Network Working Group                                        D. McMaster
Request for Comments: 1368                SynOptics Communications, Inc.
                                                           K. McCloghrie
                                                Hughes LAN Systems, Inc.
                                                            October 1992
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Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices

Status of this Memo

This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing IEEE 802.3 10 Mb/second baseband repeaters, sometimes referred to as "hubs."

Table of Contents

1. Management Framework
2. Objects
2.1 Format of Definitions
3. Overview
3.1 Terminology
3.1.1 Repeaters, Hubs and Concentrators
3.1.2 Repeaters, Ports, and MAUs
3.1.3 Ports and Groups
3.2 Supporting Functions
3.3 Structure of MIB
3.3.1 The Basic Group Definitions
3.3.2 The Monitor Group Definitions
3.3.3 The Address Tracking Group Definitions
3.4 Relationship to Other MIBs
3.4.1 Relationship to the 'system' group
3.4.2 Relationship to the 'interfaces' group
3.5 Textual Conventions
4. Definitions
4.1 MIB Groups in the Repeater MIB
4.2 The Basic Group Definitions
4.3 The Monitor Group Definitions
4.4 The Address Tracking Group Definitions


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4.5 Traps for use by Repeaters
5. Acknowledgments
6. References
7. Security Considerations
8. Authors' Addresses

1. Management Framework

The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of three components. They are:

STD 16/RFC 1155 [1] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for describing and naming objects for the purpose of management. STD 16/RFC 1212 [7] defines a more concise description mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI.

RFC 1156 [2] which defines MIB-I, the core set of managed objects for the Internet suite of protocols. STD 17/RFC 1213 [4] defines MIB-II, an evolution of MIB-I based on implementation experience and new operational requirements.

STD 15/RFC 1157 [3] which defines the SNMP, the protocol used for network access to managed objects.

The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the purpose of experimentation and evaluation.

2. Objects

Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) [5] defined in the SMI. In particular, each object has a name, a syntax, and an encoding. The name is an object identifier, an
administratively assigned name, which specifies an object type. The object type together with an object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific instantiation of the object. For human convenience, we often use a textual string, termed the OBJECT DESCRIPTOR, to also refer to the object type.

The syntax of an object type defines the abstract data structure corresponding to that object type. The ASN.1 language is used for this purpose. However, the SMI [1] purposely restricts the ASN.1 constructs which may be used. These restrictions are explicitly made for simplicity.

The encoding of an object type is simply how that object type is represented using the object type's syntax. Implicitly tied to the


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notion of an object type's syntax and encoding is how the object type is represented when being transmitted on the network.

The SMI specifies the use of the basic encoding rules of ASN.1 [6], subject to the additional requirements imposed by the SNMP.

2.1. Format of Definitions

Section 4 contains the specification of all object types contained in this MIB module. The object types are defined using the conventions defined in the SMI, as amended by the extensions specified in [7,8].

3. Overview

Instances of the object types defined in this memo represent attributes of an IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet-like) repeater, as defined by Section 9, "Repeater Unit for 10 Mb/s Baseband Networks" in the IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 CSMA/CD standard [9].

These Repeater MIB objects may be used to manage non-standard repeater-like devices, but defining objects to describe
implementation-specific properties of non-standard repeater-like devices is outside the scope of this memo.

The definitions presented here are based on the IEEE draft standard P802.3K, "Layer Management for 10 Mb/s Baseband Repeaters." [10] Implementors of these MIB objects should note that [10] explicitly describes when, where, and how various repeater attributes are measured. The IEEE document also describes the effects of repeater actions that may be invoked by manipulating instances of the MIB objects defined here.

The counters in this document are defined to be the same as those counters in the IEEE 802.3 Repeater Management draft, with the intention that a single instrumentation can be used to implement both the IEEE and IETF management standards.

3.1. Terminology

3.1.1. Repeaters, Hubs and Concentrators

In late 1988, the IEEE 802.3 Hub Management task force was chartered to define managed objects for both 802.3 repeaters and the proposed 10BASE-FA synchronous active stars. The term "hub" was used to cover both repeaters and active stars.

In March, 1991, the active star proposal was dropped from the 10BASE-F draft. Subsequently the 802.3 group changed the name of the


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task force to be the IEEE 802.3 Repeater Management Task Force, and likewise renamed their draft.

The use of the term "hub" has led to some confusion, as the terms "hub," "intelligent hub," and "concentrator" are often used to indicate a modular chassis with plug-in modules that provide generalized LAN/WAN connectivity, often with a mix of 802.3 repeater, token ring, and FDDI connectivity, internetworked by bridges, routers, and terminal servers.

To be clear that this work covers the management of IEEE 802.3 repeaters only, the editors of this MIB definitions document chose to call this a "Repeater MIB" instead of a "Hub MIB."

3.1.2. Repeaters, Ports, and MAUs

The following text roughly defines the terms "repeater," "port," and "MAU" as used in the context of this memo. This text is imprecise and omits many technical details. For a more complete and precise definition of these terms, refer to Section 9 of [9].

An IEEE 802.3 repeater connects "Ethernet-like" media segments together to extend the network length and topology beyond what can be achieved with a single coax segment. It can be pictured as a star structure with two or more input/output ports. The diagram below illustrates a 6-port repeater:

                           ^      ^
                           |      |
                          \ \   / /
                           \ \ / /
                       _____\ v /_____
                    -> ______   ______ ->
                            / ^ \
                           / / \ \
                          / /   \ \
                           |      |
                           v      v

Figure 1. Repeater Unit

All the stations on the media segments connected to a given repeater's ports participate in a single collision domain. A packet transmitted by any of these stations is seen by all of these stations.

Data coming in on any port in the repeater is transmitted out through


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each of the remaining n-1 ports. If data comes in to the repeater on two or more ports simultaneously or the repeater detects a collision on the incoming port, the repeater transmits a jamming signal out on all ports for the duration of the collision.

A repeater is a bit-wise store-and-forward device. It is differentiated from a bridge (a frame store-and-forward device) in that it is primarily concerned with carrier sense and data bits, and does not make data-handling decisions based on the legality or contents of a packet. A repeater retransmits data bits as they are received. Its data FIFO holds only enough bits to make sure that the FIFO does not underflow when the data rate of incoming bits is slightly slower than the repeater's transmission rate.

A repeater is not an end-station on the network, and does not count toward the overall limit of 1024 stations. A repeater has no MAC address associated with it, and therefore packets may not be addressed to the repeater or to its ports. (Packets may be addressed to the MAC address of a management entity that is monitoring a repeater. This management entity may or may not be connected to the network through one of the repeater's ports. How the management entity obtains information about the activity on the repeater is an implementation issue, and is not discussed in this memo.)

A repeater is connected to the network with Medium Attachment Units (MAUs), and sometimes through Attachment Unit Interfaces (AUIs) as well. ("MAUs" are also known as transceivers, and an "AUI" is the same as a 15-pin Ethernet or DIX connector.)

The 802.3 standard defines a "repeater set" as the "repeater unit" plus its associated MAUs (and AUIs if present). The "repeater unit" is defined as the portion of the repeater set that is inboard of the physical media interfaces. The MAUs may be physically separate from the repeater unit, or they may be integrated into the same physical package.

                         (MAU)   (MAU)
                           \ \   / /
                            \ \ / /
                        _____\ v /_____
                  (MAU) ______   ______ (MAU)
                             / ^ \
                            / / \ \
                           / /   \ \
                         (MAU)   (MAU)

Figure 2. Repeater Set


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The most commonly-used MAUs are the 10BASE-5 (AUI to thick "yellow" coax), 10BASE-2 (BNC to thin coax), 10BASE-T (unshielded twisted- pair), and FOIRL (asynchronous fiber optic inter-repeater link, which is being combined into the 10BASE-F standard as 10BASE-FL). The draft 10BASE-F standard also includes the definition for a new synchronous fiber optic attachment, known as 10BASE-FB.

It should be stressed that the repeater MIB being defined by the IEEE covers only the repeater unit management - it does not include management of the MAUs that form the repeater set. The IEEE recognizes that MAU management should be the same for MAUs connected to end-stations (DTEs) as it is for MAUs connected to repeaters. This memo follows the same strategy; the definition of management information for MAUs is being addressed in a separate memo.

3.1.3. Ports and Groups

Repeaters are often implemented in modular "concentrators," where a card cage holds several field-replaceable cards. Several cards may form a single repeater unit, with each card containing one or more of the repeater's ports. Because of this modular architecture, users typically identify these repeater ports with a card number plus the port number relative to the card, e.g., Card 3, Port 11.

To support this modular numbering scheme, this document follows the example of the IEEE Repeater Management draft [10], allowing an implementor to separate the ports in a repeater into "groups", if desired. For example, an implementor might choose to represent field-replaceable units as groups of ports so that the port numbering would match the modular hardware implementation.

This group mapping is recommended but optional. An implementor may choose to put all of a modular repeater's ports into a single group, or to divide the ports into groups that do not match physical divisions.

The object rptrGroupCapacity, which has a maximum value of 1024, indicates the maximum number of groups that a given repeater may contain. The value of rptrGroupCapacity must remain constant from one management restart to the next.

Each group within the repeater is uniquely identified by a group number in the range 1..rptrGroupCapacity. Groups may come and go without causing a management reset, and may be sparsely numbered within the repeater. For example, in a 12-card cage, cards 3, 5, 6, and 7 may together form a single repeater, and the implementor may choose to number them as groups 3, 5, 6, and 7, respectively.


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The object rptrGroupPortCapacity, which also has a maximum value of 1024, indicates the maximum number of ports that a given group may contain. The value of rptrGroupPortCapacity must not change for a given group. However, a group may be deleted from the repeater and replaced with a group containing a different number of ports. The value of rptrGroupLastOperStatusChange will indicate that a change took place.

Each port within the repeater is uniquely identified by a combination of group number and port number, where port number is an integer in the range 1..rptrGroupPortCapacity. As with groups within a repeater, ports within a group may be sparsely numbered. Likewise, ports may come and go within a group without causing a management reset.

3.2. Supporting Functions

The IEEE 802.3 Hub Management draft [10] defines the following seven functions and seven signals used to describe precisely when port counters are incremented. The relationship between the functions and signals is shown in Figure 3.

The CollisionEvent, ActivityDuration, CarrierEvent, FramingError, OctetCount, FCSError, and SourceAddress output signals defined here are not retrievable MIB objects, but rather are concepts used in defining the MIB objects. The inputs are defined in Section 9 of the IEEE 802.3 standard [9].


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              +---------+
              |Collision|--------------------->CollisionEvent
   CollIn(X)+>|Event    |
            | |Funct    |          +--------+
            | +---------+          |Activity|
            | +-------+            |Timing  |->ActivityDuration
            +>|Carrier|      +---->|Funct   |
              |Event  |      |     +--------+
   DataIn(X)->|Funct  |+-----+---------------->CarrierEvent
              +-------+|
                       | +-------+
                       +>|Framing|------------>FramingError
                         |Funct  |  +-------+
   decodedData---------->|       |+>|Octet  |
                         +-------+| |Count  |->OctetCount
                                  | |Funct  |
                                  | +-------+
                                  | +-------+
                           Octet  | |Cyclic |
                           Stream +>|Redund.|
                                  | |Check  |->FCSError
                                  | |Funct  |
                                  | +-------+
                                  | +-------+
                                  | |Source |
                                  +>|Address|->SourceAddress
                                    |Funct  |
                                    +-------+

Figure 3. Port Functions Relationship

Collision Event Function: The collision event function asserts the CollisionEvent signal when the CollIn(X) variable has the value SQE. The CollisionEvent signal remains asserted until the assertion of any CarrierEvent signal due to the reception of the following event.

Carrier Event Function: The carrier event function asserts the CarrierEvent signal when the repeater exits the IDLE state, Fig 9-2 [9], and the port has been determined to be port N. It deasserts the CarrierEvent signal when, for a duration of at least Carrier Recovery Time (Ref: 9.5.6.5 [9]), both the DataIn(N) variable has the value II and the CollIn(N) variable has the value -SQE. The value N is the port assigned at the time of transition from the IDLE state.

Framing Function: The framing function recognizes the boundaries of an incoming frame by monitoring the CarrierEvent signal and the decoded data stream. Data bits are accepted while the CarrierEvent


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signal is asserted. The framing function strips preamble and start of frame delimiter from the received data stream. The remaining bits are aligned along octet boundaries. If there is not an integral number of octets, then FramingError shall be asserted. The FramingError signal is cleared upon the assertion of the CarrierEvent signal due to the reception of the following event.

Activity Timing Function: The activity timing function measures the duration of the assertion of the CarrierEvent signal. This duration value must be adjusted by removing the value of Carrier Recovery Time (Ref: 9.5.6.5 [9]) to obtain the true duration of activity on the network. The output of the Activity Timing function is the ActivityDuration value, which represents the duration of the CarrierEvent signal as expressed in units of bit times.

Octet Counting Function: The octet counting function counts the number of complete octets received from the output of the framing function. The output of the octet counting function is the OctetCount value. The OctetCount value is reset to zero upon the assertion of the CarrierEvent signal due to the reception of the following event.

Cyclic Redundancy Check Function: The cyclic redundancy check function verifies that the sequence of octets output by the framing function contains a valid frame check sequence field. The frame check sequence field is the last four octets received from the output of the framing function. The algorithm for generating an FCS from the octet stream is specified in 3.2.8 [9]. If the FCS generated according to this algorithm is not the same as the last four octets received from the framing function then the FCSError signal is asserted. The FCSError signal is cleared upon the assertion of the CarrierEvent signal due to the reception of the following event.

Source Address Function: The source address function extracts octets from the stream output by the framing function. The seventh through twelfth octets shall be extracted from the octet stream and output as the SourceAddress variable. The SourceAddress variable is set to an invalid state upon the assertion of the CarrierEvent signal due to the reception of the following event.

3.3. Structure of MIB

Objects in this MIB are arranged into MIB groups. Each MIB group is organized as a set of related objects.


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3.3.1. The Basic Group Definitions

This mandatory group contains the objects which are applicable to all repeaters. It contains status, parameter and control objects for the repeater as a whole, the port groups within the repeater, as well as for the individual ports themselves.

3.3.2. The Monitor Group Definitions

This optional group contains monitoring statistics for the repeater as a whole and for individual ports.

3.3.3. The Address Tracking Group Definitions

This optional group contains objects for tracking the MAC addresses of the DTEs attached to the ports of the repeater.

3.4. Relationship to Other MIBs

It is assumed that a repeater implementing this MIB will also implement (at least) the 'system' group defined in MIB-II [4].

3.4.1. Relationship to the 'system' group

In MIB-II, the 'system' group is defined as being mandatory for all systems such that each managed entity contains one instance of each object in the 'system' group. Thus, those objects apply to the entity even if the entity's sole functionality is management of a repeater.

3.4.2. Relationship to the 'interfaces' group

In MIB-II, the 'interfaces' group is defined as being mandatory for all systems and contains information on an entity's interfaces, where each interface is thought of as being attached to a 'subnetwork'. (Note that this term is not to be confused with 'subnet' which refers to an addressing partitioning scheme used in the Internet suite of protocols.)

This Repeater MIB uses the notion of ports on a repeater. The concept of a MIB-II interface has NO specific relationship to a repeater's port. Therefore, the 'interfaces' group applies only to the one (or more) network interfaces on which the entity managing the repeater sends and receives management protocol operations, and does not apply to the repeater's ports.

This is consistent with the physical-layer nature of a repeater. A repeater is a bitwise store-and-forward device. It recognizes


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activity and bits, but does not process incoming data based on any packet-related information (such as checksum or addresses). A repeater has no MAC address, no MAC implementation, and does not pass packets up to higher-level protocol entities for processing.

(When a network management entity is observing the repeater, it may appear as though the repeater is passing packets to a higher-level protocol entity. However, this is only a means of implementing management, and this passing of management information is not part of the repeater functionality.)

3.5. Textual Conventions

The datatype MacAddress is used as a textual convention in this document. This textual convention has NO effect on either the syntax nor the semantics of any managed object. Objects defined using this convention are always encoded by means of the rules that define their primitive type. Hence, no changes to the SMI or the SNMP are necessary to accommodate this textual convention which is adopted merely for the convenience of readers.

4. Definitions

   SNMP-REPEATER-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS
Counter, TimeTicks, Gauge
FROM RFC1155-SMI

       mib-2, DisplayString                FROM RFC1213-MIB
       TRAP-TYPE                           FROM RFC-1215
       OBJECT-TYPE                         FROM RFC-1212;

   snmpDot3RptrMgt OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { mib-2 22 }

   -- All representations of MAC addresses in this MIB Module use,
   -- as a textual convention (i.e., this convention does not affect
   -- their encoding), the data type:

   MacAddress ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (6))    -- a 6 octet address in
                                             -- the "canonical" order
   -- defined by IEEE 802.1a, i.e., as if it were transmitted least
   -- significant bit first.


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   --                      References
   --
   -- The following references are used throughout this MIB:
   --
   -- [IEEE 802.3 Std]
   --    refers to IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 Information processing
   --    systems - Local area networks - Part 3: Carrier sense
   --    multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD)
   --    access method and physical layer specifications
   --    (2nd edition, September 21, 1990).
   --
   -- [IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt]
   --    refers to IEEE P802.3K, 'Layer Management for 10 Mb/s
   --    Baseband Repeaters, Section 19,' Draft Supplement to
   --    ANSI/IEEE 802.3, (Draft 8, April 9, 1992)

   --                      MIB Groups
   --
   -- The rptrBasicPackage group is mandatory.
   -- The rptrMonitorPackage and rptrAddrTrackPackage
   -- groups are optional.

rptrBasicPackage

       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3RptrMgt 1 }

rptrMonitorPackage

       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3RptrMgt 2 }

rptrAddrTrackPackage

       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3RptrMgt 3 }

   -- object identifiers for organizing the information
   -- in the groups by repeater, port-group, and port

rptrRptrInfo

       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrBasicPackage 1 }
   rptrGroupInfo
       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrBasicPackage 2 }
   rptrPortInfo
       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrBasicPackage 3 }

rptrMonitorRptrInfo

       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrMonitorPackage 1 }
   rptrMonitorGroupInfo
       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrMonitorPackage 2 }


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rptrMonitorPortInfo

       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrMonitorPackage 3 }

   rptrAddrTrackRptrInfo     -- this subtree is currently unused
       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrAddrTrackPackage 1 }
   rptrAddrTrackGroupInfo    -- this subtree is currently unused
       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrAddrTrackPackage 2 }
   rptrAddrTrackPortInfo
       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrAddrTrackPackage 3 }

   --
   --                    The BASIC GROUP
   --
   -- Implementation of the Basic Group is mandatory for all
   -- managed repeaters.

   --
   -- Basic Repeater Information
   --
   -- Configuration, status, and control objects for the overall
   -- repeater
   --

rptrGroupCapacity OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
                      "The rptrGroupCapacity is the number of groups
                      that can be contained within the repeater.  Within
                      each managed repeater, the groups are uniquely
                      numbered in the range from 1 to rptrGroupCapacity.

Some groups may not be present in the repeater, in which case the actual number of groups present will be less than rptrGroupCapacity. The number of groups present will never be greater than rptrGroupCapacity.

Note: In practice, this will generally be the number of field-replaceable units (i.e., modules, cards, or boards) that can fit in the physical repeater enclosure, and the group numbers will correspond to numbers marked on the physical enclosure."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.2,
aRepeaterGroupCapacity."


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   ::= { rptrRptrInfo 1 }

rptrOperStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {

                   other(1),            -- undefined or unknown status
                   ok(2),               -- no known failures
                   rptrFailure(3),      -- repeater-related failure
                   groupFailure(4),     -- group-related failure
                   portFailure(5),      -- port-related failure
                   generalFailure(6)    -- failure, unspecified type
               }
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
              "The rptrOperStatus object indicates the
              operational state of the repeater.  The
              rptrHealthText object may be consulted for more
              specific information about the state of the
              repeater's health.

In the case of multiple kinds of failures (e.g., repeater failure and port failure), the value of this attribute shall reflect the highest priority failure in the following order:

rptrFailure(3)
groupFailure(4)
portFailure(5)
generalFailure(6)."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.2,
aRepeaterHealthState."

       ::= { rptrRptrInfo 2 }

rptrHealthText OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The health text object is a text string that
               provides information relevant to the operational
               state of the repeater. Agents may use this string
               to provide detailed information on current
               failures, including how they were detected, and/or
               instructions for problem resolution. The contents
               are agent-specific."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.2,


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aRepeaterHealthText."

       ::= { rptrRptrInfo 3 }

rptrReset OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                     noReset(1),
                     reset(2)
                 }
       ACCESS    read-write
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Setting this object to reset(2) causes a
               transition to the START state of Fig 9-2 in
               section 9 [IEEE 802.3 Std].

Setting this object to noReset(1) has no effect. The agent will always return the value noReset(1) when this object is read.

This action does not reset the management counters defined in this document nor does it affect the portAdminStatus parameters. Included in this action is the execution of a disruptive Self-Test with the following characteristics: a) The nature of the tests is not specified. b) The test resets the repeater but without affecting management information about the repeater. c) The test does not inject packets onto any segment. d) Packets received during the test may or may not be
transferred. e) The test does not interfere with management functions.

As a result of this action a rptrResetEvent trap should be sent."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.3,
acResetRepeater."

       ::= { rptrRptrInfo 4 }

rptrNonDisruptTest OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                     noSelfTest(1),
                     selfTest(2)
                 }
       ACCESS    read-write
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Setting this object to selfTest(2) causes the


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repeater to perform a agent-specific, non-
disruptive self-test that has the following
characteristics: a) The nature of the tests is not specified. b) The test does not change the state of the repeater or management information about the repeater. c) The test does not inject packets onto any segment. d) The test does not prevent the relay of any packets. e) The test does not interfere with management functions.

After performing this test the agent will update the repeater health information and send a
rptrHealth trap.

Setting this object to noSelfTest(1) has no
effect. The agent will always return the value noSelfTest(1) when this object is read."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.3,
acExecuteNonDisruptiveSelfTest."

       ::= { rptrRptrInfo 5 }

rptrTotalPartitionedPorts OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Gauge
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object returns the total number of ports in
               the repeater whose current state meets all three
               of the following criteria:  rptrPortOperStatus
               does not have the value notPresent(3),
               rptrPortAdminStatus is enabled(1), and
               rptrPortAutoPartitionState is autoPartitioned(2)."
       ::= { rptrRptrInfo 6 }

   --
   -- The Basic Port Group Table
   --

rptrGroupTable OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrGroupEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Table of descriptive and status information about
               the groups of ports."
       ::= { rptrGroupInfo 1 }


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rptrGroupEntry OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    RptrGroupEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An entry in the table, containing information
               about a single group of ports."
       INDEX    { rptrGroupIndex }
       ::= { rptrGroupTable 1 }

   RptrGroupEntry ::=
       SEQUENCE {
           rptrGroupIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrGroupDescr
               DisplayString,
           rptrGroupObjectID
               OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
           rptrGroupOperStatus
               INTEGER,
           rptrGroupLastOperStatusChange
               TimeTicks,
           rptrGroupPortCapacity
               INTEGER
       }

rptrGroupIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the group within the
               repeater for which this entry contains
               information.  This value is never greater than
               rptrGroupCapacity."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.5.2,
               aGroupID."
       ::= { rptrGroupEntry 1 }

rptrGroupDescr OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "A textual description of the group.  This value
               should include the full name and version
               identification of the group's hardware type and


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indicate how the group is differentiated from other groups in the repeater. Plug-in Module, Rev A' or 'Barney Rubble 10BASE-T 4-port SIMM socket Version 2.1' are examples of valid group
descriptions.

It is mandatory that this only contain printable ASCII characters."

       ::= { rptrGroupEntry 2 }

rptrGroupObjectID OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    OBJECT IDENTIFIER
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The vendor's authoritative identification of the
               group.  This value is allocated within the SMI
               enterprises subtree (1.3.6.1.4.1) and provides a
               straight-forward and unambiguous means for
               determining what kind of group is being managed.

For example, this object could take the value 1.3.6.1.4.1.4242.1.2.14 if vendor 'Flintstones, Inc.' was assigned the subtree 1.3.6.1.4.1.4242, and had assigned the identifier

1.3.6.1.4.1.4242.1.2.14 to its 'Wilma Flintstone
6-Port FOIRL Plug-in Module.'"
       ::= { rptrGroupEntry 3 }

rptrGroupOperStatus OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                     other(1),
                     operational(2),
                     malfunctioning(3),
                     notPresent(4),
                     underTest(5),
                     resetInProgress(6)
                 }
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An object that indicates the operational status
               of the group.

A status of notPresent(4) indicates that the group is temporarily or permanently physically and/or logically not a part of the repeater. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the


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agent effectively removes notPresent entries from the table.

A status of operational(2) indicates that the group is functioning, and a status of
malfunctioning(3) indicates that the group is malfunctioning in some way."

       ::= { rptrGroupEntry 4 }

rptrGroupLastOperStatusChange OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    TimeTicks
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An object that contains the value of sysUpTime at
               the time that the value of the rptrGroupOperStatus
               object for this group last changed.

A value of zero indicates that the group's oper status has not changed since the agent last
restarted."

       ::= { rptrGroupEntry 5 }

rptrGroupPortCapacity OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The rptrGroupPortCapacity is the number of ports
               that can be contained within the group.  Valid
               range is 1-1024.  Within each group, the ports are
               uniquely numbered in the range from 1 to
               rptrGroupPortCapacity.

Note: In practice, this will generally be the number of ports on a module, card, or board, and the port numbers will correspond to numbers marked on the physical embodiment."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.5.2,
aGroupPortCapacity."

       ::= { rptrGroupEntry 6 }


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   --
   -- The Basic Port Table
   --

rptrPortTable OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrPortEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Table of descriptive and status information about
               the ports."
       ::= { rptrPortInfo 1 }

rptrPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    RptrPortEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An entry in the table, containing information
               about a single port."
       INDEX    { rptrPortGroupIndex, rptrPortIndex }
       ::= { rptrPortTable 1 }

   RptrPortEntry ::=
       SEQUENCE {
           rptrPortGroupIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrPortIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrPortAdminStatus
               INTEGER,
           rptrPortAutoPartitionState
               INTEGER,
           rptrPortOperStatus
               INTEGER
       }

rptrPortGroupIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the group containing the
               port for which this entry contains information."
       ::= { rptrPortEntry 1 }

rptrPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)


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       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the port within the group
               for which this entry contains information.  This
               value can never be greater than
               rptrGroupPortCapacity for the associated group."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
               aPortID."
       ::= { rptrPortEntry 2 }

rptrPortAdminStatus OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                     enabled(1),
                     disabled(2)
                 }
       ACCESS    read-write
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Setting this object to disabled(2) disables the
               port.  A disabled port neither transmits nor
               receives.  Once disabled, a port must be
               explicitly enabled to restore operation.  A port
               which is disabled when power is lost or when a
               reset is exerted shall remain disabled when normal
               operation resumes.

The admin status takes precedence over auto-
partition and functionally operates between the auto-partition mechanism and the AUI/PMA.

Setting this object to enabled(1) enables the port and exerts a BEGIN on the port's auto-partition state machine.
(In effect, when a port is disabled, the value of rptrPortAutoPartitionState for that port is frozen until the port is next enabled. When the port becomes enabled, the rptrPortAutoPartitionState becomes notAutoPartitioned(1), regardless of its pre-disabling state.)"
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aPortAdminState and 19.2.6.3, acPortAdminControl."

       ::= { rptrPortEntry 3 }

rptrPortAutoPartitionState OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER {


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notAutoPartitioned(1),
autoPartitioned(2)
}

       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The autoPartitionState flag indicates whether the
               port is currently partitioned by the repeater's
               auto-partition protection.

The conditions that cause port partitioning are specified in partition state machine in Section 9 [IEEE 802.3 Std]. They are not differentiated here."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aAutoPartitionState."

       ::= { rptrPortEntry 4 }

rptrPortOperStatus OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                     operational(1),
                     notOperational(2),
                     notPresent(3)
                 }
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object indicates the port's operational
               status.  The notPresent(3) status indicates the
               port is physically removed (note this may or may
               not be possible depending on the type of port.)

The operational(1) status indicates that the port is enabled (see rptrPortAdminStatus) and working, even though it might be auto-partitioned (see rptrPortAutoPartitionState).

If this object has the value operational(1) and rptrPortAdminStatus is set to disabled(2), it is expected that this object's value will change to notOperational(2) soon after."

       ::= { rptrPortEntry 5 }


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   --
   --                    The MONITOR GROUP
   --
   -- Implementation of this group is optional, but within the
   -- group all elements are mandatory.  If a managed repeater
   -- implements any part of this group, the entire group shall
   -- be implemented.

   --
   -- Repeater Monitor Information
   --
   -- Performance monitoring statistics for the repeater
   --

rptrMonitorTransmitCollisions OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented every time the
               repeater state machine enters the TRANSMIT
               COLLISION state from any state other than ONE PORT
               LEFT (Ref: Fig 9-2, IEEE 802.3 Std).

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 16 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.2,
aTransmitCollisions."

       ::= { rptrMonitorRptrInfo 1 }

   --
   -- The Group Monitor Table
   --

rptrMonitorGroupTable OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrMonitorGroupEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Table of performance and error statistics for the
               groups."
       ::= { rptrMonitorGroupInfo 1 }

rptrMonitorGroupEntry OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    RptrMonitorGroupEntry


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       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An entry in the table, containing total
               performance and error statistics for a single
               group.  Regular retrieval of the information in
               this table provides a means of tracking the
               performance and health of the networked devices
               attached to this group's ports.

The counters in this table are redundant in the sense that they are the summations of information already available through other objects. However, these sums provide a considerable optimization of network management traffic over the otherwise necessary retrieval of the individual counters included in each sum."

       INDEX    { rptrMonitorGroupIndex }
       ::= { rptrMonitorGroupTable 1 }

   RptrMonitorGroupEntry ::=
       SEQUENCE {
           rptrMonitorGroupIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrMonitorGroupTotalFrames
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorGroupTotalOctets
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorGroupTotalErrors
               Counter
       }

rptrMonitorGroupIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the group within the
               repeater for which this entry contains
               information."
       ::= { rptrMonitorGroupEntry 1 }

rptrMonitorGroupTotalFrames OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of frames of valid frame length


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that have been received on the ports in this
group. This counter is the summation of the
values of the rptrMonitorPortReadableFrames
counters for all of the ports in the group.

This statistic provides one of the parameters necessary for obtaining the packet error rate. The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 80 hours."

       ::= { rptrMonitorGroupEntry 2 }

rptrMonitorGroupTotalOctets OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of octets contained in the valid
               frames that have been received on the ports in
               this group.  This counter is the summation of the
               values of the rptrMonitorPortReadableOctets
               counters for all of the ports in the group.

This statistic provides an indicator of the total data transferred. The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 58 minutes."

       ::= { rptrMonitorGroupEntry 3 }

rptrMonitorGroupTotalErrors OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of errors which have occurred on
               all of the ports in this group.  This counter is
               the summation of the values of the
               rptrMonitorPortTotalErrors counters for all of the
               ports in the group."
       ::= { rptrMonitorGroupEntry 4 }

   --
   -- The Port Monitor Table
   --

rptrMonitorPortTable OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrMonitorPortEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory


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DESCRIPTION
"Table of performance and error statistics for the ports."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortInfo 1 }

rptrMonitorPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    RptrMonitorPortEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An entry in the table, containing performance and
               error statistics for a single port."
       INDEX    { rptrMonitorPortGroupIndex, rptrMonitorPortIndex }
       ::= { rptrMonitorPortTable 1 }

   RptrMonitorPortEntry ::=
       SEQUENCE {
           rptrMonitorPortGroupIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrMonitorPortIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrMonitorPortReadableFrames
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortReadableOctets
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortFCSErrors
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortAlignmentErrors
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortFrameTooLongs
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortShortEvents
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortRunts
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortCollisions
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortLateEvents
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortVeryLongEvents
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortDataRateMismatches
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortAutoPartitions
               Counter,
           rptrMonitorPortTotalErrors
               Counter
       }


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rptrMonitorPortGroupIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the group containing the
               port for which this entry contains information."
       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 1 }

rptrMonitorPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the port within the group
               for which this entry contains information."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
               aPortID."
       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 2 }

rptrMonitorPortReadableFrames OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object is the number of frames of valid
               frame length that have been received on this port.
               This counter is incremented by one for each frame
               received on this port whose OctetCount is greater
               than or equal to minFrameSize and less than or
               equal to maxFrameSize (Ref: IEEE 802.3 Std,
               4.4.2.1) and for which the FCSError and
               CollisionEvent signals are not asserted.

This statistic provides one of the parameters necessary for obtaining the packet error rate. The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 80 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aReadableFrames."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 3 }

rptrMonitorPortReadableOctets OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory


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DESCRIPTION
"This object is the number of octets contained in valid frames that have been received on this port. This counter is incremented by OctetCount for each frame received on this port which has been
determined to be a readable frame.

This statistic provides an indicator of the total data transferred. The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 58 minutes."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aReadableOctets."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 4 }

rptrMonitorPortFCSErrors OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each frame
               received on this port with the FCSError signal
               asserted and the FramingError and CollisionEvent
               signals deasserted and whose OctetCount is greater
               than or equal to minFrameSize and less than or
               equal to maxFrameSize (Ref: 4.4.2.1, IEEE 802.3
               Std).

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 80 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aFrameCheckSequenceErrors."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 5 }

rptrMonitorPortAlignmentErrors OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each frame
               received on this port with the FCSError and
               FramingError signals asserted and CollisionEvent
               signal deasserted and whose OctetCount is greater
               than or equal to minFrameSize and less than or
               equal to maxFrameSize (Ref: IEEE 802.3 Std,
               4.4.2.1).  If rptrMonitorPortAlignmentErrors is
               incremented then the rptrMonitorPortFCSErrors


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Counter shall not be incremented for the same frame.

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 80 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aAlignmentErrors."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 6 }

rptrMonitorPortFrameTooLongs OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each frame
               received on this port whose OctetCount is greater
               than maxFrameSize (Ref: 4.4.2.1, IEEE 802.3 Std).
               If rptrMonitorPortFrameTooLongs is incremented
               then neither the rptrMonitorPortAlignmentErrors
               nor the rptrMonitorPortFCSErrors counter shall be
               incremented for the frame.

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 61 days."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aFramesTooLong."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 7 }

rptrMonitorPortShortEvents OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each
               CarrierEvent on this port with ActivityDuration
               less than ShortEventMaxTime.  ShortEventMaxTime is
               greater than 74 bit times and less than 82 bit
               times.  ShortEventMaxTime has tolerances included
               to provide for circuit losses between a
               conformance test point at the AUI and the
               measurement point within the state machine.

Note: shortEvents may indicate externally
generated noise hits which will cause the repeater to transmit Runts to its other ports, or propagate a collision (which may be late) back to the


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transmitting DTE and damaged frames to the rest of the network.

Implementors may wish to consider selecting the ShortEventMaxTime towards the lower end of the allowed tolerance range to accommodate bit losses suffered through physical channel devices not budgeted for within this standard.

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 16 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aShortEvents."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 8 }

rptrMonitorPortRunts OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each
               CarrierEvent on this port that meets one of the
               following two conditions.  Only one test need be
               made.  a) The ActivityDuration is greater than
               ShortEventMaxTime and less than ValidPacketMinTime
               and the CollisionEvent signal is deasserted.  b)
               The OctetCount is less than 64, the
               ActivityDuration is greater than ShortEventMaxTime
               and the CollisionEvent signal is deasserted.
               ValidPacketMinTime is greater than or equal to 552
               bit times and less than 565 bit times.

An event whose length is greater than 74 bit times but less than 82 bit times shall increment either the shortEvents counter or the runts counter but not both. A CarrierEvent greater than or equal to 552 bit times but less than 565 bit times may or may not be counted as a runt.

ValidPacketMinTime has tolerances included to provide for circuit losses between a conformance test point at the AUI and the measurement point within the state machine.

Runts usually indicate collision fragments, a normal network event. In certain situations
associated with large diameter networks a


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percentage of runts may exceed ValidPacketMinTime.

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 16 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2, aRunts."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 9 }

rptrMonitorPortCollisions OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for any
               CarrierEvent signal on any port for which the
               CollisionEvent signal on this port is asserted.

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 16 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aCollisions."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 10 }

rptrMonitorPortLateEvents OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each
               CarrierEvent on this port in which the CollIn(X)
               variable transitions to the value SQE (Ref:
               9.6.6.2, IEEE 802.3 Std) while the
               ActivityDuration is greater than the
               LateEventThreshold.  Such a CarrierEvent is
               counted twice, as both a collision and as a
               lateEvent.

The LateEventThreshold is greater than 480 bit times and less than 565 bit times.
LateEventThreshold has tolerances included to permit an implementation to build a single
threshold to serve as both the LateEventThreshold and ValidPacketMinTime threshold.

The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 81 hours."
REFERENCE


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"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aLateEvents."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 11 }

rptrMonitorPortVeryLongEvents OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each
               CarrierEvent on this port whose ActivityDuration
               is greater than the MAU Jabber Lockup Protection
               timer TW3 (Ref: 9.6.1 & 9.6.5, IEEE 802.3 Std).
               Other counters may be incremented as appropriate."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
               aVeryLongEvents."
       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 12 }

rptrMonitorPortDataRateMismatches OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each frame
               received on this port that meets all of the
               following conditions:  a) The CollisionEvent
               signal is not asserted.  b) The ActivityDuration
               is greater than ValidPacketMinTime.  c) The
               frequency (data rate) is detectably mismatched
               from the local transmit frequency.  The exact
               degree of mismatch is vendor specific and is to be
               defined by the vendor for conformance testing.

When this event occurs, other counters whose
increment conditions were satisfied may or may not also be incremented, at the implementor's
discretion. Whether or not the repeater was able to maintain data integrity is beyond the scope of this standard."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aDataRateMismatches."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 13 }

rptrMonitorPortAutoPartitions OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only


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       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each time
               the repeater has automatically partitioned this
               port.  The conditions that cause port partitioning
               are specified in the partition state machine in
               Section 9 [IEEE 802.3 Std].  They are not
               differentiated here."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
               aAutoPartitions."
       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 14 }

rptrMonitorPortTotalErrors OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "The total number of errors which have occurred on
               this port.  This counter is the summation of the
               values of other error counters (for the same
               port), namely:

rptrMonitorPortFCSErrors,
rptrMonitorPortAlignmentErrors,
rptrMonitorPortFrameTooLongs,
rptrMonitorPortShortEvents,
rptrMonitorPortLateEvents,
rptrMonitorPortVeryLongEvents, and
rptrMonitorPortDataRateMismatches.

This counter is redundant in the sense that it is the summation of information already available through other objects. However, it is included specifically because the regular retrieval of this object as a means of tracking the health of a port provides a considerable optimization of network management traffic over the otherwise necessary retrieval of the summed counters."

       ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 15 }

   --
   --                    The ADDRESS TRACKING GROUP
   --
   -- Implementation of this group is optional; it is appropriate
   -- for all systems which have the necessary metering.  If a
   -- managed repeater implements any part of this group, the entire


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   -- group shall be implemented.

   --
   -- The Port Address Tracking Table
   --

rptrAddrTrackTable OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrAddrTrackEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "Table of address mapping information about the
               ports."
       ::= { rptrAddrTrackPortInfo 1 }

rptrAddrTrackEntry OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    RptrAddrTrackEntry
       ACCESS    not-accessible
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "An entry in the table, containing address mapping
               information about a single port."
       INDEX    { rptrAddrTrackGroupIndex, rptrAddrTrackPortIndex }
       ::= { rptrAddrTrackTable 1 }

   RptrAddrTrackEntry ::=
       SEQUENCE {
           rptrAddrTrackGroupIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrAddrTrackPortIndex
               INTEGER,
           rptrAddrTrackLastSourceAddress
               MacAddress,
           rptrAddrTrackSourceAddrChanges
               Counter
       }

rptrAddrTrackGroupIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the group containing the
               port for which this entry contains information."
       ::= { rptrAddrTrackEntry 1 }

rptrAddrTrackPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    INTEGER (1..1024)


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       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object identifies the port within the group
               for which this entry contains information."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
               aPortID."
       ::= { rptrAddrTrackEntry 2 }

rptrAddrTrackLastSourceAddress OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    MacAddress
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This object is the SourceAddress of the last
               readable frame (i.e., counted by
               rptrMonitorPortReadableFrames) received by this
               port."
       REFERENCE
               "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
               aLastSourceAddress."
       ::= { rptrAddrTrackEntry 3 }

rptrAddrTrackSourceAddrChanges OBJECT-TYPE

       SYNTAX    Counter
       ACCESS    read-only
       STATUS    mandatory
       DESCRIPTION
               "This counter is incremented by one for each time
               that the rptrAddrTrackLastSourceAddress attribute
               for this port has changed.

This may indicate whether a link is connected to a single DTE or another multi-user segment.
The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 81 hours."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
aSourceAddressChanges."

       ::= { rptrAddrTrackEntry 4 }

   -- Traps for use by Repeaters

   -- Traps are defined using the conventions in RFC 1215 [8].

rptrHealth TRAP-TYPE


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ENTERPRISE snmpDot3RptrMgt

       VARIABLES   { rptrOperStatus }
       DESCRIPTION
               "The rptrHealth trap conveys information related
               to the operational status of the repeater.  This
               trap is sent only when the oper status of the
               repeater changes.

The rptrHealth trap must contain the
rptrOperStatus object. The agent may optionally include the rptrHealthText object in the varBind list. See the rptrOperStatus and rptrHealthText objects for descriptions of the information that is sent.

The agent must throttle the generation of
consecutive rptrHealth traps so that there is at least a five-second gap between them."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.4,
hubHealth notification."

       ::= 1

rptrGroupChange TRAP-TYPE
ENTERPRISE snmpDot3RptrMgt

       VARIABLES   { rptrGroupIndex }
       DESCRIPTION
               "This trap is sent when a change occurs in the
               group structure of a repeater.  This occurs only
               when a group is logically or physically removed
               from or added to a repeater.  The varBind list
               contains the identifier of the group that was
               removed or added.

The agent must throttle the generation of
consecutive rptrGroupChange traps for the same group so that there is at least a five-second gap between them."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.4,
groupMapChange notification."

       ::= 2

rptrResetEvent TRAP-TYPE
ENTERPRISE snmpDot3RptrMgt

       VARIABLES   { rptrOperStatus }
       DESCRIPTION
               "The rptrResetEvent trap conveys information


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related to the operational status of the repeater. This trap is sent on completion of a repeater reset action. A repeater reset action is defined as an a transition to the START state of Fig 9-2 in section 9 [IEEE 802.3 Std], when triggered by a management command (e.g., an SNMP Set on the
rptrReset object).

The agent must throttle the generation of
consecutive rptrResetEvent traps so that there is at least a five-second gap between them.

The rptrResetEvent trap is not sent when the agent restarts and sends an SNMP coldStart or warmStart trap. However, it is recommended that a repeater agent send the rptrOperStatus object as an
optional object with its coldStart and warmStart trap PDUs.

The rptrOperStatus object must be included in the varbind list sent with this trap. The agent may optionally include the rptrHealthText object as well."
REFERENCE
"Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.4, hubReset notification."

       ::= 3

END

5. Acknowledgments

This document is the work of the IETF Hub MIB Working Group. It is based on drafts of the IEEE 802.3 Repeater Management Task Force. Members of the working group included:

     Karl Auerbach            karl@eng.sun.com
     Jim Barnes               barnes@xylogics.com
     Steve Bostock            steveb@novell.com
     David Bridgham           dab@asylum.sf.ca.us
     Jack Brown               jbrown@huahuca-emh8.army.mil
     Howard Brown             brown@ctron.com
     Lida Canin               lida@apple.com
     Jeffrey Case             case@cs.utk.edu
     Carson Cheung            carson@bnr.com.ca
     James Codespote          jpcodes@tycho.ncsc.mil
     John Cook                cook@chipcom.com
     Dave Cullerot            cullerot@ctron.com


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     James Davin              jrd@ptt.lcs.mit.edu
     Gary Ellis               garye@hpspd.spd.hp.com
     David Engel              david@cds.com
     Mike Erlinger            mike@mti.com
     Jeff Erwin
     Bill Fardy               fardy@ctron.com
     Jeff Fried               jmf@relay.proteon.com
     Bob Friesenhahn          pdrusa!bob@uunet.uu.net
     Shawn Gallagher          gallagher@quiver.enet.dec.com
     Mike Grieves             mgrieves@chipcom.com
     Walter Guilarte          70026.1715@compuserve.com
     Phillip Hasse            phasse@honchuca-emh8.army.mil
     Mark Hoerth              mark_hoerth@hp0400.desk.hp.com
     Greg Hollingsworth       gregh@mailer.jhuapl.edu
     Ron Jacoby               rj@sgi.com
     Mike Janson              mjanson@mot.com
     Ken Jones                konkord!ksj@uunet.uu.net
     Satish Joshi             sjoshi@synoptics.com
     Frank Kastenholz         kasten@europa.clearpoint.com
     Manu Kaycee              kaycee@trlian.enet.dec.com
     Mark Kepke               mak@cnd.hp.com
     Mark Kerestes            att!alux2!hawk@uunet.uu.net
     Kenneth Key              key@cs.utk.edu
     Yoav Kluger              ykluger@fibhaifa.com
     Cheryl Krupczak          cheryl@cc.gatech.edu
     Ron Lau                  rlau@synoptics.com
     Chao-Yu Liang            cliang@synoptics.com
     Dave Lindemulder         da@mtung.att.com
     Richie McBride           rm@bix.co.uk
     Keith McCloghrie         kzm@hls.com
     Evan McGinnis            bem@3com.com
     Donna McMaster           mcmaster@synoptics.com
     David Minnich            dwm@fibercom.com
     Lynn Monsanto            monsanto@sun.com
     Miriam Nihart            miriam@decwet.zso.dec.com
     Niels Ole Brunsgaard     nob@dowtyns.dk
     Edison Paw               esp@3com.com
     David Perkins            dperkins@synoptics.com
     Jason Perreault          perreaul@interlan.interlan.com
     John Pickens             jrp@3com.com
     Jim Reinstedler          jimr@sceng.ub.com
     Anil Rijsinghani         anil@levers.enet.dec.com
     Sam Roberts              sroberts@farallon.com
     Dan Romascanu            dan@lannet.com
     Marshall Rose            mrose@dbc.mtview.ca.us
     Rick Royston             rick@lsumus.sncc.lsu.edu
     Michael Sabo             sabo@dockmaster.ncsc.mil
     Jonathan Saperia         saperia@tcpjon.enet.dec.com


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     Mark Schaefer            schaefer@davidsys.com
     Anil Singhal             nsinghal@hawk.ulowell.edu
     Timon Sloane             peernet!timon@uunet.uu.net
     Bob Stewart              rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com
     Emil Sturniolo           emil@dss.com
     Bruce Taber              taber@interlan.com
     Iris Tal                 437-3580@mcimail.com
     Mark Therieau            markt@python.eng.microcom.com
     Geoff Thompson           thompson@synoptics.com
     Dean Throop              throop@dg-rtp.dg.com
     Steven Waldbusser        waldbusser@andrew.cmu.edu
     Timothy Walden           tmwalden@saturn.sys.acc.com
     Philip Wang              watadn!phil@uunet.uu.net
     Drew Wansley             dwansley@secola.columbia.ncr.com
     David Ward               dward@chipcom.com
     Steve Wong               wong@took.enet.dec.com
     Paul Woodruff            paul-woodruff@3com.com
     Brian Wyld               brianw@spider.co.uk
     June-Kang Yang           natadm!yang@uunet.uu.net
     Henry Yip                natadm!henry@uunet.uu.net
     John Ziegler             ziegler@artel.com
     Joseph Zur               fibronics!zur@uunet.uu.net

6. References

[1] Rose M., and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based internets", STD 16, RFC 1155, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, May 1990.

[2] McCloghrie K., and M. Rose, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets", RFC 1156, Hughes LAN Systems, Performance Systems International, May 1990.

[3] Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M., and J. Davin, "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157, SNMP Research, Performance Systems International, Performance Systems International, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, May 1990.

[4] Rose M., Editor, "Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II", STD 17, RFC 1213, Performance Systems International, March 1991.

[5] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8824, December 1987.


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[6] Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection - Specification of Basic Encoding Rules for Abstract Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8825, December 1987.

[7] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16, RFC 1212, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN Systems, March 1991.

[8] Rose, M., Editor, "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP", RFC 1215, Performance Systems International, March 1991.

[9] IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 Information processing systems - Local area networks - Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer
specifications, 2nd edition, September 21, 1990.

[10] IEEE P802.3K, "Layer Management for 10 Mb/s Baseband Repeaters, Section 19," Draft Supplement to ANSI/IEEE 802.3, Draft 8, April 9, 1992.

7. Security Considerations

Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

8. Authors' Addresses

Donna McMaster
SynOptics Communications, Inc.
4401 Great America Parkway

P.O. Box 58185
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8185

EMail: mcmaster@synoptics.com

Keith McCloghrie
Hughes LAN Systems, Inc.
1225 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043

Phone: (415) 966-7934
EMail: kzm@hls.com