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The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Link Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol
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                     The Definitions of Managed Objects for
                           the Link Control Protocol of
                           the Point-to-Point Protocol

                                   11 May 1993

                                 Frank Kastenholz
                                FTP Software, Inc
                                  2 High Street
                          North Andover, Mass 01845 USA

                                  kasten@ftp.com

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          This document will be submitted to the Internet Activities
          Board as a Proposed Standard. This document defines an
          experimental extension to the SNMP MIB. Upon publication as a
          Proposed Standard, a new MIB number will be assigned.  This is
          a working document only, it should neither be cited nor quoted
          in any formal document.

          This document will expire before 16 Nov. 1993.

          Distribution of this document is unlimited.

          Please send comments to the author.

          1.  Abstract

          This memo defines an experimental portion of the Management
          Information Base (MIB) for use with network management
          protocols in TCP/IP-based internets.  In particular, it
          describes managed objects used for managing the Link Control
          Protocol and Link Quality Monitoring on subnetwork interfaces
          that use the family of Point-to-Point Protocols[8, 9, 10, 11,
          & 12].

          This memo does not specify a standard for the Internet
          community.

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          2.  The Network Management Framework

          The Internet-standard Network Management Framework consists of
          three components.  They are:

               RFC 1155 which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for
               describing and naming objects for the purpose of
               management.  RFC 1212 defines a more concise description
               mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI.

               RFC 1213 defines MIB-II, the core set of managed objects
               for the Internet suite of protocols.

               RFC 1157 which defines the SNMP, the protocol used for
               network access to managed objects.

          The Framework permits new objects to be defined for the
          purpose of experimentation and evaluation.

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          3.  Objects

          Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store,
          termed the Management Information Base or MIB.  Objects in the
          MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation
          One (ASN.1) [3] defined in the SMI.  In particular, each
          object type is named by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an
          administratively assigned name.  The object type together with
          an object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific
          instantiation of the object.  For human convenience, we often
          use a textual string, termed the descriptor, to refer to the
          object type.

          3.1.  Format of Definitions

          Section 5 contains the specification of all object types
          contained in this MIB module.  The object types are defined
          using the conventions defined in the SMI, as amended by the
          extensions specified in [5,6].

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          4.  Overview

          4.1.  Object Selection Criteria

          To be consistent with IAB directives and good engineering
          practice, an explicit attempt was made to keep this MIB as
          simple as possible.  This was accomplished by applying the
          following criteria to objects proposed for inclusion:

          (1)  Require objects be essential for either fault or
               configuration management.  In particular, objects for
               which the sole purpose was to debug implementations were
               explicitly excluded from the MIB.

          (2)  Consider evidence of current use and/or utility.

          (3)  Limit the total number of objects.

          (4)  Exclude objects which are simply derivable from others in
               this or other MIBs.

          4.2.  Structure of the PPP

          This section describes the basic model of PPP used in
          developing the PPP MIB. This information should be useful to
          the implementor in understanding some of the basic design
          decisions of the MIB.

          The PPP is not one single protocol but a large family of
          protocols.  Each of these is, in itself, a fairly complex
          protocol.  The PPP protocols may be divided into three rough
          categories:

          Control Protocols
               The Control Protocols are used to control the operation
               of the PPP. The Control Protocols include the Link
               Control Protocol (LCP), the Password Authentication
               Protocol (PAP), the Link Quality Report (LQR), and the
               Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP).

          Network Protocols
               The Network Protocols are used to move the network
               traffic over the PPP interface.  A Network Protocol

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               encapsulates the datagrams of a specific higher-layer
               protocol that is using the PPP as a data link.  Note that
               within the context of PPP, the term "Network Protocol"
               does not imply an OSI Layer-3 protocol; for instance,
               there is a Bridging network protocol.

          Network Control Protocols (NCPs)
               The NCPs are used to control the operation of the Network
               Protocols. Generally, each Network Protocol has its own
               Network Control Protocol; thus, the IP Network Protocol
               has its IP Control Protocol, the Bridging Network
               Protocol has its Bridging Network Control Protocol and so
               on.

          This document specifies the objects used in managing one of
          these protocols, namely the Link Control Protocol and Link
          Quality Monitoring Protocol.

          4.3.  MIB Groups

          Objects in this MIB are arranged into several MIB groups.
          Each group is organized as a set of related objects.

          These groups are the basic unit of conformance: if the
          semantics of a group are applicable to an implementation then
          all objects in the group must be implemented.

          The PPP MIB is organized into several MIB Groups, including,
          but not limited to, the following groups:
          o The PPP Link Group
          o The PPP LQR Group
          o The PPP LQR Extensions Group
          o The PPP IP Group
          o The PPP Bridge Group
          o The PPP Security Group

          This document specifies the following groups:

          The PPP Link Group
               This group represents the lowest "level" of the PPP
               protocol.

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               This group contains two tables, one containing status
               information and the other configuration information.  The
               configuration table is split off of the status so that it
               may be placed in a separate MIB View for security
               purposes.

               Implementation of this group is mandatory for all PPP
               implementations.

          The PPP LQR Group
               This group provides the basic MIB variables that apply to
               the PPP LQR Protocol.  This group provides MIB access to
               the information required for LQR processing. This group
               contains two tables, one containing status information
               and the other configuration information.  The
               configuration table is split off of the status so that it
               may be placed in a separate MIB View for security
               purposes.

               Implementation of the PPP LQR Group is mandatory for all
               PPP implementations that implement LQR.

          The PPP LQR Extensions Group
               The PPP LQR Extensions group contains the most recently
               received LQR packet, as well as the "save" fields that
               are "logically appended"[12] to received LQR packets.
               This is done in order to facilitate external
               implementations of the Link Quality Monitoring policies.

               It is not practical to examine the relevant MIB objects
               which are used to generate LQR packets since LQR policies
               may require synchronization of the values of all data
               used to determine Link Quality; i.e., the values of the
               relevant counters must all be taken at the same instant
               in time.  Thus, by recording the last received LQR
               packet, a synchronized record of the relevant data is
               available.

               As this information may not be efficiently maintained on
               all PPP implementations, implementation of this group is
               optional.

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          4.4.  Relationship to Interface and Interface Extensions
          Groups

          The PPP Mib is a medium-specific extension to the standard
          MIB-2 interface group[2] and to the Interface Extensions MIB
          [7].  This section discusses certain components of these
          groups when the interface is a PPP interface.

          The PPP interface represents a single interface in the sense
          used in [2] and thus has a single entry in the ifTable.

          Furthermore, the PPP interface may be operating over a lower
          layer hardware interface (such as an RS-232 port).  It is
          important to capture the relationship between the PPP
          interface and the lower-layer interface over which it
          operates.  This MIB presumes that the lower-layer interface
          has an ifEntry associated with it.  The lower-layer ifEntry is
          identified via the pppLinkStatusPhysicalIndex object, which
          contains the value of ifIndex for the lower-layer ifEntry.

          For example, suppose that you run PPP over a RS-232 port.
          This would use two entries in the ifTable.  Let's suppose that
          entry number 123 is for the PPP "interface" and entry number
          987 is for the RS-232 port.  So, ifSpecific.123 would contain
          the ppp OBJECT IDENTIFIER, pppLinkStatusPhysicalIndex.123
          would contain 987, and ifSpecific.987 would contain the rs_232
          OBJECT IDENTIFIER (or whatever it is).

          All PPP packets are defined in [8] as being broadcast packets.
          Thus, the packets are counted as non-unicast packets in the
          ifTable (ifInNUcastPkts and ifOutNUCastPkts) and as broadcasts
          in the ifExtnsTable (ifExtnsBroadcastsReceivedOks and
          ifExtnsBroadcastsTransmittedOks).

          ifSpecific
               Contains the OBJECT IDENTIFIER ppp.

          ifAdminStatus
               Setting this object to up will inject an administrative
               open event into the LCP's finite state machine.  Setting
               this object to down will inject an administrative close
               event into the LCP's finite state machine.

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               The use of the testing value is beyond the scope of this
               document.

          ifOperStatus
               Represents the state of the LCP Finite State Machine.  If
               the Finite State Machine is in the Opened state then the
               value of ifOperStatus is up, otherwise the value of
               ifOperStatus is down.

               The meaning of the testing value is beyond the scope of
               this document.

          Per the SNMP Protocol Specification, [13], the linkUp and
          linkDown traps apply to the PPP Protocol entity.  When the
          LCP's Finite State Machine attains the Opened state, a linkUp
          trap should be sent. When the Finite State Machine leaves the
          Opened state, a linkDown trap should be sent.

          Some tests for the link are defined in this document.
          Execution of these tests does not place the link's
          ifOperStatus in the testing state as these tests do not
          prevent normal data transmission from occuring over the link.

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          5.  Definitions

          PPP-LCP-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

          IMPORTS
               experimental, Counter
                    FROM RFC1155-SMI
               ifIndex
                    FROM RFC1213-MIB
               OBJECT-TYPE
                    FROM RFC-1212;

               --  PPP MIB

               ppp  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { experimental 18 }

               pppLcp OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppp 1 }

               -- The individual groups within the PPP-LCP-MIB

               pppLink      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pppLcp 1 }
               pppLqr       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pppLcp 2 }
               pppTests     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pppLcp 3 }

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          -- 5.1.  PPP Link Group

          --
          -- The PPP Link Group. Implementation of this
          -- group is mandatory for all PPP entities.
          --

          -- The following object reflect the values of the option
          -- parameters used in the PPP Link Control Protocol
          --   pppLinkStatusLocalMRU
          --   pppLinkStatusRemoteMRU
          --   pppLinkStatusLocalToPeerACCMap
          --   pppLinkStatusPeerToLocalACCMap
          --   pppLinkStatusLocalToRemoteProtocolCompression
          --   pppLinkStatusRemoteToLocalProtocolCompression
          --   pppLinkStatusLocalToRemoteACCompression
          --   pppLinkStatusRemoteToLocalACCompression
          --   pppLinkStatusTransmitFcsSize
          --   pppLinkStatusReceiveFcsSize
          --
          -- These values are not available until after the PPP Option
          -- negotiation has completed, which is indicated by the link
          -- reaching the open state (i.e. ifOperStatus is set to
          -- up).
          --
          -- Therefore, when ifOperStatus is not up
          -- the contents of these objects is undefined. The value
          -- returned when accessing the objects is an implementation
          -- dependent issue.

          pppLinkStatusTable   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF PppLinkStatusEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "A table containing PPP-link specific variables
                         for this PPP implementation."
               ::= { pppLink 1 }

          pppLinkStatusEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    PppLinkStatusEntry

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               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Management information about a particular PPP
                         Link."
               INDEX     { ifIndex }
               ::= { pppLinkStatusTable 1 }

          PppLinkStatusEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
               pppLinkStatusPhysicalIndex
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusBadAddresses
                    Counter,
               pppLinkStatusBadControls
                    Counter,
               pppLinkStatusPacketTooLongs
                    Counter,
               pppLinkStatusBadFCSs
                    Counter,
               pppLinkStatusLocalMRU
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusRemoteMRU
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusLocalToPeerACCMap
                    OCTET STRING,
               pppLinkStatusPeerToLocalACCMap
                    OCTET STRING,
               pppLinkStatusLocalToRemoteProtocolCompression
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusRemoteToLocalProtocolCompression
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusLocalToRemoteACCompression
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusRemoteToLocalACCompression
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusTransmitFcsSize
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkStatusReceiveFcsSize
                    INTEGER
               }
          pppLinkStatusPhysicalIndex   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(0..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-only

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               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The value of ifIndex that identifies the
                         lower-level interface over which this PPP Link
                         is operating. This interface would usually be
                         an HDLC or RS-232 type of interface. If there
                         is no lower-layer interface element, or there
                         is no ifEntry for the element, or the element
                         can not be identified, then the value of this
                         object is 0.  For example, suppose that PPP is
                         operating over a serial port. This would use
                         two entries in the ifTable. The PPP could be
                         running over `interface' number 123 and the
                         serial port could be running over `interface'
                         number 987.  Therefore, ifSpecific.123 would
                         contain the OBJECT IDENTIFIER ppp
                         pppLinkStatusPhysicalIndex.123 would contain
                         987, and ifSpecific.987 would contain the
                         OBJECT IDENTIFIER for the serial-port's media-
                         specific MIB."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 1 }

          pppLinkStatusBadAddresses   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The number of packets received with an
                         incorrect Address Field. This counter is a
                         component of the ifInErrors variable that is
                         associated with the interface that represents
                         this PPP Link."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 3.1, Address Field, of RFC1331."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 2 }

          pppLinkStatusBadControls   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The number of packets received on this link

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                         with an incorrect Control Field. This counter
                         is a component of the ifInErrors variable that
                         is associated with the interface that
                         represents this PPP Link."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 3.1, Control Field, of RFC1331."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 3 }

          pppLinkStatusPacketTooLongs   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The number of received packets that have been
                         discarded because their length exceeded the
                         MRU. This counter is a component of the
                         ifInErrors variable that is associated with the
                         interface that represents this PPP Link. NOTE,
                         packets which are longer than the MRU but which
                         are successfully received and processed are NOT
                         included in this count."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 4 }

          pppLinkStatusBadFCSs   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The number of received packets that have been
                         discarded due to having an incorrect FCS. This
                         counter is a component of the ifInErrors
                         variable that is associated with the interface
                         that represents this PPP Link."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 5 }

          pppLinkStatusLocalMRU   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(1..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The current value of the MRU for the local PPP

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                         Entity. This value is the MRU that the remote
                         entity is using when sending packets to the
                         local PPP entity. The value of this object is
                         meaningful only when the link has reached the
                         open state (ifOperStatus is up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 6 }

          pppLinkStatusRemoteMRU   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(1..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The current value of the MRU for the remote
                         PPP Entity. This value is the MRU that the
                         local entity is using when sending packets to
                         the remote PPP entity. The value of this object
                         is meaningful only when the link has reached
                         the open state (ifOperStatus is up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 7 }

          pppLinkStatusLocalToPeerACCMap   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE (4))
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The current value of the ACC Map used for
                         sending packets from the local PPP entity to
                         the remote PPP entity. The value of this object
                         is meaningful only when the link has reached
                         the open state (ifOperStatus is up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 8 }

          pppLinkStatusPeerToLocalACCMap   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE (4))
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The ACC Map used by the remote PPP entity when
                         transmitting packets to the local PPP entity.
                         The value of this object is meaningful only
                         when the link has reached the open state

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                         (ifOperStatus is up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 9 }

          pppLinkStatusLocalToRemoteProtocolCompression
               OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                         enabled(1),
                         disabled(2)
                    }
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Indicates whether the local PPP entity will
                         use Protocol Compression when transmitting
                         packets to the remote PPP entity. The value of
                         this object is meaningful only when the link
                         has reached the open state (ifOperStatus is
                         up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 10 }

          pppLinkStatusRemoteToLocalProtocolCompression
               OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                         enabled(1),
                         disabled(2)
                    }
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Indicates whether the remote PPP entity will
                         use Protocol Compression when transmitting
                         packets to the local PPP entity. The value of
                         this object is meaningful only when the link
                         has reached the open state (ifOperStatus is
                         up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 11 }

          pppLinkStatusLocalToRemoteACCompression   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                         enabled(1),
                         disabled(2)

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                    }
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Indicates whether the local PPP entity will
                         use Address and Control Compression when
                         transmitting packets to the remote PPP entity.
                         The value of this object is meaningful only
                         when the link has reached the open state
                         (ifOperStatus is up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 12 }

          pppLinkStatusRemoteToLocalACCompression   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                         enabled(1),
                         disabled(2)
                    }
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Indicates whether the remote PPP entity will
                         use Address and Control Compression when
                         transmitting packets to the local PPP entity.
                         The value of this object is meaningful only
                         when the link has reached the open state
                         (ifOperStatus is up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 13 }

          pppLinkStatusTransmitFcsSize   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER (0..128)
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The size of the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) in
                         bits that the local node will generate when
                         sending packets to the remote node. The value
                         of this object is meaningful only when the link
                         has reached the open state (ifOperStatus is
                         up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 14 }

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          pppLinkStatusReceiveFcsSize   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER (0..128)
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The size of the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) in
                         bits that the remote node will generate when
                         sending packets to the local node. The value of
                         this object is meaningful only when the link
                         has reached the open state (ifOperStatus is
                         up)."
               ::= { pppLinkStatusEntry 15 }

          pppLinkConfigTable   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF PppLinkConfigEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "A table containing the LCP configuration
                         parameters for this PPP Link. These variables
                         represent the initial configuration of the PPP
                         Link. The actual values of the parameters may
                         be changed when the link is brought up via the
                         LCP options negotiation mechanism."
               ::= { pppLink 2 }

          pppLinkConfigEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    PppLinkConfigEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Configuration information about a particular
                         PPP Link."
               INDEX     { ifIndex }
               ::= { pppLinkConfigTable 1 }

          PppLinkConfigEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
               pppLinkConfigInitialMRU
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkConfigReceiveACCMap

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                    OCTET STRING,
               pppLinkConfigTransmitACCMap
                    OCTET STRING,
               pppLinkConfigMagicNumber
                    INTEGER,
               pppLinkConfigFcsSize
                    INTEGER
               }

          pppLinkConfigInitialMRU   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(0..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The initial Maximum Receive Unit (MRU) that
                         the local PPP entity will advertise to the
                         remote entity. If the value of this variable is
                         0 then the local PPP entity will not advertise
                         any MRU to the remote entity and the default
                         MRU will be assumed. Changing this object will
                         have effect when the link is next restarted."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 7.2, Maximum Receive Unit of RFC1331."
               DEFVAL    { 1500 }
               ::= { pppLinkConfigEntry 1 }

          pppLinkConfigReceiveACCMap   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE (4))
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The Asynchronous-Control-Character-Map (ACC)
                         that the local PPP entity requires for use on
                         its receive side. In effect, this is the ACC
                         Map that is required in order to ensure that
                         the local modem will successfully receive all
                         characters. The actual ACC map used on the
                         receive side of the link will be a combination
                         of the local node's pppLinkConfigReceiveACCMap
                         and the remote node's
                         pppLinkConfigTransmitACCMap. Changing this
                         object will have effect when the link is next
                         restarted."

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               REFERENCE
                         "Section 7.3, page 4, Async-Control-Character-
                         Map of RFC1331."
               DEFVAL    { 'ffffffff'h }
               ::= { pppLinkConfigEntry 2 }

          pppLinkConfigTransmitACCMap   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    OCTET STRING (SIZE (4))
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The Asynchronous-Control-Character-Map (ACC)
                         that the local PPP entity requires for use on
                         its transmit side. In effect, this is the ACC
                         Map that is required in order to ensure that
                         all characters can be successfully transmitted
                         through the local modem.  The actual ACC map
                         used on the transmit side of the link will be a
                         combination of the local node's
                         pppLinkConfigTransmitACCMap and the remote
                         node's pppLinkConfigReceiveACCMap. Changing
                         this object will have effect when the link is
                         next restarted."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 7.3, page 4, Async-Control-Character-
                         Map of RFC1331."
               DEFVAL    { 'ffffffff'h }
               ::= { pppLinkConfigEntry 3 }

          pppLinkConfigMagicNumber   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {false (1), true (2)}
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "If true(2) then the local node will attempt to
                         perform Magic Number negotiation with the
                         remote node. If false(1) then this negotiation
                         is not performed. In any event, the local node
                         will comply with any magic number negotiations
                         attempted by the remote node, per the PPP
                         specification. Changing this object will have
                         effect when the link is next restarted."

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               REFERENCE
                         "Section 7.6, Magic Number, of RFC1331."
               DEFVAL    { false }
               ::= { pppLinkConfigEntry 4 }

          pppLinkConfigFcsSize   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER (0..128)
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The size of the FCS, in bits, the local node
                         will attempt to negotiate for use with the
                         remote node. Regardless of the value of this
                         object, the local node will comply with any FCS
                         size negotiations initiated by the remote node,
                         per the PPP specification. Changing this object
                         will have effect when the link is next
                         restarted."
               DEFVAL    { 16 }
               ::= { pppLinkConfigEntry 5 }

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          -- 5.2.  PPP LQR Group

               --
               -- The PPP LQR Group.
               -- Implementation of this group is mandatory for all
               -- PPP implementations that implement LQR.
               --

          pppLqrTable   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF PppLqrEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Table containing the LQR parameters and
                         statistics for the local PPP entity."
               ::= { pppLqr 1 }

          pppLqrEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    PppLqrEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "LQR information for a particular PPP link. A
                         PPP link will have an entry in this table if
                         and only if LQR Quality Monitoring has been
                         successfully negotiated for said link."
               INDEX     { ifIndex }
               ::= { pppLqrTable 1 }

          PppLqrEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
               pppLqrQuality
                    INTEGER,
               pppLqrInGoodOctets
                    Counter,
               pppLqrLocalPeriod
                    INTEGER,
               pppLqrRemotePeriod
                    INTEGER,
               pppLqrOutLQRs
                    Counter,
               pppLqrInLQRs

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                    Counter
          }

          pppLqrQuality   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {
                         good(1),
                         bad(2),
                         not-determined(3)
                    }
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The current quality of the link as declared by
                         the local PPP entity's Link-Quality Management
                         modules. No effort is made to define good or
                         bad, nor the policy used to determine it. The
                         not-determined value indicates that the entity
                         does not actually evaluate the link's quality.
                         This value is used to disambiguate the
                         `determined to be good' case from the `no
                         determination made and presumed to be good'
                         case."
               ::= { pppLqrEntry 1 }

          pppLqrInGoodOctets   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The LQR InGoodOctets counter for this link."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.2, Counters, of RFC1333."
               ::= { pppLqrEntry 2 }

          pppLqrLocalPeriod   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(1..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The LQR reporting period, in hundredths of a
                         second that is in effect for the local PPP
                         entity."

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               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.5, Configuration Option Format, of
                         RFC1333."
               ::= { pppLqrEntry 3 }

          pppLqrRemotePeriod   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(1..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The LQR reporting period, in hundredths of a
                         second, that is in effect for the remote PPP
                         entity."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.5, Configuration Option Format, of
                         RFC1333."
               ::= { pppLqrEntry 4 }

          pppLqrOutLQRs   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The value of the OutLQRs counter on the local
                         node for the link identified by ifIndex."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.2, Counters, of RFC1333."
               ::= { pppLqrEntry 5 }

          pppLqrInLQRs   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    Counter
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The value of the InLQRs counter on the local
                         node for the link identified by ifIndex."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.2, Counters, of RFC1333."
               ::= { pppLqrEntry 6 }

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          --
          -- The PPP LQR Configuration table.
          --

          pppLqrConfigTable   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF PppLqrConfigEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Table containing the LQR Configuration
                         parameters for the local PPP entity."
               ::= { pppLqr 2 }

          pppLqrConfigEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    PppLqrConfigEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "LQR configuration information for a particular
                         PPP link."
               INDEX     { ifIndex }
               ::= { pppLqrConfigTable 1 }

          PppLqrConfigEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
               pppLqrConfigPeriod
                    INTEGER,
               pppLqrConfigStatus
                    INTEGER
          }

          pppLqrConfigPeriod   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER(0..2147483648)
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "The LQR Reporting Period that the local PPP
                         entity will attempt to negotiate with the
                         remote entity, in units of hundredths of a
                         second. Changing this object will have effect
                         when the link is next restarted."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.5, Configuration Option Format, of

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                         RFC1333."
               DEFVAL    { 0 }
               ::= { pppLqrConfigEntry 1 }

          pppLqrConfigStatus   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    INTEGER {disabled (1), enabled (2)}
               ACCESS    read-write
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "If enabled(2) then the local node will attempt
                         to perform LQR negotiation with the remote
                         node. If disabled(1) then this negotiation is
                         not performed. In any event, the local node
                         will comply with any magic number negotiations
                         attempted by the remote node, per the PPP
                         specification. Changing this object will have
                         effect when the link is next restarted.
                         Setting this object to the value disabled(1)
                         has the effect of invalidating the
                         corresponding entry in the pppLqrConfigTable
                         object. It is an implementation-specific matter
                         as to whether the agent removes an invalidated
                         entry from the table. Accordingly, management
                         stations must be prepared to receive tabular
                         information from agents that corresponds to
                         entries not currently in use."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 7.6, Magic Number, of RFC1331."
               DEFVAL    { enabled }
               ::= { pppLqrConfigEntry 2 }

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          -- 5.3.  PPP LQR Extensions Group

          --
          -- The PPP LQR Extensions Group.
          -- Implementation of this group is optional.
          --
          -- The intent of this group is to allow external
          -- implementation of the policy mechanisms that
          -- are used to declare a link to be "bad" or not.
          --
          -- It is not practical to examine the MIB objects
          -- which are used to generate LQR packets since
          -- LQR policies tend to require synchronization of
          -- the values of all data used to determine Link
          -- Quality; i.e. the values of the relevant counters
          -- must all be taken at the same instant in time.
          --

          pppLqrExtnsTable   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    SEQUENCE OF PppLqrExtnsEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Table containing additional LQR information
                         for the local PPP entity."
               ::= { pppLqr 3 }

          pppLqrExtnsEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    PppLqrExtnsEntry
               ACCESS    not-accessible
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "Extended LQR information for a particular PPP
                         link. Assuming that this group has been
                         implemented, a PPP link will have an entry in
                         this table if and only if LQR Quality
                         Monitoring has been successfully negotiated for
                         said link."
               INDEX     { ifIndex }
               ::= { pppLqrExtnsTable 1 }

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          PppLqrExtnsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
               pppLqrExtnsLastReceivedLqrPacket
                    OCTET STRING(SIZE(68))
          }

          pppLqrExtnsLastReceivedLqrPacket   OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX    OCTET STRING(SIZE(68))
               ACCESS    read-only
               STATUS    mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                         "This object contains the most recently
                         received LQR packet.  The format of the packet
                         is as described in the LQM Protocol
                         specificiation. All fields of the packet,
                         including the `save' fields, are stored in this
                         object.

                         The LQR packet is stored in network byte order.
                         The LAP-B and PPP headers are not stored in
                         this object; the first four octets of this
                         variable contain the Magic-Number field, the
                         second four octets contain the LastOutLQRs
                         field and so on. The last four octets of this
                         object contain the SaveInOctets field of the
                         LQR packet."
               REFERENCE
                         "Section 2.6, Packet Format, of RFC1333"
               ::= { pppLqrExtnsEntry 1 }

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          -- 5.4.  PPP Tests

          -- The extensions to the interface table in RFC1229 define a
          -- table through which the network manager can instruct the
          -- managed object to perform various tests of the interface. This
          -- is the ifExtnsTestTable.

          -- The PPP MIB defines two such tests.

          -- 5.4.1.  PPP Echo Test

          -- The PPP Echo Test is defined as

               pppEchoTest    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pppTests 1 }

          -- Invoking this test causes a PPP Echo Packet to be sent on the
          -- line. ifExtnsTestResult returns success(2) if the echo
          -- response came back properly. It returns failed(7) if the
          -- response did not properly return. The definition of "proper"
          -- in this context is left to the discretion of the implementor.

          -- 5.4.2.  PPP Discard Test

          -- The PPP Discard Test is defined as

               pppDiscardTest OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pppTests 2 }

          -- Invoking this test causes a PPP Discard Packet to be sent on
          -- the line. ifExtnsTestResult returns success(2) if the discard
          -- packet was successfully transmitted and failed(7) if an error
          -- was detected on transmission. The definition of "transmission
          -- error" in this context is left to the discretion of the
          -- implementor.

          END

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          6.  Acknowledgements

          This document was produced by the PPP working group.  In
          addition to the working group, the author wishes to thank the
          following individuals for their comments and contributions:

          Bill Simpson -- Daydreamer
          Glenn McGregor -- Merit
          Jesse Walker -- DEC
          Chris Gunner -- DEC

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          7.  Security Considerations

          The PPP MIB affords the network operator the ability to
          configure and control the PPP links of a particular system.
          This represents a security risk.

          These risks are addressed in the following manners:

          (1)  All variables which represent a significant security risk
               are placed in separate, optional, MIB Groups. As the MIB
               Group is the quantum of implementation within a MIB, the
               implementor of the MIB may elect not to implement these
               groups.

          (2)  The implementor may choose to implement the variables
               which present a security risk so that they may not be
               written, i.e., the variables are READ-ONLY. This method
               still presents a security risk, and is not recommended,
               in that the variables, specifically the PPP
               Authentication Protocols' variables, may be easily read.

          (3)  Using SNMPv2, the operator can place the variables into
               MIB views which are protected in that the parties which
               have access to those MIB views use authentication and
               privacy protocols, or the operator may elect to make
               these views not accessible to any party.  In order to
               facilitate this placement, all security-related variables
               are placed in separate MIB Tables. This eases the
               identification of the necessary MIB View Subtree.

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          8.  References

          [1]  M.T. Rose and K. McCloghrie, Structure and Identification
               of Management Information for TCP/IP-based internets,
               Internet Working Group Request for Comments 1155.
               Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo
               Park, California, (May, 1990).

          [2]  K. McCloghrie and M.T. Rose, Management Information Base
               for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets - MIB-2,
               Internet Working Group Request for Comments 1213.
               Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo
               Park, California, (March, 1991).

          [3]  Information processing systems - Open Systems
               Interconnection - Specification of Abstract Syntax
               Notation One (ASN.1), International Organization for
               Standardization.  International Standard 8824, (December,
               1987).

          [4]  Information processing systems - Open Systems
               Interconnection - Specification of Basic Encoding Rules
               for Abstract Notation One (ASN.1), International
               Organization for Standardization.  International Standard
               8825, (December, 1987).

          [5]  Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, Editors, Concise MIB
               Definitions, RFC 1212, Performance Systems International,
               Hughes LAN Systems, March 1991.

          [6]  Rose, M., Editor, A Convention for Defining Traps for use
               with the SNMP, RFC 1215, Performance Systems
               International, March 1991.

          [7]  K. McCloghrie, Extensions to the Generic-Interface MIB,
               RFC1229, Hughes LAN Systems, May 1991.

          [8]  W. Simpson, The Point-to-Point Protocol for the
               Transmission of Multi-protocol Datagrams over Point-to-
               Point Links, RFC 1331, May 1992.

          [9]  G. McGregor, The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol,
               RFC 1332, Merit, May 1992.

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          [10] F. Baker, Point-to-Point Protocol Extensions for
               Bridging, RFC1220, ACC, April 1991.

          [11] B. Lloyd, and Simpson, W., PPP Authentication Protocols
               RFC1334, October 1992.

          [12] W. Simpson, PPP Link Quality Monitoring, RFC 1333, May
               1992.

          [13] J. Case, Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M., and Davin, J., A
               Simple Network Management Protocol, RFC1157, May 1990.

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          Table of Contents

           Status of this Memo ....................................    1
          1 Abstract ..............................................    2
          2 The Network Management Framework ......................    3
          3 Objects ...............................................    4
          3.1 Format of Definitions ...............................    4
          4 Overview ..............................................    5
          4.1 Object Selection Criteria ...........................    5
          4.2 Structure of the PPP ................................    5
          4.3 MIB Groups ..........................................    6
          4.4 Relationship to Interface and Interface Extensions
               Groups .............................................    8
          5 Definitions ...........................................   10
          5.1 PPP Link Group ......................................   11
          5.2 PPP LQR Group .......................................   22
          5.3 PPP LQR Extensions Group ............................   27
          5.4 PPP Tests ...........................................   29
          5.4.1 PPP Echo Test .....................................   29
          5.4.2 PPP Discard Test ..................................   29
          6 Acknowledgements ......................................   30
          7 Security Considerations ...............................   31
          8 References ............................................   32

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