Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) Protocol Identifiers for IPv6 and Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
RFC 3919

Network Working Group                                         E. Stephan
Request for Comments: 3919                            France Telecom R&D
Category: Informational                                         J. Palet
                                                             Consulintel
                                                            October 2004

   Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) Protocol Identifiers for IPv6 and
                 Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)

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 memo defines additional (to those in RFC 2896) protocol
   identifier examples for IP version 6 and MPLS protocols.  These can
   be used to produce valid protocolDirTable INDEX encodings, as defined
   by the Remote Network Monitoring MIB (Management Information Base)
   Version 2 [RFC2021] and the RMON Protocol Identifier Reference
   [RFC2895].

   This document contains additional (to those in RFC 2896) protocol
   identifier macros for well-known protocols.  A conformant
   implementation of the RMON-2 MIB [RFC2021] can be accomplished
   without the use of these protocol identifiers, and accordingly, this
   document does not specify any IETF standard.  It is published to
   encourage better interoperability between RMON-2 agent
   implementations, by providing RMON related IPv6 and MPLS protocol
   information.

Table of Contents

   1.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.  Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   3.  Relationship to the Remote Network Monitoring MIB. . . . . . .  2
   4.  MPLS layer protocol identifiers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   5.  IPv6 Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   6.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   7.  Acknowledgments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   8.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6

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       8.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
       8.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
       Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       Full Copyright Statement. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .  8

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 [RFC3410].  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 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579]
   and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].

2.  Overview

   This memo defines basic protocol identifiers for IP version 6 and
   MPLS protocols.

   The "Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Macros"
   [RFC2896], defines various protocol identifiers.  The syntax of the
   protocol identifier descriptor is defined in the RMON Protocol
   Identifier Reference [RFC2895].  The reader should be familiar with
   these documents.

   The intent of this document is not to adapt each protocol identifier
   defined in the RFC 2895 and in the RFC 2896 to IP version 6, but to
   define protocol identifiers for IP version 6 protocols and for MPLS
   protocol.

3.  Relationship to the Remote Network Monitoring MIB

   RMON MIB implementations use protocol identifiers to describe
   unambiguous capabilities in protocolDirTable entries.

4.  MPLS layer protocol identifiers

   This section defines protocol identifiers for MPLS with unambiguous
   names to distinguish MPLS Unicast from MPLS Multicast.

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-- MPLS unicast

mplsu PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER
   PARAMETERS { }
   ATTRIBUTES { }
   DESCRIPTION
                "MPLS Label Stack Encoding."

   CHILDREN
                "Children of MPLS are not systematically identifiable. "
   REFERENCE
                "RFC 3032, MPLS Label Stack Encoding [RFC3032]."
   ::= {
                ether2  0x8847, -- RFC 3032 section 5
                snap    0x8847,
                802-1Q  0x8847,
                ppp     0x0281, -- RFC 3032 section 4.3
   }

-- MPLS multicast

mplsm PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER
   PARAMETERS { }
   ATTRIBUTES { }
   DESCRIPTION
                "MPLS Label Stack Encoding."
   CHILDREN
                "Children of MPLS are not systematically identifiable."
   REFERENCE
                "RFC 3032, MPLS Label Stack Encoding [RFC3032]."
   ::= {
                ether2  0x8848, -- RFC 3032 section 5
                snap    0x8848,
                802-1Q  0x8848,
                ppp     0x0283, -- RFC 3032 section 4.3
   }

5.  IPv6 Protocols

ip6 PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER
PARAMETERS {}
ATTRIBUTES {}
DESCRIPTION
        "The protocol identifiers for the Internet Protocol, Version 6
        [RFC2460]."

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CHILDREN
        "Children of 'ip6' are selected by the value in the Protocol
        field (one octet), as defined in the PROTOCOL NUMBERS table
        within the Assigned Numbers Document.

        The value of the Protocol field is encoded in an octet string as
        [ 0.0.0.a ], where 'a' is the protocol field.
        Children of 'ip6' are encoded as [ 0.0.0.a ], and named as 'ip6
        a' where 'a' is the protocol field value.  For example, a
        protocolDirID-fragment value of:
          0.0.0.1.0.0.0.41.0.0.0.58

        defines an encapsulation of IPv6-ICMP (ether2.ip6.icmp6)"
ADDRESS-FORMAT
        "16 octets of the IPv6 address, in network byte order.  Each ip
        packet contains two addresses, the source address and the
        destination address."
DECODING
        "Note: ether2.ip.ipip6.udp is a different protocolDirID than
        ether2.ip6.udp, as identified in the protocolDirTable.  As such,
        two different local protocol index values will be assigned by
        the agent. E.g., (full INDEX values shown):
        ether2.ip.ipip6.udp =
                        16.0.0.0.1.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.41.0.0.0.17.4.0.0.0.0
        ether2.ip6.udp =
                        12.0.0.0.1.0.0.0.41.0.0.0.17.3.0.0.0 "
REFERENCE

        "RFC 2460 [RFC2460] defines the Internet Protocol version 6; The
        following URL defines the authoritative repository for the
        PROTOCOL NUMBERS Table:

          http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers"
::= {
        ether2     0x86DD,
        802-1Q     0x86DD,
        mplsu       41,
        mplsm       41
}

ipip6 PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER
PARAMETERS { }
ATTRIBUTES {

   }
DESCRIPTION
        "IPv6 in IPv4 Tunneling"

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CHILDREN
        "Children of 'ipip6' are selected and encoded in the same manner
        as children of ip6."
ADDRESS-FORMAT
        "The 'ipip6' address format is the same as the IPv6 address
        format."
DECODING
        "Note: ether2.ip.ipip6.udp is a different protocolDirID than
        ether2.ip6.udp, as identified in the protocolDirTable.  As such,
        two different local protocol index values will be assigned by
        the agent. E.g., (full INDEX values shown):
                ether2.ip.ipip6.udp =
                        16.0.0.0.1.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.41.0.0.0.17.4.0.0.0.0
                ether2.ip6.udp =
                        12.0.0.0.1.0.0.0.41.0.0.0.17.3.0.0.0 "
REFERENCE
        "RFC 2473 [RFC2473] defines Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6
        Specification."
::= {
        ip 41
}

icmp6 PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER
PARAMETERS { }
ATTRIBUTES { }
DESCRIPTION
        "Internet Message Control Protocol for IP Version 6"
REFERENCE
        "RFC 2463 [RFC2463] Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6)
        for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification "
::= {
        ip6 58,
        ipip6 58
}

6.  Security Considerations

   This document contains textual descriptions of well-known networking
   protocols, not the definition of any networking behavior.  As such,
   no security considerations are raised by its publication.

7.  Acknowledgments

   The authors would like to acknowledge the European Commission support
   in the co-funding of the 6QM project, where this work is being
   developed.

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8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2460]  Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6
              (IPv6) Specification", RFC 2460, December 1998.

   [RFC2463]  Conta, A. and S. Deering, "Internet Control Message
              Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6
              (IPv6) Specification", RFC 2463, December 1998.

   [RFC2473]  Conta, A. and S. Deering, "Generic Packet Tunneling in
              IPv6 Specification", RFC 2473, December 1998.

   [RFC2578]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
              "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)",
              STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.

   [RFC2579]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
              "Textual Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April
              1999.

   [RFC2580]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
              "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580,
              April 1999.

   [RFC2895]  Bierman, A., Bucci, C., and R. Iddon, "Remote Network
              Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference", RFC 2895,
              August 2000.

   [RFC3032]  Rosen, E., Tappan, D., Fedorkow, G., Rekhter, Y.,
              Farinacci, D., Li, T., and A. Conta, "MPLS Label Stack
              Encoding", RFC 3032, January 2001.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC2021]  Waldbusser, S., "Remote Network Monitoring Management
              Information Base Version 2 using SMIv2", RFC 2021, January
              1997.

   [RFC2026]  Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision
              3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.

   [RFC2896]  Bierman, A., Bucci, C., and R. Iddon, "Remote Network
              Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Macros", RFC 2896,
              August 2000.

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   [RFC3410]  Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart,
              "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-
              Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.

Authors' Addresses

   Stephan Emile
   France Telecom R & D
   2 avenue Pierre Marzin
   Lannion,   F-22307

   Fax:   +33 2 96 05 18 52
   EMail: emile.stephan@francetelecom.com

   Jordi Palet
   Consulintel, IPv6 R&D
   San Jose Artesano, 1
   Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain  E-28108

   Fax:   +34 91 151 81 98
   EMail: jordi.palet@consulintel.es

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