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Internet Draft
The Definitions of Managed Objects for
the IP Network Control Protocol of
the Point-to-Point Protocol
19 April 1993
Frank Kastenholz
FTP Software, Inc
2 High Street
North Andover, Mass 01845 USA
kasten@ftp.com
Status of this Memo
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Internet Draft PPP/IP MIB April 1993
This document will be submitted to the Internet Activities
Board as a Proposed Standard. This document defines an
experimental extension to the SNMP MIB. Upon publication as a
Proposed Standard, a new MIB number will be assigned. This is
a working document only, it should neither be cited nor quoted
in any formal document.
This document will expire before 24 Oct. 1993.
Distribution of this document is unlimited.
Please send comments to the author.
1. Abstract
This memo defines an experimental portion of the Management
Information Base (MIB) for use with network management
protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it
describes managed objects used for managing the IP Network
Control Protocol on subnetwork interfaces using the family of
Point-to-Point Protocols[8, 9, 10, 11, & 12].
This memo does not specify a standard for the Internet
community.
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2. The Network Management Framework
The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of
three components. They are:
RFC 1155 which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for
describing and naming objects for the purpose of
management. RFC 1212 defines a more concise description
mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI.
RFC 1213 defines MIB-II, the core set of managed objects
for the Internet suite of protocols.
RFC 1157 which defines the SNMP, the protocol used for
network access to managed objects.
The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the
purpose of experimentation and evaluation.
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3. Objects
Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store,
termed the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the
MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation
One (ASN.1) [3] defined in the SMI. In particular, each
object type is named by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an
administratively assigned name. The object type together with
an object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific
instantiation of the object. For human convenience, we often
use a textual string, termed the descriptor, to refer to the
object type.
3.1. Format of Definitions
Section 5 contains the specification of all object types
contained in this MIB module. The object types are defined
using the conventions defined in the SMI, as amended by the
extensions specified in [5,6].
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4. Overview
4.1. Object Selection Criteria
To be consistent with IAB directives and good engineering
practice, an explicit attempt was made to keep this MIB as
simple as possible. This was accomplished by applying the
following criteria to objects proposed for inclusion:
(1) Require objects be essential for either fault or
configuration management. In particular, objects for
which the sole purpose was to debug implementations were
explicitly excluded from the MIB.
(2) Consider evidence of current use and/or utility.
(3) Limit the total number of objects.
(4) Exclude objects which are simply derivable from others in
this or other MIBs.
4.2. Structure of the PPP
This section describes the basic model of PPP used in
developing the PPP MIB. This information should be useful to
the implementor in understanding some of the basic design
decisions of the MIB.
The PPP is not one single protocol but a large family of
protocols. Each of these is, in itself, a fairly complex
protocol. The PPP protocols may be divided into three rough
categories:
Control Protocols
The Control Protocols are used to control the operation
of the PPP. The Control Protocols include the Link
Control Protocol (LCP), the Password Authentication
Protocol (PAP), the Link Quality Report (LQR), and the
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP).
Network Protocols
The Network Protocols are used to move the network
traffic over the PPP interface. A Network Protocol
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encapsulates the datagrams of a specific higher-layer
protocol that is using the PPP as a data link. Note that
within the context of PPP, the term "Network Protocol"
does not imply an OSI Layer-3 protocol; for instance,
there is a Bridging network protocol.
Network Control Protocols (NCPs)
The NCPs are used to control the operation of the Network
Protocols. Generally, each Network Protocol has its own
Network Control Protocol; thus, the IP Network Protocol
has its IP Control Protocol, the Bridging Network
Protocol has its Bridging Network Control Protocol and so
on.
This document specifies the objects used in managing one of
these protocols, namely the IP Network Control Protocol.
4.3. MIB Groups
Objects in this MIB are arranged into several MIB groups.
Each group is organized as a set of related objects.
These groups are the basic unit of conformance: if the
semantics of a group are applicable to an implementation then
all objects in the group must be implemented.
The PPP MIB is organized into several MIB Groups, including,
but not limited to, the following groups:
o The PPP Link Group
o The PPP LQR Group
o The PPP LQR Extensions Group
o The PPP IP Group
o The PPP Bridge Group
o The PPP Security Group
This document specifies the following group:
The PPP IP Group
The PPP IP Group contains configuration, status, and
control variables that apply to the operation of IP over
PPP.
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Implementation of this group is mandatory for all
implementations of PPP that support IP over PPP.
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5. Definitions
PPP-IP-NCP-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
experimental, Counter
FROM RFC1155-SMI
ifIndex
FROM RFC1213-MIB
OBJECT-TYPE
FROM RFC-1212
ppp
FROM PPP-LCP-MIB;
-- The PPP IP Group.
-- Implementation of this group is mandatory for all
-- PPP implementations that support operating IP over PPP.
pppIp OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppp 3 }
pppIpTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PppIpEntry
ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"Table containing the IP parameters and
statistics for the local PPP entity."
::= { pppIp 1 }
pppIpEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PppIpEntry
ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"IPCP status information for a particular PPP
link."
INDEX { ifIndex }
::= { pppIpTable 1 }
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PppIpEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
pppIpOperStatus
INTEGER,
pppIpLocalToRemoteCompressionProtocol
INTEGER,
pppIpRemoteToLocalCompressionProtocol
INTEGER,
pppIpRemoteMaxSlotId
INTEGER,
pppIpLocalMaxSlotId
INTEGER
}
pppIpOperStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {opened(1), not-opened(2)}
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The operational status of the IP network
protocol. If the value of this object is up
then the finite state machine for the IP
network protocol has reached the Opened state."
::= { pppIpEntry 1 }
pppIpLocalToRemoteCompressionProtocol OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
none(1),
vj-tcp(2)
}
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The IP compression protocol that the local
PPP-IP entity uses when sending packets to the
remote PPP-IP entity."
::= { pppIpEntry 2 }
pppIpRemoteToLocalCompressionProtocol OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
none(1),
vj-tcp(2)
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}
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The IP compression protocol that the remote
PPP-IP entity uses when sending packets to the
local PPP-IP entity."
::= { pppIpEntry 3 }
pppIpRemoteMaxSlotId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER(0..255)
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The Max-Slot-Id parameter that the remote node
has advertised and that is in use on the link.
If vj-tcp header compression is not in use on
the link then the value of this object shall be
0."
::= { pppIpEntry 4 }
pppIpLocalMaxSlotId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER(0..255)
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The Max-Slot-Id parameter that the local node
has advertised and that is in use on the link.
If vj-tcp header compression is not in use on
the link then the value of this object shall be
0."
::= { pppIpEntry 5 }
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--
-- The PPP IP Configuration table.
-- This is a separate table in order to facilitate
-- placing these variables in a separate MIB view.
--
pppIpConfigTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PppIpConfigEntry
ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"Table containing configuration variables for
the IPCP for the local PPP entity."
::= { pppIp 2 }
pppIpConfigEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PppIpConfigEntry
ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"IPCP information for a particular PPP link."
INDEX { ifIndex }
::= { pppIpConfigTable 1 }
PppIpConfigEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
pppIpConfigAdminStatus
INTEGER,
pppIpConfigCompression
INTEGER
}
pppIpConfigAdminStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {open(1), close(2)}
ACCESS read-write
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The immediate desired status of the IP network
protocol. Setting this object to open will
inject an administrative open event into the IP
network protocol's finite state machine.
Setting this object to close will inject an
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administrative close event into the IP network
protocol's finite state machine."
::= { pppIpConfigEntry 1 }
pppIpConfigCompression OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
none(1),
vj-tcp(2)
}
ACCESS read-write
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"If none(1) then the local node will not
attempt to negotiate any IP Compression option.
Otherwise, the local node will attempt to
negotiate compression mode indicated by the
enumerated value. Changing this object will
have effect when the link is next restarted."
REFERENCE
"Section 4.0, Van Jacobson TCP/IP Header
Compression of RFC1332."
DEFVAL { none }
::= { pppIpConfigEntry 2 }
END
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6. Acknowledgements
This document was produced by the PPP working group. In
addition to the working group, the author wishes to thank the
following individuals for their comments and contributions:
Bill Simpson -- Daydreamer
Glenn McGregor -- Merit
Jesse Walker -- DEC
Chris Gunner -- DEC
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7. Security Considerations
The PPP MIB affords the network operator the ability to
configure and control the PPP links of a particular system,
including the PPP authentication protocols. This represents a
security risk.
These risks are addressed in the following manners:
(1) All variables which represent a significant security risk
are placed in separate, optional, MIB Groups. As the MIB
Group is the quantum of implementation within a MIB, the
implementor of the MIB may elect not to implement these
groups.
(2) The implementor may choose to implement the variables
which present a security risk so that they may not be
written, i.e., the variables are READ-ONLY. This method
still presents a security risk, and is not recommended,
in that the variables, specifically the PPP
Authentication Protocols' variables, may be easily read.
(3) Using SNMPv2, the operator can place the variables into
MIB views which are protected in that the parties which
have access to those MIB views use authentication and
privacy protocols, or the operator may elect to make
these views not accessible to any party. In order to
facilitate this placement, all security-related variables
are placed in separate MIB Tables. This eases the
identification of the necessary MIB View Subtree.
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8. References
[1] M.T. Rose and K. McCloghrie, Structure and Identification
of Management Information for TCP/IP-based internets,
Internet Working Group Request for Comments 1155.
Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo
Park, California, (May, 1990).
[2] K. McCloghrie and M.T. Rose, Management Information Base
for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets - MIB-2,
Internet Working Group Request for Comments 1213.
Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo
Park, California, (March, 1991).
[3] Information processing systems - Open Systems
Interconnection - Specification of Abstract Syntax
Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for
Standardization. International Standard 8824, (December,
1987).
[4] 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).
[5] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, Concise MIB
Definitions, RFC 1212, Performance Systems International,
Hughes LAN Systems, March 1991.
[6] Rose, M., Editor, A Convention for Defining Traps for use
with the SNMP, RFC 1215, Performance Systems
International, March 1991.
[7] K. McCloghrie, Extensions to the Generic-Interface MIB,
RFC1229, Hughes LAN Systems, May 1991.
[8] W. Simpson, The Point-to-Point Protocol for the
Transmission of Multi-protocol Datagrams over Point-to-
Point Links, RFC 1331, May 1992.
[9] G. McGregor, The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol,
RFC 1332, Merit, May 1992.
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[10] F. Baker, Point-to-Point Protocol Extensions for
Bridging, RFC1220, ACC, April 1991.
[11] B. Lloyd, and Simpson, W., PPP Authentication Protocols
RFC1334, October 1992.
[12] W. Simpson, PPP Link Quality Monitoring, RFC 1333, May
1992.
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Table of Contents
Status of this Memo .................................... 1
1 Abstract .............................................. 2
2 The Network Management Framework ...................... 3
3 Objects ............................................... 4
3.1 Format of Definitions ............................... 4
4 Overview .............................................. 5
4.1 Object Selection Criteria ........................... 5
4.2 Structure of the PPP ................................ 5
4.3 MIB Groups .......................................... 6
5 Definitions ........................................... 8
6 Acknowledgements ...................................... 13
7 Security Considerations ............................... 14
8 References ............................................ 15
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