Printer Finishing MIB
RFC 3806

• Status
• IESG evaluation record
• IESG writeups
• Email expansions
• History

• Versions
• 16

Network Working Group                                         R. Bergman
Request for Comments: 3806                    Hitachi Printing Solutions
Category: Informational                                         H. Lewis
                                                         IBM Corporation
                                                             I. McDonald
                                                         High North Inc.
                                                               June 2004

                         Printer Finishing MIB

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).

Abstract

   This document defines a MIB module for the management of printer
   finishing device subunits.  The finishing device subunits applicable
   to this MIB are an integral part of the Printer System.  This MIB
   applies only to a Finisher Device that is connected to a Printer
   System.

Bergman, et al.              Informational                      [Page 1]
RFC 3806                 Printer Finishing MIB                 June 2004

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
       1.1.  Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
       1.2.  Rational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.3.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework. . . . . . .   4
       1.4.  Read-Write Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.1.  General Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.2.  Process Specific Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   3.  Finisher Subunits Integrated into the Printer Model . . . . .  12
   4.  Finishing Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       4.1.  Multiple finDeviceTable Entries . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       4.2.  Implicit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
             4.2.1.  FinPunchPatternTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
             4.2.2.  FinPunchHoleTypeTC, punchHoleSizeMaxDim,
                     punchHoleSizeMinDim . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   5.  The Attribute Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       5.1.  Conformance of Attribute Implementation . . . . . . . .  16
       5.2.  Useful, 'Unknown', and 'Other' Values for Objects
             and Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       5.3.  Data Sub-types and Attribute Naming Conventions . . . .  17
       5.4.  Single-Value (Row) Versus Multi-Value (MULTI-ROW)
             Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       5.5.  Linked MUTI-ROW Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       5.6.  Index Value Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       5.7.  Attribute Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   6.  Enumerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
       6.1.  Registering Additional Enumerated Values. . . . . . . .  23
   7.  IANA Printer Finishing MIB Specification. . . . . . . . . . .  24
   8.  Printer Finishing MIB Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
   10. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
   11. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
       11.1. Normative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
       11.2. Informative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
   12. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
   13. Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
   14. Authors' Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
   15. Full Copyright Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53

Bergman, et al.              Informational                      [Page 2]
RFC 3806                 Printer Finishing MIB                 June 2004

1.  Introduction

   This document describes an SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) to
   provide for the management of in-line post-processing in a fashion
   that is currently provided for printers, using the Printer MIB
   [RFC3805].  The Printer Finishing MIB includes the following
   features:

   -  Provides the status of the finishing device.
   -  Queries and controls the features and configuration of the
      finishing device.
   -  Enables and disables the finishing processes.
   -  Allows unsolicited status from the finishing device.

   The Finisher MIB is defined as an extension of the Printer MIB
   [RFC3805] and it is expected that the information defined in this
   document will be incorporated into a future update of the Printer
   MIB.

1.1.  Scope

   This document provides a robust set of finishing devices, features,