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Definition of Textual Conventions for Virtual Private Network (VPN) Management

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Network Working Group                                      B. Schliesser
Request for Comments: 4265                         SAVVIS Communications
Category: Standards Track                                    T. Nadeau
                                                     Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                           November 2005


                 Definition of Textual Conventions for
                Virtual Private Network (VPN) Management

 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 © The Internet Society (2005).

 Abstract

   This document describes Textual Conventions used for managing Virtual
   Private Networks (VPNs).

 Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................1
      1.1. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................2
   2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................2
   3. VPN-TC-STD-MIB ..................................................2
      3.1. Description ................................................2
      3.2. Definitions ................................................2
   4. Security Considerations .........................................4
   5. IANA Considerations for VPN-TC-STD-MIB ..........................4
   6. References ......................................................4
      6.1. Normative References .......................................4
      6.2. Informative References .....................................5

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 defines Textual Conventions used in Virtual Private
   Networks (VPNs) and IETF VPN-related MIBs.




Schliesser & Nadeau         Standards Track                  PAGE 1 top


RFC 4265 VPN-TC-STD-MIB November 2005 1.1. Conventions Used in This Document The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC 2119]. 2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC 3410]. Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC 2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC 2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC 2580]. 3. VPN-TC-STD-MIB 3.1. Description The VPN-TC-STD-MIB defines a Textual Convention for the Global VPN Identifier, or VPN-ID, as specified in [RFC 2685]. The purpose of a VPN-ID is to uniquely identify a VPN. It MUST be 7 octets in length, and SHOULD be comprised of a 3 octet Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) that uniquely identifies the VPN Authority, followed by a 4 octet value assigned by the VPN Authority that uniquely identifies the VPN within the context of the OUI. 3.2. Definitions VPN-TC-STD-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN IMPORTS MODULE-IDENTITY, mib-2 FROM SNMPv2-SMI TEXTUAL-CONVENTION FROM SNMPv2-TC; vpnTcMIB MODULE-IDENTITY LAST-UPDATED "200511150000Z" -- 15 November 2005 ORGANIZATION "Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (L3VPN) Working Group." Schliesser & Nadeau Standards Track PAGE 2 top

RFC 4265 VPN-TC-STD-MIB November 2005 CONTACT-INFO "Benson Schliesser bensons@savvis.net Thomas D. Nadeau tnadeau@cisco.com This TC MIB is a product of the PPVPN http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ppvpn-charter.html and subsequently the L3VPN http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/l3vpn-charter.html working groups. Comments and discussion should be directed to l3vpn@ietf.org" DESCRIPTION "This MIB contains TCs for VPNs. Copyright © The Internet Society (2005). This version of this MIB module is part of RFC 4265; see the RFC itself for full legal notices." -- Revision history. REVISION "200511150000Z" -- 15 November 2005 DESCRIPTION "Initial version, published as RFC 4265." ::= { mib-2 129 } -- definition of textual conventions VPNId ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The purpose of a VPN-ID is to uniquely identify a VPN. The Global VPN Identifier format is: 3 octet VPN Authority, Organizationally Unique Identifier followed by 4 octet VPN index identifying VPN according to OUI" REFERENCE "Fox, B. and Gleeson, B., 'Virtual Private Networks Identifier', RFC 2685, September 1999." SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (7)) VPNIdOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION "This textual convention is an extension of the VPNId textual convention that defines a non-zero-length OCTET STRING to identify a physical entity. This extension permits the additional value of a zero-length OCTET STRING. Schliesser & Nadeau Standards Track PAGE 3 top

RFC 4265 VPN-TC-STD-MIB November 2005 The semantics of the value zero-length OCTET STRING are object-specific and must therefore be defined as part of the description of any object that uses this syntax. Examples of usage of this extension are situations where none or all VPN IDs need to be referenced." SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (0 | 7)) END 4. Security Considerations This module does not define any management objects. Instead, it defines a set of textual conventions that may be used by other MIB modules to define management objects. Meaningful security considerations can only be written in the MIB modules that define management objects. Therefore, this document has no impact on the security of the Internet. 5. IANA Considerations for VPN-TC-STD-MIB The IANA has assigned { mib-2 129 } to the VPN-TC-STD-MIB module specified in this document. 6. References 6.1. Normative References [RFC 2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [RFC 2578] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999. [RFC 2579] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Textual Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999. [RFC 2580] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999. [RFC 2685] Fox, B. and B. Gleeson, "Virtual Private Networks Identifier", RFC 2685, September 1999. Schliesser & Nadeau Standards Track PAGE 4 top

RFC 4265 VPN-TC-STD-MIB November 2005 6.2. Informative References [RFC 3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart, "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet- Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002. Authors' Addresses Benson Schliesser SAVVIS Communications 1 Savvis Parkway Saint Louis, MO 63017 USA Phone: +1-314-628-7036 EMail: bensons@savvis.net Thomas D. Nadeau Cisco Systems 1414 Massachusetts Ave. Boxborough, MA 01719 Phone: +1-978-244-3051 EMail: tnadeau@cisco.com Schliesser & Nadeau Standards Track PAGE 5 top

RFC 4265 VPN-TC-STD-MIB November 2005 Full Copyright Statement Copyright © The Internet Society (2005). This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights. This document and the information contained herein are provided on an "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Intellectual Property The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in this document or the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has made any independent effort to identify any such rights. Information on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be found in BCP 78 and BCP 79. Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository at http://www.ietf.org/ipr. The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement this standard. Please address the information to the IETF at ietf- ipr@ietf.org. Acknowledgement Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the Internet Society. Schliesser & Nadeau Standards Track PAGE 6 top

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