Alarm Reporting Control Management Information Base (MIB)
draft-ietf-disman-conditionmib-10

Network Working Group                                           H.K. Lam
Document: draft-ietf-disman-conditionmib-10.txt      Lucent Technologies
Expiration: March 25, 2004                                      A. Huynh
Category: Internet Draft                                  Cetus Networks
                                                              D. Perkins
                                                                SNMPinfo
                                                      September 25, 2003

                         Alarm Reporting Control MIB

                     draft-ietf-disman-conditionmib-10.txt

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Abstract
                                                                       
   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets.
   In particular, it defines objects for controlling the reporting of 
   alarm conditions.

Table of Contents

   1 Introduction  ...............................................   xx
   2 The Internet-Standard Management Framework ..................   xx

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   3 Conventions  ................................................   xx
   4 ARC MIB Overview ............................................   xx
      4.1 Relationship between ARC mode and Alarm Reporting ......   xx
   5 ARC MIB Object Definitions ..................................   xx
   6 Security Considerations .....................................   xx
   7 Acknowledgments..............................................   xx
   8 References ..................................................   xx
   9 Author's Address ............................................   xx
  10 Intellectual Property .......................................   xx
  11 Full Copyright Statement ....................................   xx

1.  Introduction

   The scope of this MIB is targeted for network operators responsible 
   for managing the operations of network resources.  This document 
   defines an alarm reporting control (ARC) MIB module, which provides 
   a mechanism for a manager to suppress or defer the reporting of alarm
   conditions based on the resource ID and alarm condition type.

2.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework

   For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
   Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
   RFC 3410 [RFC3410].

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  MIB objects are generally
   accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
   Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
   Structure of Management Information (SMI).  This memo specifies a MIB
   module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58,
   RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580
   [RFC2580].

3.  Conventions

   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].

4.  ARC MIB Overview

   There is a need to provide a mechanism for controlling the reporting
   of alarm conditions of resources in a network device.  For example, 
   (a) inhibiting the reporting of alarm conditions of a resource until 

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   the resource is problem-free, (b) inhibiting the reporting of alarm 
   conditions of a resource for a specified time period, or 
   (c) inhibiting the reporting of alarm conditions of a resource 
   indefinitely until explicitly allowed by the managing system at a 
   later time. 

   The alarm reporting control (ARC) feature provides an automatic 
   in-service provisioning capability.  It allows sufficient time for 
   service setup, customer testing, and other maintenance activities in
   an "alarm-free" state. Once a resource is "problem-free", 
   alarm reporting can be automatically or manually turned on 
   (i.e., allowed).

   By putting a network resource in ARC mode, (i.e., in nalm, nalmTI,  
   nalmQI, or nalmQICD states, as described in the MIB), the technicians
   and managing systems will not be flooded with unnecessary work items 
   during operations activities such as service provisioning and 
   network setup/teardown.  This will reduce maintenance costs and 
   improve the operation and maintenance of these systems.
   Putting a network resource in ARC mode shall not affect the 
   availability of active alarm condition information for potential
   retrieval.

   ITU-T Recommendation M.3100 Amendment 3 [M.3100 Amd3] provides the 
   business requirements, analysis, and design of the Alarm Reporting 
   Control feature. 

   This document defines the MIB objects to support a subset of 
   the ARC functions described in M.3100 Amd3.  In particular, it 
   defines a table that can be used to specify the ARC settings for 
   the resources in a system.

   The ARC MIB module defined in this document provides a way to control
   the reporting of alarm conditions.  A set of applicable alarm 
   conditions is defined in ITU-T Recommendation M.3100 [M.3100] and is 
   named "probable causes".  These probable causes (alarm conditions) 
   have been included in the IANAItuProbableCause TC, which is defined 
   in the IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC MIB module [RFCzzzz]. The IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC 
   MIB module is maintained in the IANA web-site [ITUALARMTC].
   [RFCzzzz].
-- RFC Ed.: replace zzzz with the actual RFC number of the Alarm MIB
--          document and remove this notice.

   The ARC MIB module defines an IANAItuProbableCauseOrZero TC which
   can take any value of IANAItuProbableCause or 0.
   The ARC MIB module further uses IANAItuProbableCauseOrZero to define 
   the ARC settings for the managed resource in the network elements.
   Specification of objects for defining and storing alarms, including

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   active and history alarms, standing and transient alarms, and alarm
   notifications are out of the scope of this document. 

4.1 Relationship between ARC mode and alarm reporting

   When the ARC MIB module is used in a managed system, the following 
   rules apply:

   For alarm condition raised prior to entering ARC mode, reporting 
   of alarm raised and alarm cleared will be sent as usual. 

   For alarm condition raised after entering ARC mode and also 
   cleared before exiting ARC mode, no reporting of alarm raised will 
   be sent and no reporting of alarm cleared will be sent.

   For alarm condition raised after entering ARC mode and not cleared 
   when exiting ARC mode, the reporting of alarm raised will be 
   deferred until the moment of exiting ARC mode.  The reporting of 
   alarm cleared will be sent as usual (i.e., at the time of alarm 
   cleared).

   Further details of the ARC function can be found in M.3100 Amd3
   [M.3100 Amd3].

  

5.  ARC MIB Object Definition

ARC-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS
  MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, Unsigned32, mib-2
          FROM SNMPv2-SMI                           -- RFC2578
  TEXTUAL-CONVENTION, RowStatus, StorageType
          FROM SNMPv2-TC                            -- RFC2579
  MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
          FROM SNMPv2-CONF                          -- RFC2580
  ResourceId 
          FROM ALARM-MIB;                           -- RFCzzzz

arcMibModule MODULE-IDENTITY
  LAST-UPDATED "200309250000Z"
  ORGANIZATION "IETF Distributed Management Working Group"
  CONTACT-INFO
       "WG EMail:  disman@ietf.org
              Subscribe: disman-request@ietf.org
              http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/disman-charter.html

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        Chair:     Randy Presuhn
                   E-mail: randy_presuhn@mindspring.com

        Editor:    Hing-Kam Lam
                   Lucent Technologies, 4C-616
                   101 Crawfords Corner Road
                   Holmdel, NJ 07733 
                   USA
                   Tel: +1 732 949 8338
                   E-mail: hklam@lucent.com"

  DESCRIPTION
    "The MIB module describes the objects for controlling a resource
     in reporting alarm conditions that it detects.

     Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003).  This version
     of this MIB module is part of RFC xxxx;  see the RFC
     itself for full legal notices."
-- RFC Ed.: replace xxxx with actual RFC number & remove this note
  REVISION  "200309250000Z"
  DESCRIPTION
       "Initial version, published as RFC xxxx."
-- RFC Ed.: replace xxxx with actual RFC number & remove this note
  ::={ mib-2 yy }   --  to be assigned by IANA
-- RFC Ed.: replace yy with IANA-assigned number & remove this note

------------------
-- TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
------------------

IANAItuProbableCauseOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This TC can take any value of IANAItuProbableCause or 0.
     IANAItuProbableCause is defined in the IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC 
     module, which is maintained at the IANA web site and 
     published in the Alarm MIB document (see RFC zzzz)."
  REFERENCE
    "IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC MIB module as maintained at the IANA web site.
     The initial module was also published in RFC zzzz."
-- RFC Ed.: replace zzzz with the RFC number of the Alarm MIB document.
--          
  SYNTAX  INTEGER (0..2147483647)

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------------------
-- MIB Objects
------------------

arcTimeIntervals   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { arcMibModule 1 }
arcObjects         OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { arcMibModule 2 }

arcTITimeInterval OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  Unsigned32
  UNITS       "seconds"
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This variable indicates the time interval used for the nalmTI
     state, in units of second.  It is a pre-defined length of time
     in which the resource will stay in the nalmTI state before
     transition into the alm state.

     Instances of this object SHOULD persist across agent restarts."
  ::= { arcTimeIntervals 1 }

arcCDTimeInterval OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  Unsigned32
  UNITS       "seconds"
  MAX-ACCESS  read-write
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This variable indicates the time interval used for the nalmQICD
     state, in units of second.  It is a pre-defined length of time
     in which the resource will stay in the nalmQICD state before
     transition into the alm state after it is problem-free.

     Instances of this object SHOULD persist across agent restarts."
  ::= { arcTimeIntervals 2 }

arcTable OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  SEQUENCE OF ArcEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "A table of Alarm Reporting Control (ARC) settings on the system.

     Alarm Reporting Control is a feature that provides an automatic 
     in-service provisioning capability.  Alarm reporting is turned 
     off on a per-resource basis for a selective set of potential  
     alarm conditions to allow sufficient time for customer testing 
     and other maintenance activities in an 'alarm free' state.
     Once a resource is ready for service, alarm reporting is 
     automatically or manually turned on. 

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     Defined in M.3100 Amendment 3 [M.3100 Amd3], there are five 
     ARC states: alm, nalm, nalmQI, nalmQICD and nalmTI.
        
        alm:        Alarm reporting is turned on (i.e., is allowed).
        nalm:       Alarm reporting is turned off (i.e., not allowed).
        nalmQI:     nalm - Qualified Inhibit. Alarm reporting is 
                    turned off until the managed entity is qualified 
                    problem-free for a specified persistence interval.
        nalmQICD:   nalmQI - Count down.  This is a substate of nalmQI 
                    and performs the persistence timing countdown 
                    function when the managed entity is qualified 
                    problem-free.
        nalmTI:     nalm - Timed Inhibit.  Alarm reporting is turned 
                    off for a specified time interval. 

     alm may transition to nalm, nalmQI or nalmTI by management request.

     nalm may transition to alm, nalmQI or nalmTI by management request.

     nalmQI may transition to nalm or alm by management request.

     nalmQI may transition to alm automatically 
             if qualified problem-free (if nalmQICD is not supported) or
             if the CD timer expired (if nalmQICD is supported)

     nalmTI may transition to alm or nalm by management request.

     nalmTI may transition to alm automatically if the TI timer expired.

     Further details of ARC state transitions are defined in Figure 3 
     of M.3100 Amd3 [M.3100 Amd3]."
  REFERENCE
        "ITU Recommendation M.3100 Amendment 3, 'Generic Network 
         Information Model', January 2001."
  ::= { arcObjects 1 }

arcEntry OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  ArcEntry
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "A conceptual row that contains information about an ARC setting 
     of a resource in the system.
     
     Implementation need to be aware that if the total size of
     arcIndex and arcNotificationId exceeds 114 sub-IDs, then OIDs 
     of column instances in this table will have more than 128 
     sub-IDs and cannot be access using SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, or snmpv3."

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  INDEX  { arcIndex, arcAlarmType, arcNotificationId }
  ::= { arcTable 1 }

ArcEntry ::=
  SEQUENCE {
    arcIndex                      ResourceId,
    arcAlarmType                  IANAItuProbableCauseOrZero,
    arcNotificationId             OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
    arcState                      INTEGER,
    arcNalmTimeRemaining          Unsigned32,
    arcRowStatus                  RowStatus,
    arcStorageType                StorageType
    }

arcIndex OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  ResourceId
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This object uniquely identifies a resource, which is under the 
     arcState's control for the associated arcAlarmType.

     For example, if the resource is an interface, this object will 
     point to an instance of interface, e.g., ifIndex.1."
  ::= { arcEntry 1 }

arcAlarmType OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  IANAItuProbableCauseOrZero
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This object identifies the alarm condition type controlled by the 
     arcState.  It specifies the value 0 or a value of 
     IANAItuProbableCause that is applicable to the resource. 
     IANAItuProbableCause is defined in the IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC 
     module in the Alarm MIB document.

     The value of zero (0) implies any probable causes that are 
     applicable to the resource.  Usually, the applicable probable 
     causes of a resource are specified in the resource-specific mib."
  ::= { arcEntry 2 }

arcNotificationId OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  OBJECT IDENTIFIER
  MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This object identifies the type of notification to be suppressed.
     The notification type identified should be the one normally used

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     by the resource for reporting its alarms.  When the value of 0.0 is
     specified for this object, it implies all applicable notification
     types."
  ::= { arcEntry 3 }

arcState OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  INTEGER {
            nalm (1),
            nalmQI (2),
            nalmTI (3),
            nalmQICD (4)
            }
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This object controls the alarm reporting of a resource.  A manager 
     can set the arcState to either nalm, nalmQI, or nalmTI.
        
      nalm:     Alarm reporting is turned off.
      nalmTI:   Alarm reporting is turned off for a time interval.
               (TI - Time Inhibit).
      nalmQI:   Alarm reporting is turned off for a specified
                  alarm type until the resource is qualified 
                  problem-free for an optional time interval.
              Problem-free means that the condition corresponding
              to the specified alarm type does not exist 
                  (i.e., cleared).
              (QI - Qualified Inhibit).
      nalmQICD: This is a substate of nalmQI and performs the 
              persistence timing count down function after the 
              resource is qualified problem-free. 
              (CD - Count Down).

     According to the requirements in M.3100 Amd3, a resource 
     supporting the ARC feature shall support the alm state and at 
     least one of the nalm, nalmTI, and nalmQI states. nalmQICD 
     is an optional substate of nalmQI.

     Note that the state alm (alarm reporting is allowed) is not listed
     in the enumeration of the value of this object.  However, this 
     state is implicitly supported by the mib.
     Once a resource enters the normal reporting mode (i.e., in the alm 
     state) for the specified alarm type, the corresponding
     row will be automatically deleted from the arc table.
     Also the manual setting of arcState to alm can be achieved through
     setting the RowStatus object to 'destroy'. 

     The nalamQICD state is a transitional state from nalmQI to alm.  It
     is optional depending on the resource type and the implementation 
     of the the resource.  If it is supported, before the state 

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     transitions from nalmQI to alm, a count down period is activated 
     for a duration set by the object arcNalmCDTimeInterval.  When the 
     time is up, the arcState transitions to alm."
  ::= { arcEntry 4 }

arcNalmTimeRemaining OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  Unsigned32
  UNITS       "seconds"
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This variable indicates the time remaining in the nalmTI state
     or the nalmQICD state, in units of second.

     At the moment the resource enters the nalmTI state, this variable 
     will have the initial value equal to the value of
     arcNalmTITimeInterval and then starts decrementing as time goes by.

     Similarly at the moment the resource enters the nalmQICD state, 
     this variable will have the initial value equal to the value of 
     arcNalmCDTimeInterval and then starts decrementing as time goes by.

     This variable is read-create and thus will allow the manager to 
     write (extend or shorten), as needed, the remaining time when the
     resource is in the nalmTI or nalmQICD state.
     
     If this variable is supported and the resource is currently not in
     the nalmTI nor nalmQICD state, the value of this variable shall 
     equal to zero."
  ::= { arcEntry 5 }

arcRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX  RowStatus  
  MAX-ACCESS  read-create
  STATUS  current
  DESCRIPTION
    "This columnar object is used for creating and deleting a conceptual
     row of the arcTable.  It is used to create and delete an arc 
     setting.

     Setting RowStatus to createAndGo or createAndWait implies creating 
     a new ARC setting for the specified resource and alarm type.
     Setting RowStatus to destroy implies removing the ARC setting and
     thus has the effect of resuming normal reporting behaviour of the 
     resource for the alarm type.

     Only the objects arcState, arcNalmTimeRemaining, and arcRowStatus 
     can be updated when a row is active. All the objects, except 
     arcNalmTimeRemaining, must be set before the row can be activated."
  ::= { arcEntry 6 }   
  

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arcStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
  SYNTAX       StorageType
  MAX-ACCESS   read-create
  STATUS       current
  DESCRIPTION 
    "The storage type for this conceptual row.
     Conceptual rows having the value 'permanent' must 
     allow write-access at a minimum to arcState.
     Note that arcState must allow change by management request.
     Therefore, no row can be created with 'readOnly'.
     If a set operation tries to set the value to 'readOnly',
     then an 'inconsistentValue' error must be returned."
  DEFVAL      { nonVolatile }
  ::= { arcEntry 7}

--------------------------
-- conformance information
--------------------------

arcConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { arcMibModule 3 }

arcCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { arcConformance 1 }

arcCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
  STATUS  current
    DESCRIPTION
      "The compliance statement for systems supporting
       the ARC MIB module."

  MODULE -- this module
           MANDATORY-GROUPS {
            arcSettingGroup
           }

  OBJECT arcStorageType
    WRITE-SYNTAX StorageType {
                         volatile(2), 
                         nonVolatile(3),
                         permanent(4) 
                         }
    DESCRIPTION
      "Support for value 'other' is not required.
       The arcState object must allow change by management 
       request.  Therefore, no row can be created with 
       'readOnly'."

  GROUP  arcTIGroup
  DESCRIPTION
    "This group is REQUIRED for ARC settings

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     that provide the Time Inhibit (TI) function."

  GROUP  arcQICDGroup
  DESCRIPTION
    "This group is REQUIRED for ARC settings
     that provide the Quality Inhibit (QI) Count Down (CD)
     function."

  ::= { arcCompliances 1 }

arcGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { arcConformance 2 }

arcSettingGroup OBJECT-GROUP
  OBJECTS {
          arcState,
          arcRowStatus,
          arcStorageType 
          }
   STATUS   current
   DESCRIPTION
     "A collection of objects applicable to
      basic ARC setting."
   ::= { arcGroups 1}

arcTIGroup OBJECT-GROUP
  OBJECTS {
          arcTITimeInterval,
          arcNalmTimeRemaining 
          }
   STATUS   current
   DESCRIPTION
     "A collection of objects applicable to
      ARC setting that support the Time Inhibit (TI)
      function."
   ::= { arcGroups 2}

arcQICDGroup OBJECT-GROUP
  OBJECTS {
          arcCDTimeInterval,
          arcNalmTimeRemaining 
          }
  STATUS   current
  DESCRIPTION
    "A collection of objects applicable to
     ARC setting that support the Quality Inhibit (QI)
     Count Down (CD) function."
  ::= { arcGroups 3}

END

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6.  Security Considerations

   There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB module
   with 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.  These are the tables and objects and their
   sensitivity/vulnerability:

      arcTITimeInterval, 
      arcCDTimeInterval, 
      arcState,
      arcNalmTimeRemaining, 
      arcRowStatus, 
      arcStorageType.

   Setting these objects may have disruptive effects on network 
   operation that range from omission of alarm notifications 
   to flooding of unwanted alarm notifications from the netowrk.  

   Some of the readable objects in this MIB module (i.e., objects with a
   MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered sensitive or
   vulnerable in some network environments.  It is thus important to
   control even GET and/or NOTIFY access to these objects and possibly
   to even encrypt the values of these objects when sending them over
   the network via SNMP.  These are the tables and objects and their
   sensitivity/vulnerability:

      arcTITimeInterval, 
      arcCDTimeInterval, 
      arcState,
      arcNalmTimeRemaining, 
      arcRowStatus, 
      arcStorageType.

   Reading these objects will provide information about the setting 
   which affects alarm notification generation.  

   SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security.
   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 module.

   It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security features
   as provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8),
   including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms
   (for authentication and privacy).

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   Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT
   RECOMMENDED.  Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to
   enable cryptographic security.  It is then a customer/operator
   responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to
   an instance of this MIB module 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.

7. Acknowledgements
   The authors wish to thank Brian Teer and Sharon Chisholm for 
   reviewing and commenting on the draft of this document.
   
8.  References

8.1 Normative References

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

[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.

[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.

[RFCzzzz]   Chisholm, S. and D. Romascanu, "Alarm MIB", RFC zzzz, 
            mmm 2003.
-- RFC Ed.: replace zzzz with the RFC number of the Alarm MIB document,
--          replace mmm with the actual month, and remove this notice. 

[ITUALARMTC]   http://www.iana.org/assignments/ianaitualarmtc-mib

[M.3100]    ITU Recommendation M.3100, "Generic Network Information 
            Model", July 1995.

[M.3100 Amd3] 
            ITU Recommendation M.3100 Amendment 3, "Generic Network 
            Information Model", January 2001.

8.2 Informative References

 [RFC3410]   Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D. and B. Stewart,
            "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-

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            Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.

9.  Authors' Addresses

   Hing-Kam Lam
   Lucent Technologies
   101 Crawfords Corner Road, Room 4C-616
   Holmdel, NJ 07733
   USA
   Phone:   +1 732-949-8338
   EMail:   hklam@lucent.com

   An-ni Huynh
   Cetus Networks
   USA

   EMail: a_n_huynh@yahoo.com

   David T. Perkins 
   SNMPinfo 
   3600 Benton Street, #24 
   Santa Clara, CA 95051
   USA
   Phone:   +1 408-394-8702 
   EMail:   dperkins@dsperkins.com

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