Re: FW: MIB definition of mask length, port

[Fred Baker <fred@cisco.com>]

Juergen:

I sat down a monent ago to read 2851bis, and came up with something you 
might take a look at. The text reads:

>    A generic Internet address consists of two objects, one whose syntax
>    is InetAddressType, and another whose syntax is InetAddress.  The
>    value of the first object determines how the value of the second
>    object is encoded.  The InetAddress textual convention represents an
>    opaque Internet address value.  The InetAddressType enumeration is
>    used to "cast" the InetAddress value into a concrete textual
>    convention for the address type.  This usage of multiple textual
>    conventions allows expression of the display characteristics of each
>    address type and makes the set of defined Internet address types
>    extensible.

I believe that, with this MIB, an internet address is a three-tuple, 
consisting of type, address, and prefix length. It might be worthwhile 
adjusting this text to say as much.