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Network Working Group                                B. Clouston, Ed.
Request for Comments: 2584                              Cisco Systems
Category: Standards Track                               B. Moore, Ed.
                                                      IBM Corporation
                                                             May 1999

                     Definitions of Managed Objects
                      for APPN/HPR in IP Networks

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

   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 objects for monitoring and controlling HPR
   (High Performance Routing) network devices which have the capability
   to communicate in IP (Internet Protocol) networks. This memo
   identifies managed objects for the HPR in IP network communications.

Table of Contents

   1.     Introduction  ...........................................  2
   2.     The SNMP Network Management Framework  ..................  2
   3.     Overview  ...............................................  3
   3.1      HPR/IP Values for Objects in the APPN MIB .............  3
   3.2      APPN/HPR in IP Networks MIB structure .................  4
   3.2.1      hprIpMonitoringGroup ................................  5
   3.2.2      hprIpConfigurationGroup .............................  5
   4.     Definitions  ............................................  6
   5.     Security Considerations  ................................ 16
   6.     Intellectual Property  .................................. 17
   7.     Acknowledgments  ........................................ 18
   8.     References  ............................................. 18
   9.     Authors' Addresses  ..................................... 20
   10.    Full Copyright Statement  ............................... 21

1.  Introduction

   This document is a product of the SNA NAU Services MIB Working Group.
   It defines a MIB module for managing devices with HPR in IP networks
   capabilities.

   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 [17].

2.  The SNMP Network Management Framework

   The SNMP Management Framework presently consists of five major
   components:

   o    An overall architecture, described in RFC 2271 [1].

   o    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 [2], STD 16, RFC 1212 [3] and RFC 1215 [4]. The
        second version, called SMIv2, is described in STD 58, RFC 2478
        [5], RFC 2579 [6] and RFC 2580 [7].

   o    Message protocols for transferring management information. The
        first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1 and
        described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [8]. A second version of the SNMP
        message protocol, which is not an Internet standards track
        protocol, is called SNMPv2c and described in RFC 1901 [9] and
        RFC 1906 [10]. The third version of the message protocol is
        called SNMPv3 and described in RFC 1906 [10], RFC 2272 [11] and
        RFC 2274 [12].

   o    Protocol operations for accessing management information. The
        first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is
        described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [8]. A second set of protocol
        operations and associated PDU formats is described in RFC 1905
        [13].

   o    A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2273 [14] and
        the view-based access control mechanism described in RFC 2275
        [15].

   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

   This document identifies a set of objects for monitoring the
   configuration and active characteristics of devices with HPR in IP
   network capabilities.  HPR is an enhancement to the Advanced Peer-
   to-Peer Network (APPN) architecture that provides fast data routing
   and improved session reliability.  APPN is the aspect of Systems
   Network Architecture (SNA) that supports peer-to-peer networking.
   APPN/HPR in IP Networks is a further enhancement to the APPN/HPR
   architecture, described in RFC 2353 [18].  It provides a method with
   which APPN/HPR nodes can communicate in IP networks.

   APPN management information is defined by the APPN MIB [19].  HPR
   management information is defined by the HPR MIB, RFC 2238 [20].

   Highlights of the management functions supported by the APPN/HPR in
   IP Networks MIB module include the following:

   o    A count of UDP packets sent with each type of APPN traffic on
        HPR/IP links.

   o    Monitoring and setting configuration parameters for the mappings
        between APPN traffic types on Type of Service (TOS) Precedence
        settings in the IP header.  Note that the TOS Precedence
        settings have been redefined in RFC 2474 [21] as the first three
        bits of the differentiated services code point (DSCP).

   This MIB module does not support:

   o    Configuration of IP addresses used for APPN ports or link
        stations.

3.1.  HPR/IP Values for Objects in the APPN MIB

   Ports and link stations are the APPN device's interface to the data
   link control (DLC), which provides the physical transport, or to
   another protocol, such as IP.  The APPN MIB identifies ports and link
   stations using IP as the transport with the following objects:

   o    appnPortDlcType

   o    appnLsDlcType

   o    appnLsStatusDlcType

   These objects all have the syntax IANAifType, and the value 126,
   defined as "IP (for APPN HPR in IP networks)" shall be returned when
   they identify an HPR/IP port or link station.

   The IP address used for the port or link station is returned in the
   following objects:

   o    appnPortDlcLocalAddr

   o    appnLsLocalAddr

   o    appnLsRemoteAddr

   o    appnLsStatusLocalAddr

   o    appnLsStatusRemoteAddr

   These objects have the syntax DisplayableDlcAddress, defined in the
   APPN MIB as a textual convention to represent the address as an octet
   string of ASCII characters.

   The following two objects return object identifiers that tie port and
   link table entries in the APPN MIB to lower-layer MIB entries:

   o    appnPortSpecific

   o    appnLsSpecific

   Both objects should return a RowPointer to the ifEntry in the agent's
   ifTable for the physical interface associated with the local IP
   address for the port.  If the agent implements the IP-MIB (RFC 2011),
   this association between the IP address and the physical interface
   will be represented in the ipNetToMediaTable.

3.2.  APPN/HPR in IP Networks MIB Structure

   The APPN/HPR in IP Networks MIB module contains two groups of
   objects:

   o    hprIpMonitoringGroup - an object for counting outgoing HPR/IP
        traffic for each APPN traffic type

   o    hprIpConfigurationGroup - objects to represent TOS Precedence to
        APPN traffic type mappings

   These groups are described below in more detail.

3.2.1.  hprIpMonitoringGroup

   The hprIpMonitoringGroup group consists of the hprIpActiveLsTable.
   This table is indexed by the link station name and traffic type, and
   contains a counter for the number of UDP packets sent on a link
   station for that traffic type.

3.2.2.  hprIpConfigurationGroup

   The hprIpMonitoringGroup group consists of the following objects and
   tables:

   1) hprIpAppnPortTable

   This table supports reading and setting the default mapping between
   APPN traffic types and TOS Precedence settings for all link stations
   using a port.  This mapping may be overridden for individual link
   stations or individual connection networks.

   2) hprIpLsTable

   This table supports reading and setting the mappings between APPN
   traffic types and TOS Precedence settings for an individual link
   station and APPN traffic type.  If there is no entry in this table
   for a given link station and traffic type, then that link station
   inherits its mapping from its port.

   3) hprIpCnTable

   This table supports reading and setting the mapping between APPN
   traffic types and TOS Precedence settings for an individual
   connection network and traffic type.  If there is no entry in this
   table for a given connection network and traffic type, then that
   connection network inherits its mapping from its port.

4.  Definitions

HPR-IP-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS
        MODULE-IDENTITY,OBJECT-TYPE, Counter32
                    FROM SNMPv2-SMI
        DisplayString, RowStatus, TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
                    FROM SNMPv2-TC
        MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
                    FROM SNMPv2-CONF
        SnaControlPointName
                    FROM APPN-MIB
        hprObjects, hprCompliances, hprGroups
                    FROM HPR-MIB  ;

hprIp   MODULE-IDENTITY
   LAST-UPDATED "9809240000Z" -- September 24, 1998
   ORGANIZATION "IETF SNA NAU MIB WG / AIW APPN MIBs SIG"
   CONTACT-INFO
       "
               Bob Clouston
               Cisco Systems
               7025 Kit Creek Road
               P.O. Box 14987
               Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
               Tel:    1 919 472 2333
               E-mail: clouston@cisco.com

               Bob Moore
               IBM Corporation
               4205 S. Miami Boulevard
               BRQA/501
               P.O. Box 12195
               Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
               Tel:    1 919 254 4436
               E-mail: remoore@us.ibm.com
       "
   DESCRIPTION
       "The MIB module for HPR over IP.  This module contains two
       groups:

        -  the HPR over IP Monitoring Group provides a count of the UDP
           packets sent by a link station for each APPN traffic type.

        -  the HPR over IP Configuration Group provides for reading and
           setting the mappings between APPN traffic types and TOS
           Precedence settings in the IP header.  These mappings are

           configured at the APPN port level, and are inherited by the
           APPN connection networks and link stations associated with an
           APPN port.  A port-level mapping can, however, be overridden
           for a particular connection network or link station."
   REVISION  "9809240000Z" -- September 24, 1998
   DESCRIPTION
       "Initial version, Published as RFC 2584"

   ::= { hprObjects 5 }

-- *********************************************************************
-- Textual Conventions
-- *********************************************************************
AppnTrafficType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "APPN traffic type.  The first four values correspond
          to APPN transmission priorities (network, high, medium and
          low), while the fifth is used for both LLC commands (XID,
          TEST, DISC, and DM) and function-routed NLPs (XID_DONE_RQ
          and XID_DONE_RSP)."

      SYNTAX INTEGER { low (1),
                       medium (2),
                       high (3),
                       network (4),
                       llcAndFnRoutedNlp (5) }

AppnTOSPrecedence ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "A DisplayString representing the setting of the three TOS
          Precedence bits in the IP Type of Service field for this APPN
          traffic type.  The HPR over IP architecture specifies the
          following default mapping:

               APPN traffic type           IP TOS Precedence bits
               ------------------          ----------------------
                Network                     110
                High                        100
                Medium                      010
                Low                         001
                LLC commands, etc.          110
          "

      SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE(3))

-- *******************************************************************

-- hprObjects              OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hprMIB 1 }
-- *******************************************************************

-- *******************************************************************
-- HPR over IP Monitoring Group
--
-- This group contains a single table, the hprIsActiveLsTable,
-- providing a  count of UDP packets sent with each type of
-- APPN traffic on each active link supporting HPR over IP.
-- *******************************************************************
hprIpActiveLsTable OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF HprIpActiveLsEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The HPR/IP active link station table.  This table provides
          counts of the number of UDP packets sent for each APPN
          traffic type."

      ::= { hprIp 1 }

hprIpActiveLsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX HprIpActiveLsEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Entry of the HPR/IP link station table."

      INDEX { hprIpActiveLsLsName,
              hprIpActiveLsAppnTrafficType }

      ::= { hprIpActiveLsTable 1 }

HprIpActiveLsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        hprIpActiveLsLsName              DisplayString,
        hprIpActiveLsAppnTrafficType     AppnTrafficType,
        hprIpActiveLsUdpPackets          Counter32 }

hprIpActiveLsLsName OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (1..10))
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Administratively assigned name for the link station.  If this
          object has the same value as the appnLsName in the APPN MIB,
          then the two objects are referring to the same APPN link
          station."

      ::= { hprIpActiveLsEntry 1 }

hprIpActiveLsAppnTrafficType OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTrafficType
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "APPN traffic type being sent through the link station."

      ::= { hprIpActiveLsEntry 2 }

hprIpActiveLsUdpPackets OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX Counter32
      MAX-ACCESS read-only
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The count of outgoing UDP packets carrying this type of APPN
          traffic.  A discontinuity in the counter is indicated by the
          appnLsCounterDisconTime object in the APPN MIB."

      ::= { hprIpActiveLsEntry 3 }

-- *******************************************************************
-- HPR over IP Configuration Group
--
-- This group contains three tables for reading and setting the
-- mapping between APPN traffic types and values for the TOS
-- Precedence bits in the IP header.  hprIpAppnPortTOSPrecedence
-- represents the APPN port-level mapping.  This mapping can be
-- overridden for an individual link station or an individual
-- connection network via, respectively, the hprIpLsTOSPrecedence
-- and the hprIpCnTOSPrecedence objects.
-- *******************************************************************

hprIpAppnPortTable OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF HprIpAppnPortEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The HPR/IP APPN port table.  This table supports reading and
          setting the mapping between APPN traffic types and TOS
          Precedence settings for all the link stations at this APPN
          port.  This mapping can be overridden for an individual link
          station or an individual connection network via, respectively,
          the hprIpLsTOSPrecedence and the hprIpCnTOSPrecedence objects."

      ::= { hprIp 2 }

hprIpAppnPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX HprIpAppnPortEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Entry of the HPR/IP APPN port table.  Entries exist for
          every APPN port defined to support HPR over IP."

      INDEX { hprIpAppnPortName,
              hprIpAppnPortAppnTrafficType }

      ::= { hprIpAppnPortTable 1 }

HprIpAppnPortEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        hprIpAppnPortName            DisplayString,
        hprIpAppnPortAppnTrafficType AppnTrafficType,
        hprIpAppnPortTOSPrecedence   AppnTOSPrecedence }

hprIpAppnPortName OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (1..10))
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Administratively assigned name for this APPN port.  If this
          object has the same value as the appnPortName in the APPN MIB,
          then the two objects are referring to the same APPN port."

      ::= { hprIpAppnPortEntry 1 }

hprIpAppnPortAppnTrafficType OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTrafficType
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "APPN traffic type sent through the port."

      ::= { hprIpAppnPortEntry 2 }

hprIpAppnPortTOSPrecedence OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTOSPrecedence
      MAX-ACCESS read-write
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "A setting for the three TOS Precedence bits in the IP Type of
          Service field for this APPN traffic type.

          When this value is changed via a Set operation, the new setting
          for the TOS Precedence bits takes effect immediately, rather

          than waiting for some event such as reinitialization of the
          port or of the APPN node itself."

      ::= { hprIpAppnPortEntry 3 }

-- *******************************************************************
hprIpLsTable OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF HprIpLsEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The HPR/IP link station table.  Values for TOS Precedence at
          the link station level override those at the level of the
          containing port.  If there is no entry in this table for a
          given link station, then that link station inherits its TOS
          Precedence values from its port."

      ::= { hprIp 3 }

hprIpLsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX HprIpLsEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Entry of the HPR/IP link station table."

      INDEX { hprIpLsLsName,
              hprIpLsAppnTrafficType }

      ::= { hprIpLsTable 1 }

HprIpLsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        hprIpLsLsName            DisplayString,
        hprIpLsAppnTrafficType   AppnTrafficType,
        hprIpLsTOSPrecedence     AppnTOSPrecedence,
        hprIpLsRowStatus         RowStatus }

hprIpLsLsName OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (1..10))
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Administratively assigned name for the link station.  If this
          object has the same value as the appnLsName in the APPN MIB,
          then the two objects are referring to the same APPN link
          station."

      ::= { hprIpLsEntry 1 }

hprIpLsAppnTrafficType OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTrafficType
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "APPN traffic type sent through the link station."

      ::= { hprIpLsEntry 2 }

hprIpLsTOSPrecedence OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTOSPrecedence
      MAX-ACCESS read-create
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "A setting for the three TOS Precedence bits in the IP Type of
          Service field for this APPN traffic type.

          When this value is changed via a Set operation, the new setting
          for the TOS Precedence bits takes effect immediately, rather
          than waiting for some event such as reinitialization of the
          port or of the APPN node itself."

      ::= { hprIpLsEntry 3 }

hprIpLsRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX RowStatus
      MAX-ACCESS read-create
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object allows entries to be created and deleted in the
          hprIpLsTable.  As soon as an entry becomes active, the mapping
          between APPN traffic types and TOS Precedence settings that it
          specifies becomes effective.

          The value of the other accessible object in this entry,
          hprIpLsTOSPrecedence, can be changed via a Set operation when
          this object's value is active(1).

          An entry in this table is deleted by setting this object to
          destroy(6).  Deleting an entry in this table causes the
          link station to revert to the default TOS Precedence
          mapping for its port."

      ::= { hprIpLsEntry 4 }

-- *******************************************************************
hprIpCnTable OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF HprIpCnEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The HPR/IP connection network table.  Values for TOS
          Precedence at the connection network level override those at
          the level of the containing port.  If there is no entry in
          this table for a given connection network, then that
          connection network inherits its TOS Precedence values from
          its port.

          A node may have connections to a given connection network
          through multiple ports.  There is no provision in the HPR-IP
          architecture for variations in TOS Precedence values for
          a single connection network based on the port through which
          traffic is flowing to the connection network.  Thus an entry
          in this table overrides the port-level settings for all the
          ports through which the node can reach the connection
          network."

      ::= { hprIp 4 }

hprIpCnEntry OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX HprIpCnEntry
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Entry of the HPR/IP connection network table."

      INDEX { hprIpCnVrnName,
              hprIpCnAppnTrafficType }

      ::= { hprIpCnTable 1 }

HprIpCnEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        hprIpCnVrnName           SnaControlPointName,
        hprIpCnAppnTrafficType   AppnTrafficType,
        hprIpCnTOSPrecedence     AppnTOSPrecedence,
        hprIpCnRowStatus         RowStatus }

hprIpCnVrnName OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX SnaControlPointName
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "SNA control point name of the virtual routing node (VRN) that

          identifies the connection network in the APPN topology
          database.  If this object has the same value as the appnVrnName
          in the APPN MIB, then the two objects are referring
          to the same APPN VRN."

      ::= { hprIpCnEntry 1 }

hprIpCnAppnTrafficType OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTrafficType
      MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "APPN traffic type sent to this connection network."

      ::= { hprIpCnEntry 2 }

hprIpCnTOSPrecedence OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX AppnTOSPrecedence
      MAX-ACCESS read-create
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "A setting for the three TOS Precedence bits in the IP Type of
          Service field for this APPN traffic type.  This setting applies
          to all traffic sent to this connection network by this node,
          regardless of the port through which the traffic is sent.

          When this value is changed via a Set operation, the new setting
          for the TOS Precedence bits takes effect immediately, rather
          than waiting for some event such as reinitialization of a
          port or of the APPN node itself."
      ::= { hprIpCnEntry 3 }

hprIpCnRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX RowStatus
      MAX-ACCESS read-create
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object allows entries to be created and deleted in the
          hprIpCnTable.  As soon as an entry becomes active, the mapping
          between APPN traffic types and TOS Precedence settings that it
          specifies becomes effective.

          The value of the other accessible object in this entry,
          hprIpCnTOSPrecedence, can be changed via a Set operation when
          this object's value is active(1).

          An entry in this table is deleted by setting this object to
          destroy(6).  Deleting an entry in this table causes the

          connection network to revert to the default TOS Precedence
          mapping for each port through which it is accessed."

      ::= { hprIpCnEntry 4 }

-- *******************************************************************
-- Conformance Statement
-- *******************************************************************
-- Definitions imported from the HPR MIB:
--   hprConformance      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hprMIB 2 }
--   hprCompliances      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hprConformance 1 }
--   hprGroups           OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hprConformance 2 }

-- Compliance statements
hprIpCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
       STATUS current
       DESCRIPTION
      "Compliance statement for the HPR over IP MIB module."
   MODULE   -- this module

   --  Conditionally mandatory groups
   GROUP hprIpMonitoringGroup
      DESCRIPTION
          "The hprIpMonitoringGroup is mandatory for APPN implementations
          supporting HPR over IP."

   GROUP hprIpConfigurationGroup
      DESCRIPTION
          "The hprIpConfigurationGroup is mandatory for APPN
          implementations supporting HPR over IP.  It may, however,
          be implemented as a collection of read-only objects."

   OBJECT hprIpAppnPortTOSPrecedence
   MIN-ACCESS  read-only
      DESCRIPTION
          "Write access is not required."

   OBJECT hprIpLsTOSPrecedence
   MIN-ACCESS  read-only
      DESCRIPTION
          "Write access is not required."

   OBJECT hprIpLsRowStatus
   MIN-ACCESS  read-only
      DESCRIPTION
          "Write access is not required."

   OBJECT hprIpCnTOSPrecedence
   MIN-ACCESS  read-only
      DESCRIPTION
          "Write access is not required."

   OBJECT hprIpCnRowStatus
   MIN-ACCESS  read-only
      DESCRIPTION
          "Write access is not required."

::= { hprCompliances 2 }

-- Group definitions

hprIpMonitoringGroup OBJECT-GROUP
      OBJECTS { hprIpActiveLsUdpPackets }
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "An object for counting outgoing HPR/IP traffic for each APPN
          traffic type."

::= { hprGroups 5 }

hprIpConfigurationGroup OBJECT-GROUP
      OBJECTS { hprIpAppnPortTOSPrecedence,
                hprIpLsTOSPrecedence,
                hprIpLsRowStatus,
                hprIpCnTOSPrecedence,
                hprIpCnRowStatus }
      STATUS current
      DESCRIPTION
          "A collection of HPR/IP objects representing the mappings
          between APPN traffic types and TOS Precedence bits at the APPN
          port, APPN link station, and APPN connection network levels."

::= { hprGroups 6 }

END

5.  Security Considerations

   Certain management information defined in this MIB may be considered
   sensitive in some network environments.  Therefore, authentication of
   received SNMP requests and controlled access to management
   information SHOULD be employed in such environments.  An
   authentication protocol is defined in [12].  A protocol for access
   control is defined in [15].  It is a customer responsibility to
   properly set up access control for MIB access.

   None of the read-only objects in this MIB reports a password, user
   data, or anything else that is particularly sensitive.  Some
   enterprises view their network configuration itself, as well as
   information about network usage and performance, as corporate assets;
   such enterprises may wish to restrict SNMP access to most of the
   objects in the MIB.

   The one read-write and four read-create objects in the MIB can affect
   network operations; it is recommended that SNMP access to these
   objects be restricted.  The five objects are:

   o    hprIpPortTOSPrecedence:  Setting this object immediately changes
        the mapping for all link stations using this port which do not
        have an entry to override the port value.  Improper mappings may
        cause delays or disruptions in the network.  For example, if
        APPN traffic type 'High' is mapped to IP TOS Precedence bits '
        001', network control traffic will have the same TOS precedence
        as bulk data traffic.  This may cause delays with session
        initializations, and timeouts on control sessions that could
        cause network outages.

   o    hprIpLsTOSPrecedence:  Setting this object has the potential for
        delay or disruption for this link station as described above
        with hprIpPortTOSPrecedence.

   o    hprIpLsRowStatus:  Setting this object to delete(6) causes this
        link station to revert to the default TOS Precedence mapping for
        its port.  The customized mapping for this link station will no
        longer be in effect.

   o    hprIpCnTOSPrecedence:  Setting this object has the potential for
        delay or disruption for this links created for this connection
        network as described above with hprIpPortTOSPrecedence.

   o    hprIpCnRowStatus:  Setting this object to delete(6) causes links
        created for this connection network to revert to the default TOS
        Precedence mapping for its port.  The customized mapping for
        this connection network will no longer be in effect.

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7.  Acknowledgments

   This MIB module is the product of the IETF SNA NAU MIB WG and the AIW
   APPN/HPR MIBs SIG.  The editors would like to thank Katie Lee, IBM
   Corporation, for her work in creating the original version of this
   MIB.

8.  References

   [1]  Harrington, D., Presuhn, R. and B. Wijnen, "An Architecture for
        Describing SNMP Management Frameworks", RFC 2271, January 1998

   [2]  Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of
        Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets", STD 16, RFC
        1155, May 1990.

   [3]  Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16,
        RFC 1212, March 1991.

   [4]  Rose, M., "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the
        SNMP", RFC 1215, March 1991.

   [5]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D. and J. Schoenwaelder, "Structure of
        Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578,
        April 1999.

   [6]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D. and J. Schoenwaelder, "Textual
        Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.

   [7]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D. and J. Schoenwaelder, "Conformance
        Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.

   [8]  Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M. and J. Davin, "Simple
        Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157, May 1990.

   [9]  Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser,
        "Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2", RFC 1901, January
        1996.

   [10] 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.

   [11] Case, J., Harrington D., Presuhn R. and B. Wijnen, "Message
        Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management
        Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2272, January 1998.

   [12] Blumenthal, U. and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model (USM)
        for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol
        (SNMPv3)", RFC 2274, January 1998.

   [13] 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.

   [14] Levi, D., Meyer, P. and B. Stewart, "SNMPv3 Applications", RFC
        2273, January 1998.

   [15] Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R. and K. McCloghrie, "View-based Access
        Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol
        (SNMP)", RFC 2275, January 1998.

   [16] Hovey, R. and S. Bradner, "The Organizations Involved in the
        IETF Standards Process", BCP 11, RFC 2028, October 1996.

   [17] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
        Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [18] Dudley, G, "APPN/HPR in IP Networks", RFC 2353, May 1998.

   [19] Clouston, B. and B. Moore, "Definition of Managed Objects for
        APPN", RFC 2455, November 1998.

   [20] Clouston, B. and B. Moore, "Definitions of Managed Objects for
        HPR", RFC 2238, May 1997.

   [21] Nichols, K., Blake, S., Baker, F. and D. Black, "Definition of
        the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and
        IPv6 Headers", RFC 2474, December 1998.

9.  Authors' Addresses

   Bob Clouston
   Cisco Systems
   7025 Kit Creek Road
   P.O. Box 14987
   Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA

   Phone: +1 919 472 2333
   EMail: clouston@cisco.com

   Robert Moore
   Dept. BRQA/Bldg. 501/G114
   IBM Corporation
   P.O.Box 12195
   3039 Cornwallis
   Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA

   Phone: +1 919 254 4436
   EMail: remoore@us.ibm.com

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