Interfaces MIB (ifmib) ---------------------- Charter Chair(s): Ted Brunner Network Management Area Director(s) Marshall Rose Mailing lists: General Discussion:if-mib@thumper.bellcore.com To Subscribe: if-mib-request@thumper.bellcore.com Archive: Description of Working Group: The Interfaces MIB working group is chartered to accomplish two tasks. First, to develop a collection of managed objects which model the relation between different entities in the datalink and physical layers. The working group will explore different modeling approaches in order to develop a collection of objects which is both correct in the modeling sense and has an acceptable impact (if any) on the interfaces table from MIB-II and all media MIB modules on the standards track or under development by a working group. The objects defined by the working group will be consistent with the SNMP framework. Second, to prepare a recommendation to the IESG evaluating RFCs 1229 (the if-extensions MIB), 1231 (the token-ring MIB), 1304 (the SMDS MIB), and 1398 (the ether-like MIB) with respect to the standards track. The recommendation will document implementation, interoperability, and deployment experience. If this experiences suggests that changes should be made to the documents, new drafts may be prepared. For RFCs 1229, 1231, and 1304, the recommendation will report one of four outcomes for each RFC: that the RFC should be advanced from proposed to draft status, without changes (if no problems are found); that a draft prepared by the working group, should replace the RFC, and be designated a draft standard (if only minor changes are made); that a draft prepared by the working group, should replace the RFC, and be designated a proposed standard (if major changes or feature enhancements are made); or, that the RFC should be designated as historic (if this technology is problematic). For RFC 1398, the recommendation will report one of five outcomes: that the RFC should be advanced from draft to full status, without changes (if no problems are found); that a draft prepared by the working group, should replace the RFC, and be designated a full standard (if only editorial changes are made); that a draft prepared by the working group, should replace the RFCs, and be designated a draft standard (if only minor changes are made); that a draft prepared by the working group, should replace the RFC, and be designated a proposed standard (if major changes or feature enhancements are made); or, that the RFC should be designated as historic (if this technology is problematic). Goals and Milestones: Jul 93 Post the if layering document as an Internet Draft. Sep 93 Submit the if layering document to the IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard. Sep 93 Issue a call for implementation and operations experience with RFCs 1229, 1231, 1304, and 1398. Oct 93 Evaluate experience and if necessary post revised MIBs as Internet Drafts. Dec 93 Submit recommendations on the various MIBs to the IESG. Internet Drafts: No Current Internet drafts. Request For Comments: None to date.