RFC 1213 · INTERNET STANDARD · 1991
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II
Overview
RFC 1213, “Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II”, is an Internet Standard document published in March 1991 by K. McCloghrie, M. Rose. It obsoletes RFC 1158. It has since been updated by RFC 2011, RFC 2012, RFC 2013. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines the second version of the Management Information Base (MIB-II) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Internet Standard” means
A mature, widely-implemented specification that has completed the full IETF standards process — the highest maturity level on the standards track.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 1214 OSI internet management: Management Information Base
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- RFC 1210 Network and infrastructure user requirements for transatlantic research collaboration: Brussels, July 16-18, and Washington July 24-25, 1990
- RFC 1216 Gigabit network economics and paradigm shifts
- RFC 1209 The Transmission of IP Datagrams over the SMDS Service
- RFC 1217 Memo from the Consortium for Slow Commotion Research