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Network Working Group N. Brownlee Request for Comments: 2720 The University of Auckland Obsoletes: 2064 October 1999 Category: Standards Track

                Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB

Status of this Memo

 This document 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" (STD 1) for the standardization state
 and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

 The RTFM Traffic Measurement Architecture provides a general
 framework for describing and measuring network traffic flows.  Flows
 are defined in terms of their Address Attribute values and measured
 by a 'Traffic Meter'.
 This document defines a Management Information Base (MIB) for use in
 controlling an RTFM Traffic Meter, in particular for specifying the
 flows to be measured.  It also provides an efficient mechanism for
 retrieving flow data from the meter using SNMP. Security issues
 concerning the operation of traffic meters are summarised.

Table of Contents

 1  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 2  The SNMP Management Framework   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 3  Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
    3.1 Scope of Definitions, Textual Conventions . . . . . . . . .  4
    3.2 Usage of the MIB variables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
 4  Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
 5  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
    5.1 SNMP Concerns   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
    5.2 Traffic Meter Concerns  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
 6  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
 7  Appendix A: Changes Introduced Since RFC 2064 . . . . . . . . . 49
 8  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
 9  Intellectual Property Notice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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 10 References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
 11 Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
 12 Full Copyright Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

1 Introduction

 This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
 for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
 In particular, it describes objects for managing and collecting data
 from network Realtime Traffic Flow Meters, as described in [RTFM-
 ARC].
 The MIB is 'basic' in the sense that it provides more than enough
 information for everyday traffic measurment.  Furthermore, it can be
 easily extended by adding new attributes as required.  The RTFM
 Working group is actively pursuing the development of the meter in
 this way.

2 The SNMP Management Framework

 The SNMP Management Framework presently consists of five major
 components:
  1. An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 [RFC2571].
  1. Mechanisms for describing and naming objects and events for the

purpose of management. The first version of this Structure of

   Management Information (SMI) is called SMIv1 and described in STD
   16, RFC 1155 [RFC1155], STD 16, RFC 1212 [RFC1212] and RFC 1215
   [RFC1215].  The second version, called SMIv2, is described in STD
   58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and RFC 2580 [RFC2580].
  1. Message protocols for transferring management information. The

first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1 and

   described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC1157].  A second version of the
   SNMP message protocol, which is not an Internet standards track
   protocol, is called SNMPv2c and described in RFC 1901 [RFC1901] and
   RFC 1906 [RFC1906].  The third version of the message protocol is
   called SNMPv3 and described in RFC 1906 [RFC1906], RFC 2572
   [RFC2572] and RFC 2574 [RFC2574].
  1. Protocol operations for accessing management information. The

first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is

   described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC1157].  A second set of protocol
   operations and associated PDU formats is described in RFC 1905
   [RFC1905].

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  1. A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 [RFC2573]

and the view-based access control mechanism described in RFC 2575

   [RFC2575].
 A more detailed introduction to the current SNMP Management Framework
 can be found in [RFC2570].
 Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
 the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are
 defined using the mechanisms defined in the SMI.
 This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2.  A
 MIB conforming to the SMIv1 can be produced through the appropriate
 translations.  The resulting translated MIB must be semantically
 equivalent, except where objects or events are omitted because no
 translation is possible (use of Counter64).  Some machine readable
 information in SMIv2 will be converted into textual descriptions in
 SMIv1 during the translation process.  However, this loss of machine
 readable information is not considered to change the semantics of the
 MIB.

3 Overview

 Traffic Flow Measurement seeks to provide a well-defined method for
 gathering traffic flow information from networks and internetworks.
 The background for this is given in "Internet Accounting Background"
 [ACT-BKG]. The Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement (rtfm) Working Group
 has produced a measurement architecture to achieve this goal; this is
 documented in "Traffic Flow Measurement:  Architecture" [RTFM-ARC].
 The architecture defines three entities:
  1. METERS, which observe network traffic flows and build up a table of

flow data records for them,

  1. METER READERS, which collect traffic flow data from meters, and
  1. MANAGERS, which oversee the operation of meters and meter readers.
 This memo defines the SNMP management information for a Traffic Flow
 Meter (TFM). Work in this field was begun by the Internet Accounting
 Working Group.  It has been further developed and expanded by the
 Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement Working Group.

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3.1 Scope of Definitions, Textual Conventions

 All objects defined in this memo are registered in a single subtree
 within the mib-2 namespace [MIB-II, RFC2578], and are for use in
 network devices which may perform a PDU forwarding or monitoring
 function.  For these devices, this MIB defines a group of objects
 with an SMI Network Management MGMT Code [ASG-NBR] of 40, i.e.
 flowMIB OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  mib-2 40
 as defined below.
 The RTFM Meter MIB was first produced and tested using SNMPv1.  It
 was converted into SNMPv2 following the guidelines in [RFC1908].

3.2 Usage of the MIB variables

 The MIB is organised in four parts - control, data, rules and
 conformance statements.
 The rules implement the set of packet-matching actions, as described
 in the "Traffic Flow Measurment:  Architecture" document [RTFM-ARC].
 In addition they provide for BASIC-style subroutines, allowing a
 network manager to dramatically reduce the number of rules required
 to monitor a large network.
 Traffic flows are identified by a set of attributes for each of their
 end-points.  Attributes include network addresses for each layer of
 the network protocol stack, and 'subscriber ids', which may be used
 to identify an accountable entity for the flow.
 The conformance statements are set out as defined in [RFC2580].  They
 explain what must be implemented in a meter which claims to conform
 to this MIB.
 To retrieve flow data one could simply do a linear scan of the flow
 table.  This would certainly work, but would require a lot of
 protocol exchanges.  To reduce the overhead in retrieving flow data
 the flow table uses a TimeFilter variable, defined as a Textual
 Convention in the RMON2 MIB [RMON2-MIB].
 As an alternative method of reading flow data, the MIB provides a
 view of the flow table called the flowDataPackageTable.  This is
 (logically) a four-dimensional array, subscripted by package
 selector, RuleSet, activity time and starting flow number.  The
 package selector is a sequence of bytes which specifies a list of
 flow attributes.

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 A data package (as returned by the meter) is a sequence of values for
 the attributes specified in its selector, encoded using the Basic
 Encoding Rules [ASN-BER]. It allows a meter reader to retrieve all
 the attribute values it requires in a single MIB object.  This, when
 used together with SNMPv2's GetBulk request, allows a meter reader to
 scan the flow table and upload a specified set of attribute values
 for flows which have changed since the last reading, and which were
 created by a specified rule set.
 One aspect of data collection which needs emphasis is that all the
 MIB variables are set up to allow multiple independent meter readers
 to work properly, i.e. the flow table indexes are stateless.  An
 alternative approach would have been to 'snapshot' the flow table,
 which would mean that the meter readers would have to be
 synchronized.  The stateless approach does mean that two meter
 readers will never return exactly the same set of traffic counts, but
 over long periods (e.g. 15-minute collections over a day) the
 discrepancies are acceptable.  If one really needs a snapshot, this
 can be achieved by switching to an identical rule set with a
 different RuleSet number, hence asynchronous collections may be
 regarded as a useful generalisation of synchronised ones.
 The control variables are the minimum set required for a meter
 reader.  Their number has been whittled down as experience has been
 gained with the MIB implementation.  A few of them are 'general',
 i.e. they control the overall behaviour of the meter.  These are set
 by a single 'master' manager, and no other manager should attempt to
 change their values.  The decision as to which manager is the '
 master' must be made by the network operations personnel responsible;
 this MIB does not attempt to define any interaction between managers.
 There are three other groups of control variables, arranged into
 tables in the same way as in the RMON2 MIB [RMON2-MIB]. They are used
 as follows:
  1. RULE SET INFO: Before attempting to download a RuleSet, a manager

must create a row in the flowRuleSetInfoTable and set its

   flowRuleInfoSize to a value large enough to hold the RuleSet.  When
   the rule set is ready the manager must set flowRuleInfoRulesReady
   to 'true', indicating that the rule set is ready for use (but not
   yet 'running').
  1. METER READER INFO: Any meter reader wishing to collect data

reliably for all flows from a RuleSet should first create a row in

   the flowReaderInfoTable with flowReaderRuleSet set to that
   RuleSet's index in the flowRuleSetInfoTable.  It should write that
   row's flowReaderLastTime object each time it starts a collection

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   pass through the flow table.  The meter will not recover a flow's
   memory until every meter reader holding a row for that flow's
   RuleSet has collected the flow's data.
  1. MANAGER INFO: Any manager wishing to run a RuleSet in the meter

must create a row in the flowManagerInfo table, specifying the

   desired RuleSet to run and its corresponding 'standby' RuleSet (if
   one is desired).  A current RuleSet is 'running' if its
   flowManagerRunningStandby value is false(2), similarly a standby
   RuleSet is 'running' if flowManagerRunningStandby is true(1).
 Times within the meter are in terms of its Uptime, i.e. centiseconds
 since the meter started.  For meters implemented as self-contained
 SNMP agents this will be the same as sysUptime, but this may not be
 true for meters implemented as subagents.  Managers can read the
 meter's Uptime when neccessary (e.g. to set a TimeFilter value) by
 setting flowReaderLastTime, then reading its new value.

4 Definitions

FLOW-METER-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS

  MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE,
  Counter32, Counter64, Integer32, mib-2
      FROM SNMPv2-SMI
  TEXTUAL-CONVENTION, RowStatus, TimeStamp, TruthValue
      FROM SNMPv2-TC
  OBJECT-GROUP, MODULE-COMPLIANCE
      FROM SNMPv2-CONF
  ifIndex
      FROM IF-MIB
  TimeFilter
      FROM RMON2-MIB;

flowMIB MODULE-IDENTITY

  LAST-UPDATED "9910250000Z" -- October 25, 1999
  ORGANIZATION "IETF Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement Working Group"
  CONTACT-INFO
      "Nevil Brownlee, The University of Auckland
      Postal: Information Technology Sytems & Services
              The University of Auckland
              Private Bag 92-019
              Auckland, New Zealand
      Phone:  +64 9 373 7599 x8941
      E-mail: n.brownlee@auckland.ac.nz"

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  DESCRIPTION
      "MIB for the RTFM Traffic Flow Meter."
  REVISION "9910250000Z"
  DESCRIPTION
      "Initial Version, published as RFC 2720."
   REVISION "9908301250Z"
   DESCRIPTION
       "UTF8OwnerString Textual Convention added, and used to
       replace OwnerString.  Conceptually the same as OwnerString,
       but facilitating internationalisation by using UTF-8
       encoding for its characters rather than US-ASCII."
  REVISION "9908191010Z"
  DESCRIPTION
      "Changes to SIZE specification for two variables:
        - flowRuleInfoName SIZE specified as (0..127)
        - flowRuleIndex SIZE increased to (1..2147483647)"
  REVISION "9712230937Z"
  DESCRIPTION
      "Two further variables deprecated:
        - flowRuleInfoRulesReady (use flowRuleInfoStatus intead)
        - flowDataStatus (contains no useful information)"
  REVISION "9707071715Z"
  DESCRIPTION
      "Significant changes since RFC 2064 include:
        - flowDataPackageTable added
        - flowColumnActivityTable deprecated
        - flowManagerCounterWrap deprecated"
  REVISION "9603080208Z"
  DESCRIPTION
      "Initial version of this MIB (RFC 2064)"
  ::= { mib-2 40 }

flowControl OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { flowMIB 1 }

flowData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { flowMIB 2 }

flowRules OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { flowMIB 3 }

flowMIBConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { flowMIB 4 }

– Textual Conventions

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UTF8OwnerString ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  DISPLAY-HINT "127t"
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An administratively assigned name for the owner of a
      resource, conceptually the same as OwnerString in the RMON
      MIB [RMON-MIB].
      To facilitate internationalisation, this name information
      is represented using the ISO/IEC IS 10646-1 character set,
      encoded as an octet string using the UTF-8 transformation
      format described in the UTF-8 standard [UTF-8]."
  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..127))

PeerType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Indicates the type of a PeerAddress (see below).  The values
      used are from the 'Address Family Numbers' section of the
      Assigned Numbers RFC [ASG-NBR].  Peer types from other address
      families may also be used, provided only that they are
      identified by their assigned Address Family numbers."
  SYNTAX  INTEGER {
      ipv4(1),
      ipv6(2),
      nsap(3),
      ipx(11),
      appletalk(12),
      decnet(13) }

PeerAddress ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the value of a peer address for various network
      protocols.  Address format depends on the actual protocol,
      as indicated below:
      IPv4:        ipv4(1)
          4-octet IpAddress  (defined in the SNMPv2 SMI [RFC2578])
      IPv6:        ipv6(2)
          16-octet IpAddress  (defined in the
                                  IPv6 Addressing RFC [V6-ADDR])
      CLNS:        nsap(3)
          NsapAddress  (defined in the SNMPv2 SMI [RFC2578])
      Novell:      ipx(11)

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          4-octet Network number,
          6-octet Host number (MAC address)
      AppleTalk:   appletalk(12)
          2-octet Network number (sixteen bits),
          1-octet Host number (eight bits)
      DECnet:      decnet(13)
          1-octet Area number (in low-order six bits),
          2-octet Host number (in low-order ten bits)
      "
  SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (3..20))

AdjacentType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Indicates the type of an adjacent address.  May be a medium
      type or (if metering is taking place inside a tunnel) a
      PeerType (see above).
      The values used for IEEE 802 medium types are from the 'Network
      Management Parameters (ifType definitions)' section of the
      Assigned Numbers RFC [ASG-NBR].  Other medium types may also
      be used, provided only that they are identified by their
      assigned ifType numbers."
  SYNTAX  INTEGER {
      ip(1),
      nsap(3),
      ethernet(7),  -- ethernet-like [ENET-OBJ],
                    --    includes ethernet-csmacd(6)
      tokenring(9),
      ipx(11),
      appletalk(12),
      decnet(13),
      fddi(15) }

AdjacentAddress ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the value of an adjacent address.  May be a Medium
      Access Control (MAC) address or (if metering is taking place
      inside a tunnel) a PeerAddress (see above).
      MAC Address format depends on the actual medium, as follows:
      Ethernet:     ethernet(7)
          6-octet 802.3 MAC address in 'canonical' order

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      Token Ring:   tokenring(9)
          6-octet 802.5 MAC address in 'canonical' order
      FDDI:         fddi(15)
          FddiMACLongAddress, i.e. a 6-octet MAC address
          in 'canonical' order  (defined in [FDDI-MIB])
      "
  SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (3..20))

TransportType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Indicates the type of a TransportAddress (see below).  Values
      will depend on the actual protocol; for IP they will be those
      given in the 'Protocol Numbers' section of the  Assigned Numbers
      RFC [ASG-NBR], including icmp(1), tcp(6) and udp(17)."
  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)

TransportAddress ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the value of a transport address for various
      network protocols.  Format as follows:
      IP:
          2-octet UDP or TCP port number
      Other protocols:
          2-octet port number
      "
  SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (2))

RuleAddress ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the value of an address.  Is a superset of
      MediumAddress, PeerAddress and TransportAddress."
  SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (2..20))

FlowAttributeNumber ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Uniquely identifies an attribute within a flow data record."
  SYNTAX  INTEGER {
      flowIndex(1),
      flowStatus(2),
      flowTimeMark(3),

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      sourceInterface(4),
      sourceAdjacentType(5),
      sourceAdjacentAddress(6),
      sourceAdjacentMask(7),
      sourcePeerType(8),
      sourcePeerAddress(9),
      sourcePeerMask(10),
      sourceTransType(11),
      sourceTransAddress(12),
      sourceTransMask(13),
      destInterface(14),
      destAdjacentType(15),
      destAdjacentAddress(16),
      destAdjacentMask(17),
      destPeerType(18),
      destPeerAddress(19),
      destPeerMask(20),
      destTransType(21),
      destTransAddress(22),
      destTransMask(23),
      pduScale(24),
      octetScale(25),
      ruleSet(26),
      toOctets(27),             -- Source-to-Dest
      toPDUs(28),
      fromOctets(29),           -- Dest-to-Source
      fromPDUs(30),
      firstTime(31),            -- Activity times
      lastActiveTime(32),
      sourceSubscriberID(33),   -- Subscriber ID
      destSubscriberID(34),
      sessionID(35),
      sourceClass(36),          -- Computed attributes
      destClass(37),
      flowClass(38),
      sourceKind(39),
      destKind(40),
      flowKind(41) }

RuleAttributeNumber ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Uniquely identifies an attribute which may be tested in

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      a rule.  These include attributes whose values come directly
      from (or are computed from) the flow's packets, and the five
      'meter' variables used to hold an Attribute Number."
  SYNTAX  INTEGER {
      null(0),
      sourceInterface(4),       -- Source Address
      sourceAdjacentType(5),
      sourceAdjacentAddress(6),
      sourcePeerType(8),
      sourcePeerAddress(9),
      sourceTransType(11),
      sourceTransAddress(12),
      destInterface(14),        -- Dest Address
      destAdjacentType(15),
      destAdjacentAddress(16),
      destPeerType(18),
      destPeerAddress(19),
      destTransType(21),
      destTransAddress(22),
      sourceSubscriberID(33),   -- Subscriber ID
      destSubscriberID(34),
      sessionID(35),
      sourceClass(36),          -- Computed attributes
      destClass(37),
      flowClass(38),
      sourceKind(39),
      destKind(40),
      flowKind(41),
      matchingStoD(50),         -- Packet matching
      v1(51),                   -- Meter variables
      v2(52),
      v3(53),
      v4(54),
      v5(55) }

ActionNumber ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Uniquely identifies the action of a rule, i.e. the Pattern
      Matching Engine's opcode number.  Details of the opcodes
      are given in the 'Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture'
      document [RTFM-ARC]."
  SYNTAX  INTEGER {

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      ignore(1),
      noMatch(2),
      count(3),
      countPkt(4),
      return(5),
      gosub(6),
      gosubAct(7),
      assign(8),
      assignAct(9),
      goto(10),
      gotoAct(11),
      pushRuleTo(12),
      pushRuleToAct(13),
      pushPktTo(14),
      pushPktToAct(15),
      popTo(16),
      popToAct(17) }

– – Control Group: RuleSet Info Table –

flowRuleSetInfoTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowRuleSetInfoEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An array of information about the RuleSets held in the
      meter.
      Any manager may configure a new RuleSet for the meter by
      creating a row in this table with status active(1), and setting
      values for all the objects in its rules.  At this stage the new
      RuleSet is available but not 'running', i.e. it is not being
      used by the meter to produce entries in the flow table.
      To actually 'run' a RuleSet a manager must create a row in
      the flowManagerInfoTable, set it's flowManagerStatus to
      active(1), and set either its CurrentRuleSet or StandbyRuleSet
      to point to the RuleSet to be run.
      Once a RuleSet is running a manager may not change any of the
      objects within the RuleSet itself.  Any attempt to do so should
      result in a notWritable(17) SNMP error-status for such objects.
      A manager may stop a RuleSet running by removing all
      references to it in the flowManagerInfoTable (i.e. by setting
      CurrentRuleSet and StandbyRuleSet values to 0).  This provides

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      a way to stop RuleSets left running if a manager fails.
      For example, when a manager is started, it could search the
      meter's flowManager table and stop all RuleSets having a
      specified value of flowRuleInfoOwner.
      To prevent a manager from interfering with variables belonging
      to another manager, the meter should use MIB views [RFC2575] so
      as to limit each manager's access to the meter's variables,
      effectively dividing the single meter into several virtual
      meters, one for each independent manager."
  ::= { flowControl 1 }

flowRuleSetInfoEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowRuleSetInfoEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Information about a particular RuleSet."
  INDEX  { flowRuleInfoIndex }
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoTable 1 }

FlowRuleSetInfoEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowRuleInfoIndex         Integer32,
  flowRuleInfoSize          Integer32,
  flowRuleInfoOwner         UTF8OwnerString,
  flowRuleInfoTimeStamp     TimeStamp,
  flowRuleInfoStatus        RowStatus,
  flowRuleInfoName          OCTET STRING,
  flowRuleInfoRulesReady    TruthValue,
  flowRuleInfoFlowRecords   Integer32
  }

flowRuleInfoIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An index which selects an entry in the flowRuleSetInfoTable.
      Each such entry contains control information for a particular
      RuleSet which the meter may run."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 1 }

flowRuleInfoSize OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Number of rules in this RuleSet.  Setting this variable will

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      cause the meter to allocate space for these rules."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 2 }

flowRuleInfoOwner OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  UTF8OwnerString
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Identifies the manager which 'owns' this RuleSet.  A manager
      must set this variable when creating a row in this table."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 3 }

flowRuleInfoTimeStamp OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeStamp
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Time this row's associated RuleSet was last changed."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 4 }

flowRuleInfoStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  RowStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The status of this flowRuleSetInfoEntry. If this value is
      not active(1) the meter must not attempt to use the row's
      associated RuleSet.  Once its value has been set to active(1)
      a manager may not change any of the other variables in the
      row, nor the contents of the associated RuleSet.  Any attempt
      to do so should result in a notWritable(17) SNMP error-status
      for such variables or objects.
      To download a RuleSet, a manger could:
         - Locate an open slot in the RuleSetInfoTable.
         - Create a RuleSetInfoEntry by setting the status for this
             open slot to createAndWait(5).
         - Set flowRuleInfoSize and flowRuleInfoName as required.
         - Download the rules into the row's rule table.
         - Set flowRuleInfoStatus to active(1).
      The RuleSet would then be ready to run. The manager is not
      allowed to change the value of flowRuleInfoStatus from
      active(1) if the associated RuleSet is being referenced by any
      of the entries in the flowManagerInfoTable.
      Setting RuleInfoStatus to destroy(6) destroys the associated
      RuleSet together with any flow data collected by it."

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  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 5 }

flowRuleInfoName OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..127))
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An alphanumeric identifier used by managers and readers to
      identify a RuleSet.  For example, a manager wishing to run a
      RuleSet named WWW-FLOWS could search the flowRuleSetInfoTable
      to see whether the WWW-FLOWS RuleSet is already available on
      the meter.
      Note that references to RuleSets in the flowManagerInfoTable
      use indexes for their flowRuleSetInfoTable entries.  These may
      be different each time the RuleSet is loaded into a meter."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 6 }

flowRuleInfoRulesReady OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TruthValue
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Indicates whether the rules for this row's associated RuleSet
      are ready for use.  The meter will refuse to 'run' the RuleSet
      unless this variable has been set to true(1).
      While RulesReady is false(2), the manager may modify the
      RuleSet, for example by downloading rules into it."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 7 }

flowRuleInfoFlowRecords OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The number of entries in the flow table for this RuleSet.
      These may be current (waiting for collection by one or more
      meter readers) or idle (waiting for the meter to recover
      their memory)."
  ::= { flowRuleSetInfoEntry 8 }

– – Control Group: Interface Info Table –

flowInterfaceTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowInterfaceEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible

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  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An array of information specific to each meter interface."
  ::= { flowControl 2 }

flowInterfaceEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowInterfaceEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Information about a particular interface."
  INDEX   { ifIndex }
  ::= { flowInterfaceTable 1 }

FlowInterfaceEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowInterfaceSampleRate   Integer32,
  flowInterfaceLostPackets  Counter32
  }

flowInterfaceSampleRate OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The parameter N for statistical counting on this interface.
      Set to N to count 1/Nth of the packets appearing at this
      interface.  A sampling rate of 1 counts all packets.
      A sampling rate of 0 results in the interface being ignored
      by the meter.
      A meter should choose its own algorithm to introduce variance
      into the sampling so that exactly every Nth packet is counted.
      The IPPM Working Group's RFC 'Framework for IP Performance
      Metrics' [IPPM-FRM] explains why this should be done, and sets
      out an algorithm for doing it."
  DEFVAL { 1 }
  ::= { flowInterfaceEntry 1 }

flowInterfaceLostPackets OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Counter32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The number of packets the meter has lost for this interface.
      Such losses may occur because the meter has been unable to
      keep up with the traffic volume."
  ::= { flowInterfaceEntry 2 }

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– – Control Group: Meter Reader Info Table –

– Any meter reader wishing to collect data reliably for flows – should first create a row in this table. It should write that – row's flowReaderLastTime object each time it starts a collection – pass through the flow table.

– If a meter reader (MR) does not create a row in this table, e.g. – because its MIB view [RFC2575] did not allow MR create access to – flowReaderStatus, collection can still proceed but the meter will – not be aware of meter reader MR. This could lead the meter to – recover flows before they have been collected by MR.

flowReaderInfoTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowReaderInfoEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An array of information about meter readers which have
      registered their intent to collect flow data from this meter."
  ::= { flowControl 3 }

flowReaderInfoEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowReaderInfoEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Information about a particular meter reader."
  INDEX  { flowReaderIndex }
  ::= { flowReaderInfoTable 1 }

FlowReaderInfoEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowReaderIndex            Integer32,
  flowReaderTimeout          Integer32,
  flowReaderOwner            UTF8OwnerString,
  flowReaderLastTime         TimeStamp,
  flowReaderPreviousTime     TimeStamp,
  flowReaderStatus           RowStatus,
  flowReaderRuleSet          Integer32
  }

flowReaderIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION

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      "An index which selects an entry in the flowReaderInfoTable."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 1 }

flowReaderTimeout OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the maximum time (in seconds) between flow data
      collections for this meter reader.  If this time elapses
      without a collection, the meter should assume that this meter
      reader has stopped collecting, and delete this row from the
      table.  A value of zero indicates that this row should not be
      timed out."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 2 }

flowReaderOwner OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  UTF8OwnerString
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Identifies the meter reader which created this row."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 3 }

flowReaderLastTime OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeStamp
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Time this meter reader began its most recent data collection.
      This variable should be written by a meter reader as its first
      step in reading flow data.  The meter will set this LastTime
      value to its current Uptime, and set its PreviousTime value
      (below) to the old  LastTime.  This allows the meter to
      recover flows which have been inactive since PreviousTime,
      for these have been collected at least once.
      If the meter reader fails to write flowLastReadTime, collection
      may still proceed but the meter may not be able to recover
      inactive flows until the flowReaderTimeout has been reached
      for this entry."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 4 }

flowReaderPreviousTime OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeStamp
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current

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  DESCRIPTION
      "Time this meter reader began the collection before last."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 5 }

flowReaderStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  RowStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The status of this FlowReaderInfoEntry. A value of active(1)
      implies that the associated reader should be collecting data
      from the meter.  Once this variable has been set to active(1)
      a manager may only change this row's flowReaderLastTime and
      flowReaderTimeout variables."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 6 }

flowReaderRuleSet OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An index to the array of RuleSets.  Specifies a set of rules
      of interest to this meter reader.  The reader will attempt to
      collect any data generated by the meter for this RuleSet, and
      the meter will not recover the memory of any of the RuleSet's
      flows until this collection has taken place.  Note that a
      reader may have entries in this table for several RuleSets."
  ::= { flowReaderInfoEntry 7 }

– – Control Group: Manager Info Table –

– Any manager wishing to run a RuleSet must create a row in this – table. Once it has a table row, the manager may set the control – variables in its row so as to cause the meter to run any valid – RuleSet held by the meter.

– A single manager may run several RuleSets; it must create a row – in this table for each of them. In short, each row of this table – describes (and controls) a 'task' which the meter is executing.

flowManagerInfoTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowManagerInfoEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "An array of information about managers which have

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      registered their intent to run RuleSets on this meter."
  ::= { flowControl 4 }

flowManagerInfoEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowManagerInfoEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Information about a particular meter 'task.'  By creating
      an entry in this table and activating it, a manager requests
      that the meter 'run' the indicated RuleSet.
      The entry also specifies a HighWaterMark and a StandbyRuleSet.
      If the meter's flow table usage exceeds this task's
      HighWaterMark the meter will stop running the task's
      CurrentRuleSet and switch to its StandbyRuleSet.
      If the value of the task's StandbyRuleSet is 0 when its
      HighWaterMark is exceeded, the meter simply stops running the
      task's CurrentRuleSet.  By careful selection of HighWaterMarks
      for the various tasks a manager can ensure that the most
      critical RuleSets are the last to stop running as the number
      of flows increases.
      When a manager has determined that the demand for flow table
      space has abated, it may cause the task to switch back to its
      CurrentRuleSet by setting its flowManagerRunningStandby
      variable to false(2)."
  INDEX  { flowManagerIndex }
  ::= { flowManagerInfoTable 1 }

FlowManagerInfoEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowManagerIndex           Integer32,
  flowManagerCurrentRuleSet  Integer32,
  flowManagerStandbyRuleSet  Integer32,
  flowManagerHighWaterMark   Integer32,
  flowManagerCounterWrap     INTEGER,
  flowManagerOwner           UTF8OwnerString,
  flowManagerTimeStamp       TimeStamp,
  flowManagerStatus          RowStatus,
  flowManagerRunningStandby  TruthValue
  }

flowManagerIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION

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      "An index which selects an entry in the flowManagerInfoTable."
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 1 }

flowManagerCurrentRuleSet OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index to the array of RuleSets.  Specifies which set of
      rules is the 'current' one for this task.  The meter will
      be 'running' the current RuleSet if this row's
      flowManagerRunningStandby value is false(2).
      When the manager sets this variable the meter will stop using
      the task's old current RuleSet and start using the new one.
      Specifying RuleSet 0 (the empty set) stops flow measurement
      for this task."
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 2 }

flowManagerStandbyRuleSet OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index to the array of RuleSets.  After reaching HighWaterMark
      (see below) the manager will switch to using the task's
      StandbyRuleSet in place of its CurrentRuleSet.  For this to be
      effective the designated StandbyRuleSet should have a coarser
      reporting granularity then the CurrentRuleSet.  The manager may
      also need to decrease the meter reading interval so that the
      meter can recover flows measured by this task's CurrentRuleSet."
  DEFVAL { 0 }  -- No standby
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 3 }

flowManagerHighWaterMark OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (0..100)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "A value expressed as a percentage, interpreted by the meter
      as an indication of how full the flow table should be before
      it should switch to the standby RuleSet (if one has been
      specified) for this task.  Values of 0% or 100% disable the
      checking represented by this variable."
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 4 }

flowManagerCounterWrap OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  INTEGER { wrap(1), scale(2) }

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  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies whether PDU and octet counters should wrap when
      they reach the top of their range (normal behaviour for
      Counter64 objects), or whether their scale factors should
      be used instead.  The combination of counter and scale
      factor allows counts to be returned as non-negative binary
      floating point numbers, with 64-bit mantissas and 8-bit
      exponents."
  DEFVAL { wrap }
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 5 }

flowManagerOwner OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  UTF8OwnerString
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Identifies the manager which created this row."
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 6 }

flowManagerTimeStamp OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeStamp
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Time this row was last changed by its manager."
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 7 }

flowManagerStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  RowStatus
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The status of this row in the flowManagerInfoTable.  A value
      of active(1) implies that this task may be activated, by
      setting its CurrentRuleSet and StandbyRuleSet variables.
      Its HighWaterMark and RunningStandby variables may also be
      changed."
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 8 }

flowManagerRunningStandby OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TruthValue
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Set to true(1) by the meter to indicate that it has switched
      to runnning this task's StandbyRuleSet in place of its

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      CurrentRuleSet.  To switch back to the CurrentRuleSet, the
      manager may simply set this variable to false(2)."
  DEFVAL { false }
  ::= { flowManagerInfoEntry 9 }

– – Control Group: General Meter Control Variables –

flowFloodMark OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (0..100)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "A value expressed as a percentage, interpreted by the meter
      as an indication of how full the flow table should be before
      it should take some action to avoid running out of resources
      to handle new flows, as discussed in section 4.6 (Handling
      Increasing Traffic Levels) of the RTFM Architecture RFC
      [RTFM-ARC].
      Values of 0% or 100% disable the checking represented by
      this variable."
  DEFVAL { 95 } -- Enabled by default.
  ::= { flowControl 5 }

flowInactivityTimeout OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The time in seconds since the last packet seen, after which
      a flow becomes 'idle.'  Note that although a flow may be
      idle, it will not be discarded (and its memory recovered)
      until after its data has been collected by all the meter
      readers registered for its RuleSet."
  DEFVAL { 600 } -- 10 minutes
  ::= { flowControl 6 }

flowActiveFlows OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The number of flows which are currently in use."
  ::= { flowControl 7 }

flowMaxFlows OBJECT-TYPE

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  SYNTAX  Integer32
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The maximum number of flows allowed in the meter's
      flow table.  At present this is determined when the meter
      is first started up."
  ::= { flowControl 8 }

flowFloodMode OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TruthValue
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Indicates that the meter has passed its FloodMark and is
      not running in its normal mode.
      When the manager notices this it should take action to remedy
      the problem which caused the flooding.  It should then monitor
      flowActiveFlows so as to determine when the flood has receded.
      At that point the manager may set flowFloodMode to false(2) to
      resume normal operation."
  ::= { flowControl 9 }

– – The Flow Table –

– This is a table kept by a meter, with one flow data entry for every – flow being measured. Each flow data entry stores the attribute – values for a traffic flow. Details of flows and their attributes – are given in the 'Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture' – document [RTFM-ARC].

– From time to time a meter reader may sweep the flow table so as – to read counts. This is most effectively achieved by using the – TimeMark variable together with successive GetBulk requests to – retrieve the values of the desired flow attribute variables.

– This scheme allows multiple meter readers to independently use the – same meter; the meter readers do not have to be synchronised and – they may use different collection intervals.

– If identical sets of counts are required from a meter, a manager – could achieve this using two identical copies of a RuleSet in that – meter and switching back and forth between them. This is discussed – further in the RTFM Architecture document [RTFM-ARC].

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flowDataTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowDataEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The list of all flows being measured."
  ::= { flowData 1 }

flowDataEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowDataEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The flow data record for a particular flow."
  INDEX { flowDataRuleSet, flowDataTimeMark, flowDataIndex }
  ::= { flowDataTable 1 }

FlowDataEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowDataIndex                   Integer32,
  flowDataTimeMark                TimeFilter,
  flowDataStatus                  INTEGER,
  flowDataSourceInterface         Integer32,
  flowDataSourceAdjacentType      AdjacentType,
  flowDataSourceAdjacentAddress   AdjacentAddress,
  flowDataSourceAdjacentMask      AdjacentAddress,
  flowDataSourcePeerType          PeerType,
  flowDataSourcePeerAddress       PeerAddress,
  flowDataSourcePeerMask          PeerAddress,
  flowDataSourceTransType         TransportType,
  flowDataSourceTransAddress      TransportAddress,
  flowDataSourceTransMask         TransportAddress,
  flowDataDestInterface           Integer32,
  flowDataDestAdjacentType        AdjacentType,
  flowDataDestAdjacentAddress     AdjacentAddress,
  flowDataDestAdjacentMask        AdjacentAddress,
  flowDataDestPeerType            PeerType,
  flowDataDestPeerAddress         PeerAddress,
  flowDataDestPeerMask            PeerAddress,
  flowDataDestTransType           TransportType,
  flowDataDestTransAddress        TransportAddress,
  flowDataDestTransMask           TransportAddress,
  flowDataPDUScale                Integer32,
  flowDataOctetScale              Integer32,
  flowDataRuleSet                 Integer32,

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  flowDataToOctets                Counter64,    -- Source->Dest
  flowDataToPDUs                  Counter64,
  flowDataFromOctets              Counter64,    -- Dest->Source
  flowDataFromPDUs                Counter64,
  flowDataFirstTime               TimeStamp,    -- Activity times
  flowDataLastActiveTime          TimeStamp,
  flowDataSourceSubscriberID      OCTET STRING,
  flowDataDestSubscriberID        OCTET STRING,
  flowDataSessionID               OCTET STRING,
  flowDataSourceClass             Integer32,
  flowDataDestClass               Integer32,
  flowDataClass                   Integer32,
  flowDataSourceKind              Integer32,
  flowDataDestKind                Integer32,
  flowDataKind                    Integer32
  }

flowDataIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Value of this flow data record's index within the meter's
      flow table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 1 }

flowDataTimeMark OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeFilter
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "A TimeFilter for this entry.  Allows GetNext and GetBulk
      to find flow table rows which have changed since a specified
      value of the meter's Uptime."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 2 }

flowDataStatus OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  INTEGER { inactive(1), current(2) }
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Status of this flow data record."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 3 }

flowDataSourceInterface OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32

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  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index of the interface associated with the source address
      for this flow.  It's value is one of those contained in the
      ifIndex field of the meter's interfaces table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 4 }

flowDataSourceAdjacentType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  AdjacentType
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Adjacent address type of the source for this flow.
      If metering is being performed at the network level,
      AdjacentType will indicate the medium for the interface on
      which the flow was observed and AdjacentAddress will be the
      MAC address for that interface.  This is the usual case.
      If traffic is being metered inside a tunnel, AdjacentType will
      be the peer type of the host at the end of the tunnel and
      AdjacentAddress will be the peer address for that host."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 5 }

flowDataSourceAdjacentAddress OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  AdjacentAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Address of the adjacent device on the path for the source
      for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 6 }

flowDataSourceAdjacentMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  AdjacentAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "1-bits in this mask indicate which bits must match when
      comparing the adjacent source address for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 7 }

flowDataSourcePeerType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  PeerType
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION

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      "Peer address type of the source for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 8 }

flowDataSourcePeerAddress OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  PeerAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Address of the peer device for the source of this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 9 }

flowDataSourcePeerMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  PeerAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "1-bits in this mask indicate which bits must match when
      comparing the source peer address for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 10 }

flowDataSourceTransType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TransportType
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Transport address type of the source for this flow.  The
      value of this attribute will depend on the peer address type."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 11 }

flowDataSourceTransAddress OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TransportAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Transport address for the source of this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 12 }

flowDataSourceTransMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TransportAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "1-bits in this mask indicate which bits must match when
      comparing the transport source address for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 13 }

flowDataDestInterface OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32

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  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index of the interface associated with the dest address for
      this flow.  This value is one of the values contained in the
      ifIndex field of the interfaces table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 14 }

flowDataDestAdjacentType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  AdjacentType
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Adjacent address type of the destination for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 15 }

flowDataDestAdjacentAddress OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  AdjacentAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Address of the adjacent device on the path for the
      destination for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 16 }

flowDataDestAdjacentMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  AdjacentAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "1-bits in this mask indicate which bits must match when
      comparing the adjacent destination address for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 17 }

flowDataDestPeerType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  PeerType
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Peer address type of the destination for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 18 }

flowDataDestPeerAddress OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  PeerAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Address of the peer device for the destination of this flow."

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  ::= { flowDataEntry 19 }

flowDataDestPeerMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  PeerAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "1-bits in this mask indicate which bits must match when
      comparing the destination peer type for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 20 }

flowDataDestTransType OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TransportType
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Transport address type of the destination for this flow.  The
      value of this attribute will depend on the peer address type."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 21 }

flowDataDestTransAddress OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TransportAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Transport address for the destination of this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 22 }

flowDataDestTransMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TransportAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "1-bits in this mask indicate which bits must match when
      comparing the transport destination address for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 23 }

flowDataPDUScale OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (0..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The scale factor applied to this particular flow.  Indicates
      the number of bits the PDU counter values should be moved left
      to obtain the actual values."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 24 }

flowDataOctetScale OBJECT-TYPE

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  SYNTAX  Integer32 (0..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The scale factor applied to this particular flow.  Indicates
      the number of bits the octet counter values should be moved
      left to obtain the actual values."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 25 }

flowDataRuleSet OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The RuleSet number of the RuleSet which created this flow.
      Allows a manager to use GetNext or GetBulk requests to find
      flows belonging to a particular RuleSet."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 26 }

flowDataToOctets OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Counter64
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The count of octets flowing from source to destination
      for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 27 }

flowDataToPDUs OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Counter64
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The count of packets flowing from source to destination
      for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 28 }

flowDataFromOctets OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Counter64
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The count of octets flowing from destination to source
      for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 29 }

flowDataFromPDUs OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Counter64

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  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The count of packets flowing from destination to source
      for this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 30 }

flowDataFirstTime OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeStamp
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The time at which this flow was first entered in the table"
  ::= { flowDataEntry 31 }

flowDataLastActiveTime OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeStamp
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The last time this flow had activity, i.e. the time of
      arrival of the most recent PDU belonging to this flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 32 }

flowDataSourceSubscriberID OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..20))
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Subscriber ID associated with the source address for this
      flow.  A Subscriber ID is an unspecified text string, used
      to ascribe traffic flows to individual users.  At this time
      the means by which a Subscriber ID may be associated with a
      flow is unspecified."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 33 }

flowDataDestSubscriberID OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..20))
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Subscriber ID associated with the destination address for
      this flow.  A Subscriber ID is an unspecified text string,
      used to ascribe traffic flows to individual users.  At this
      time the means by which a Subscriber ID may be associated
      with a flow is unspecified."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 34 }

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flowDataSessionID OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..10))
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Session ID for this flow.  Such an ID might be allocated
      by a network access server to distinguish a series of sessions
      between the same pair of addresses, which would otherwise
      appear to be parts of the same accounting flow."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 35 }

flowDataSourceClass OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Source class for this flow.  Determined by the rules, set by
      a PushRule action when this flow was entered in the table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 36 }

flowDataDestClass OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Destination class for this flow.  Determined by the rules, set
      by a PushRule action when this flow was entered in the table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 37 }

flowDataClass OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Class for this flow.  Determined by the rules, set by a
      PushRule action when this flow was entered in the table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 38 }

flowDataSourceKind OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Source kind for this flow.  Determined by the rules, set by
      a PushRule action when this flow was entered in the table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 39 }

flowDataDestKind OBJECT-TYPE

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  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Destination kind for this flow.  Determined by the rules, set
      by a PushRule action when this flow was entered in the table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 40 }

flowDataKind OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Class for this flow.  Determined by the rules, set by a
      PushRule action when this flow was entered in the table."
  ::= { flowDataEntry 41 }

– – The Activity Column Table –

flowColumnActivityTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowColumnActivityEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS   deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index into the Flow Table.  Allows a meter reader to retrieve
      a list containing the flow table indexes of flows which were
      last active at or after a given time, together with the values
      of a specified attribute for each such flow."
  ::= { flowData 2 }

flowColumnActivityEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowColumnActivityEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "The Column Activity Entry for a particular attribute,
      activity time and flow."
  INDEX { flowColumnActivityAttribute, flowColumnActivityTime,
          flowColumnActivityIndex }
  ::= { flowColumnActivityTable 1 }

FlowColumnActivityEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowColumnActivityAttribute   FlowAttributeNumber,
  flowColumnActivityTime        TimeFilter,
  flowColumnActivityIndex       Integer32,
  flowColumnActivityData        OCTET STRING

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  }

flowColumnActivityAttribute OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowAttributeNumber
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the attribute for which values are required from
      active flows."
  ::= { flowColumnActivityEntry 1 }

flowColumnActivityTime OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeFilter
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "This variable is a copy of flowDataLastActiveTime in the
      flow data record identified by the flowColumnActivityIndex
      value of this flowColumnActivityTable entry."
  ::= { flowColumnActivityEntry 2 }

flowColumnActivityIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index of a flow table entry which was active at or after
      a specified flowColumnActivityTime."
  ::= { flowColumnActivityEntry 3 }

flowColumnActivityData OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (3..1000))
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "Collection of attribute data for flows active after
      flowColumnActivityTime.  Within the OCTET STRING is a
      sequence of { flow index, attribute value } pairs, one for
      each active flow.  The end of the sequence is marked by a
      flow index value of 0, indicating that there are no more
      rows in this column.
      The format of objects inside flowColumnFlowData is as follows.
      All numbers are unsigned.  Numbers and strings appear with
      their high-order bytes leading.  Numbers are fixed size, as
      specified by their SYNTAX in the flow table (above), i.e. one
      octet for flowAddressType and small constants, and four octets
      for Counter and TimeStamp.  Strings are variable-length, with

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      the length given in a single leading octet.
      The following is an attempt at an ASN.1 definition of
      flowColumnActivityData:
      flowColumnActivityData ::= SEQUENCE flowRowItemEntry
      flowRowItemEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
         flowRowNumber    Integer32 (1..65535),
                               -- 0 indicates the end of this column
         flowDataValue   flowDataType -- Choice depends on attribute
         }
      flowDataType ::= CHOICE {
          flowByteValue   Integer32 (1..255),
          flowShortValue  Integer32 (1..65535),
          flowLongValue   Integer32,
          flowStringValue OCTET STRING  -- Length (n) in first byte,
                -- n+1 bytes total length, trailing zeroes truncated
          }"
  ::= { flowColumnActivityEntry 4 }

– – The Data Package Table –

flowDataPackageTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowDataPackageEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS   current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index into the Flow Table.  Allows a meter reader to retrieve
      a sequence containing the values of a specified set of
      attributes for a flow which came from a specified RuleSet and
      which was last active at or after a given time."
  ::= { flowData 3 }

flowDataPackageEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowDataPackageEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The data package containing selected variables from
      active rows in the flow table."
  INDEX { flowPackageSelector,
      flowPackageRuleSet, flowPackageTime, flowPackageIndex }
  ::= { flowDataPackageTable 1 }

FlowDataPackageEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowPackageSelector    OCTET STRING,

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  flowPackageRuleSet     Integer32,
  flowPackageTime        TimeFilter,
  flowPackageIndex       Integer32,
  flowPackageData        OCTET STRING
  }

flowPackageSelector OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the attributes for which values are required from
      an active flow.  These are encoded as a sequence of octets
      each containing a FlowAttribute number, preceded by an octet
      giving the length of the sequence (not including the length
      octet).  For a flowPackageSelector to be valid, it must
      contain at least one attribute."
  ::= { flowDataPackageEntry 1 }

flowPackageRuleSet OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..255)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Specifies the index (in the flowRuleSetInfoTable) of the rule
      set which produced the required flow."
  ::= { flowDataPackageEntry 2 }

flowPackageTime OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  TimeFilter
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "This variable is a copy of flowDataLastActiveTime in the
      flow data record identified by the flowPackageIndex
      value of this flowPackageTable entry."
  ::= { flowDataPackageEntry 3 }

flowPackageIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Index of a flow table entry which was active at or after
      a specified flowPackageTime."
  ::= { flowDataPackageEntry 4 }

flowPackageData OBJECT-TYPE

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  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING
  MAX-ACCESS  read-only
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "A collection of attribute values for a single flow, as
      specified by this row's indexes.  The attribute values are
      contained within a BER-encoded sequence [ASN-1, ASN-BER],
      in the order they appear in their flowPackageSelector.
      For example, to retrieve a flowPackage containing values for
      attributes 11, 18 and 29, for a flow in RuleSet 7, with flow
      index 3447, one would GET the package whose Object Identifier
      (OID) is
          flowPackageData . 3.11.18.29 . 7. 0 . 3447
      To get a package for the next such flow which had been
      active since time 12345 one would GETNEXT the package whose
      Object Identifier (OID) is
          flowPackageData . 3.11.18.29 . 7. 12345 . 3447"
  ::= { flowDataPackageEntry 5 }

– – The Rule Table –

– This is an array of RuleSets; the 'running' ones are indicated – by the entries in the meter's flowManagerInfoTable. Several – RuleSets can be held in a meter so that the manager can change the – running RuleSets easily, for example with time of day. Note that – a manager may not change the rules in any RuleSet currently – referenced within the flowManagerInfoTable (either as 'current' or – 'standby')! See the 'Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture' – document [RTFM-ARC] for details of rules and how they are used.

– Space for a RuleSet is allocated by setting the value of – flowRuleInfoSize in the rule table's flowRuleSetInfoTable row. – Values for each row in the RuleSet (Selector, Mask, MatchedValue, – Action and Parameter) can then be set by the meter.

– Although an individual rule within a RuleSet could be modified, – it is much safer to simply download a complete new RuleSet.

flowRuleTable OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF FlowRuleEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS   current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Contains all the RuleSets which may be used by the meter."

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  ::= { flowRules 1 }

flowRuleEntry OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  FlowRuleEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS   current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The rule record itself."
  INDEX { flowRuleSet, flowRuleIndex }
  ::= { flowRuleTable 1 }

FlowRuleEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

  flowRuleSet                  Integer32,
  flowRuleIndex                Integer32,
  flowRuleSelector             RuleAttributeNumber,
  flowRuleMask                 RuleAddress,
  flowRuleMatchedValue         RuleAddress,
  flowRuleAction               ActionNumber,
  flowRuleParameter            Integer32
  }

flowRuleSet OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Selects a RuleSet from the array of RuleSets."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 1 }

flowRuleIndex OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..2147483647)
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The index into the Rule table.  N.B: These values will
      normally be consecutive, given the fall-through semantics
      of processing the table."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 2 }

flowRuleSelector OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  RuleAttributeNumber
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "Indicates the attribute to be matched.
      null(0) is a special case; null rules always succeed.

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      matchingStoD(50) is set by the meter's Packet Matching Engine.
      Its value is true(1) if the PME is attempting to match the
      packet with its addresses in Source-to-Destination order (i.e.
      as they appear in the packet), and false(2) otherwise.
      Details of how packets are matched are given in the 'Traffic
      Flow Measurement: Architecture' document [RTFM-ARC].
      v1(51), v2(52), v3(53), v4(54) and v5(55) select meter
      variables, each of which can hold the name (i.e. selector
      value) of an address attribute.  When one of these is used
      as a selector, its value specifies the attribute to be
      tested.  Variable values are set by an Assign action."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 3 }

flowRuleMask OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  RuleAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The initial mask used to compute the desired value.  If the
      mask is zero the rule's test will always succeed."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 4 }

flowRuleMatchedValue OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  RuleAddress
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The resulting value to be matched for equality.
      Specifically, if the attribute chosen by the flowRuleSelector
      logically ANDed with the mask specified by the flowRuleMask
      equals the value specified in the flowRuleMatchedValue, then
      continue processing the table entry based on the action
      specified by the flowRuleAction entry.  Otherwise, proceed to
      the next entry in the rule table."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 5 }

flowRuleAction OBJECT-TYPE

  SYNTAX  ActionNumber
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The action to be taken if this rule's test succeeds, or if
      the meter's 'test' flag is off.  Actions are opcodes for the
      meter's Packet Matching Engine; details are given in the
      'Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture' document [RTFM-ARC]."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 6 }

flowRuleParameter OBJECT-TYPE

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  SYNTAX  Integer32 (1..65535)
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "A parameter value providing extra information for this rule's
      action.  Most of the actions use the parameter value to specify
      which rule to execute after this rule's test has failed; details
      are given in the 'Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture'
      document [RTFM-ARC]."
  ::= { flowRuleEntry 7 }

– – Traffic Flow Meter conformance statement –

flowMIBCompliances

  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { flowMIBConformance 1 }

flowMIBGroups

  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { flowMIBConformance 2 }

flowControlGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {
      flowRuleInfoSize, flowRuleInfoOwner,
          flowRuleInfoTimeStamp, flowRuleInfoStatus,
          flowRuleInfoName,
          flowRuleInfoRulesReady,
          flowRuleInfoFlowRecords,
      flowInterfaceSampleRate,
          flowInterfaceLostPackets,
      flowReaderTimeout, flowReaderOwner,
          flowReaderLastTime, flowReaderPreviousTime,
          flowReaderStatus, flowReaderRuleSet,
      flowManagerCurrentRuleSet, flowManagerStandbyRuleSet,
          flowManagerHighWaterMark,
          flowManagerCounterWrap,
          flowManagerOwner, flowManagerTimeStamp,
          flowManagerStatus, flowManagerRunningStandby,
      flowFloodMark,
          flowInactivityTimeout, flowActiveFlows,
          flowMaxFlows, flowFloodMode }
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "The control group defines objects which are used to control
      an accounting meter."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 1 }

flowDataTableGroup OBJECT-GROUP

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  OBJECTS  {

– flowDataIndex, ← INDEX, not-accessible

      flowDataStatus,
      flowDataSourceInterface,
      flowDataSourceAdjacentType,
      flowDataSourceAdjacentAddress, flowDataSourceAdjacentMask,
      flowDataSourcePeerType,
      flowDataSourcePeerAddress, flowDataSourcePeerMask,
      flowDataSourceTransType,
      flowDataSourceTransAddress, flowDataSourceTransMask,
      flowDataDestInterface,
      flowDataDestAdjacentType,
      flowDataDestAdjacentAddress, flowDataDestAdjacentMask,
      flowDataDestPeerType,
      flowDataDestPeerAddress, flowDataDestPeerMask,
      flowDataDestTransType,
      flowDataDestTransAddress, flowDataDestTransMask,

– flowDataRuleSet, ← INDEX, not-accessible

      flowDataToOctets, flowDataToPDUs,
      flowDataFromOctets, flowDataFromPDUs,
      flowDataFirstTime, flowDataLastActiveTime,
      flowDataSourceClass, flowDataDestClass, flowDataClass,
      flowDataSourceKind, flowDataDestKind, flowDataKind
      }
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "The flow table group defines objects which provide the
      structure for the flow table, including the creation time
      and activity time indexes into it.  In addition it defines
      objects which provide a base set of flow attributes for the
      adjacent, peer and transport layers, together with a flow's
      counters and times.  Finally it defines a flow's class and
      kind attributes, which are set by rule actions."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 2 }

flowDataScaleGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {
      flowManagerCounterWrap,
      flowDataPDUScale, flowDataOctetScale
      }
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "The flow scale group defines objects which specify scale
      factors for counters."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 3 }

flowDataSubscriberGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {

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      flowDataSourceSubscriberID, flowDataDestSubscriberID,
      flowDataSessionID
      }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The flow subscriber group defines objects which may be used
      to identify the end point(s) of a flow."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 4 }

flowDataColumnTableGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {
      flowColumnActivityAttribute,
      flowColumnActivityIndex,
      flowColumnActivityTime,
      flowColumnActivityData
      }
  STATUS  deprecated
  DESCRIPTION
      "The flow column table group defines objects which can be used
      to collect part of a column of attribute values from the flow
      table."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 5 }

flowDataPackageGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {
      flowPackageData
      }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The data package group defines objects which can be used
      to collect a specified set of attribute values from a row of
      the flow table."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 6 }

flowRuleTableGroup OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {
      flowRuleSelector,
      flowRuleMask, flowRuleMatchedValue,
      flowRuleAction, flowRuleParameter
      }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The rule table group defines objects which hold the set(s)
      of rules specifying which traffic flows are to be accounted
      for."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 7 }

flowDataScaleGroup2 OBJECT-GROUP

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  OBJECTS  {

– flowManagerCounterWrap, ← Deprecated

      flowDataPDUScale, flowDataOctetScale
      }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The flow scale group defines objects which specify scale
      factors for counters.  This group replaces the earlier
      version of flowDataScaleGroup above (now deprecated)."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 8}

flowControlGroup2 OBJECT-GROUP

  OBJECTS  {
      flowRuleInfoSize, flowRuleInfoOwner,
          flowRuleInfoTimeStamp, flowRuleInfoStatus,
          flowRuleInfoName,

– flowRuleInfoRulesReady, ← Deprecated

          flowRuleInfoFlowRecords,
      flowInterfaceSampleRate,
          flowInterfaceLostPackets,
      flowReaderTimeout, flowReaderOwner,
          flowReaderLastTime, flowReaderPreviousTime,
          flowReaderStatus, flowReaderRuleSet,
      flowManagerCurrentRuleSet, flowManagerStandbyRuleSet,
          flowManagerHighWaterMark,

– flowManagerCounterWrap, ← Moved to DataScaleGroup

          flowManagerOwner, flowManagerTimeStamp,
          flowManagerStatus, flowManagerRunningStandby,
      flowFloodMark,
          flowInactivityTimeout, flowActiveFlows,
          flowMaxFlows, flowFloodMode }
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The control group defines objects which are used to control
      an accounting meter.  It replaces the earlier version of
      flowControlGroup above (now deprecated)."
  ::= {flowMIBGroups 9 }

flowMIBCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE

  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
      "The compliance statement for a Traffic Flow Meter."
  MODULE
      MANDATORY-GROUPS  {
          flowControlGroup2,
          flowDataTableGroup,
          flowDataPackageGroup,
          flowRuleTableGroup

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          }
  ::= { flowMIBCompliances 1 }

END

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5 Security Considerations

5.1 SNMP Concerns

 There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB that
 have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create.  Such
 objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network
 environments.  The support for SET operations in a non-secure
 environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on
 network operations.
 There are a number of managed objects in this MIB that may contain
 sensitive information.  These include all the objects in the Control
 Group (since they control access to meter resources by Managers and
 Meter Readers) and those in the Flow Table (since they hold the
 collected traffic flow data).
 It is thus important to control even GET access to these objects and
 possibly to even encrypt the values of these object when sending them
 over the network via SNMP. Not all versions of SNMP provide features
 for such a secure environment.
 SNMPv1 by itself is not a secure environment.  Even if the network
 itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), even then, there is no
 control as to who on the secure network is allowed to access and
 GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects in this MIB.
 It is recommended that the implementers consider the security
 features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework.  Specifically, the use
 of the User-based Security Model [RFC2574] and the View-based Access
 Control Model [RFC2575] is recommended.
 It is then a customer/user responsibility to ensure that the SNMP
 entity giving access to an instance of this MIB is properly
 configured to give access to the objects only to those principals
 (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET
 (change/create/delete) them.

5.2 Traffic Meter Concerns

 This MIB describes how an RTFM traffic meter is controlled, and
 provides a way for traffic flow data to be retrieved from it by a
 meter reader.  This is essentially an application using SNMP as a
 method of communication between co-operating hosts; it does not - in
 itself - have any inherent security risks.

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 Since, however, the traffic flow data can be extremely valuable for
 network management purposes it is vital that sensible precautions be
 taken to keep the meter and its data secure.  In particular, an
 attacker must not be permitted to write any of the meter's variables!
 This requires that access to the meter for control purposes (e.g.
 loading RuleSets and reading flow data) be restricted.  Such
 restriction could be achieved in many ways, for example:
  1. Physical Separation. Meter(s) and meter reader(s) could be

deployed so that control capabilities are kept within a separate

   network, access to which is carefully controlled.
  1. Application-layer Security. A minimal level of security for SNMP

can be provided by using 'community' strings (which are essentially

   clear-text passwords) with SNMPv2C [RFC1157].  Where stronger
   security is needed, users should consider using the User-based
   Security Model [RFC2574] and the View-based Access Control Model
   [RFC2575].
  1. Lower-layer Security. Access to the meter can be protected using

encryption at the network layer. For example, one could run SNMP

   to the meter through an encrypted TCP tunnel.
 When implementing a meter it may be sensible to use separate network
 interfaces for control and for metering.  If this is done the control
 network can be set up so that it doesn't carry any 'user' traffic,
 and the metering interfaces can ignore any user attempts to take
 control of the meter.
 Users should also consider how they will address attempts to
 circumvent a meter, i.e. to prevent it from measuring flows.  Such
 attempts are essentially denial-of-service attacks on the metering
 interfaces.  For example
  1. Port Scan attacks. The attacker sends packets to each of a very

large number of IP (Address : Port) pairs. Each of these packets

   creates a new flow in the meter; if there are enough of them the
   meter will recognise a 'flood' condition, and will probably stop
   creating new flows.  As a minimum, users (and implementors) should
   ensure that meters can recover from flood conditions as soon as
   possible after they occur.
  1. Counter Wrap attacks: The attacker sends enough packets to cause

the counters in a flow to wrap several times between meter

   readings, thus causing the counts to be artificially low.  The
   change to using 64-bit counters in this MIB reduces this problem
   significantly.

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 Users can reduce the severity of both the above attacks by ensuring
 that their meters are read often enough to prevent them being
 flooded.  The resulting flow data will contain a record of the
 attacking packets, which may well be useful in determining where any
 attack came from.

6 IANA Considerations

 The RTFM Architecture document [RTFM-ARC], has two sets of assigned
 numbers:  Opcodes for the PME (Pattern Matching Engine) and RTFM
 Attribute numbers.  All the assigned numbers used in the Meter MIB
 appear in Textual Conventions.  The numbers they use are derived as
 follows:
 The MIB's 'Type' textual conventions use names and numbers from the
 Assigned Numbers RFC [ASG-NBR]:
    MediumType            Uses ifType Definitions
    PeerType              Uses Address Family Numbers
    TransportType         Uses Protocol Numbers
 The MIB's 'AttributeNumber' textual conventions use RTFM Attribute
 names and numbers from the RTFM Architecture document [RTFM-ARC], or
 other numbers allocated according to that document's IANA
 Considerations section:
    FlowAttributeNumber   Have values stored in a flow table row
    RuleAttributeNumber   May be tested in a rule
 The MIB's ActionNumber textual convention uses RTFM PME Opcode names
 and numbers from the RTFM Architecture document [RTFM-ARC], or other
 numbers allocated according to that document's IANA Considerations
 section.

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7 Appendix A: Changes Introduced Since RFC 2064

 The first version of the Meter MIB was published as RFC 2064 in
 January 1997.  The most significant changes since then are summarised
 below.
  1. TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS: Greater use is made of textual conventions to

describe the various types of addresses used by the meter.

  1. PACKET MATCHING ATTRIBUTES: Computed attributes (e.g. FlowClass and

FlowKind) may now be tested. This allows one to use these

   variables to store information during packet matching.
   A new attribute, MatchingStoD, has been added.  Its value is 1
   while a packet is being matched with its adresses in 'wire'
   (source-to-destination) order.
  1. FLOOD MODE: This is now a read-write variable. Setting it to

false(2) switches the meter out of flood mode and back to normal

   operation.
  1. CONTROL TABLES: Several variables have been added to the RuleSet,

Reader and Manager tables to provide more effective control of the

   meter's activities.
  1. FLOW TABLE: 64-bit counters are used for octet and PDU counts.

This reduces the problems caused by the wrap-around of 32-bit

   counters in earlier versions.
   flowDataRuleSet is now used as an index to the flow table.  This
   allows a meter reader to collect only those flow table rows created
   by a specified RuleSet.
  1. DATA PACKAGES: This is a new table, allowing a meter reader to

retrieve values for a list of attributes from a flow as a single

   object (a BER-encoded sequence [ASN-1, ASN-BER]). It provides an
   efficient way to recover flow data, particularly when used with
   SNMP GetBulk requests.
   Earlier versions had a 'Column Activity Table'; using this it was
   difficult to collect all data for a flow efficiently in a single
   SNMP request.

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8 Acknowledgements

 An early draft of this document was produced under the auspices of
 the IETF's Accounting Working Group with assistance from the SNMP
 Working Group and the Security Area Advisory Group.  Particular
 thanks are due to Jim Barnes, Sig Handelman and Stephen Stibler for
 their support and their assistance with checking early versions of
 the MIB.
 Stephen Stibler shared the development workload of producing the MIB
 changes summarized in chapter 5 (above).

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10 References

 [ACT-BKG]   Mills, C., Hirsch, G. and G. Ruth, "Internet Accounting
             Background", RFC 1272, November 1991.
 [ASG-NBR]   Reynolds, J. and J. Postel, "Assigned Numbers", STD 2,
             RFC 1700, ISI, October 1994.
 [ASN-1]     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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 [ASN-BER]   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.
 [ENET-OBJ]  Kastenholz, F., "Definitions of Managed Objects for the
             Ethernet-like Interface Types", RFC 1643, July 1994.
 [FDDI-MIB]  Case, J. and A. Rijsinghani, "FDDI Management Information
             Base", RFC 1512, September 1993.
 [IPPM-FRM]  Paxson, V., Almes, G., Mahdavi, J. and  M. Mathis,
             "Framework for IP Performance Metrics", RFC 2330, May
             1998.
 [MIB-II]    McCloghrie, K. and M. Rose, "Management Information Base
             for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-
             II", STD 17, RFC 1213, March 1991.
 [RFC1155]   Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and
             Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based
             Internets", STD 16, RFC 1155, May 1990
 [RFC1157]   Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M. and J. Davin,
             "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157,
             May 1990.
 [RFC1212]   Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Concise MIB Definitions",
             STD 16, RFC 1212, March 1991.
 [RFC1215]   Rose, M., "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with
             the SNMP", RFC 1215, March 1991
 [RFC1901]   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser,
             "Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2", RFC 1901,
             January 1996.
 [RFC1905]   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser,
             "Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network
             Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1905, January 1996.
 [RFC1906]   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser,
             "Transport Mappings for Version 2 of the Simple Network
             Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1906, January 1996.

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 [RFC1908]   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser,
             "Coexistence between version 1 and version 2 of the
             Internet-standard Network Management Framework", RFC
             1908, January 1996.
 [RFC2570]   Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D. and B. Stewart,
             "Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard
             Network Management Framework", RFC 2570, April 1999.
 [RFC2571]   Harrington, D., Presuhn, R. and B. Wijnen, "An
             Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks",
             RFC 2571, April 1999.
 [RFC2572]   Case, J., Harrington D., Presuhn R. and B. Wijnen,
             "Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple
             Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2572, April
             1999.
 [RFC2573]   Levi, D., Meyer, P. and B. Stewart, "SNMPv3
             Applications", RFC 2573, April 1999.
 [RFC2574]   Blumenthal, U. and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model
             (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management
             Protocol (SNMPv3)", RFC 2574, April 1999.
 [RFC2575]   Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R. and K. McCloghrie, "View-based
             Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network
             Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2575, April 1999.
 [RFC2578]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
             Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management
             Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
             1999.
 [RFC2579]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
             Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for
             SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
 [RFC2580]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
             Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for
             SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.
 [RMON-MIB]  Waldbusser, S., "Remote Network Monitoring Management
             Information Base", RFC 1757, February 1995.
 [RMON2-MIB] Waldbusser, S., "Remote Network Monitoring Management
             Information Base Version 2 using SMIv2", RFC 2021,
             January 1997.

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 [RTFM-ARC]  Brownlee, N., Mills, C. and Ruth, G., "Traffic Flow
             Measurement: Architecture", RFC 722, October 1999.
 [UTF-8]     Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO
             10646", RFC 2279, January 1998.
 [V6-ADDR]   Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing
             Architecture", RFC 2373, July 1998.

11 Author's Address

 Nevil Brownlee
 Information Technology Systems & Services
 The University of Auckland
 Private Bag 92-019
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Phone: +64 9 373 7599 x8941
 EMail: n.brownlee@auckland.ac.nz

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