Re: Updating the MIB boilerplate

[Steve Moulton <moulton@snmp.com>]

On Tuesday, October 29 2002, "C. M. Heard" <heard@pobox.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Juergen Schoenwaelder wrote:
> > Since SNMPv3 is full standard now, I hope we can actually shorten the
> > boilerplate significantly.
> 
> That does not strike me as wise.  SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c do not disappear
> right away just because SNMPv3 is made standard.  Indeed I would venture
> to say that they will be extensively used for some time to come.  My
> suggestion is that when the SNMPv3 documents are published you update
> the references (with the already agreed split between normative and
> informative) and add a couple of words in the 3rd and 4th bullets of
> the boilerplate to say that SNMPv1 now has Historic status.  E.g.:
> 
>     o   Message protocols for transferring management information.  The
>         first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1 and
>         described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC1157], which is now Historic.
>         A second version of the SNMP message protocol, which is also
>         Historic, is called SNMPv2c and described in RFC 1901
>         [RFC1901] and RFC 1906 [RFC1906].  The third version of the
>         message protocol is called SNMPv3 and described in RFC 1906bis
>         [RFC1906bis], RFC 2572bis [RFC2572bis] and RFC 2574bis [RFC2574bis].
>    
>     o   Protocol operations for accessing management information.  The
>         first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is
>         described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [RFC1157], which is now Historic.
>         A second set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats
>         is described in RFC 1905bis [RFC1905bis].
> 
> (replace ####bis with actual RFC number).
> 
> Mike
> 
> 

This is adequately covered in draft-ietf-snmpv3-rfc2570bis-03.txt.
Rather than burden MIB documents with references to protocols we no longer
recommend, a informative reference to rfc2570bis (whatever it
is whenever it is) is sufficient.

	- Steve


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