Event Notification Management Information Base for Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS)-Compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems
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Network Working Group                                           A. Ahmad
Request for Comments: 4547                            Cisco Systems Inc.
Category: Standards Track                                   G. Nakanishi
                                                                Motorola
                                                               June 2006

           Event Notification Management Information Base for
  Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS)-Compliant
            Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems

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 (2006).

Abstract

   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
   In particular, it defines a basic set of managed objects for Simple
   Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based event notification
   management of Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
   (DOCSIS) compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems.
   This MIB is defined as an extension to the DOCSIS Cable Device MIB.

   This memo specifies a MIB module in a manner that is compliant to the
   Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2).  The set of
   objects is consistent with the SNMP framework and existing SNMP
   standards.

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Table of Contents

   1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................2
   2. Glossary ........................................................2
      2.1. BPI - Baseline Privacy Interface ...........................3
      2.2. BPI - Baseline Privacy Plus Interface ......................3
      2.3. CATV .......................................................3
      2.4. CM - Cable Modem ...........................................3
      2.5. CMTS - Cable Modem Termination System ......................3
      2.6. DOCSIS .....................................................3
      2.7. Downstream .................................................4
      2.8. Head-end ...................................................4
      2.9. MAC Packet .................................................4
      2.10. RF ........................................................4
      2.11. SID .......................................................4
      2.12. TLV .......................................................4
      2.13. Upstream ..................................................4
   3. Overview ........................................................4
      3.1. Structure of the MIB .......................................5
   4. Definitions .....................................................5
   5. Contributors ...................................................35
   6. Acknowledgements ...............................................36
   7. Security Considerations ........................................36
   8. IANA Considerations ............................................37
   9. References .....................................................37
      9.1. Normative References ......................................37
      9.2. Informative References ....................................38

1.  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 [16].

   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 [2], STD 58, RFC 2579 [3] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [4].

2.  Glossary

   The terms in this document are derived either from normal cable
   system usage, or from the documents associated with the Data Over
   Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) process.

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2.1.  BPI - Baseline Privacy Interface

   A mechanism for providing data privacy over the HFC network in DOCSIS
   1.0 systems [8].

2.2.  BPI - Baseline Privacy Plus Interface

   A mechanism that extends the Baseline Privacy Interface with the