jkrey@venera.isi.edu (Joyce K. Reynolds) (04/18/89)
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RFC 1095:
Title: The Common Management Information Services
and Protocol over TCP/IP (CMOT)
Author: U. Warrier and L. Besaw
Mailbox: unni@cs.ucla.edu and lmb%hpcndaw@hplabs.hp.com
Pages: 67
Characters: 157,506
pathname: RFC:RFC1095.TXT
This memo defines a network management architecture that uses the
International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Common
Management Information Services/Common Management Information
Protocol (CMIS/CMIP) in a TCP/IP environment. This architecture
provides a means by which control and monitoring information can be
exchanged between a manager and a remote network element. In
particular, this memo defines the means for implementing the Draft
International Standard (DIS) version of CMIS/CMIP on top of Internet
transport protocols for the purpose of carrying management
information defined in the Internet-standard management information
base. DIS CMIS/CMIP is suitable for deployment in TCP/IP networks
while CMIS/CMIP moves toward becoming an International Standard.
Together with the relevant ISO standards and the companion RFCs that
describe the initial structure of management information and
management information base, these documents provide the basis for a
comprehensive architecture and system for managing TCP/IP-based
internets, and in particular the Internet.
The Internet Activities Board (IAB) has designated two different
network management protocols with the same status of "Draft Standard"
and "Recommended".
The two protocols are the Common Management Information Services and
Protocol over TCP/IP (CMOT) (this memo) and the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
The IAB intends each of these two protocols to receive the attention
of implementers and experimenters. The IAB seeks reports of
experience with these two protocols from system builders and users.
By this action, the IAB recommends that all IP and TCP
implementations be network manageable (e.g., implement the Internet
MIB, and that implementations that are network manageable are
expected to adopt and implement at least one of these two Internet
Draft Standards.
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--jon.