RFC 8038 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017

Exporting MIB Variables Using the IP Flow Information Export Protocol

Overview

RFC 8038, “Exporting MIB Variables Using the IP Flow Information Export Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2017 by P. Aitken, B. Claise, S. B S, C. McDowall, J. Schoenwaelder. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a way to complement IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Data Records with Management Information Base (MIB) objects, avoiding the need to define new IPFIX Information Elements for existing MIB objects that are already fully specified.

Two IPFIX Options Templates, as well as a method for creating IPFIX Options Templates that are used to export the extra data required to fully describe Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) MIB objects in IPFIX, are specified herein.

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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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