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                            RS-232-like MIB

                              26 May 1994


                              Bob Stewart
                              Xyplex, Inc.
                        rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com


                   <draft-ietf-charmib-rs232-mib-03.txt>


                          Status of this Memo

This document is an Internet Draft.  Internet Drafts are working
documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its Areas, and
its Working Groups.  Note that other groups may also distribute working
documents as Internet Drafts.

Internet Drafts are valid for a maximum of six months and may be
updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time.  It is
inappropriate to use Internet Drafts as reference material or to cite
them other than as a "work in progress".


























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1.  Introduction

This memo defines an extension to the Management Information Base (MIB)
for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.  In
particular, it defines objects for the management of RS-232-like
devices.












































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2.  The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework

The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework consists of four major
components.  They are:

o    RFC 1442 [1] which defines the SMI, the mechanisms used for
     describing and naming objects for the purpose of management.

o    STD 17, RFC 1213 [2] defines MIB-II, the core set of managed
     objects for the Internet suite of protocols.

o    RFC 1445 [3] which defines the administrative and other
     architectural aspects of the framework.

o    RFC 1448 [4] which defines the protocol used for network access to
     managed objects.

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


2.1.  Object Definitions

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) defined in the
SMI.  In particular, each object 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.



















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3.  Overview

The RS-232-like Hardware Device MIB applies to interface ports that
might logically support the Interface MIB, a Transmission MIB, or the
Character MIB.  The most common example is an RS-232 port with modem
signals.

The RS-232-like Hardware Device MIB is mandatory for all systems that
have such a hardware port supporting services managed through some other
MIB.

The MIB includes multiple similar types of hardware, and as a result
contains objects not applicable to all of those types.  The compliance
definitions herein thus have a general group for all implementations,
and separate groups for the different types of ports, such as
asynchronous and synchronous.

The RS-232-like Hardware Port MIB includes RS-232, RS-422, RS-423, V.35,
and other asynchronous or synchronous, serial physical links with a
similar set of control signals.

The MIB contains objects that relate to physical layer connections.
Such connections may provide interesting hardware signals (other than
for basic data transfer), such as RNG and DCD.  Hardware ports also have
such attributes as speed and bits per character.

The MIB comprises one base object and four tables, detailed in the
following sections.  The tables contain objects for all ports,
asynchronous ports, and input and output control signals.


3.1.  Relationship to Interface MIB

The RS-232-like MIB is one of many MIBs designed for layered use as
described in the Interface MIB [5].  In most implementations where it is
present, it will be in the lowest interface sublayer, that is, the RS-
232-like MIB represents the physical layer, providing service to higher
layers such as the Character MIB [6] or PPP MIB [7].

The Interface MIB's ifTestTable and ifRcvAddressTable are not relevant
to the RS-232-like MIB.

The RS-232-like MIB is relevant for ifType values rs232(33), v35(45),
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The RS-232-like MIB requires the conformance groups ifGeneralGroup, and
ifFixedLengthGroup.

The value of ifSpeed is the same as rs232PortOutSpeed.

Usefulness of error counters in this MIB depends on the octet counters
in ifFixedLengthGroup.











































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4.  Definitions

RS-232-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS
    MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, NOTIFICATION-TYPE,
    Counter32, Integer32
        FROM SNMPv2-SMI
    InterfaceIndex
        FROM IF-MIB
    transmission
        FROM RFC1213-MIB
    MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
        FROM SNMPv2-CONF;


rs232 MODULE-IDENTITY
    LAST-UPDATED "9405261700Z"
    ORGANIZATION "IETF Character MIB Working Group"
    CONTACT-INFO
            "        Bob Stewart
             Postal: Xyplex, Inc.
                     295 Foster Street
                     Littleton, MA 01460

                Tel: 508-952-4816
                Fax: 508-952-4887
             E-mail: rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com"
    DESCRIPTION
            "The MIB module for RS-232-like hardware devices."
    ::= { transmission 33 }



















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-- Generic RS-232-like information

rs232Number OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The number of ports (regardless of their current
        state) in the RS-232-like general port table."
    ::= { rs232 1 }


-- RS-232-like General Port Table

rs232PortTable OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Rs232PortEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A list of port entries.  The number of entries is
        given by the value of rs232Number."
    ::= { rs232 2 }

rs232PortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Rs232PortEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Status and parameter values for a port."
    INDEX { rs232PortIndex }
    ::= { rs232PortTable 1 }

Rs232PortEntry ::=
    SEQUENCE {
        rs232PortIndex
            InterfaceIndex,
        rs232PortType
            INTEGER,
        rs232PortInSigNumber
            Integer32,
        rs232PortOutSigNumber
            Integer32,
        rs232PortInSpeed
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            Integer32,
        rs232PortInFlowType
            INTEGER,
        rs232PortOutFlowType
            INTEGER
    }

rs232PortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX InterfaceIndex
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The value of ifIndex for the port.  By convention
        and if possible, hardware port numbers map directly
        to external connectors.  The value for each port must
        remain constant at least from one re-initialization
        of the network management agent to the next."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 1 }

rs232PortType OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { other(1), rs232(2), rs422(3),
                     rs423(4), v35(5), x21(6) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's hardware type."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 2 }

rs232PortInSigNumber OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The number of input signals for the port in the
        input signal table (rs232PortInSigTable).  The table
        contains entries only for those signals the software
        can detect and that are useful to observe."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 3 }

rs232PortOutSigNumber OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
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        output signal table (rs232PortOutSigTable).  The
        table contains entries only for those signals the
        software can assert and that are useful to observe."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 4 }

rs232PortInSpeed OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's input speed in bits per second.  Note that
        non-standard values, such as 9612, are probably not allowed
        on most implementations."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 5 }

rs232PortOutSpeed OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's output speed in bits per second.  Note that
        non-standard values, such as 9612, are probably not allowed
        on most implementations."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 6 }

rs232PortInFlowType OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { none(1), ctsRts(2), dsrDtr(3) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's type of input flow control.  'none'
        indicates no flow control at this level.
        'ctsRts' and 'dsrDtr' indicate use of the indicated
        hardware signals."
    ::= { rs232PortEntry 7 }

rs232PortOutFlowType OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { none(1), ctsRts(2), dsrDtr(3) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's type of output flow control.  'none'
        indicates no flow control at this level.
        'ctsRts' and 'dsrDtr' indicate use of the indicated
        hardware signals."





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    ::= { rs232PortEntry 8 }

















































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-- RS-232-like Asynchronous Port Table

rs232AsyncPortTable OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Rs232AsyncPortEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A list of asynchronous port entries.  Entries need
        not exist for synchronous ports."
    ::= { rs232 3 }

rs232AsyncPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Rs232AsyncPortEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Status and parameter values for an asynchronous
        port."
    INDEX { rs232AsyncPortIndex }
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortTable 1 }

Rs232AsyncPortEntry ::=
    SEQUENCE {
        rs232AsyncPortIndex
            InterfaceIndex,
        rs232AsyncPortBits
            INTEGER,
        rs232AsyncPortStopBits
            INTEGER,
        rs232AsyncPortParity
            INTEGER,
        rs232AsyncPortAutobaud
            INTEGER,
        rs232AsyncPortParityErrs
            Counter32,
        rs232AsyncPortFramingErrs
            Counter32,
        rs232AsyncPortOverrunErrs
            Counter32

    }

rs232AsyncPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX InterfaceIndex
    MAX-ACCESS read-only





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    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A unique value for each port.  Its value is the
        same as rs232PortIndex for the port."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 1 }

rs232AsyncPortBits OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER (5..8)
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's number of bits in a character."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 2 }

rs232AsyncPortStopBits OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { one(1), two(2),
                     oneAndHalf(3), dynamic(4) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's number of stop bits."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 3 }

rs232AsyncPortParity OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { none(1), odd(2), even(3),
                     mark(4), space(5) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The port's sense of a character parity bit."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 4 }

rs232AsyncPortAutobaud OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { enabled(1), disabled(2) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A control for the port's ability to automatically
        sense input speed.

        When rs232PortAutoBaud is 'enabled', a port may
        autobaud to values different from the set values for
        speed, parity, and character size.  As a result a
        network management system may temporarily observe
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    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 5 }

rs232AsyncPortParityErrs OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Total number of characters with a parity error,
        input from the port since system re-initialization
        and while the port state was 'up' or 'test'."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 6 }

rs232AsyncPortFramingErrs OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Total number of characters with a framing error,
        input from the port since system re-initialization
        and while the port state was 'up' or 'test'."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 7 }

rs232AsyncPortOverrunErrs OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Total number of characters with an overrun error,
        input from the port since system re-initialization
        and while the port state was 'up' or 'test'."
    ::= { rs232AsyncPortEntry 8 }



















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-- RS-232-like Synchronous Port Table

rs232SyncPortTable OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Rs232SyncPortEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A list of asynchronous port entries.  Entries need
        not exist for synchronous ports."
    ::= { rs232 4 }

rs232SyncPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Rs232SyncPortEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Status and parameter values for a synchronous
        port."
    INDEX { rs232SyncPortIndex }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortTable 1 }

Rs232SyncPortEntry ::=
    SEQUENCE {
        rs232SyncPortIndex
            InterfaceIndex,
        rs232SyncPortClockSource
            INTEGER,
        rs232SyncPortFrameCheckErrs
            Counter32,
        rs232SyncPortTransmitUnderrunErrs
            Counter32,
        rs232SyncPortReceiveOverrunErrs
            Counter32,
        rs232SyncPortInterruptedFrames
            Counter32,
        rs232SyncPortAbortedFrames
            Counter32,
        rs232SyncPortRole
            INTEGER,
        rs232SyncPortEncoding
            INTEGER,
        rs232SyncPortRTSControl
            INTEGER,
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        rs232SyncPortMode
            INTEGER,
        rs232SyncPortIdlePattern
            INTEGER,
        rs232SyncPortMinFlags
            Integer32
    }

rs232SyncPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX InterfaceIndex
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A unique value for each port.  Its value is the
        same as rs232PortIndex for the port."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 1 }

rs232SyncPortClockSource OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { internal(1), external(2), split(3) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Source of the port's bit rate clock. 'split' means
        the tranmit clock is internal and the receive clock
        is external."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 2 }

rs232SyncPortFrameCheckErrs OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Total number of frames with an invalid frame check
        sequence, input from the port since system
        re-initialization and while the port state was 'up'
        or 'test'."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 3 }

rs232SyncPortTransmitUnderrunErrs OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
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        re-initialization and while the port state was 'up'
        or 'test' because data was not available to the
        transmitter in time."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 4 }

rs232SyncPortReceiveOverrunErrs OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Total number of frames that failed to be received
        on the port since system re-initialization and while
        the port state was 'up' or 'test' because the
        receiver did not accept the data in time."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 5 }

rs232SyncPortInterruptedFrames OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Total number of frames that failed to be received
        or transmitted on the port due to loss of modem
        signals since system re-initialization and while the
        port state was 'up' or 'test'."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 6 }

rs232SyncPortAbortedFrames OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Number of frames aborted on the port due to
        receiving an abort sequence since system
        re-initialization and while the port state was 'up'
        or 'test'."
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 7 }

rs232SyncPortRole OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER  { dte(1), dce(2) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The role the device is playing that is using this port.
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                  data terminal equipment
           dce    means the device is performing the role of
                  data circuit-terminating equipment."
    DEFVAL { dce }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 8 }

rs232SyncPortEncoding OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER  { nrz(1), nrzi(2) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The bit stream encoding technique that is in effect
         for this port.
           nrz    for Non-Return to Zero encoding
           nrzi   for Non-Return to Zero Inverted encoding."
    DEFVAL { nrz }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 9 }

rs232SyncPortRTSControl OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER  { controlled(1), constant(2) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The method used to control the Request To Send (RTS)
         signal.

           controlled  when the DTE is asserts RTS each time
                       data needs to be transmitted and drops
                       RTS at some point after data
                       transmission begins.

                       If rs232SyncPortRole is 'dte', the
                       RTS is an output signal. The device
                       will issue a RTS and wait for a CTS
                       from the DCE before starting to
                       transmit.

                       If rs232SyncPortRole is 'dce', the
                       RTS is an input signal. The device
                       will issue a CTS only after having
                       received RTS and waiting the
                       rs232SyncPortRTSCTSDelay interval.

           constant    when the DTE constantly asserts RTS."
    DEFVAL { constant }





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    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 10 }

rs232SyncPortRTSCTSDelay OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The interval (in milliseconds) that the DCE must wait
         after it sees RTS asserted before asserting CTS.  This
         object exists in support of older synchronous devices
         that cannot recognize CTS within a certain interval
         after it asserts RTS."
    DEFVAL { 0 }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 11 }

rs232SyncPortMode OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER  { fdx(1), hdx(2), simplex-receive(3),
                      simplex-send(4) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The mode of operation of the port with respect to the
         direction and simultaneity of data transfer.

           fdx              when frames on the data link can be
                            transmitted and received at the same
                            time

           hdx              when frames can either be received
                            from the data link or transmitted
                            onto the data link but not at the
                            same time.

           simplex-receive  when frames can only be received on
                            this data link.

           simplex-send     when frames can only be sent on this
                            data link."
    DEFVAL { fdx }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 12 }

rs232SyncPortIdlePattern OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER  { mark(1), space(2) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current





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    DESCRIPTION
        "The bit pattern used to indicate an idle line."
    DEFVAL { space }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 13 }

rs232SyncPortMinFlags OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS read-write
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The minimum number of flag patterns this port needs in
         order to recognize the end of one frame and the start
         of the next.  Plausible values are 1 and 2."
    DEFVAL { 2 }
    ::= { rs232SyncPortEntry 14 }



































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-- Input Signal Table

rs232InSigTable OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Rs232InSigEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A list of port input control signal entries
        implemented and visible to the software on the port,
        and useful to monitor."
    ::= { rs232 5 }

rs232InSigEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Rs232InSigEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Input control signal status for a hardware port."
    INDEX { rs232InSigPortIndex, rs232InSigName }
    ::= { rs232InSigTable 1 }

Rs232InSigEntry ::=
    SEQUENCE {
        rs232InSigPortIndex
            InterfaceIndex,
        rs232InSigName
            INTEGER,
        rs232InSigState
            INTEGER,
        rs232InSigChanges
            Counter32
    }

rs232InSigPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX InterfaceIndex
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The value of rs232PortIndex for the port to which
        this entry belongs."
    ::= { rs232InSigEntry 1 }

rs232InSigName OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { rts(1), cts(2), dsr(3), dtr(4), ri(5),
                     dcd(6), sq(7), srs(8), srts(9),





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                     scts(10), sdcd(11) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Identification of a hardware signal, as follows:

            rts    Request to Send
            cts    Clear to Send
            dsr    Data Set Ready
            dtr    Data Terminal Ready
            ri     Ring Indicator
            dcd    Received Line Signal Detector
            sq     Signal Quality Detector
            srs    Data Signaling Rate Selector
            srts   Secondary Request to Send
            scts   Secondary Clear to Send
            sdcd   Secondary Received Line Signal Detector
        "
    REFERENCE
        "EIA Standard RS-232-C, August 1969."
    ::= { rs232InSigEntry 2 }

rs232InSigState OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { none(1), on(2), off(3) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The current signal state."
    ::= { rs232InSigEntry 3 }

rs232InSigChanges OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The number of times the signal has changed from
        'on' to 'off' or from 'off' to 'on'."
    ::= { rs232InSigEntry 4 }












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-- Output Signal Table

rs232OutSigTable OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF Rs232OutSigEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "A list of port output control signal entries
        implemented and visible to the software on the port,
        and useful to monitor."
    ::= { rs232 6 }

rs232OutSigEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Rs232OutSigEntry
    MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Output control signal status for a hardware port."
    INDEX { rs232OutSigPortIndex, rs232OutSigName }
    ::= { rs232OutSigTable 1 }

Rs232OutSigEntry ::=
    SEQUENCE {
        rs232OutSigPortIndex
            InterfaceIndex,
        rs232OutSigName
            INTEGER,
        rs232OutSigState
            INTEGER,
        rs232OutSigChanges
            Counter32
    }

rs232OutSigPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX InterfaceIndex
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The value of rs232PortIndex for the port to which
        this entry belongs."
    ::= { rs232OutSigEntry 1 }

rs232OutSigName OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { rts(1), cts(2), dsr(3), dtr(4), ri(5),
                     dcd(6), sq(7), srs(8), srts(9),





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                     scts(10), sdcd(11) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "Identification of a hardware signal, as follows:

            rts    Request to Send
            cts    Clear to Send
            dsr    Data Set Ready
            dtr    Data Terminal Ready
            ri     Ring Indicator
            dcd    Received Line Signal Detector
            sq     Signal Quality Detector
            srs    Data Signaling Rate Selector
            srts   Secondary Request to Send
            scts   Secondary Clear to Send
            sdcd   Secondary Received Line Signal Detector
        "
    REFERENCE
        "EIA Standard RS-232-C, August 1969."
    ::= { rs232OutSigEntry 2 }

rs232OutSigState OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX INTEGER { none(1), on(2), off(3) }
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The current signal state."
    ::= { rs232OutSigEntry 3 }

rs232OutSigChanges OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX Counter32
    MAX-ACCESS read-only
    STATUS current
    DESCRIPTION
        "The number of times the signal has changed from
        'on' to 'off' or from 'off' to 'on'."
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-- conformance information

rs232Conformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rs232 7 }

rs232Groups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rs232Conformance 1 }
rs232Compliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { rs232Conformance 2 }


-- compliance statements

rs232Compliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
    STATUS  current
    DESCRIPTION
            "The compliance statement for SNMPv2 entities
            which have RS-232-like hardware interfaces."

    MODULE  -- this module
        MANDATORY-GROUPS { rs232Group }

        GROUP   rs232AsyncGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "The Asynch group is mandatory only for those
             SNMPv2 entities which have asynchronous
             interfaces Rs-232-like."

        GROUP   rs232SyncGroup
        DESCRIPTION
            "The Synch group is mandatory only for those
             SNMPv2 entities which have synchronous
             interfaces Rs-232-like."
    ::= { rs232Compliances 1 }



















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-- units of conformance

rs232Group    OBJECT-GROUP
    OBJECTS { rs232Number, rs232PortIndex, rs232PortType,
              rs232PortInSigNumber, rs232PortOutSigNumber,
              rs232PortInSpeed, rs232PortOutSpeed,
              rs232PortInFlowType, rs232PortOutFlowType,
              rs232InSigPortIndex, rs232InSigName,
              rs232InSigState, rs232InSigChanges,
              rs232OutSigPortIndex, rs232OutSigName,
              rs232OutSigState, rs232OutSigChanges }
    STATUS  current
    DESCRIPTION
            "A collection of objects providing information
             applicable to all RS-232-like interfaces."
    ::= { rs232Groups 1 }

rs232AsyncGroup OBJECT-GROUP
    OBJECTS { rs232AsyncPortIndex, rs232AsyncPortBits,
              rs232AsyncPortStopBits, rs232AsyncPortParity,
              rs232AsyncPortAutobaud, rs232AsyncPortParityErrs,
              rs232AsyncPortFramingErrs, rs232AsyncPortOverrunErrs }
    STATUS  current
    DESCRIPTION
            "A collection of objects providing information
             applicable to asynchronous RS-232-like interfaces."
    ::= { rs232Groups 2 }

rs232SyncGroup OBJECT-GROUP
    OBJECTS { rs232SyncPortIndex, rs232SyncPortClockSource,
              rs232SyncPortFrameCheckErrs,
              rs232SyncPortTransmitUnderrunErrs,
              rs232SyncPortReceiveOverrunErrs,
              rs232SyncPortInterruptedFrames,
              rs232SyncPortAbortedFrames }
    STATUS  current
    DESCRIPTION
            "A collection of objects providing information
             applicable to synchronous RS-232-like interfaces."
    ::= { rs232Groups 3 }

rs232SyncSDLCGroup OBJECT-GROUP
    OBJECTS { rs232SyncPortRole,
              rs232SyncPortEncoding,
              rs232SyncPortRTSControl,





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              rs232SyncPortRTSCTSDelay,
              rs232SyncPortMode,
              rs232SyncPortIdlePattern,
              rs232SyncPortMinFlags }
    STATUS  current
    DESCRIPTION
            "A collection of objects providing information
             applicable to synchronous RS-232-like interfaces
             running SDLC."
    ::= { rs232Groups 4 }

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5.  Acknowledgements

This memo was produced by the IETF Character MIB Working Group.















































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6.  References

[1]  Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Structure
     of Management Information for version 2 of the Simple Network
     Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1442, SNMP Research,Inc., Hughes
     LAN Systems, Dover Beach Consulting, Inc., Carnegie Mellon
     University, April 1993.

[2]  McCloghrie, K., and M. Rose, Editors, "Management Information Base
     for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II", STD 17,
     RFC 1213, Hughes LAN Systems, Performance Systems International,
     March 1991.

[3]  Galvin, J., and K. McCloghrie, "Administrative Model for version 2
     of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1445,
     Trusted Information Systems, Hughes LAN Systems, April 1993.

[4]  Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Protocol
     Operations for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol
     (SNMPv2)", RFC 1448, SNMP Research,Inc., Hughes LAN Systems, Dover
     Beach Consulting, Inc., Carnegie Mellon University, April 1993.

[5]  McCloghrie, K., and F.J. Kastenholz, "Evolution of the Interfaces
     Group of MIB-II", RFC 1573, Hughes LAN Systems, FTP Software,
     January 1994.


[6]  Stewart, B., "Definitions of Managed Objects for Character Stream
     Devices", RFC ????, Xyplex, Inc., ?Mon?, 1994.


[7]  Kastenholz, F., "The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Link
     Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol", RFC 1471, FTP
     Software, Inc., June, 1993.
















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7.  Security Considerations

Security issues are not discussed in this memo.


8.  Author's Address

     Bob Stewart
     Xyplex, Inc.
     295 Foster Street
     Littleton, MA 01460

                     Tel: 508-952-4816
                     Fax: 508-952-4887
                  E-mail: rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com

     Phone: 508-952-4816
     Email: rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com
































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Table of Contents


1 Introduction ....................................................    2
2 The SNMPv2 Network Management Framework .........................    3
2.1 Object Definitions ............................................    3
3 Overview ........................................................    4
3.1 Relationship to Interface MIB .................................    4
4 Definitions .....................................................    6
5 Acknowledgements ................................................   27
6 References ......................................................   28
7 Security Considerations .........................................   29
8 Author's Address ................................................   29





































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