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Network Working Group D. McMaster Request for Comments: 1516 SynOptics Communications, Inc. Obsoletes: 1368 K. McCloghrie

                                              Hughes LAN Systems, Inc.
                                                        September 1993
                   Definitions of Managed Objects
                  for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices

Status of this Memo

 This RFC specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
 Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
 improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
 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 the Internet community.
 In particular, it defines objects for managing IEEE 802.3 10
 Mb/second baseband repeaters, sometimes referred to as "hubs."

Table of Contents

 1. The Network Management Framework ......................    2
 1.1 Object Definitions ...................................    2
 2. Overview ..............................................    2
 2.1 Terminology ..........................................    3
 2.1.1 Repeaters, Hubs and Concentrators ..................    3
 2.1.2 Repeaters, Ports, and MAUs .........................    3
 2.1.3 Ports and Groups ...................................    5
 2.1.4 Internal Ports and MAUs ............................    6
 2.2 Supporting Functions .................................    7
 2.3 Structure of MIB .....................................    9
 2.3.1 The Basic Group Definitions ........................   10
 2.3.2 The Monitor Group Definitions ......................   10
  2.3.3 The Address Tracking Group Definitions ............   10
 2.4 Relationship to Other MIBs ...........................   10
 2.4.1 Relationship to the 'system' group .................   10
 2.4.2 Relationship to the 'interfaces' group .............   10
 2.5 Textual Conventions ..................................   11
 3. Definitions ...........................................   11
 3.1 MIB Groups in the Repeater MIB .......................   12
 3.2 The Basic Group Definitions ..........................   13
 3.3 The Monitor Group Definitions ........................   23

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 3.4 The Address Tracking Group Definitions ...............   34
 3.5 Traps for use by Repeaters ...........................   36
 4. Changes from RFC 1368 .................................   38
 5. Acknowledgments .......................................   39
 6. References ............................................   39
 7. Security Considerations ...............................   40
 8. Authors' Addresses ....................................   40

1. The Network Management Framework

 The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of
  three components.  They are:
    o STD 16, RFC 1155 which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for
      describing and naming objects for the purpose of management.
      STD 16, RFC 1212 defines a more concise description mechanism,
      which is wholly consistent with the SMI.
    o STD 17, RFC 1213 defines MIB-II, the core set of managed objects
      for the Internet suite of protocols.
    o STD 15, RFC 1157 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.

1.1. Object Definitions

 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)
 defined in the SMI.  In particular, each object object type is named
 by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an administratively assigned name.  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 descriptor, to
 refer to the object type.

2. 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 [7].
 These Repeater MIB objects may be used to manage non-standard
 repeater-like devices, but defining objects to describe

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 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" [8].
 Implementors of these MIB objects should note that [8] 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 the same instrumentation can be used to implement both
 the IEEE and IETF management standards.

2.1. Terminology

2.1.1. 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
 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."

2.1.2. 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 [7].

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 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
 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

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 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
 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.

2.1.3. 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

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 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 [8], 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.
 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.

2.1.4. Internal Ports and MAUs

 Repeater ports may be thought of as sources of traffic into the
 repeater.  In addition to the externally visible ports mentioned
 above, such as those with 10BASE-T MAUs, or AUI ports with external
 transceivers, some implementations may have internal ports that are
 not obvious to the end-user but are nevertheless sources of traffic

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 into the repeater.  Examples include internal management ports,
 through which an agent communicates, and ports connecting to a
 backplane internal to the implementation.
 Some implementations may not manage all of a repeater's ports.  For
 managed ports, there must be entries in the port table; unmanaged
 ports will not show up in the table.
 It is the decision of the implementor to select the appropriate
 group(s) in which to place internal ports.  GroupCapacity for a given
 group always reflects the number of MANAGED ports in that group.
 If some ports are unmanaged such that not all packet sources are
 represented by managed ports, then the sum of the input counters for
 the repeater will not equal the actual output of the repeater.

2.2. Supporting Functions

 The IEEE 802.3 Hub Management draft [8] 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 [7].

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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
 [7], 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 [7]), 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

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 decoded data stream.  Data bits are accepted while the CarrierEvent
 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 [7]) 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 [7].  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.

2.3. 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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2.3.1. 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.

2.3.2. The Monitor Group Definitions

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

2.3.3. 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.

2.4. 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 [3].

2.4.1. 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.

2.4.2. 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
 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
 activity and bits, but does not process incoming data based on any
 packet-related information (such as checksum or addresses).  A

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 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.)

2.5. 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.

3. Definitions

 SNMP-REPEATER-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
 IMPORTS
     Counter, TimeTicks, Gauge
                                         FROM RFC1155-SMI
     DisplayString                       FROM RFC1213-MIB
     TRAP-TYPE                           FROM RFC-1215
     OBJECT-TYPE                         FROM RFC-1212;
 snmpDot3RptrMgt OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { mib-2 22 }
  1. - All representations of MAC addresses in this MIB Module use,
  2. - as a textual convention (i.e., this convention does not affect
  3. - 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.
  1. - References
  2. -
  3. - The following references are used throughout this MIB:
  4. -

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  1. - [IEEE 802.3 Std]
  2. - refers to IEEE 802.3/ISO 8802-3 Information processing
  3. - systems - Local area networks - Part 3: Carrier sense
  4. - multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD)
  5. - access method and physical layer specifications
  6. - (2nd edition, September 21, 1990).
  7. -
  8. - [IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt]
  9. - refers to IEEE P802.3K, 'Layer Management for 10 Mb/s
  10. - Baseband Repeaters, Section 19,' Draft Supplement to
  11. - ANSI/IEEE 802.3, (Draft 8, April 9, 1992)
  1. - MIB Groups
  2. -
  3. - The rptrBasicPackage group is mandatory.
  4. - The rptrMonitorPackage and rptrAddrTrackPackage
  5. - groups are optional.
 rptrBasicPackage
     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3RptrMgt 1 }
 rptrMonitorPackage
     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3RptrMgt 2 }
 rptrAddrTrackPackage
     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpDot3RptrMgt 3 }
  1. - object identifiers for organizing the information
  2. - 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 }
 rptrMonitorPortInfo
     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrMonitorPackage 3 }
 rptrAddrTrackRptrInfo     -- this subtree is currently unused

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     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrAddrTrackPackage 1 }
 rptrAddrTrackGroupInfo    -- this subtree is currently unused
     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrAddrTrackPackage 2 }
 rptrAddrTrackPortInfo
     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rptrAddrTrackPackage 3 }
  1. -
  2. - The BASIC GROUP
  3. -
  4. - Implementation of the Basic Group is mandatory for all
  5. - managed repeaters.
  1. -
  2. - Basic Repeater Information
  3. -
  4. - Configuration, status, and control objects for the overall
  5. - repeater
  6. -
 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."
     ::= { rptrRptrInfo 1 }
 rptrOperStatus OBJECT-TYPE

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     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, listed highest
             priority first:
                 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,
             aRepeaterHealthText."
     ::= { rptrRptrInfo 3 }

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 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.
             After receiving a request to set this variable to
             reset(2), the agent is allowed to delay the reset
             for a short period.  For example, the implementor
             may choose to delay the reset long enough to allow
             the SNMP response to be transmitted.  In any
             event, the SNMP response must be transmitted.
             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.
             After performing this self-test, the agent will
             update the repeater health information (including
             rptrOperStatus and rptrHealthText), and send a
             rptrHealth trap."
     REFERENCE
             "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.3.3,
             acResetRepeater."
     ::= { rptrRptrInfo 4 }
 rptrNonDisruptTest OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                   noSelfTest(1),

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                   selfTest(2)
               }
     ACCESS    read-write
     STATUS    mandatory
     DESCRIPTION
             "Setting this object to selfTest(2) causes the
             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 (including
             rptrOperStatus and rptrHealthText) and send a
             rptrHealth trap.
             Note that this definition allows returning an
             'okay' result after doing a trivial test.
             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 }

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  1. -
  2. - The Basic Port Group Table
  3. -
 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 }
 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."

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     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
             indicate how the group is differentiated from
             other types of 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 may be 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),

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                   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
             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
             operational 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

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             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 }
  1. -
  2. - The Basic Port Table
  3. -
 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)

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     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)
     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

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             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 {
                   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

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             rptrPortAdminStatus is set to disabled(2), it is
             expected that this object's value will soon change
             to notOperational(2)."
     ::= { rptrPortEntry 5 }
  1. -
  2. - The MONITOR GROUP
  3. -
  4. - Implementation of this group is optional, but within the
  5. - group all elements are mandatory. If a managed repeater
  6. - implements any part of this group, the entire group shall
  7. - be implemented.
  1. -
  2. - Repeater Monitor Information
  3. -
  4. - Performance monitoring statistics for the repeater
  5. -
 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 }
  1. -
  2. - The Group Monitor Table
  3. -
 rptrMonitorGroupTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrMonitorGroupEntry
     ACCESS    not-accessible
     STATUS    mandatory
     DESCRIPTION
             "Table of performance and error statistics for the

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             groups."
     ::= { rptrMonitorGroupInfo 1 }
 rptrMonitorGroupEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX    RptrMonitorGroupEntry
     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

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     SYNTAX    Counter
     ACCESS    read-only
     STATUS    mandatory
     DESCRIPTION
             "The total number of frames of valid frame length
             that have been received on the ports in this group
             and for which the FCSError and CollisionEvent
             signals were not asserted.  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 }
  1. -
  2. - The Port Monitor Table

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  1. -
 rptrMonitorPortTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF RptrMonitorPortEntry
     ACCESS    not-accessible
     STATUS    mandatory
     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

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             Counter,
         rptrMonitorPortAutoPartitions
             Counter,
         rptrMonitorPortTotalErrors
             Counter
     }
 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,

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             aReadableFrames."
     ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 3 }
 rptrMonitorPortReadableOctets OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX    Counter
     ACCESS    read-only
     STATUS    mandatory
     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 (i.e., including
             FCS octets but excluding framing bits and dribble
             bits).
             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

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     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
             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

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             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
             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.

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             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
             percentage of collision fragments 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 also
             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.

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             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
             "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

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             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
     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

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             retrieval of the summed counters."
     ::= { rptrMonitorPortEntry 15 }
  1. -
  2. - The ADDRESS TRACKING GROUP
  3. -
  4. - Implementation of this group is optional; it is appropriate
  5. - for all systems which have the necessary instrumentation. If a
  6. - managed repeater implements any part of this group, the entire
  7. - group shall be implemented.
  1. -
  2. - The Port Address Tracking Table
  3. -
 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     -- DEPRECATED OBJECT
             MacAddress,
         rptrAddrTrackSourceAddrChanges
             Counter,
         rptrAddrTrackNewLastSrcAddress
             OCTET STRING
     }

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 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)
     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    deprecated
     DESCRIPTION
             "This object is the SourceAddress of the last
             readable frame (i.e., counted by
             rptrMonitorPortReadableFrames) received by this
             port.
             This object has been deprecated because its value
             is undefined when no frames have been observed on
             this port.  The replacement object is
             rptrAddrTrackNewLastSrcAddress."
     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.

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             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 }
 rptrAddrTrackNewLastSrcAddress OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE(0 | 6))
     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.  If no frames have been received by this
             port since the agent began monitoring the port
             activity, the agent shall return a string of
             length zero."
     REFERENCE
             "Reference IEEE 802.3 Rptr Mgt, 19.2.6.2,
             aLastSourceAddress."
     ::= { rptrAddrTrackEntry 5 }
  1. - Traps for use by Repeaters
  1. - Traps are defined using the conventions in RFC 1215 [6].
 rptrHealth TRAP-TYPE
     ENTERPRISE  snmpDot3RptrMgt
     VARIABLES   { rptrOperStatus }
     DESCRIPTION
             "The rptrHealth trap conveys information related
             to the operational status of the repeater.  This
             trap is sent either when the value of
             rptrOperStatus changes, or upon completion of a
             non-disruptive test.
             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.

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             The agent must throttle the generation of
             consecutive rptrHealth traps so that there is at
             least a five-second gap between traps of this
             type.  When traps are throttled, they are dropped,
             not queued for sending at a future time.  (Note
             that 'generating' a trap means sending to all
             configured recipients.)"
     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 traps of this type.  When traps are
             throttled, they are dropped, not queued for
             sending at a future time.  (Note that 'generating'
             a trap means sending to all configured
             recipients.)"
     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
             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).

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             The agent must throttle the generation of
             consecutive rptrResetEvent traps so that there is
             at least a five-second gap between traps of this
             type.  When traps are throttled, they are dropped,
             not queued for sending at a future time.  (Note
             that 'generating' a trap means sending to all
             configured recipients.)
             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

4. Changes from RFC 1368

 (1)  Added section 2.1.4, "Internal Ports and MAUs," that defines
      internal ports and clarifies how they may or may not be
      managed.
 (2)  Noted that the failure list for rptrOperStatus is ordered
      highest priority first.
 (3)  Clarified rptrReset description to indicate that the agent
      may briefly delay the reset action.
 (4)  For rptrReset, clarified the actions that the agent should
      take after performing the reset and self-test.
 (5)  For rptrNonDisruptTest, similar change to (3).
 (6)  Clarified that the rptrNonDisruptTest description allows
      returning "ok" after doing only a trivial test.
 (7)  Deprecated rptrAddrTrackLastSourceAddress and defined a

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      replacement object that has a zero-length value until the
      first frame is seen on the port.
 (8)  Clarified that rptrHealth trap is sent after
      rptrNonDisruptTest even if repeater health information
      doesn't change as a result of the test.
 (9)  Clarified text on throttling traps.

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.

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]  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.
 [3]  McCloghrie K., and M. Rose, Editors, "Management Information
      Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets", STD 17,
      RFC 1213, Performance Systems International, March 1991.
 [4]  Information processing systems - Open Systems Interconnection -
      Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1),
      International Organization for Standardization, International
      Standard 8824, December 1987.
 [5]  Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, "Concise MIB Definitions",
      STD 16, RFC 1212, Performance Systems International, Hughes LAN
      Systems, March 1991.
 [6]  Rose, M., Editor, "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with
      the SNMP", RFC 1215, Performance Systems International, March
      1991.
 [7]  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, 21 September 1990.

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 [8]  IEEE P802.3K - Layer Management for 10 Mb/s Baseband Repeaters,
      Section 19, Draft Supplement to ANSI/IEEE 802.3, Draft 8, 9
      April 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
 Phone: (408) 764-1206
 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

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