





Network Working Group                                       H. Sjostrand
Request for Comments: 3295                                   ipUnplugged
Category: Standards Track                                     J. Buerkle
                                                         Nortel Networks
                                                           B. Srinivasan
                                                                  Cplane
                                                               June 2002


                   Definitions of Managed Objects for
             the General Switch Management Protocol (GSMP)

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 (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for the use with the network management protocols in the Internet
   community.  In particular, it describes managed objects for the
   General Switch Management Protocol (GSMP).

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction............................................. 2
   2.  The SNMP Management Framework............................ 2
   3.  Structure of the MIB..................................... 3
       3.1 Overview............................................. 3
       3.2 Scope................................................ 4
       3.3 MIB guideline........................................ 4
       3.4 MIB groups........................................... 5
           3.4.1 GSMP Switch Controller group................... 5
           3.4.2 GSMP Switch group.............................. 6
           3.4.3 GSMP Encapsulation groups...................... 6
           3.4.4 GSMP General group............................. 7
           3.4.5 The GSMP Notifications Group................... 7
       3.5 Textual Conventions.................................  8
   4.  GSMP MIB Definitions....................................  9
   5.  Acknowledgments......................................... 42



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   6.  References.............................................. 42
   7.  Intellectual Property Rights............................ 44
   8.  Security Considerations................................. 45
   9.  Authors' Addresses...................................... 46
   10. Full Copyright Statement................................ 47

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 describes managed objects for the General Switch
   Management Protocol (GSMP).

   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 [RFC2119].

2. The SNMP Management Framework

   The SNMP Management Framework presently consists of five major
   components:

   *  An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 [RFC2571].

   *  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 is described in
      STD 16, RFC 1155 [RFC1155], STD 16, RFC 1212 [RFC1212], and RFC
      1215 [RFC1215].  The second version, called SMIv2, is described in
      STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], RFC 2579 [RFC2579], and RFC
      2580[RFC2580].

   *  Message protocols for transferring management information.  The
      first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1 and is
      described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC1157].  A second version of the
      SNMP message protocol, which is not an Internet standards track
      protocol, is called SNMPv2c and is described in RFC 1901 [RFC1901]
      and RFC 1906 [RFC1906].  The third version of the message protocol
      is called SNMPv3 and is described in RFC 1906 [RFC1906], RFC 2572
      [RFC2572], and RFC 2574 [RFC2574].

   *  Protocol operations for accessing management information.  The
      first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats are
      described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC1157].  A second set of
      operations and associated PDU formats are described in 1905
      [RFC1905].





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   *  A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 [RFC2573],
      and the view-based access control mechanism is described in RFC
      2575 [RFC2575].

   A more detailed introduction to the current SNMP Management Framework
   can be found in RFC 2570 [RFC2570].

   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. Structure of the MIB

   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for the use with network management protocols in the Internet
   community.  In particular, it describes managed objects for the
   General Switch Management Protocol (GSMP), as defined in [RFC3292].

3.1 Overview

   The General Switch Management Protocol (GSMP) is a general purpose
   protocol to control a label switch.  GSMP allows a controller to
   establish and release connections across the switch, to manage switch
   ports and to request configuration information or statistics.  It
   also allows the switch to inform the controller of asynchronous
   events such as a link going down.

   The GSMP protocol is asymmetric, the controller being the master and
   the switch being the slave.  Multiple switches may be controlled by a
   single controller using multiple instantiations of the protocol over
   separate control connections.  Also a switch may be controlled by
   more than one controller by using the technique of partitioning.

   Each instance of a (switch controller, switch partition) adjacency is
   a session between one switch controller entity and one switch entity.
   The MIB provides objects to configure/setup these entities to form
   the GSMP sessions.  It also provide objects to monitor these GSMP
   sessions.



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3.2 Scope

   The GSMP mib is a protocol mib.  It contains objects to configure,
   monitor, and maintain the GSMP protocol entity.  It does not provide
   any information learned via the protocol, such as "all ports config"
   information.

   The relationships between virtual entities, such as Virtual Switch
   Entities, and "physical" entities, such as Switch Entities, falls
   outside of the management of GSMP.  This also applies for the
   management of switch partitions.  So this is excluded from the GSMP
   mib.

   It is possible to configure which, and how many Switch Controllers
   are controlling one Switch since every potential session with the
   switch has to be represented with an Switch entity.  It is, however,
   not possible to define that one Switch Controller shouldn't allow
   other Switch controllers to control the same switch or partition on
   the switch.  It is assumed that there are mechanisms that synchronise
   controllers and the configuration of them.  This is outside the scope
   of this mib.

3.3 MIB guideline

   Two tables are used to configure potential GSMP sessions depending if
   you are acting as a GSMP switch controller or a GSMP switch.  Each
   row in these tables initiates a GSMP session.

   The entity ID is a 48-bit name that is unique within the operational
   context of the device.  A 48-bit IEEE 802 MAC address, if available,
   MAY be used for the entity ID.  If the Ethernet encapsulation is
   used, the entity ID MUST be the IEEE 802 MAC address of the interface
   on which the GSMP session is to be setup.

   First, the encapsulation of the potential GSMP session shall be
   defined.  If ATM is used, a row in the gsmpAtmEncapTable has to be
   created with the index set to the entity ID.  The specified resources
   should be allocated to GSMP.  If TCP/IP is used, a row in the
   gsmpTcpIpEncapTable has to be created with the index set to the
   entity ID.  The specified port shall be allocated to GSMP.  No
   special action is needed if ethernet encapsulation is used.

   Then the entity information shall be defined.  To create a Switch
   Entity, an entry in the gsmpSwitchTable is created with the index set
   to the entity ID.  To create a Switch Controller Entity, an entry in
   the gsmpControllerTable is created with the index set to the entity
   ID.




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   When the row status of the GsmpControllerEntry or GsmpSwitchEntry is
   set to active (e.g., in the case with ATM or TCP/IP there are active
   rows with a corresponding entity ID), the adjacency protocol of GSMP
   is started.

   Another table, the gsmpSessionTable, shows the actual sessions that
   are established or are in the process of being established.  Each row
   represents a specific session between an Entity and a peer.  This
   table carries information about the peer, the session, and parameters
   that were negotiated by the adjacency procedures.  The
   gsmpSessionTable also contains statistical information regarding the
   session.

   This creation order SHOULD be used by all GSMP managers.  This is to
   avoid clash situations in multiple SNMP manager scenarios where
   different managers may create competing entries in the different
   tables.

   Entities may very well be configured by other means than SNMP, e.g.,
   the cli command.  Such configured entities SHOULD be represented as
   entries in the tables of this mib and SHOULD be possible to query,
   and MAY be possible to alter with SNMP.

3.4 MIB groups

3.4.1 GSMP Switch Controller group

   The controller group is used to configure a potential GSMP session on
   a Switch Controller.  A row in the gsmpControllerTable is created for
   each such session.  If ATM or TCP/IP encapsulation is used, a
   corresponding row has to be created in these tables before the
   session adjacency protocol is initiated.

   If ATM or TCP/IP is used, encapsulation data is defined in the
   corresponding encapsulation tables.  If ethernet is used, the MAC
   address of the interface defined for the session is set by the
   Controller ID object.

   The adjacency parameters are defined; such as

   -  Max supported GSMP version.
   -  Time between the periodic adjacency messages.
   -  Controller local port number and instance number.
   -  Whether partitions are being used and the partition ID for the
      specific partitions this controller is concerned with if
      partitions are used.
   -  The resynchronisation strategy for the session is specified.




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   The notification mapping is set to specify for with events the
   corresponding SNMP notifications are sent.

3.4.2 GSMP Switch group

   The switch group is used to configure a potential GSMP session on a
   Switch.  A row in the gsmpSwitchTable is created for each such
   session.  If ATM or TCP/IP encapsulation is used, a corresponding row
   has to be created in these tables before the session adjacency
   protocol is initiated.

   If ATM or TCP/IP is used, encapsulation data is defined in the
   corresponding encapsulation tables.  If ethernet is used the MAC
   address of the interface defined for the session is set by the Switch
   ID object.

   The adjacency parameters are defined; such as
   -  Max supported GSMP version
   -  Time between the periodic adjacency messages
   -  Switch Name, local port number, and instance number.
   -  Whether partitions are being used and the partition ID for this
      specific partition if partitions are used.
   -  The switch type could be set.
   -  The suggested maximum window size for unacknowledged request
      messages.

   Also, a notification mapping is set to specify for with events the
   corresponding SNMP notifications are sent.

3.4.3 GSMP Encapsulation groups

   The ATM Encapsulation Table and the TCP/IP Encapsulation Table
   provides a way to configure information that are encapsulation
   specific.  The encapsulation data is further specified in [RFC3293].

   If ATM encapsulation is used, the interface and the virtual channel
   are specified.

   If TCP/IP is used, the IP address and the port number are specified.

   No special config data needed if Ethernet encapsulation is used.

   This mib MAY be extended with new, standard or proprietary, GSMP
   encapsulation types.  If a new encapsulation type needs to be added,
   it SHOULD be done in the form of a new table with the entity ID as an
   index.  A row in that encapsulation table SHOULD be created before
   any row in a GSMP entity table is created that is using this new GSMP
   encapsulation.



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3.4.4 GSMP General group

   The GSMP session table provides a way to monitor and maintain GSMP
   sessions.

   The session is defined by a Switch Controller Entity and Switch
   Entity pair.

3.4.5 The GSMP Notifications Group

   The GSMP Notification Group defines notifications for GSMP entities.
   These notifications provide a mechanism for a GSMP device to inform
   the management station of status changes.  Also a notification is
   defined for each type of GSMP events.

   The group of notifications consists of the following notifications:

   - gsmpSessionDown

   This notification is generated when a session is terminating and also
   reports the final accounting statistics of the session.

   - gsmpSessionUp

   This notification is generated when a new session is established.

   - gsmpSendFailureInd

   This notification is generated when a message with a failure
   indication was sent.  This means that this notification identifies a
   change to the gsmpSessionStatFailureInds object in a row of the
   gsmpSessionTable.

   - gsmpReceivedFailureInd

   This notification is generated when a message with a failure
   indication received.  This means that this notification identifies a
   change to the gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures object in a row of the
   gsmpSessionTable.

   - gsmpPortUpEvent

   This notification is generated when a Port Up Event is either
   received or sent.







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   - gsmpPortDownEvent

   This notification is generated when a Port Down Event is either
   received or sent.

   - gsmpInvalidLabelEvent

   This notification is generated when an Invalid Label Event is either
   received or sent.

   - gsmpNewPortEvent

   This notification is generated when New Port Event either is received
   or sent.

   - gsmpDeadPortEvent

   This notification is generated when a Dead Port Event is either
   received or sent.

   - gsmpAdjacencyUpdateEvent

   This notification is generated when an Adjacency Update Event is
   either received or sent.

   To disable or enable the sending of each notification, the bits in
   the bitmap are set to 0 or 1 in the Notification mapping objects in
   the Controller Entitiy or Switch Entity tables.

   The GSMP notification map capability should not be seen as a
   duplication of the filter mechanism in the snmp notification
   originator application [RFC2573], but as a compliment, to configure
   the relation between GSMP events and the SNMP notifications already
   in the GSMP agent.  SNMP notifications and GSMP events operate
   sometimes on a different timescale, and it may in some applications
   be devastating for a SNMP application to receive events for each GSMP
   events.  E.g. the invalid label event in a ATM switch scenario may
   cause mass SNMP notification flooding if mapped to a SNMP
   notification.

3.5 Textual Conventions

   The datatypes GsmpNameType, GsmpLabelType, GsmpVersion,
   GsmpPartitionType, and GsmpPartitionIdType are used as textual
   conventions in this document.  These textual conventions are used for
   the convenience of humans reading the MIB.  Objects defined using
   these conventions are always encoded by means of the rules that
   define their primitive type.  However, the textual conventions have



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   special semantics associated with them.  Hence, no changes to the SMI
   or the SNMP are necessary to accommodate these textual conventions
   which are adopted merely for the convenience of readers.

4. GSMP MIB Definitions

GSMP-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

    IMPORTS
        OBJECT-TYPE, MODULE-IDENTITY, NOTIFICATION-TYPE,
        Unsigned32, Integer32, mib-2
               FROM SNMPv2-SMI                             -- [RFC2578]
        RowStatus, TruthValue, TimeStamp,
        StorageType, TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
               FROM SNMPv2-TC                              -- [RFC2579]
        MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP, NOTIFICATION-GROUP
               FROM SNMPv2-CONF                            -- [RFC2580]
        ZeroBasedCounter32
               FROM RMON2-MIB                              -- [RFC2021]
        InterfaceIndex
               FROM IF-MIB                                 -- [RFC2863]
        AtmVcIdentifier, AtmVpIdentifier
               FROM ATM-TC-MIB                             -- [RFC2514]
        InetAddressType, InetAddress, InetPortNumber
               FROM INET-ADDRESS-MIB ;                     -- [RFC3291]

    gsmpMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
        LAST-UPDATED "200205310000Z" -- May 31, 2002
        ORGANIZATION "General Switch Management Protocol (gsmp)
                      Working Group, IETF"
        CONTACT-INFO
               "WG Charter:
               http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/gsmp-charter.html

               WG-email:          gsmp@ietf.org
               Subscribe:         gsmp-request@ietf.org
               Email Archive:
               ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf-mail-archive/gsmp/

               WG Chair:    Avri Doria
               Email:       avri@acm.org

               WG Chair:    Kenneth Sundell
               Email:       ksundell@nortelnetworks.com

               Editor:      Hans Sjostrand
               Email:       hans@ipunplugged.com




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               Editor:      Joachim Buerkle
               Email:       joachim.buerkle@nortelnetworks.com

               Editor:      Balaji Srinivasan
               Email:       balaji@cplane.com"
        DESCRIPTION
            "This MIB contains managed object definitions for the
            General Switch Management Protocol, GSMP, version 3"

        REVISION       "200205310000Z"
        DESCRIPTION "Initial Version, published as RFC 3295"

    ::= { mib-2 98 }

    gsmpNotifications              OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { gsmpMIB 0 }
    gsmpObjects                    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { gsmpMIB 1 }
    gsmpNotificationsObjects       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { gsmpMIB 2 }
    gsmpConformance                OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { gsmpMIB 3 }

    --**************************************************************
    -- GSMP Textual Conventions
    --**************************************************************

    GsmpNameType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
            "The Name is a 48-bit quantity.
            A 48-bit IEEE 802 MAC address, if
            available, may be used."
        SYNTAX           OCTET STRING (SIZE(6))

    GsmpPartitionType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "Defining if partitions are used and how the partition id
           is negotiated. "
       SYNTAX           INTEGER {
                                   noPartition(1),
                                   fixedPartitionRequest(2),
                                   fixedPartitionAssigned(3)
                                   }

    GsmpPartitionIdType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
            "A 8-bit quantity. The format of the Partition ID is not
            defined in GSMP. If desired, the Partition ID can be
            divided into multiple sub-identifiers within a single



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            partition. For example: the Partition ID could be
            subdivided into a 6-bit partition number and a 2-bit
            sub-identifier which would allow a switch to support 64
            partitions with 4 available IDs per partition."
          SYNTAX         OCTET STRING (SIZE(1))

    GsmpVersion ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
          STATUS          current
          DESCRIPTION
             "The version numbers defined for the GSMP protocol.
              The version numbers used are defined in the
              specifications of the respective protocol,
              1 - GSMPv1.1 [RFC1987]
              2 - GSMPv2.0 [RFC2397]
              3 - GSMPv3   [RFC3292]
              Other numbers may be defined for other versions
              of the GSMP protocol."
          SYNTAX          Unsigned32

    GsmpLabelType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
          STATUS         current
          DESCRIPTION
             "The label is structured as a TLV, a tuple, consisting of
             a Type, a Length, and a Value. The structure is defined
             in [RFC 3292]. The label TLV is encoded as a 2 octet type
             field, followed by a 2 octet Length field, followed by a
             variable length Value field.
             Additionally, a label field can be composed of many stacked
             labels that together constitute the label."
          SYNTAX          OCTET STRING

    --**************************************************************
    -- GSMP Entity Objects
    --**************************************************************

    --
    -- Switch Controller Entity table
    --

    gsmpControllerTable OBJECT-TYPE
          SYNTAX          SEQUENCE OF GsmpControllerEntry
          MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
          STATUS          current
          DESCRIPTION
             "This table represents the Switch Controller
             Entities. An entry in this table needs to be configured
             (created) before a GSMP session might be started."
          ::= { gsmpObjects 1 }



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    gsmpControllerEntry OBJECT-TYPE
          SYNTAX          GsmpControllerEntry
        MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
        STATUS          current
        DESCRIPTION
              "An entry in the table showing
              the data for a specific Switch Controller
              Entity. If partitions are used, one entity
              corresponds to one specific switch partition.
              Depending of the encapsulation used,
              a corresponding row in the gsmpAtmEncapTable or the
              gsmpTcpIpEncapTable may have been created."
        INDEX { gsmpControllerEntityId }
        ::= { gsmpControllerTable 1 }

    GsmpControllerEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        gsmpControllerEntityId                    GsmpNameType,
        gsmpControllerMaxVersion                  GsmpVersion,
        gsmpControllerTimer                       Unsigned32,
        gsmpControllerPort                        Unsigned32,
        gsmpControllerInstance                    Unsigned32,
        gsmpControllerPartitionType               GsmpPartitionType,
        gsmpControllerPartitionId                 GsmpPartitionIdType,
        gsmpControllerDoResync                    TruthValue,
        gsmpControllerNotificationMap             BITS,
        gsmpControllerSessionState                INTEGER,
        gsmpControllerStorageType                 StorageType,
        gsmpControllerRowStatus                   RowStatus
        }

    gsmpControllerEntityId OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX          GsmpNameType
        MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
        STATUS          current
        DESCRIPTION
              "The Switch Controller Entity Id is unique
              within the operational context of the device."
        ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 1 }

   gsmpControllerMaxVersion OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          GsmpVersion
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
             "The max version number of the GSMP protocol being used
             in this session. The version is negotiated by the
             adjacency protocol."
       DEFVAL { 3 }



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       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 2 }

   gsmpControllerTimer OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32(1..255)
       UNITS           "100ms"
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The timer specifies the nominal time between
           periodic adjacency protocol messages. It is a constant
           for the duration of a GSMP session. The timer is
           specified in units of 100ms."
       DEFVAL { 10 }
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 3 }

   gsmpControllerPort OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The local port number for the Switch Controller
           Entity."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 3.1.2"
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 4 }

   gsmpControllerInstance OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32(1..16777215)
       MAX-ACCESS      read-only
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The instance number for the Switch Controller
           Entity. The Instance number is a 24-bit number
           that should be guaranteed to be unique within
           the recent past and to change when the link
           or node comes back up after going down. Zero is
           not a valid instance number. "
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 5 }

   gsmpControllerPartitionType OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          GsmpPartitionType
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
          "A controller can request the specific partition identifier
          to the session by setting the Partition Type to
          fixedPartitionRequest(2). A controller can let the switch
          decide whether it wants to assign a fixed partition ID or



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          not, by setting the Partition Type to noPartition(1)."
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 6 }

   gsmpControllerPartitionId OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           GsmpPartitionIdType
       MAX-ACCESS       read-create
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The Id for the specific switch partition that this
           Switch Controller is concerned with.
           If partitions are not used or if the controller lets the
           switch assigns Partition ID, i.e Partition Type =
           noPartition(1), then this object is undefined."
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 7 }

   gsmpControllerDoResync OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           TruthValue
       MAX-ACCESS       read-create
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "This object specifies whether the controller should
           resynchronise or reset in case of loss of synchronisation.
           If this object is set to true then the Controller should
           resync with PFLAG=2 (recovered adjacency)."
       DEFVAL { true }
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 8 }

   gsmpControllerNotificationMap OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           BITS {
                                   sessionDown(0),
                                   sessionUp(1),
                                   sendFailureIndication(2),
                                   receivedFailureIndication(3),
                                   portUpEvent(4),
                                   portDownEvent(5),
                                   invalidLabelEvent(6),
                                   newPortEvent(7),
                                   deadPortEvent(8),
                                   adjacencyUpdateEvent(9)
                             }
       MAX-ACCESS       read-create
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "This bitmap defines whether a corresponding SNMP
           notification should be sent if a GSMP event is received
           by the Switch Controller. If the bit is set to 1 a
           notification should be sent. The handling and filtering of
           the SNMP notifications are then further specified in the



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           SNMP notification originator application. "
       DEFVAL {{ sessionDown, sessionUp,
              sendFailureIndication, receivedFailureIndication }}
       ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 9 }

   gsmpControllerSessionState OBJECT-TYPE
          SYNTAX          INTEGER {
                                    null(1),
                                    synsent(2),
                                    synrcvd(3),
                                    estab(4)
                                   }
          MAX-ACCESS      read-only
          STATUS          current
          DESCRIPTION
             "The state for the existing or potential session that
             this entity is concerned with.
             The NULL state is returned if the proper encapsulation
             data is not yet configured, if the row is not in active
             status or if the session is in NULL state as defined in
             the GSMP specification."
          ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 10}

   gsmpControllerStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         StorageType
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "The storage type for this controller entity.
             Conceptual rows having the value 'permanent' need not allow
             write-access to any columnar objects in the row."
          DEFVAL { nonVolatile }
          ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 11 }

   gsmpControllerRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         RowStatus
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "An object that allows entries in this table to
              be created and deleted using the
              RowStatus convention.
              While the row is in active state it's not
              possible to modify the value of any object
              for that row except the gsmpControllerNotificationMap
              and the gsmpControllerRowStatus objects."
          ::= { gsmpControllerEntry 12 }




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    --
    -- Switch Entity table
    --

    gsmpSwitchTable OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         SEQUENCE OF GsmpSwitchEntry
        MAX-ACCESS     not-accessible
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "This table represents the Switch
             Entities. An entry in this table needs to be configured
             (created) before a GSMP session might be started."
        ::= { gsmpObjects 2 }

    gsmpSwitchEntry OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         GsmpSwitchEntry
        MAX-ACCESS     not-accessible
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "An entry in the table showing
             the data for a specific Switch
             Entity. If partitions are used, one entity
             corresponds to one specific switch partition.
             Depending of the encapsulation used,
             a corresponding row in the gsmpAtmEncapTable or the
             gsmpTcpIpEncapTable may have been created."
        INDEX { gsmpSwitchEntityId }
        ::= { gsmpSwitchTable 1 }

    GsmpSwitchEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        gsmpSwitchEntityId                GsmpNameType,
        gsmpSwitchMaxVersion              GsmpVersion,
        gsmpSwitchTimer                   Unsigned32,
        gsmpSwitchName                    GsmpNameType,
        gsmpSwitchPort                    Unsigned32,
        gsmpSwitchInstance                Unsigned32,
        gsmpSwitchPartitionType           GsmpPartitionType,
        gsmpSwitchPartitionId             GsmpPartitionIdType,
        gsmpSwitchNotificationMap         BITS,
        gsmpSwitchSwitchType              OCTET STRING,
        gsmpSwitchWindowSize              Unsigned32,
        gsmpSwitchSessionState            INTEGER,
        gsmpSwitchStorageType             StorageType,
        gsmpSwitchRowStatus               RowStatus
        }

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        MAX-ACCESS     not-accessible
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "The Switch Entity Id is unique
             within the operational context of the device. "
        ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 1 }

   gsmpSwitchMaxVersion OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          GsmpVersion
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The max version number of the GSMP protocol being
           supported by this Switch. The version is negotiated by
           the adjacency protocol."
       DEFVAL { 3 }
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 2 }

   gsmpSwitchTimer OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32(1..255)
       UNITS           "100ms"
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The timer specifies the nominal time between
           periodic adjacency protocol messages. It is a constant
           for the duration of a GSMP session. The timer is
           specified in units of 100ms."
       DEFVAL { 10 }
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 3 }

   gsmpSwitchName OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          GsmpNameType
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The name of the Switch. The first three octets must be an
           Organisationally Unique Identifier (OUI) that identifies
           the manufacturer of the Switch. This is by default set to
           the same value as the gsmpSwitchId object if not
           separately specified. "
       ::= {gsmpSwitchEntry 4 }

   gsmpSwitchPort OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32
       MAX-ACCESS      read-create
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION



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           "The local port number for this Switch Entity."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 3.1.2"
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 5 }

   gsmpSwitchInstance OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32(1..16777215)
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The instance number for the Switch Entity.
           The Instance number is a 24-bit number
           that should be guaranteed to be unique within
           the recent past and to change when the link
           or node comes back up after going down. Zero is
           not a valid instance number."
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 6 }

   gsmpSwitchPartitionType OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         GsmpPartitionType
       MAX-ACCESS     read-create
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "A switch can assign the specific partition identifier to
           the session by setting the Partition Type to
           fixedPartitionAssigned(3). A switch can specify
           that no partitions are handled in the session by setting
           the Partition Type to noPartition(1)."
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 7 }

   gsmpSwitchPartitionId OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         GsmpPartitionIdType
       MAX-ACCESS     read-create
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The Id for this specific switch partition that the switch
           entity represents. If partitions are not used, i.e.
           Partition Type = noPartition(1), then this object is
           undefined."
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 8 }

   gsmpSwitchNotificationMap OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         BITS {
                             sessionDown(0),
                             sessionUp(1),
                             sendFailureIndication(2),
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                             portDownEvent(5),
                             invalidLabelEvent(6),
                             newPortEvent(7),
                             deadPortEvent(8),
                             adjacencyUpdateEvent(9)
                          }
       MAX-ACCESS     read-create
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "This bitmap defines whether a corresponding SNMP
           notification should be sent if an GSMP event is sent
           by the Switch Entity. If the bit is set to 1 a
           notification should be sent. The handling and filtering of
           the SNMP notifications are then further specified in the
           SNMP notification originator application. "
       DEFVAL {{ sessionDown, sessionUp,
              sendFailureIndication, receivedFailureIndication }}
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 9 }

   gsmpSwitchSwitchType OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           OCTET STRING (SIZE(2))
       MAX-ACCESS       read-create
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "A 16-bit field allocated by the manufacturer
           of the switch. The Switch Type
           identifies the product. When the Switch Type is combined
           with the OUI from the Switch Name the product is
           uniquely identified. "
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 10 }

   gsmpSwitchWindowSize OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           Unsigned32(1..65535)
       MAX-ACCESS       read-create
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The maximum number of unacknowledged request messages
           that may be transmitted by the controller without the
           possibility of loss. This field is used to prevent
           request messages from being lost in the switch because of
           overflow in the receive buffer. The field is a hint to
           the controller."
       ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 11 }

   gsmpSwitchSessionState OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           INTEGER {
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                                   synrcvd(3),
                                   estab(4)
                                  }
       MAX-ACCESS       read-only
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The state for the existing or potential session that
           this entity is concerned with.
           The NULL state is returned if the proper encapsulation
           data is not yet configured, if the row is not in active
           status or if the session is in NULL state as defined in
           the GSMP specification."
          ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 12}

   gsmpSwitchStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         StorageType
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "The storage type for this switch entity.
             Conceptual rows having the value 'permanent' need not allow
             write-access to any columnar objects in the row."
          DEFVAL { nonVolatile }
          ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 13 }

   gsmpSwitchRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         RowStatus
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "An object that allows entries in this table to
              be created and deleted using the
              RowStatus convention.
              While the row is in active state it's not
              possible to modify the value of any object
              for that row except the gsmpSwitchNotificationMap
              and the gsmpSwitchRowStatus objects."
          ::= { gsmpSwitchEntry 14 }

    --**************************************************************
    -- GSMP Encapsulation Objects
    --**************************************************************

    --
    -- GSMP ATM Encapsulation Table
    --

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          SYNTAX           SEQUENCE OF GsmpAtmEncapEntry
          MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
          STATUS           current
          DESCRIPTION
              "This table contains the atm encapsulation data
              for the Controller or Switch that uses atm aal5 as
              encapsulation. "
          ::= { gsmpObjects 3 }

    gsmpAtmEncapEntry OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX          GsmpAtmEncapEntry
        MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
        STATUS          current
        DESCRIPTION
             "An entry in the table showing
             the encapsulation data for a specific
             Switch Controller entity or Switch entity."
        INDEX { gsmpAtmEncapEntityId }
        ::= { gsmpAtmEncapTable 1 }

    GsmpAtmEncapEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        gsmpAtmEncapEntityId              GsmpNameType,
        gsmpAtmEncapIfIndex               InterfaceIndex,
        gsmpAtmEncapVpi                   AtmVpIdentifier,
        gsmpAtmEncapVci                   AtmVcIdentifier,
        gsmpAtmEncapStorageType           StorageType,
        gsmpAtmEncapRowStatus             RowStatus
        }

    gsmpAtmEncapEntityId OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX          GsmpNameType
        MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
        STATUS          current
        DESCRIPTION
             "The Controller Id or Switch Id that is unique
             within the operational context of the device. "
        ::= { gsmpAtmEncapEntry 1 }

    gsmpAtmEncapIfIndex OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         InterfaceIndex
        MAX-ACCESS     read-create
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "The interface index for the virtual channel over which
             the GSMP session is established, i.e., the GSMP control
             channel for LLC/SNAP encapsulated GSMP messages on an
             ATM data link layer."
        ::= { gsmpAtmEncapEntry 2 }



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    gsmpAtmEncapVpi OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         AtmVpIdentifier
        MAX-ACCESS     read-create
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             " The VPI value for the virtual channel over which the
             GSMP session is established, i.e., the GSMP control
             channel for LLC/SNAP encapsulated GSMP messages on an
             ATM data link layer."
        DEFVAL { 0 }
           ::= { gsmpAtmEncapEntry 3 }

    gsmpAtmEncapVci OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         AtmVcIdentifier
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              " The VCI value for the virtual channel over which the
              GSMP session is established, i.e., the GSMP control
              channel for LLC/SNAP encapsulated GSMP messages on an
              ATM data link layer."
           DEFVAL { 15 }
           ::= { gsmpAtmEncapEntry 4 }

   gsmpAtmEncapStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         StorageType
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "The storage type for this entry. It should have the same
              value as the StorageType in the referring Switch
              Controller entity or Switch entity."
          DEFVAL { nonVolatile }
          ::= { gsmpAtmEncapEntry 5 }

   gsmpAtmEncapRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         RowStatus
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "An object that allows entries in this table to
              be created and deleted using the
              RowStatus convention.
              While the row is in active state it's not
              possible to modify the value of any object
              for that row except the gsmpAtmEncapRowStatus object."
          ::= { gsmpAtmEncapEntry 6 }




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    --
    -- GSMP TCP/IP Encapsulation Table
    --

    gsmpTcpIpEncapTable OBJECT-TYPE
          SYNTAX           SEQUENCE OF GsmpTcpIpEncapEntry
          MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
          STATUS           current
          DESCRIPTION
              "This table contains the encapsulation data
              for the Controller or Switch that uses TCP/IP as
              encapsulation."
        ::= { gsmpObjects 4 }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX          GsmpTcpIpEncapEntry
        MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
        STATUS          current
        DESCRIPTION
             "An entry in the table showing
             the encapsulation data for a specific
             Switch Controller entity or Switch entity."
        INDEX { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntityId }
        ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapTable 1 }

    GsmpTcpIpEncapEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        gsmpTcpIpEncapEntityId              GsmpNameType,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapAddressType           InetAddressType,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapAddress               InetAddress,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapPortNumber            InetPortNumber,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapStorageType           StorageType,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapRowStatus             RowStatus
        }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapEntityId OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX          GsmpNameType
        MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
        STATUS          current
        DESCRIPTION
             "The Controller or Switch Id is unique
             within the operational context of the device. "
        ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry 1 }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapAddressType OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         InetAddressType
        MAX-ACCESS     read-create
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION



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             "The type of address in gsmpTcpIpEncapAddress."
        ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry 2 }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapAddress OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         InetAddress
        MAX-ACCESS     read-create
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "The IPv4 or IPv6 address used for
             the GSMP session peer."
        ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry 3 }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapPortNumber OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         InetPortNumber
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "The TCP port number used for the TCP session
              establishment to the GSMP peer."
           DEFVAL { 6068 }
           ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry 4 }

   gsmpTcpIpEncapStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX         StorageType
           MAX-ACCESS     read-create
           STATUS         current
           DESCRIPTION
              "The storage type for this entry. It should have the same
              value as the StorageType in the referring Switch
              Controller entity or Switch entity."
          DEFVAL { nonVolatile }
          ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry 5 }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
          SYNTAX          RowStatus
          MAX-ACCESS      read-create
          STATUS          current
          DESCRIPTION
              "An object that allows entries in this table to
              be created and deleted using the
              RowStatus convention.
              While the row is in active state it's not
              possible to modify the value of any object
              for that row except the gsmpTcpIpEncapRowStatus object."
           ::= { gsmpTcpIpEncapEntry 6 }

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

    --
    -- GSMP Session table
    --

    gsmpSessionTable OBJECT-TYPE
           SYNTAX          SEQUENCE OF GsmpSessionEntry
           MAX-ACCESS      not-accessible
           STATUS          current
           DESCRIPTION
              "This table represents the sessions between
              Controller and Switch pairs. "
        ::= { gsmpObjects 5 }

    gsmpSessionEntry OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         GsmpSessionEntry
        MAX-ACCESS     not-accessible
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "An entry in the table showing
             the session data for a specific Controller and
             Switch pair. Also, statistics for this specific
             session is shown."
        INDEX { gsmpSessionThisSideId, gsmpSessionFarSideId }
        ::= { gsmpSessionTable 1 }

    GsmpSessionEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
        gsmpSessionThisSideId                     GsmpNameType,
        gsmpSessionFarSideId                      GsmpNameType,
        gsmpSessionVersion                        GsmpVersion,
        gsmpSessionTimer                          Integer32,
        gsmpSessionPartitionId                    GsmpPartitionIdType,
        gsmpSessionAdjacencyCount                 Unsigned32,
        gsmpSessionFarSideName                    GsmpNameType,
        gsmpSessionFarSidePort                    Unsigned32,
        gsmpSessionFarSideInstance                Unsigned32,
        gsmpSessionLastFailureCode                Unsigned32,
        gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime              TimeStamp,
        gsmpSessionStartUptime                    TimeStamp,
        gsmpSessionStatSentMessages               ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatFailureInds                ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatReceivedMessages           ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures           ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents               ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents             ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents             ZeroBasedCounter32,
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        gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents             ZeroBasedCounter32,
        gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents            ZeroBasedCounter32
        }

    gsmpSessionThisSideId OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         GsmpNameType
        MAX-ACCESS     not-accessible
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
             "This side ID uniquely identifies the entity that this
             session relates to within the operational
             context of the device. "
        ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 1 }

    gsmpSessionFarSideId OBJECT-TYPE
        SYNTAX         GsmpNameType
        MAX-ACCESS     not-accessible
        STATUS         current
        DESCRIPTION
            "The Far side ID uniquely identifies the entity that this
            session is established against. "
        ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 2 }

   gsmpSessionVersion OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          GsmpVersion
       MAX-ACCESS      read-only
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The version number of the GSMP protocol being used in
           this session. The version is the result of the
           negotiation by the adjacency protocol."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 3 }

   gsmpSessionTimer OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Integer32
       UNITS           "100ms"
       MAX-ACCESS      read-only
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The timer specifies the time remaining until the
           adjacency timer expires. The object could take negative
           values since if no valid GSMP messages are
           received in any period of time in excess of three times
           the value of the Timer negotiated by the adjacency
           protocol loss of synchronisation may be declared. The
           timer is specified in units of 100ms."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 4 }




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   gsmpSessionPartitionId OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          GsmpPartitionIdType
       MAX-ACCESS      read-only
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The Partition Id for the specific switch partition that
           this session is concerned with."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 5 }

   gsmpSessionAdjacencyCount OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX          Unsigned32(1..255)
       MAX-ACCESS      read-only
       STATUS          current
       DESCRIPTION
           "This object specifies the current number of adjacencies
           that are established with controllers and the switch
           partition that is used for this session. The value
           includes this session."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 6 }

   gsmpSessionFarSideName OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX              GsmpNameType
       MAX-ACCESS          read-only
       STATUS              current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The name of the far side as advertised in the adjacency
           message."
       ::= {gsmpSessionEntry 7}

   gsmpSessionFarSidePort OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           Unsigned32
       MAX-ACCESS       read-only
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The local port number of the link across which the
           message is being sent."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 3.1.2"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 8 }

   gsmpSessionFarSideInstance OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           Unsigned32(1..16777215)
       MAX-ACCESS       read-only
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The instance number used for the link during this
           session. The Instance number is a 24-bit number
           that should be guaranteed to be unique within



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           the recent past and to change when the link
           or node comes back up after going down. Zero is not
           a valid instance number."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 9 }

   gsmpSessionLastFailureCode OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX           Unsigned32(0..255)
       MAX-ACCESS       read-only
       STATUS           current
       DESCRIPTION
           "This is the last failure code that was received over
           this session. If no failure code have been received, the
           value is zero."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 10 }

   gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         TimeStamp
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The value of sysUpTime on the most recent occasion at
           which one or more of this session's counters
           suffered a discontinuity. If no such discontinuities have
           occurred since then, this object contains the same
           timestamp as gsmpSessionStartUptime ."
        ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 11 }

   gsmpSessionStartUptime OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         TimeStamp
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           " The value of sysUpTime when the session came to
           established state."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 12 }

   gsmpSessionStatSentMessages OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of messages that have been sent in this
           session. All GSMP messages pertaining to this session after
           the session came to established state SHALL
           be counted, also including adjacency protocol messages
           and failure response messages.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
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           happened."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 13 }

   gsmpSessionStatFailureInds OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of messages that have been sent with a
           failure indication in this session. Warning messages
           SHALL NOT be counted.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 12.1"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 14 }

   gsmpSessionStatReceivedMessages OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of messages that have been received in
           this session. All legal GSMP messages pertaining to this
           session after the session came to established state SHALL
           be counted, also including adjacency protocol messages
           and failure response messages.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 15 }

   gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of messages that have been received in
           this session with a failure indication. Warning messages
           SHALL NOT be counted.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 12.1"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 16 }




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   gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of Port Up events that have been sent or
           received on this session.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 9.1"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 17 }

   gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of Port Down events that have been sent or
           received on this session.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 9.2"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 18 }

   gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of Invalid label events that have been sent
           or received on this session.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 9.3"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 19 }

   gsmpSessionStatNewPortEvents OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
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           received on this session.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
          "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 9.4"
       ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 20 }

   gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
       MAX-ACCESS     read-only
       STATUS         current
       DESCRIPTION
           "The number of Dead Port events that have been sent or
           received on this session.
           When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
           the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
           happened."
       REFERENCE
           "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 9.5"
         ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 21 }

   gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX         ZeroBasedCounter32
         MAX-ACCESS     read-only
         STATUS         current
         DESCRIPTION
            "The number of Adjacency Update events that have been sent
            or received on this session.
            When the counter suffers any discontinuity, then
            the gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime object indicates when it
            happened."
         REFERENCE
           "General Switch Management Protocol V3: Section 9.6"
         ::= { gsmpSessionEntry 22 }


   -- **************************************************************
   -- GSMP Notifications
   -- **************************************************************

   --
   -- Notification objects
   --

   gsmpEventPort OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX         Unsigned32
         MAX-ACCESS     accessible-for-notify



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         STATUS         current
         DESCRIPTION
            "This object specifies the Port Number that is
            carried in this event."
         ::= { gsmpNotificationsObjects 1 }

   gsmpEventPortSessionNumber OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX         Unsigned32
         MAX-ACCESS     accessible-for-notify
         STATUS         current
         DESCRIPTION
            "This object specifies the Port Session Number that is
            carried in this event."
         ::= { gsmpNotificationsObjects 2 }

   gsmpEventSequenceNumber OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX         Unsigned32
         MAX-ACCESS     accessible-for-notify
         STATUS         current
         DESCRIPTION
            "This object specifies the Event Sequence Number that is
            carried in this event."
         ::= { gsmpNotificationsObjects 3 }

   gsmpEventLabel OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX          GsmpLabelType
         MAX-ACCESS      accessible-for-notify
         STATUS          current
         DESCRIPTION
            "This object specifies the Label that is
            carried in this event."
         ::= { gsmpNotificationsObjects 4 }


   --
   -- Notifications
   --

    gsmpSessionDown NOTIFICATION-TYPE
         OBJECTS {
                   gsmpSessionStartUptime,
                   gsmpSessionStatSentMessages,
                   gsmpSessionStatFailureInds,
                   gsmpSessionStatReceivedMessages,
                   gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures,
                   gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents,
                   gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents,
                   gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents,



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                   gsmpSessionStatNewPortEvents,
                   gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents,
                   gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents
                   }
          STATUS current
          DESCRIPTION
              "When it has been enabled, this notification is
              generated whenever a session is taken down, regardless
              of whether the session went down normally or not.
              Its purpose is to allow a management application
              (primarily an accounting application) that is
              monitoring the session statistics to receive the final
              values of these counters, so that the application can
              properly account for the amounts the counters were
              incremented since the last time the application polled
              them. The gsmpSessionStartUptime object provides the
              total amount of time that the session was active.

              This notification is not a substitute for polling the
              session statistic counts. In particular, the count
              values reported in this notification cannot be assumed
             to be the complete totals for the life of the session,
             since they may have wrapped while the
             session was up.

             The session to which this notification
             applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
             gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
             Object Identifiers of the objects contained in the
             notification.
             An instance of this notification will contain exactly
             one instance of each of its objects, and these objects
             will all belong to the same conceptual row of the
             gsmpSessionTable."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 1 }

    gsmpSessionUp NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionFarSideInstance
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when new session is established.

            The new session is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId
            and gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionFarSideInstance object



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            contained in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 2 }

    gsmpSentFailureInd NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionLastFailureCode,
                  gsmpSessionStatFailureInds
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when a message with a failure indication was
            sent.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatFailureInds. The
            gsmpSessionLastFailureCode contains the failure
            reason.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifiers of the objects contained in the
            notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 3 }

    gsmpReceivedFailureInd NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionLastFailureCode,
                  gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generate when a message with a failure indication
            is received.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures. The
            gsmpSessionLastFailureCode contains the failure
            reason.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifiers of the objects contained in the
            notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 4 }



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    gsmpPortUpEvent NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents,
                  gsmpEventPort,
                  gsmpEventPortSessionNumber,
                  gsmpEventSequenceNumber
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when a Port Up Event occurs.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents
            object contained in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 5 }

    gsmpPortDownEvent NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents,
                  gsmpEventPort,
                  gsmpEventPortSessionNumber,
                  gsmpEventSequenceNumber
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when a Port Down Event occurs.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents
            object contained in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 6 }

    gsmpInvalidLabelEvent NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents,
                  gsmpEventPort,



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                  gsmpEventLabel,
                  gsmpEventSequenceNumber
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when an Invalid Label Event occurs.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents
            object contained in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 7 }

    gsmpNewPortEvent NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionStatNewPortEvents,
                  gsmpEventPort,
                  gsmpEventPortSessionNumber,
                  gsmpEventSequenceNumber
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when a New Port Event occurs.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatNewPortEvents.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionStatNewPortEvents
            object contained in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 8 }

    gsmpDeadPortEvent NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents,
                  gsmpEventPort,
                  gsmpEventPortSessionNumber,
                  gsmpEventSequenceNumber
                  }
        STATUS current



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        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when a Dead Port Event occurs.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents
            object contained in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 9 }

    gsmpAdjacencyUpdateEvent NOTIFICATION-TYPE
        OBJECTS {
                  gsmpSessionAdjacencyCount,
                  gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents,
                  gsmpEventSequenceNumber
                  }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "When it has been enabled, this notification is
            generated when an Adjacency Update Event occurs.

            The gsmpSessionAdjacencyCount contains the new value of
            the number of adjacencies
            that are established with controllers and the switch
            partition that is used for this session.

            The notification indicates a change in the value of
            gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents.

            The session to which this notification
            applies is identified by the gsmpSessionThisSideId and
            gsmpSessionFarSideId which could be inferred from the
            Object Identifier of the gsmpSessionAdjacencyCount
            or the gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents object contained
            in the notification."
    ::= { gsmpNotifications 10 }











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    --**************************************************************
    -- GSMP Compliance
    --**************************************************************

    gsmpGroups            OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { gsmpConformance 1 }
    gsmpCompliances       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { gsmpConformance 2 }

    gsmpModuleCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
            "The compliance statement for agents that support
            the GSMP MIB."
        MODULE -- this module
        MANDATORY-GROUPS { gsmpGeneralGroup
                            }
        GROUP gsmpControllerGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "This group is mandatory for all Switch
            Controllers"

        GROUP gsmpSwitchGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "This group is mandatory for all Switches"

        GROUP gsmpAtmEncapGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "This group must be supported if ATM is used for GSMP
            encapsulation. "

        GROUP gsmpTcpIpEncapGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "This group must be supported if TCP/IP is used for GSMP
            encapsulation. "

        OBJECT gsmpTcpIpEncapAddressType
        SYNTAX InetAddressType { unknown(0), ipv4(1), ipv6(2),
                                 ipv4z(3), ipv6z(4) }
        DESCRIPTION
           "An implementation is only required to support
            'unknown(0)', and IPv4 addresses. Supporting addresses with
            zone index or IPv6 addresses are optional. Defining
            Internet addresses by using DNS domain names are not
            allowed."

        OBJECT gsmpTcpIpEncapAddress
        SYNTAX InetAddress (SIZE(0|4|8|16|20))
        DESCRIPTION
           "An implementation is only required to support



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           IPv4 addresses. Supporting addresses with zone index or IPv6
           addresses are optional."

        GROUP gsmpNotificationObjectsGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "This group must be supported if notifications
            are supported. "

        GROUP gsmpNotificationsGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "This group must be supported if notifications
            are supported. "

        ::= { gsmpCompliances 1 }

    -- units of conformance

    gsmpGeneralGroup OBJECT-GROUP
        OBJECTS {
        gsmpSessionVersion,
        gsmpSessionTimer,
        gsmpSessionPartitionId,
        gsmpSessionAdjacencyCount,
        gsmpSessionFarSideName,
        gsmpSessionFarSidePort,
        gsmpSessionFarSideInstance,
        gsmpSessionLastFailureCode,
        gsmpSessionDiscontinuityTime,
        gsmpSessionStartUptime,
        gsmpSessionStatSentMessages,
        gsmpSessionStatFailureInds,
        gsmpSessionStatReceivedMessages,
        gsmpSessionStatReceivedFailures,
        gsmpSessionStatPortUpEvents,
        gsmpSessionStatPortDownEvents,
        gsmpSessionStatInvLabelEvents,
        gsmpSessionStatNewPortEvents,
        gsmpSessionStatDeadPortEvents,
        gsmpSessionStatAdjUpdateEvents
        }
        STATUS current
        DESCRIPTION
             "Objects that apply to all GSMP implementations."
        ::= { gsmpGroups 1 }

    gsmpControllerGroup OBJECT-GROUP
        OBJECTS {
        gsmpControllerMaxVersion,



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        gsmpControllerTimer,
        gsmpControllerPort,
        gsmpControllerInstance,
        gsmpControllerPartitionType,
        gsmpControllerPartitionId,
        gsmpControllerDoResync,
        gsmpControllerNotificationMap,
        gsmpControllerSessionState,
        gsmpControllerStorageType,
        gsmpControllerRowStatus
        }
       STATUS       current
       DESCRIPTION
             "Objects that apply GSMP implementations of
             Switch Controllers."
       ::= { gsmpGroups 2 }

    gsmpSwitchGroup OBJECT-GROUP
        OBJECTS {
        gsmpSwitchMaxVersion,
        gsmpSwitchTimer,
        gsmpSwitchName,
        gsmpSwitchPort,
        gsmpSwitchInstance,
        gsmpSwitchPartitionType,
        gsmpSwitchPartitionId,
        gsmpSwitchNotificationMap,
        gsmpSwitchSwitchType,
        gsmpSwitchWindowSize,
        gsmpSwitchSessionState,
        gsmpSwitchStorageType,
        gsmpSwitchRowStatus
        }
       STATUS       current
       DESCRIPTION
             "Objects that apply GSMP implementations of
             Switches."
       ::= { gsmpGroups 3 }

    gsmpAtmEncapGroup OBJECT-GROUP
        OBJECTS {
        gsmpAtmEncapIfIndex,
        gsmpAtmEncapVpi,
        gsmpAtmEncapVci,
        gsmpAtmEncapStorageType,
        gsmpAtmEncapRowStatus
        }
       STATUS       current



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       DESCRIPTION
             "Objects that apply to GSMP implementations that
             supports ATM for GSMP encapsulation."
       ::= { gsmpGroups 4 }

    gsmpTcpIpEncapGroup OBJECT-GROUP
        OBJECTS {
        gsmpTcpIpEncapAddressType,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapAddress,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapPortNumber,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapStorageType,
        gsmpTcpIpEncapRowStatus
        }
       STATUS       current
       DESCRIPTION
             "Objects that apply to GSMP implementations that
             supports TCP/IP for GSMP encapsulation."
       ::= { gsmpGroups 5 }

     gsmpNotificationObjectsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
        OBJECTS {
        gsmpEventPort,
        gsmpEventPortSessionNumber,
        gsmpEventSequenceNumber,
        gsmpEventLabel
        }
       STATUS       current
       DESCRIPTION
             "Objects that are contained in the notifications."
       ::= { gsmpGroups 6 }

    gsmpNotificationsGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP
        NOTIFICATIONS {
        gsmpSessionDown,
        gsmpSessionUp,
        gsmpSentFailureInd,
        gsmpReceivedFailureInd,
        gsmpPortUpEvent,
        gsmpPortDownEvent,
        gsmpInvalidLabelEvent,
        gsmpNewPortEvent,
        gsmpDeadPortEvent,
        gsmpAdjacencyUpdateEvent
        }
       STATUS current
       DESCRIPTION
             "The notifications which indicate specific changes
             in the value of objects gsmpSessionTable"



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       ::= { gsmpGroups 7 }

END

5. Acknowledgments

   The authors would like to thank Avri Doria and Kenneth Sundell for
   their contributions to this specification.  Also thanks to David
   Partain, Michael MacFaden and Bert Wijnen who have contributed
   significantly with their SNMP expertise.

6. References

   [RFC1155]   Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification
               of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets",
               STD 16, RFC 1155, May 1990.

   [RFC1212]   Rose, M. and K. McCloghrie, "Concise MIB Definitions",
               STD 16, RFC 1212, March 1991.

   [RFC1215]   Rose, M., "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with
               the SNMP", RFC 1215, March 1991.

   [RFC1157]   Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M. and J. Davin,
               "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157,
               May 1990.

   [RFC1901]   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser,
               "Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2", RFC 1901,
               January 1996.

   [RFC1905]   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.

   [RFC1906]   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.

   [RFC1987]   Newman, P, Edwards, W., Hinden, R., Hoffman, E., Ching
               Liaw, F., Lyon, T. and Minshall, G., "Ipsilon's General
               Switch Management Protocol Specification," Version 1.1,
               RFC 1987, August 1996.

   [RFC2021]   Waldbusser, S., "Remote Network Monitoring Management
               Information Base Version 2 using SMIv2", RFC 2021,
               January 1997.




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   [RFC2026]   Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process - Revision
               3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.

   [RFC2119]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
               Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC2397]   Newman, P, Edwards, W., Hinden, R., Hoffman, E., Ching
               Liaw, F., Lyon, T. and Minshall, G., "Ipsilon's General
               Switch Management Protocol Specification," Version 2.0,
               RFC 2397, March 1998.

   [RFC2434]   Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
               IANA Considerations Section in RFCs.", BCP 26, RFC 2434,
               October 1998.

   [RFC2514]   Noto, M., E. Spiegel, K. Tesink, "Definition of Textual
               Conventions and OBJECT-IDENTITIES for ATM Management",
               RFC 2514, February 1999.

   [RFC2570]   Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D. and B. Stewart,
               "Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard
               Network Management Framework", RFC 2570, April 1999.

   [RFC2571]   Harrington, D., Presuhn, R. and B. Wijnen, "An
               Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks",
               RFC 2571, April 1999.

   [RFC2572]   Case, J., Harrington D., Presuhn R. and B. Wijnen,
               "Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple
               Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2572, April
               1999.

   [RFC2573]   Levi, D., Meyer, P. and B. Stewart, "SNMP Applications",
               RFC 2573, April 1999.

   [RFC2574]   Blumenthal, U. and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model
               (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management
               Protocol (SNMPv3)", RFC 2574, April 1999.

   [RFC2575]   Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R. and K. McCloghrie, "View-based
               Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network
               Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2575, April 1999.

   [RFC2578]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
               Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management
               Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
               1999.




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   [RFC2579]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
               Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for
               SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.

   [RFC2580]   McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J.,
               Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for
               SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999.

   [RFC2863]   McCloghrie, K. and F. Kastenholz, "The Interfaces Group
               MIB" RFC 2863, June 2000.

   [RFC3291]   Daniele, M., Haberman, B., Routhier, S. and J.,
               Schoenwaelder "Textual Conventions for Internet Network
               Addresses", RFC 3291, May 2002.

   [RFC3292]    Doria, A., Hellstrand, F., Sundell, K. and T. Worster,
               "General Switch Management Protocol V3", RFC 3292, June
               2002.

   [RFC3293]   Worster, T., Doria, A. and J. Buerkle, "General Switch
               Management Protocol (GSMP) Packet Encapsulations for
               Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Ethernet and
               Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)", RFC 3293, June
               2002.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any
   intellectual property 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; neither does it represent that it
   has made any effort to identify any such rights.  Information on the
   IETF's procedures with respect to rights in standards-track and
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   licenses to be made available, or the result of an attempt made to
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   proprietary rights by implementors or users of this specification can
   be obtained from the IETF Secretariat.

   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any
   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary
   rights which may cover technology that may be required to practice
   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF Executive
   Director.





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8. Security Considerations

   Assuming that secure network management (such as SNMP v3) is
   implemented, the objects represented in this MIB do not pose a threat
   to the security of the network.

   There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB that
   have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create.  Such
   objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network
   environments.  The support for SET operations in a non-secure
   environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on
   network operations.

   There are a number of managed objects in this MIB that may contain
   sensitive information.  They are contained in the gsmpControllerTable
   and gsmpSwitchTable.  It is thus important to control even GET access
   to these objects and possibly to even encrypt the values of these
   object when sending them over the network via SNMP.  Not all versions
   of SNMP provide features for such a secure environment.

   SNMPv1 by itself is not a secure environment.  Even if the network
   itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), even then, there is no
   control as to who on the secure network is allowed to access and
   GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects in this MIB.

   It is recommended that the implementers consider the security
   features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework.  Specifically, the use
   of the User-based Security Model RFC 2574 [RFC2574] and the View-
   based Access Control Model RFC 2575 [RFC2575] is recommended.

   It is then a customer/user responsibility to ensure that the SNMP
   entity giving access to an instance of this MIB, is properly
   configured to give access to the objects, only to those principals
   (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET
   (change/create/delete) them.
















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9. Authors' Addresses

   Hans Sjostrand
   ipUnplugged
   P.O. Box 101 60
   S-121 28 Stockholm, Sweden

   Phone: +46 8 725 5930
   EMail: hans@ipunplugged.com


   Joachim Buerkle
   Nortel Networks Germany GmbH & Co. KG
   Hahnstrasse 37-39
   D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

   Phone: +49 69 6697 3281
   EMail: joachim.buerkle@nortelnetworks.com


   Balaji Srinivasan
   CPlane Inc.
   897 Kifer Road
   Sunnyvale, CA 94086

   Phone: +1 408 789 4099
   EMail: balaji@cplane.com
























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10. Full Copyright Statement

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

   This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
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   document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
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   copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be
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   The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
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   This document and the information contained herein is provided on an
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   TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
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Acknowledgement

   Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the
   Internet Society.



















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