One document matched: draft-parello-eman-energy-aware-mib-00.txt
Network Working Group J. Parello
Internet-Draft B. Claise
Intended Status: Standards Track Cisco Systems, Inc.
Expires: April 16, 2011 October 16, 2010
Energy-aware Networks and Devices MIB
draft-parello-eman-energy-aware-mib-00
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Abstract
This document defines a subset of the Management Information
Base (MIB) for power and energy monitoring of devices.
Conventions used in this document
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL",
"SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY",
and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as
described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.............................................. 4
2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework................ 4
3. Use Cases................................................. 5
4. Terminology............................................... 5
5. Architecture Concepts Applied to the MIB Module........... 5
5.1 Power Monitor Information............................. 5
5.2 Power Monitor Meter Domain............................ 6
5.3 Power Monitor Parent and Child........................ 7
5.4 Power Monitor Context................................. 7
6. Structure of the MIB...................................... 7
7. MIB Definitions........................................... 8
8. Security Considerations.................................. 18
9. IANA Considerations...................................... 19
10. References.............................................. 19
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10.1. Normative References............................... 19
10.2. Informative References............................. 20
11. Acknowledgments......................................... 21
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TO DO
. The roles/capabilities that the Power Monitor Parent have
with Power Monitor Child(ren) are described in [POWER-MON-
ARCH]:
1. Monitoring (only reporting)
2. Configuration power state
3. Configuration: power
Example: on a PC, we can set power level without knowing
the power. A solution must be specified in this draft.
We have to find a way to model this role in this MIB
module. Bitmap is just one example.
1. Introduction
This document defines a subset of the Management Information
Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols for power
and energy monitoring of network devices and devices attached to
the network, as specified in the Power Management Architecture
[POWER-MON-ARCH], which in turn, is based on the Power
Monitoring Requirements [POWER-MON-REQ] .
This module's special focus is on monitoring energy-aware
networks and devices. The module addresses device
identification, context information, and potential relationships
between reporting devices, remote devices, and monitoring
probes.
Devices and their sub-components may be characterized by the
power-related attributes of a physical entity present in the
ENTITY MIB, even though ENTITY MIB compliance is not a
requirement due to the variety and broad base of devices
concerned with energy management.
2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework
For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the
current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to
section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC3410].
Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store,
termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are
generally accessed through the Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the
mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information
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(SMI). This memo specifies MIB modules that are compliant with
SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58,
RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].
3. Use Cases
Requirements for power and energy monitoring for networking
devices are specified in [POWER-MON-REQ]. The requirements in
[POWER-MON-REQ] cover devices typically found in communications
networks, such as switches, routers, and various connected
endpoints. For a power monitoring architecture to be useful, it
should also apply to facility meters, power distribution units,
gateway proxies for commercial building control, home automation
devices, and devices that interface with the utility and/or
smart grid. Accordingly, the scope of the MIB modules in this
document is broader than that specified in [POWER-MON-REQ].
4. Terminology
The definitions of basic terms like Power Monitor, Power Monitor
Parent, Power Monitor Child, Power Monitor Meter Domain, Power
Level, and Manufacturer Power Level can be found in the Power
Management Architecture [POWER-MON-ARCH].
5. Architecture Concepts Applied to the MIB Module
This section describes the basic concepts specified in the Power
Monitor Architecture [POWER-MON-ARCH], with specific information
related to the MIB module specified in this document
This subsection maps to the section "Architecture High Level
Concepts" in the Power Monitoring Architecture [POWER-MON-ARCH].
5.1 Power Monitor Information
Refer to the "Power Monitor Information" section in [POWER-MON-
ARCH] for background information. An energy aware device is
considered an instance of a power monitor as defined in the
[POWER-MON-ARCH].
The Power Monitor information is specified in the MIB module
primary table, i.e. the pmTable. Every Power Monitor SHOULD
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have a printable name pmName, and MUST HAVE a unique Power
Monitor index pmIndex.
The pmIndex is a unique index greater than zero for each Power
Monitor. It is recommended that values be assigned sequentially
starting from 1. The value for each pmIndex must remain
constant at least from one re-initialization of the entity's
network management system to the next re-initialization. In
addition, the Power Monitor can potentially have an
entityPhysicalIndex from the ENTITY MIB [RFC4133] in the
pmPhysicalEntity, if supported by the Power Monitor. In case of
Power over Ethernet (if the Power over Ethernet MIB is supported
on the Power Monitor), the Power Monitor pmethPortIndex and
pmethPortGrpIndex must contain the values of pethPsePortIndex
and pethPsePortGroupIndex, respectively. In case of LLDP-MED
(if the LLDP-MED MIB is supported on the Power Monitor), the
Power Monitor pmLldpPortNumber must contain the lldpLocPortNum
from the LLDP MIB.
Possible pmName conventions are: textual DNS name, MAC-address
of the device, interface ifName, or a text string uniquely
identifying the Power Monitor. However, if entPhysicalName is
present for the respective pmPhysicalEntity (i.e. if the ENTITY-
MIB is supported), then the pmName SHOULD be identical to the
entPhysicalName. The pmName SHOULD be unique. As an example,
in the case of IP phones, pmName can be the device DNS name,
while in the case of router/switch line cards, the pmName should
contain the entPhysicalName.
To distinguish if a Power Monitor is considered producing,
consuming or metering power, the pmPowerCategory MIB object must
be implemented.
5.2 Power Monitor Meter Domain
Refer to the "Power Monitor Meter Domain" section in [POWER-MON-
ARCH] for background information.
Each Power Monitor MUST be a member of a Power Monitor Meter
Domain, specified by the pmDomainName MIB Object. The
pmDomainName, which is part of the pmTable, is a read-write MIB
object.
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5.3 Power Monitor Parent and Child
Refer to the "Power Monitor Parent and Child" section in [POWER-
MON-ARCH] for background information. In order to link the
Power Monitor Child and the Power Monitor Parent, the pmParentId
is introduced.
5.4 Power Monitor Context
Refer to the "Power Monitor Context" section in [POWER-MON-ARCH]
for background information.
A Power Monitor can provide a pmImportance value in the range of
1..100 to help differentiate the use or relative value to the
site. The importance range is from 1 (least important) to 100
(most important). The default importance value is 1.
A Power Monitor can provide a set of pmKeywords. These keywords
are a list of tags that can be used for grouping and summary
reporting within or between Power Monitor Meter Domains.
Additionally, a Power Monitor can provide a pmRoleDescription
string that indicates the purpose the Power Monitor serves in
the network or for the site/business.
6. Structure of the MIB
The primary MIB object in this MIB module is the
EnergyAwareDeviceMIBObject. The pmTable table of
EnergyAwareDeviceMIBObject describes an entity in the network
that is a Power Monitor according the [POWER-MON-ARCH].
A Power Monitor that implements the EnergyAwareDeviceMIB
contains information describing itself as an entity in the
context of the network (such as its Power Monitor Meter Domain
pmDomainName) and attributes for describing its business context
(such as pmImportance, pmRoleDescription and pmKeywords).
The information in this MIB describes the device itself so that
the device is aware of its context in a communication network
with respect to power. The actual power usage, which is
described in [POWER-MON-ARCH], is specified in [POWER-MON-MIB].
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7. MIB Definitions
-- ************************************************************
--
--
-- This MIB is used to monitor power usage of network
-- devices
--
-- *************************************************************
ENERGY-AWARE-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
MODULE-IDENTITY,
OBJECT-TYPE,
mib-2,
Integer32
FROM SNMPv2-SMI
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
FROM SNMPv2-TC
MODULE-COMPLIANCE,
OBJECT-GROUP
FROM SNMPv2-CONF
SnmpAdminString
FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB
PhysicalIndexOrZero
FROM ENTITY-MIB;
energyAwareMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
LAST-UPDATED "201010150000Z"
ORGANIZATION "Cisco Systems, Inc."
CONTACT-INFO
"Cisco Systems
Customer Service
Postal: 170 W Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
Tel: +1 800 553-NETS
E-mail: cs-snmp@cisco.com"
DESCRIPTION
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"This MIB is used to monitor power and energy in
devices."
REVISION
"201010150000Z"
DESCRIPTION
"Initial version, published as RFC XXXX."
::= { mib-2 xxxxx }
energyAwareMIBNotifs OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { energyAwareMIB 0 }
energyAwareMIBObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { energyAwareMIB 1 }
energyAwareMIBConform OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { energyAwareMIB 2 }
-- Textual Conventions
PowerMonitorId ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object indicates the Power Monitor Universally
Unique Identifier."
REFERENCE
"IETF RFC 4122"
SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (16))
PethPsePortIndexOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
DISPLAY-HINT "d"
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This textual convention is an extension of the
pethPsePortIndex convention, which defines a greater than
zero value used to identify a power Ethernet PSE port.
This extension permits the additional value of zero. The
semantics of the value zero are object-specific and must,
therefore, be defined as part of the description of any
object that uses this syntax. Examples of the usage of
this extension are situations where none or all physical
entities need to be referenced."
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647)
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PethPsePortGroupIndexOrZero::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
DISPLAY-HINT "d"
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This textual convention is an extension of the
pethPsePortGroupIndex convention, which defines a greater
than zero value used to identify group containing the
port to which a power Ethernet PSE is connected. This
extension permits the additional value of zero. The
semantics of the value zero are object-specific and must,
therefore, be defined as part of the description of any
object that uses this syntax. Examples of the usage of
this extension are situations where none or all physical
entities need to be referenced."
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647)
LldpPortNumberOrZero ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
DISPLAY-HINT "d"
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This textual convention is an extension of the
LldpPortNumber convention specified in the LLDP MIB,
which defines a greater than zero value used to uniquely
identify each port contained in the chassis (that is
known to the LLDP agent) by a port number. This
extension permits the additional value of zero. The
semantics of the value zero are object-specific and must,
therefore, be defined as part of the description of any
object that uses this syntax. Examples of the usage of
this extension are situations where none or all physical
entities need to be referenced."
SYNTAX Integer32(0..4096)
PowerMonitorKeywordList ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"A list of keywords that can be used to group Power
Monitors for reporting or searching. If multiple keywords
are present, then this string will contain all the
keywords separated by the ',' character. For example, if
a Power Monitor were to be tagged with the keyword values
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'hospitality' and 'guest', then the keyword list will be
'hospitality,guest'."
SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
-- Objects
pmTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PmEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists Power Monitors."
::= { energyAwareMIBObjects 1 }
pmEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PmEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"An entry describes the attributes of a Power Monitor.
Whenever a new Power Monitor is added or deleted a row in
the pmTable is added or deleted."
INDEX { pmIndex }
::= { pmTable 1 }
PmEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
pmIndex Integer32,
pmPowerMonitorId PowerMonitorId,
pmPhysicalEntity PhysicalIndexOrZero,
pmEthPortIndex PethPsePortIndexOrZero,
pmEthPortGrpIndex PethPsePortGroupIndexOrZero,
pmLldpPortNumber LldpPortNumberOrZero,
pmName SnmpAdminString,
pmDomainName SnmpAdminString,
pmRoleDescription SnmpAdminString,
pmKeywords PowerMonitorKeywordList,
pmImportance Integer32,
pmPowerCategory INTEGER,
pmParentId PowerMonitorId
}
pmIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (1..2147483647)
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MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"A unique value, greater than zero, for each Power
Monitor. It is recommended that values be assigned
sequentially starting from 1. The value for each pmIndex
must remain constant at least from one re-initialization
of the entity's network management system to the next re-
initialization."
::= { pmEntry 1 }
pmPowerMonitorId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PowerMonitorId
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object indicates the Power Monitor UUID
identifier."
::= { pmEntry 2 }
pmPhysicalEntity OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PhysicalIndexOrZero
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object contains the index of a physical entity in
the ENTITY MIB. This physical entity is the given
observation point. If such a physical entity cannot be
specified or is not known then the object is zero."
::= { pmEntry 3 }
pmEthPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PethPsePortIndexOrZero
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This variable uniquely identifies the power Ethernet
port to which the attached device is connected [RFC3621].
If such a power Ethernet port cannot be specified or is
not known then the object is zero."
::= { pmEntry 4 }
pmEthPortGrpIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PethPsePortGroupIndexOrZero
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
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"This variable uniquely identifies the group containing
the port to which a power Ethernet PSE is connected
[RFC3621]. If such a group cannot be specified or is not
known then the object is zero."
::= { pmEntry 5 }
pmLldpPortNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX LldpPortNumberOrZero
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This variable uniquely identifies the port component
(contained in the local chassis with the LLDP agent) as
defined by the lldpLocPortNum in the [LLDP-MIB] and
[LLDP-MED-MIB]. If such a port number cannot be specified
or is not known then the object is zero."
::= { pmEntry 6 }
pmName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object specifies a printable name, a text string,
for the Power Monitor. The pmName SHOULD be unique.If
pmPhysicalName is present for the respective
pmPhysicalEntity (i.e. if the ENTITY-MIB is supported),
then the pmName SHOULD be identical to the
pmPhysicalName. If pmPhysicalName is not present, the
process to assign the pmName can be implementation
specific. Example: DNS Name, MAC address in canonical
form, ifName, etc.
However, if pmPhysicalName is present for the respective
pmPhysicalEntity (i.e. if the ENTITY-MIB is supported),
then the pmName should be identical to the
pmPhysicalName."
::= { pmEntry 7 }
pmDomainName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object specifies the name of a Power Monitor Meter
Domain for the Power Monitor. This object specifies a
null string if no Power Monitor Domain name is
configured. The value of pmDomainName must remain
constant at least from one re-initialization of the
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entity's network management system to the next re-
initialization."
::= { pmEntry 8 }
pmRoleDescription OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object specifies an administratively assigned name
to indicate the purpose a Power Monitor serves in the
network.
For example, we can have a phone deployed to a lobby with
pmRoleDescription as 'Lobby IP phone'.
This object specifies a null string if no role
description is configured."
::= { pmEntry 9 }
pmKeywords OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PowerMonitorKeywordList
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object specifies a list of keywords that can be
used to group Power Monitors for reporting or searching.
This object specifies the null string if no keywords have
been configured. If multiple keywords are present, then
this string will contain all the keywords separated by
the ',' character. For example, if a Power Monitor were
to be tagged with the keyword values 'hospitality' and
'guest', then the keyword list will be
'hospitality,guest'.
If write access is implemented and a value is written
into the instance, the agent must retain the supplied
value in the pmKeywords instance associated with
the same physical entity for as long as that entity
remains instantiated. This includes instantiations
across all re-initializations/reboots of the network
management system."
::= { pmEntry 10 }
pmImportance OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (1..100)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
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DESCRIPTION
"This object specifies a ranking of how important the
Power Monitor is (on a scale of 1 to 100) compared with
other Power Monitors in the same Power Monitor Meter
Domain. The ranking should provide a business or
operational context for the Power Monitor as compared to
other similar Power Monitors. This ranking could be used
as input for policy-based network management.
Although network managers must establish their own
ranking, the following is a broad recommendation:
90 to 100 Emergency response
80 to 90 Executive or business critical
70 to 79 General or Average
60 to 69 Staff or support
40 to 59 Public or guest
1 to 39 Decorative or hospitality"
DEFVAL { 1 }
::= { pmEntry 11 }
pmPowerCategory OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
consumer(0),
provider(1),
meter(2)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object describes the Power Monitor and indicates
the expected power usage of the Power Monitor. A Power
Monitor could be designed or manufactured to be a
provider(1), consumer(0) or meter(2) of power.
The actual power direction is indicated by the sign of
pmPower, with positive representing consumption and
negative representing production, and may or may not
match the expected value of pmPowerCategory. In these
cases the two objects can be used to detect unexpected
conditions of the Power Monitor.
For example a generator with a category of provider(1)
that is malfunctioning and is consuming power as
indicated by a positive pmPower value."
::= { pmEntry 12 }
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pmParentId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PowerMonitorId
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"If the current Power Monitor has a Power Monitor Parent,
then its Power Monitor Id value is set in pmParentId.
Otherwise, the pmParentId value is the null string."
::= { pmEntry 13 }
-- Conformance
energyAwareMIBCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { energyAwareMIBObjects 3 }
energyAwareMIBGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { energyAwareMIBObjects 4 }
energyAwareMIBFullCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"When this MIB is implemented with support for
read-create, then such an implementation can
claim full compliance. Such devices can then
be both monitored and configured with this MIB."
MODULE -- this module
MANDATORY-GROUPS {
energyAwareMIBTableGroup
}
::= { energyAwareMIBCompliances 1 }
energyAwareMIBReadOnlyCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"When this MIB is implemented without support for
read-create (i.e. in read-only mode), then such an
implementation can claim read-only compliance. Such a
device can then be monitored but can not be configured
with this MIB."
MODULE -- this module
MANDATORY-GROUPS {
energyAwareMIBTableGroup
}
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OBJECT pmName
MIN-ACCESS read-only
DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT pmDomainName
MIN-ACCESS read-only
DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT pmRoleDescription
MIN-ACCESS read-only
DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT pmKeywords
MIN-ACCESS read-only
DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
OBJECT pmImportance
MIN-ACCESS read-only
DESCRIPTION
"Write access is not required."
::= { energyAwareMIBCompliances 2 }
-- Units of Conformance
energyAwareMIBTableGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
-- Note that object pmIndex is NOT
-- included since it is not-accessible
pmPowerMonitorId,
pmPhysicalEntity,
pmEthPortIndex,
pmEthPortGrpIndex,
pmLldpPortNumber,
pmName,
pmDomainName,
pmRoleDescription,
pmKeywords,
pmImportance,
pmPowerCategory,
pmParentId
} STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
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"This group contains the collection of all the objects
related to the PowerMonitor."
::= { energyAwareMIBGroups 1 }
END
8. Security Considerations
Some of the readable objects in these MIB modules (i.e., objects
with a MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered
sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. It is
thus important to control even GET and/or NOTIFY access to these
objects and possibly to even encrypt the values of these objects
when sending them over the network via SNMP.
There are a number of management objects defined in these MIB
modules with a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-
create. Such objects MAY be considered sensitive or vulnerable
in some network environments. The support for SET operations in
a non-secure environment without proper protection can have a
negative effect on network operations. The following are the
tables and objects and their sensitivity/vulnerability:
. Unauthorized changes to the pmDomainName, pmName,
pmRoleDescription, pmKeywords, and/or pmImportance MAY
disrupt power and energy collection, and therefore any
predefined policies defined in the network.
SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security.
Even if the network itself is secure (for example, by using
IPsec), there is still no secure control over who on the secure
network is allowed to access and GET/SET
(read/change/create/delete) the objects in these MIB modules.
It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security
features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410],
section 8), including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic
mechanisms (for authentication and privacy).
Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT
RECOMMENDED. Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to
enable cryptographic security. It is then a customer/operator
responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to
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an instance of these MIB modules is properly configured to give
access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have
legitimate rights to GET or SET (change/create/delete) them.
9. IANA Considerations
The MIB module in this document uses the following IANA-assigned
OBJECT IDENTIFIER values recorded in the SMI Numbers registry:
Descriptor OBJECT IDENTIFIER value
---------- -----------------------
energyAwareMIB { mib-2 xxx }
Additions to this MIB module are subject to Expert Review
[RFC5226], i.e., review by one of a group of experts designated
by an IETF Area Director. The group of experts MUST check the
requested MIB objects for completeness and accuracy of the
description. Requests for MIB objects that duplicate the
functionality of existing objects SHOULD be declined. The
smallest available OID SHOULD be assigned to a new MIB objects.
The specification of new MIB objects SHOULD follow the structure
specified in Section 6 and MUST be published using a well-
established and persistent publication medium.
10. References
10.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] S. Bradner, Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels, BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2578] McCloghrie, K., Ed., Perkins, D., Ed., and J.
Schoenwaelder, Ed., "Structure of Management
Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April
1999.
[RFC2579] McCloghrie, K., Ed., Perkins, D., Ed., and J.
Schoenwaelder, Ed., "Textual Conventions for SMIv2",
STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999.
[RFC2580] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
"Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580,
April 1999.
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[RFC3621] Berger, A., and D. Romascanu, "Power Ethernet MIB",
RFC3621, December 2003.
[RFC4133] Bierman, A. and K. McCloghrie, "Entity MIB (Version
3)", RFC 4133, August 2005.
[LLDP-MIB] IEEE 802.1AB-2005, "Management Information Base
module for LLDP configuration, statistics, local system
data and remote systems data components", May 2005.
[LLDP-MED-MIB] ANSI/TIA-1057, "The LLDP Management Information
Base extension module for TIA-TR41.4 media endpoint
discovery information", July 2005.
10.2. Informative References
[RFC3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart,
"Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet
Standard Management Framework ", RFC 3410, December
2002.
[RFC5226] Narten, T. Alverstrand, H., A. and K. McCloghrie,
"Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section
in RFCs ", BCP 26, RFC 5226, May 2008.
[POWER-MON-REQ] Quittek, J., Winter, R., Dietz, T., Claise, B.,
and M. Chandramouli, "Requirements for Power
Monitoring", draft-quittek-power-monitoring-
requirements-01 (work in progress), October 2009.
[POWER-MON-ARCH] Claise, B., Parello, J., and B. Schoening,
"Power Management Architecture", draft-claise-power-
management-arch-01 (work in progress), August 2010.
[POWER-MON-MIB] Claise, B., Chandramouli, M., Parello, J., and
B. Schoening, "Power and Energy Monitoring MIB", draft-
claise-energy-monitoring-mib-05 (work in progress),
September 2010.
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11. Acknowledgments
The authors would like to Brad Schoening and Mouli Chandramouli
for their help, and Michael Brown for improving the text
dramatically.
Authors' Addresses
Benoit Claise
Cisco Systems Inc.
De Kleetlaan 6a b1
Diegem 1813
BE
Phone: +32 2 704 5622
Email: bclaise@cisco.com
John Parello
Cisco Systems Inc.
3550 Cisco Way
San Jose, California 95134
US
Phone: +1 408 525 2339
Email: jparello@cisco.com
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