RFC 4133 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2005

Entity MIB

Overview

RFC 4133, “Entity MIB”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2005 by A. Bierman, K. McCloghrie. It obsoletes RFC 2737. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6933 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing multiple logical and physical entities managed by a single SNMP agent. This document specifies version 3 of the Entity MIB, which obsoletes version 2 (RFC 2737). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2737
Obsoleted by
RFC 6933
Other RFCs from 2005

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