Printer MIB
RFC 1759

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Network Working Group                                           R. Smith
Request for Comments: 1759                             Texas Instruments
Category: Standards Track                                      F. Wright
                                                   Lexmark International
                                                             T. Hastings
                                                       Xerox Corporation
                                                               S. Zilles
                                                     Adobe Systems, Inc.
                                                           J. Gyllenskog
                                                 Hewlett-Packard Company
                                                              March 1995

                              Printer MIB

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.

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ................................................    3
   1.1 Network Printing Environment ...............................    3
   1.2 Printer Device Overview ....................................    4
   1.3 Categories of Printer Information ..........................    5
   1.3.1 Descriptions .............................................    5
   1.3.2 Status ...................................................    5
   1.3.3 Alerts ...................................................    5
   2. Printer Model ...............................................    6
   2.1 Overview of the Printer Model ..............................    8
   2.2 Printer Sub-Units ..........................................    8
   2.2.1 General Printer ..........................................    8
   2.2.2 Inputs ...................................................    9
   2.2.3 Media ....................................................    9
   2.2.4 Outputs ..................................................    9
   2.2.5 Finishers ................................................   10
   2.2.6 Markers ..................................................   10
   2.2.7 Media Paths ..............................................   11
   2.2.8 System Controller ........................................   11
   2.2.9 Interfaces ...............................................   11
   2.2.10 Channels ................................................   12
   2.2.11 Interpreters ............................................   12
   2.2.12 Console .................................................   12
   2.2.13 Alerts ..................................................   13
   2.2.13.1 Status and Alerts .....................................   13

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RFC 1759                      Printer MIB                     March 1995

   2.2.13.2 Overall Printer Status ................................   13
   2.2.13.2.1 Host MIB Printer Status .............................   15
   2.2.13.2.2 Sub-unit Status .....................................   17
   2.2.13.3 Alert Tables ..........................................   18
   2.2.13.4 Alert Table Management ................................   19
   2.3 Read-Write Objects .........................................   20
   2.4 Enumerations ...............................................   22
   2.4.1 Registering Additional Enumerated Values .................   22
   3. Objects from other MIB Specifications .......................   22
   3.1 System Group objects .......................................   22
   3.2 System Controller ..........................................   23
   3.3 Interface Group objects ....................................   23
   4. Textual Conventions .........................................   23
   5. The General Printer Group ...................................   27
   5.1 The Cover Table ............................................   30
   5.2 The Localization Table .....................................   31
   5.3 The System Resources Tables ................................   33
   6. The Responsible Party group .................................   35
   7. The Input Group .............................................   35
   8. The Extended Input Group ....................................   41
   9. The Input Media Group .......................................   42
   10. The Output Group ...........................................   44
   11. The Extended Output Group ..................................   48
   12. The Output Dimensions Group ................................   49
   13. The Output Features Group ..................................   51
   14. The Marker Group ...........................................   52