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Operations and Management OPSAWG Ethernet IEEE This document records the transfer of responsibility for the Ethernet-related MIB modules DOT3-OAM-MIB, SNMP-REPEATER-MIB, POWER-ETHERNET-MIB, DOT3-EPON-MIB, EtherLike-MIB, EFM-CU-MIB, ETHER-WIS, and MAU-MIB from the IETF to the IEEE 802.3 Working Group (WG). This document also describes the procedures associated with the transfer in a similar way to how RFC 4663 records the transfer of the IETF Bridge MIB work to the IEEE 802.1 WG.
, published in September 2006, described a plan for transferring responsibility for four MIB modules related to bridges from the IETF to IEEE 802.1. Some years later, responsibility for eight more MIB modules was transferred from the IETF Ethernet Interfaces and Hub MIB (hubmib) WG to the IEEE 802.3 WG. The MIB modules concerned are tabulated below (). clearly enunciates the motivation for both transfers and also provides an introduction to IEEE standardization procedures. The discussions of those topics will not be repeated here. The IEEE version of this second lot of transferred MIB modules was published as 802.3.1-2011 in February 2011. The IEEE 802.3.1 specification was subsequently updated. The latest version, IEEE 802.3.1-2013 , is the basis for this document.
This section tabulates the MIB modules that were transferred to IEEE 802.3, identifying the IETF source document, the corresponding clause of , and the location of the MIB itself in ASCII format. IETF MIB Name: DOT3-OAM-MIB IETF Reference: Definitions and Managed Objects for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Functions on Ethernet-Like Interfaces IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-DOT3-OAM-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 6, Ethernet operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C6mib.txt IETF MIB Name: SNMP-REPEATER-MIB IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices using SMIv2 IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-SNMP-REPEATER-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 7, Ethernet repeater device MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C7mib.txt IETF MIB Name: POWER-ETHERNET-MIB IETF Reference: Power Ethernet MIB IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-POWER-ETHERNET-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 8, Ethernet data terminal equipment (DTE) power via medium dependent interface (MDI) MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C8mib.txt IETF MIB Name: DOT3-EPON-MIB IETF Reference: Managed Objects of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-DOT3-EPON-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 9, Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON) MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C9mib.txt IETF MIB Name: EtherLike-MIB IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-Etherlike-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 10, Ethernet-like interface MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C10mib.txt IETF MIB Name: EFM-CU-MIB IETF Reference: Ethernet in the First Mile Copper (EFMCu) Interfaces MIB IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-EFM-CU-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 11, Ethernet in the First Mile copper (EFMCu) interfaces MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C11mib.txt IETF MIB Name: ETHER-WIS IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet WAN Interface Sublayer IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-ETHER-WIS-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 12, Ethernet wide area network (WAN) interface sublayer (WIS) MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C12mib.txt IETF MIB Name: MAU-MIB IETF Reference: Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) IEEE 802.3 MIB Name: IEEE8023-MAU-MIB IEEE 802.3.1-2013 Description: Clause 13, Ethernet medium attachment units (MAUs) MIB module MIB Location: http://www.ieee802.org/3/1/public/mib_modules/20130411/   802dot3dot1C13mib.txt
The content of Section 2.2 of is also accurate for this document.
The IEEE 802.3 WG adopted the approach recommended in Section 2.3 of of developing an IEEE MIB module and defining new compliance clauses under the IEEE OID branch. Information about the IEEE 802.3 Management Registration Arcs can be found at <http://www.ieee802.org/3/arcs/index.html>.
The Ethernet Interfaces and Hub MIB WG has completed its documents, and the WG was closed in September 2007. The mailing list stayed open for a while and was closed a few years later. The appropriate mailing list for IEEE 802.3 MIB modules discussion is STDS-802-3-MIB@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG. To see general information about 802.3, including how they work and how to participate, go to <http://www.ieee802.org/3/>.
The content of Section 5 of is also accurate for this document, noting that from the point of view of the present document, 802.3 should replace 802.1 wherever it occurs in the text.
This document records the transfer of ownership of Ethernet-related MIB modules to IEEE 802.3.1 several years ago. The transfer has no security implications.
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 Power Ethernet MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet WAN Interface Sublayer Transferring MIB Work from IETF Bridge MIB WG to IEEE 802.1 WG Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) Actelis Networks
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 Managed Objects of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) Definitions and Managed Objects for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Functions on Ethernet-Like Interfaces Ethernet in the First Mile Copper (EFMCu) Interfaces MIB IEEE Standard for Management Information Base (MIB) Definitions for Ethernet IEEE Computer Society
Thanks to Juergen Schoenwaelder and Howard Frazier for their reviews and comments on both the initial and the present versions of this document. During WG Last Call, Warren Kumari caught a nit, and Thomas Petch raised the point of ownership versus responsibility that resulted in some wording changes in the Abstract and Introduction.