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Network Working Group P. Eronen Request for Comments: 5612 Nokia Category: Informational D. Harrington

                                             Huawei Technologies (USA)
                                                           August 2009
              Enterprise Number for Documentation Use

Abstract

 This document describes an Enterprise Number (also known as SMI
 Network Management Private Enterprise Code) for use in documentation.

Status of This Memo

 This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
 not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
 memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

 Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
 document authors.  All rights reserved.
 This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
 Provisions Relating to IETF Documents in effect on the date of
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 Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights
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1. Introduction

 RFC 1065 [RFC1065] (later superceded by [RFC1155] and [RFC2578])
 created a subtree (arc) of object identifiers (OIDs) for identifying
 management objects that are defined unilaterally by a single party,
 such as an enterprise.  The subtree for a particular enterprise
 consists of the prefix "1.3.6.1.4.1.", followed by the Enterprise
 Number assigned for that enterprise.
 Enterprise Numbers are allocated by IANA, and are also known as
 "Private Enterprise Numbers", "Enterprise Codes", and "SMI (Structure
 of Management Information) Network Management Private Enterprise
 Codes".  See the "Private Enterprise Number Application Form"
 [Application] for more information on how to request an Enterprise
 Number from IANA, and [Numbers] for the list of currently assigned
 numbers.

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 Enterprise Numbers have also been used for many other purposes than
 OIDs in various protocols; for example:
 o  "STRUCTURED-DATA" identifiers in Syslog [RFC5424]
 o  "Vendor-Specific" RADIUS attributes [RFC2865]
 o  Mobile IPv4 vendor/organization-specific extensions [RFC3115]
 o  User-defined error information in RSVP [RFC5284]
 o  Vendor options in DHCPv4 [RFC3925]
 o  Enterprise-specific information elements in the IP Flow
    Information Export (IPFIX) protocol [RFC5101]
 Documents related to these protocols may include examples that
 contain Enterprise Numbers.  To reduce the likelihood of conflict and
 confusion, this document specifies an Enterprise Number for use in
 examples in RFCs, books, documentation, and the like.
 This Enterprise Number is not intended to be implemented.  It is not
 expected that any implementation would send it, or that any
 implementation would treat it specially when receiving it.

2. Enterprise Number for Documentation Use

 The Enterprise Number 32473 has been allocated for use in examples in
 RFCs, books, documentation, and the like.

3. IANA Considerations

 IANA has updated the registration for Enterprise Number 32473 to
 point to this RFC.

4. Security Considerations

 Allocating an enterprise number for documentation use does not have
 any direct impact on security.

5. Acknowledgments

 The need for an Enterprise Number for documentation use was
 identified by Rainer Gerhards for the examples in [RFC5424].  The
 authors would also like to thank Michelle Cotton for her help, and
 Alfred Hoenes for his comments.  This document borrows text from
 [RFC5398] and ideas from [RFC4735].

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6. References

6.1. Normative References

 [Numbers]  IANA, "Private Enterprise Numbers",
            <http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers>,
            2009.

6.2. Informative References

 [Application]
            IANA, "Protocol Registration Forms",
            http://www.iana.org/protocols/apply/.
 [RFC1065]  Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and identification
            of management information for TCP/IP-based internets", RFC
            1065, August 1988.
 [RFC1155]  Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and identification
            of management information for TCP/IP-based internets", STD
            16, RFC 1155, May 1990.
 [RFC2578]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
            "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)",
            STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.
 [RFC2865]  Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A., and W. Simpson,
            "Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC
            2865, June 2000.
 [RFC3115]  Dommety, G. and K. Leung, "Mobile IP Vendor/
            Organization-Specific Extensions", RFC 3115, April 2001.
 [RFC3925]  Littlefield, J., "Vendor-Identifying Vendor Options for
            Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 4 (DHCPv4)",
            RFC 3925, October 2004.
 [RFC4735]  Taylor, T., "Example Media Types for Use in
            Documentation", RFC 4735, October 2006.
 [RFC5101]  Claise, B., "Specification of the IP Flow Information
            Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic
            Flow Information", RFC 5101, January 2008.
 [RFC5284]  Swallow, G. and A. Farrel, "User-Defined Errors for RSVP",
            RFC 5284, August 2008.

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 [RFC5398]  Huston, G., "Autonomous System (AS) Number Reservation for
            Documentation Use", RFC 5398, December 2008.
 [RFC5424]  Gerhards, R., "The Syslog Protocol", RFC 5424, March 2009.

Authors' Addresses

 Pasi Eronen
 Nokia Research Center
 P.O. Box 407
 FIN-00045 Nokia Group
 Finland
 EMail: pasi.eronen@nokia.com
 David Harrington
 Huawei Technologies (USA)
 1700 Alma Drive, Suite 100
 Plano, TX 75075
 USA
 EMail: dharrington@huawei.com

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