI T1.213a, Supplement to T1.213,
           Coded identification of equipment entities of the North
           American telecommunications system for information exchange,
           to correct the representation of the Basic Code in
           Figure B.1, ANSI."
        ::= { entitySupplObjects 2 }




   --
   --     Conformance Statements
   --

   entitySupplGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { entitySupplConformance 1 }

   entitySupplCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { entitySupplConformance 2 }

   --     Object Groups

   entitySupplPhysicalGroup OBJECT-GROUP
       OBJECTS {



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           entSupplPhysicalManufacturingDate,
           entSupplPhysicalInfo
           }
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
          "A collection of supplemental objects
           for to support physical entity features."
        ::= { entitySupplGroups 1 }


   --     Compliance Statements

   entitySupplCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
          "The compliance statement for entities that support
          this module.  Compliance with the entity3Compliance
          statement of the ENTITY-MIB is prerequisite."

       MODULE  -- this module
           MANDATORY-GROUPS {
               entitySupplPhysicalGroup
               }

           OBJECT       entSupplPhysicalInfo
           MIN-ACCESS   read-only
           DESCRIPTION
               "Write access is not required."

        ::= { entitySupplCompliances 1 }

   END

5.  Intellectual Property

   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any
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   pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in
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   obtain a general license or permission for the use of such
   proprietary rights by implementors or users of this specification can
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   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any
   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary
   rights which may cover technology that may be required to practice
   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF Executive
   Director.

6.  Acknowledgments

   This document is a product of the Entity MIB Working Group.










































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7.  Security Considerations

   entSupplPhysicalInfo defined in this MIB module has a MAX-ACCESS
   clause of read-write; erroreous or unauthorized Writing of this
   object will result in the provision of misleading information to
   network management systems.

   The user of this MIB module must therefore be aware that support for
   SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper protection
   can have a negative effect on network operations.

   The readable objects in this MIB module (i.e., those with MAX-ACCESS
   other than not-accessible) may be considered sensitive in some
   environments since, collectively, they provide information about the
   managed entities and can reveal some aspects of their configuration.
   In such environments it is important to control even GET and NOTIFY
   access to these objects and possibly even to encrypt their values
   when sending them over the network via SNMP.

   SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security.
   Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPSec),
   even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is
   allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects
   in this MIB module.

   It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security features as
   provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8),
   including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for
   authentication and privacy).

   Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT
   RECOMMENDED.  Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to
   enable cryptographic security.  It is then a customer/operator
   responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an
   instance of this MIB module is properly configured to give access to
   the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate
   rights to indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them.














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8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

[RFC2119]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
            Requirements Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

[RFC2578]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
            Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management
            Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
            1999.

[RFC2579]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
            Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for SMIv2",
            STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.

[RFC2580]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
            Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for
            SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.

[RFCzzzz]   Bierman, A., McCloghrie, K., "Entity MIB (Version 3)",
            RFCzzzz.

8.2.  Informative References

[RFC3410]   Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D. and B. Stewart,
            "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-
            Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.

[T1.213]    ANSI T1.213, Coded identification of equipment entities of
            the North American telecommunications system for information
            exchange, ANSI.

[T1.213a]   ANSI T1.213a, Supplement to T1.213, Coded identification of
            equipment entities of the North American telecommunications
            system for information exchange, to correct the
            representation of the Basic Code in Figure B.1, ANSI."

9.  Author's Address

   Kaj Tesink
   331 Newman Springs Road
   Red Bank, NJ 07701
   USA
   Phone: +1 732 758-5254
   EMail: [email protected]





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