Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) T. Dietz, Ed.
Request for Comments: 5815 NEC Europe, Ltd.
Category: Standards Track A. Kobayashi
ISSN: 2070-1721 NTT PF Labs.
B. Claise
Cisco Systems, Inc.
G. Muenz
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
April 2010
Definitions of Managed Objects for IP Flow Information Export
Abstract
This document defines managed objects for IP Flow Information eXport
(IPFIX). These objects provide information for monitoring IPFIX
Exporters and IPFIX Collectors including the basic configuration
information.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. IPFIX Documents Overview ........................................3
3. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................4
4. Terminology .....................................................4
5. Structure of the IPFIX MIB ......................................4
5.1. The Transport Session Table ................................4
5.2. The Template Table .........................................7
5.3. The Template Definition Table ..............................9
5.4. The Export Table ..........................................11
5.5. The Metering Process Table ................................12
5.6. The Observation Point Table ...............................13
5.7. The Selection Process Table ...............................14
5.8. The Statistical Tables ....................................15
5.8.1. The Transport Session Statistical Table ............15
5.8.2. The Template Statistical Table .....................15
5.8.3. The Metering Process Statistical Table .............15
5.8.4. The Selection Process Statistical Table ............15
6. Structure of the IPFIX SELECTOR MIB ............................15
6.1. The Selector Functions ....................................16
7. Relationship to Other MIB Modules ..............................18
7.1. Relationship to the ENTITY MIB and IF MIB .................18
7.2. MIB Modules Required for IMPORTS ..........................18
8. MIB Definitions ................................................18
8.1. IPFIX MIB Definition ......................................19
8.2. IPFIX SELECTOR MIB Definition .............................56
9. Security Considerations ........................................60
10. IANA Considerations ...........................................61
11. Acknowledgments ...............................................61
12. References ....................................................62
12.1. Normative References .....................................62
12.2. Informative References ...................................63
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1. Introduction
This document defines two MIB modules for monitoring IP Flow
Information eXport (IPFIX) Devices including Exporters and
Collectors. Most of the objects defined by the IPFIX MIB module MUST
be implemented. Some objects MAY be implemented corresponding to the
functionality implemented in the equipment. Since the IPFIX
architecture [RFC5470] foresees the possibility of using Filtering
and/or Sampling functions to reduce the data volume, this document
also provides the IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module, which contains the
standardized selection methods and is controlled by IANA. The full
configuration of the IPFIX Metering Process is out of the scope of
these MIB modules.
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].
2. IPFIX Documents Overview
The IPFIX protocol provides network administrators with access to IP
Flow information. The architecture for the export of measured IP
Flow information out of an IPFIX Exporting Process to a Collecting
Process is defined in [RFC5470], per the requirements defined in
[RFC3917]. The protocol document [RFC5101] specifies how IPFIX Data
Records and Templates are carried via a congestion-aware transport
protocol from IPFIX Exporting Processes to IPFIX Collecting
Processes. IPFIX has a formal description of IPFIX Information
Elements, their name, type and additional semantic information, as
specified in [RFC5102]. Finally, [RFC5472] describes what type of
applications can use the IPFIX protocol and how they can use the
information provided. It furthermore shows how the IPFIX framework
relates to other architectures and frameworks.
It is assumed that Flow metering, export, and collection is performed
according to the IPFIX architecture defined in [RFC5470]. The
monitored configuration parameters of the export and collection of
Flow Templates and Data Records is modeled according to [RFC5101].
Packet selection methods that may be optionally used by the IPFIX
Metering Process are not considered in this MIB module. They are
defined in the Packet Sampling (PSAMP) framework [RFC5474] and
Sampling techniques [RFC5475] documents. Nevertheless, the basis for
defining Sampling and Filtering functions is given with the IPFIX
SELECTOR MIB module. Since the PSAMP export protocol [RFC5476] is
based on the IPFIX protocol, the Sampling and Filtering functions can
be added to the IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module as needed.
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3. 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 (SMI). This memo specifies MIB
modules that are compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD
58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC
2580 [RFC2580].
4. Terminology
The definitions of the basic terms like IP Traffic Flow, Exporting
Process, Collecting Process, Observation Points, etc. can be found in
the IPFIX protocol document [RFC5101].
5. Structure of the IPFIX MIB
The IPFIX MIB module consists of seven main tables, the Transport
Session table, the Template table and the corresponding Template
Definition table, the Export table, the Metering Process table, the
Observation Point table, and the Selection Process table. Since the
IPFIX architecture [RFC5470] foresees the possibility of using
Filtering and/or Sampling functions to reduce the data volume, the
MIB module provides the basic objects for these functions with the
Selection Process table. The IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module defined in
the next section provides the standard Filtering and Sampling
functions that can be referenced in the ipfixSelectionProcessTable.
All remaining objects contain statistical values for the different
tables contained in the MIB module.
The following subsections describe all tables in the IPFIX MIB
module.
5.1. The Transport Session Table
The Transport Session is the basis of the MIB module. The Transport
Session table (ipfixTransportSessionTable) contains all Transport
Sessions between Exporter and Collector. The table specifies the
transport layer protocol of the Transport Session and, depending on
that protocol, further parameters for the Transport Session. In the
case of UDP and TCP, these are the source and destination address as
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well as the source and destination port. For Stream Control
Transmission Protocol (SCTP), the table contains the SCTP Assoc Id,
which is the index for the SCTP association in the SCTP MIB module
[RFC3873]. The mode of operation of the device, i.e., if the
Transport Session is used for collecting or exporting is given in the
ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode object. Further on, it contains the
configured refresh parameters for Templates and Options Templates
that are used across unreliable connections as UDP. Finally, the
IPFIX version that is exported or collected by this Transport Session
and a status of the Transport Session is given in the table.
To illustrate the use of the above tables, let us assume the
following scenario: we have an Exporter on IP address 192.0.2.22 and
a Collector on IP address 192.0.2.37. The Exporter uses TCP to
export Templates and Data Records. The same Exporter also exports,
with UDP, to a Collector with the IP address of 192.0.2.44. This
would lead to the following Transport Session table on the Exporter:
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ipfixTransportSessionTable (1)
|
+- ipfixTransportSessionEntry (1)
|
+- index (5) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
| +- ipfixTransportSessionIndex (1) = 5
| +- ipfixTransportSessionProtocol (2) = 6 (TCP)
| +- ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddressType (3) = 1 (ipv4)
| +- ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddress (4) = 192.0.2.22
| +- ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddressType (5) = 1 (ipv4)
| +- ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddress (6) = 192.0.2.37
| +- ipfixTransportSessionSourcePort (7) = 7653
| +- ipfixTransportSessionDestinationPort (8) = 4739
| +- ipfixTransportSessionSctpAssocId (9) = 0
| +- ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode (10) = exporting(1)
| +- ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshTimeout (11) = 0
| +- ipfixTransportSessionOptionTemplateRefreshTimeout (12) = 0
| +- ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshPacket (13) = 0
| +- ipfixTransportSessionOptionTemplateRefreshPacket (14) = 0
| +- ipfixTransportSessionIpfixVersion (15) = 10
| +- ipfixTransportSessionStatus (16) = 2 (active)
.
.
.
+- index (11) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
+- ipfixTransportSessionIndex (1) = 11
+- ipfixTransportSessionProtocol (2) = 17 (UDP)
+- ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddressType (3) = 1 (ipv4)
+- ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddress (4) = 192.0.2.22
+- ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddressType (5) = 1 (ipv4)
+- ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddress (6) = 192.0.2.44
+- ipfixTransportSessionSourcePort (7) = 14287
+- ipfixTransportSessionDestinationPort (8) = 4739
+- ipfixTransportSessionSctpAssocId (9) = 0
+- ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode (10) = exporting(1)
+- ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshTimeout (11) = 100
+- ipfixTransportSessionOptionTemplateRefreshTimeout (12)
| = 100
+- ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshPacket (13) = 10
+- ipfixTransportSessionOptionTemplateRefreshPacket (14) = 10
+- ipfixTransportSessionIpfixVersion (15) = 10
+- ipfixTransportSessionStatus (16) = 2 (active)
The values in brackets are the OID numbers. The Collectors would
then have the same entry except that the index would most likely
differ and the ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode would be
collecting(2).
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5.2. The Template Table
The Template table lists all Templates (including Options Templates)
that are sent (by an Exporter) or received (by a Collector). The
(Options) Templates are unique per Transport Session, which also
gives the device mode (Exporter or Collector) and Observation Domain;
thus, the table is indexed by:
o the Transport Session Index (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
o and the Observation Domain Id (ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId).
It contains the Set Id and an access time denoting the time when the
(Options) Template was last sent or received.
To resume the above example, the Exporter may want to export a
Template and an Options Template for each Transport Session defined
above. This leads to the following Template table defining Template
and Options Template:
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ipfixTemplateTable (3)
|
+- ipfixTemplateEntry (1)
|
+- index (5) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
| +- index (3) (ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId)
| + index (257) (ipfixTemplateId)
| | +- ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId (1) = 3
| | +- ipfixTemplateId (2) = 257
| | +- ipfixTemplateSetId (3) = 2
| | +- ipfixTemplateAccessTime (4)
| | = 2008-7-1,12:49:11.2,+2:0
| |
| + index (264) (ipfixTemplateId)
| +- ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId (1) = 3
| +- ipfixTemplateId (2) = 264
| +- ipfixTemplateSetId (3) = 3
| +- ipfixTemplateAccessTime (4)
. = 2008-7-1,12:47:04.8,+2:0
.
.
.
+- index (11) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
+- index (3) (ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId)
+ index (273) (ipfixTemplateId)
| +- ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId (1) = 3
| +- ipfixTemplateId (2) = 273
| +- ipfixTemplateSetId (3) = 2
| +- ipfixTemplateAccessTime (4)
| = 2008-7-1,12:49:11.2,+2:0
|
+ index (289) (ipfixTemplateId)
+- ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId (1) = 3
+- ipfixTemplateId (2) = 289
+- ipfixTemplateSetId (3) = 3
+- ipfixTemplateAccessTime (4)
= 2008-7-1,12:47:04.8,+2:0
We assume that the Transport Session that is stored with index 5 in
the Transport Session table of the Exporter is stored with index 17
in the Transport Session table of the (corresponding) Collector.
Then, the Template table would look as follows:
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ipfixTemplateTable (3)
|
+- ipfixTemplateEntry (1)
|
+- index (17) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
+- index (3) (ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId)
+ index (257) (ipfixTemplateId)
| +- ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId (1) = 3
| +- ipfixTemplateId (2) = 257
| +- ipfixTemplateSetId (3) = 2
| +- ipfixTemplateAccessTime (4)
| = 2008-7-1,12:49:11.8,+2:0
|
+ index (264) (ipfixTemplateId)
+- ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId (1) = 3
+- ipfixTemplateId (2) = 264
+- ipfixTemplateSetId (3) = 3
+- ipfixTemplateAccessTime (4)
= 2008-7-1,12:47:05.3,+2:0
The table on the second Collector would be analogous to the one shown
above.
5.3. The Template Definition Table
The Template Definition table lists all the Information Elements
contained in a Template or Options Template. Therefore, it has the
same indexes as the corresponding Template table plus the Template
Id. Its own index denotes the order of the Information Element
inside the Template. Besides the Information Element Id and the
length of the encoded value, the table contains the enterprise number
for enterprise-specific Information Elements and flags for each
Information Element. The flags indicate if the Information Element
is used for scoping or as a Flow Key.
To resume the above example again, the Exporter is configured to
export the octets received and dropped at the Observation Point since
the last export of these values. In addition, it exports the start
and end time of the Flow relative to the timestamp contained in the
IPFIX header. This leads to the following Template Definition table
on the Exporter:
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ipfixTemplateDefinitionTable (4)
|
+- ipfixTemplateDefinitionEntry (1)
|
+- index (5) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
+- index (3) (ipfixTemplateObservationDomainId)
+ index (257) (ipfixTemplateId)
+- index (1) (ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex)
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex (1) = 1
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeId (2) = 158
| | (flowStartDeltaMicroseconds)
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeLength (3) = 4
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionEnterprise (4) = 0
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionFlags (5) = 0
|
+- index (2) (ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex)
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex (1) = 2
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeId (2) = 159
| | (flowEndDeltaMicroseconds)
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeLength (3) = 4
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionEnterprise (4) = 0
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionFlags (5) = 0
|
+- index (3) (ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex)
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex (1) = 3
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeId (2) = 1
| | (octetDeltaCount)
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeLength (3) = 8
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionEnterprise (4) = 0
| +- ipfixTemplateDefinitionFlags (5) = 0
|
+- index (4) (ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex)
+- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex (1) = 4
+- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeId (2) = 132
| (droppedOctetDeltaCount)
+- ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeLength (3) = 8
+- ipfixTemplateDefinitionEnterprise (4) = 0
+- ipfixTemplateDefinitionFlags (5) = 0
The corresponding table entry on the Collector is the same except
that it would have another ipfixTransportSessionIndex, e.g., 17 as in
the previous example.
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5.4. The Export Table
On Exporters, the Export table (ipfixExportTable) can be used to
support features like failover, load-balancing, duplicate export to
several Collectors, etc. The table has three indexes that link an
entry with:
o the Metering Process table (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId, see
below)
o and the Transport Session table (ipfixTransportSessionIndex).
Those entries with the same ipfixExportIndex and the same
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId define a Transport Session group. The
member type for each group member describes its functionality. All
Transport Sessions referenced in this table MUST have the
ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode exporting(1).
If the Exporter does not use Transport Session grouping, then each
ipfixExportIndex contains a single ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId, and
thus a singe Transport Session (ipfixTransportSessionIndex) and this
session MUST have the member type primary(1).
For failover, a Transport Session group can contain one Transport
Session with member type "primary" and several Transport Sessions
with type secondary(2). Entries with other member types are not
allowed for that type of group. For load-balancing or parallel
export, all Transport Sessions in the group MUST have the same member
type, either loadBalancing(4) or parallel(3).
The algorithms used for failover or load-balancing are out of the
scope of this document.
To continue the example, we assume that the Exporter uses the two
connections shown in the examples above as one primary Transport
Session protected by a secondary Transport Session. The Exporter
then has the following entries in the ipfixExportTable:
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ipfixExportTable (5)
|
+- ipfixExportEntry (1)
|
+- index (7) (ipfixExportIndex)
| +- index (9) (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId)
| | +- index (5) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
| | +- ipfixExportIndex (1) = 7
| | +- ipfixExportMemberType (2) = 1 (primary)
| |
| +- index (11) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
| +- ipfixExportIndex (1) = 7
| +- ipfixExportMemberType (2) = 2 (secondary)
|
+- index (8) (ipfixExportIndex)
+- index (9) (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId)
+- index (5) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
| +- ipfixExportIndex (1) = 8
| +- ipfixExportMemberType (2) = 2 (secondary)
+- index (11) (ipfixTransportSessionIndex)
+- ipfixExportIndex (1) = 8
+- ipfixExportMemberType (2) = 1 (primary)
The example shows that the Exporter uses the Metering Process Cache
9, explained below, to export IPFIX Data Records for the Transport
Sessions 5 and 11. The Templates 257 and 264 defined above are
exported within Transport Session 5, and the Templates 273 and 289
are exported within Transport Session 11. If we assume that
Templates 257 and 264 are identical, then the Collector that receives
Transport Session 11 is a backup for the Collector of Transport
Session 5.
5.5. The Metering Process Table
The Metering Process, as defined in [RFC5101], consists of a set of
functions. Maintaining the Flow Records is one of them. This
function is responsible for passing the Flow Records to the Exporting
Process and also for detecting Flow expiration. The Flow Records
that are maintained by the Metering Process can be grouped by the
Observation Points at which they are observed. The instance that
maintains such a group of Flow Records is a kind of cache. For this
reason, the Metering Process table (ipfixMeteringProcessTable) is
indexed by cache Ids (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId). Each cache can
be maintained by a separate instance of the Metering Process. To
specify the Observation Point(s) where the Flow Records are gathered,
the ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef may contain an
ipfixObservationPointGroupId from the Observation Point table
(ipfixObservationPointTable) described in the next section. If an
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Observation Point is not specified for the Flow Records, the
ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef MUST be zero(0). The
timeouts (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveTimeout and
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheInactiveTimeout) specify when Flows are
expired.
ipfixMeteringProcessTable (6)
|
+- ipfixMeteringProcessEntry (1)
|
+- index (9) (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId)
+- ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId (1) = 9
+- ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef (2) = 17
+- ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveTimeout (3) = 100
+- ipfixMeteringProcessCacheInactiveTimeout (4) = 100
5.6. The Observation Point Table
The Observation Point table (ipfixObservationPointTable) groups
Observation Points with the ipfixObservationPointGroupId. Each entry
contains the Observation Domain Id in which the Observation Point is
located and a reference to the ENTITY MIB module [RFC4133] or the IF
MIB module [RFC2863]. The objects in the ENTITY MIB module
referenced by ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity or IF MIB module
referenced by ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface denote the
Observation Point. If no such index can be given in those modules,
the references MUST be 0. If a reference is given in both object
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity and
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface, then both MUST point to the
same physical interface. In addition, a direction can be given to
render more specifically which Flow to monitor.
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ipfixObservationPointTable (7)
|
+- ipfixObservationPointEntry (1)
|
+- index (17) (ipfixObservationPointGroupId)
+- index (1) (ipfixObservationPointIndex)
| +- ipfixObservationPointGroupId (1) = 17
| +- ipfixObservationPointIndex (2) = 1
| +- ipfixObservationPointObservationDomainId (3) = 3
| +- ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity (4) = 6
| +- ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface(5) = 0
| +- ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntityDirection (6)
= 3 (both)
|
+- index (2) (ipfixObservationPointIndex)
+- ipfixObservationPointGroupId (1) = 17
+- ipfixObservationPointIndex (2) = 2
+- ipfixObservationPointObservationDomainId (3) = 3
+- ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity (4) = 0
+- ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface (5) = 0
+- ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntityDirection (6)
= 1 (ingress)
5.7. The Selection Process Table
This table supports the usage of Filtering and Sampling functions, as
described in [RFC5470]. It contains lists of functions per Metering
Process cache (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId). The selection process
index ipfixSelectionProcessIndex forms groups of selection methods
that are applied to an observed packet stream. The selection process
selector index (ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex) indicates the
order in which the functions are applied to the packets observed at
the Observation Points associated with the Metering Process cache.
The selection methods are applied in increasing order, i.e.,
selection methods with a lower ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex are
applied first. The functions are referred by object identifiers
pointing to the function with its parameters. If the selection
method does not use parameters, then it MUST point to the root of the
function subtree (see also Section 6). If the function uses
parameters, then it MUST point to an entry in the parameter table of
the selection method. If no Filtering or Sampling function is used
for a Metering Process, then an entry for the Metering Process SHOULD
be created pointing to the Select All function (ipfixFuncSelectAll).
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5.8. The Statistical Tables
For the ipfixTransportSessionTable, the ipfixTemplateTable, the
ipfixMeteringProcessTable, and the ipfixSelectionProcessTable
statistical tables are defined that augment those tables. All the
statistical tables contain a discontinuity object that holds a
timestamp that denotes the time when a discontinuity event occurred
to notify the management system that the counters contained in those
tables might not be continuous anymore.
5.8.1. The Transport Session Statistical Table
The Transport Session Statistical table
(ipfixTransportSessionStatsTable) augments the
ipfixTransportSessionTable with statistical values. It contains the
rate (in bytes per second) with which it receives or sends out IPFIX
Messages, the number of bytes, packets, messages, Records, Templates
and Options Templates received or sent and the number of messages
that were discarded.
5.8.2. The Template Statistical Table
This table contains a statistical value for each Template. It
augments the Template table (ipfixTemplateTable) and specifies the
number of Data Records exported or collected for the Template.
5.8.3. The Metering Process Statistical Table
This table augments the Metering Process table
(ipfixMeteringProcessTable). It contains the statistical values for
the exported Data Records and the number of unused cache entries.
5.8.4. The Selection Process Statistical Table
This table augments the Selection Process table
(ipfixSelectionProcessTable) and introduces two generic statistical
values, the number of packets observed and the number of packets
dropped by the selection method.
6. Structure of the IPFIX SELECTOR MIB
The IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module defined in this section provides the
standard Filtering and Sampling functions that can be referenced in
the ipfixSelectionProcessTable. The subtree ipfixSelectorFunctions
is a placeholder where all standard Filtering and Sampling functions
should be located. It currently contains the Select All function
(ipfixFuncSelectAll). The IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module is maintained by
IANA and can be extended through Expert Review [RFC5226], i.e.,
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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 the next Section and MUST be published using a
well-established and persistent publication medium. The experts will
initially be drawn from the Working Group Chairs and document editors
of the IPFIX and PSAMP Working Groups.
6.1. The Selector Functions
The following figure shows what the MIB tree usually should look
like. It already contains the ipfixFuncSelectAll. The subtree in
ipfixFuncF2 gives the basic structure that all selection methods
SHOULD follow.
ipfixSelectorFunctions
|
+- ipfixFuncSelectAll
| |
| +- ipfixFuncSelectAllAvail (is the function available?)
|
+- ipfixFuncF2
| |
| +- ipfixFuncF2Avail (is the function F2 available?)
| |
| +- ipfixFuncF2Parameters (a table with parameters)
...
|
+- ipfixFunFn...
The selection method SHOULD be designed as a MIB subtree introduced
by an object with the name ipfixFunc appended by a function name.
The objects in this subtree SHOULD be prefixed by this name. If the
function is named Fx, then we would start a subtree with an OID named
ipfixFuncFx. This subtree should contain an object ipfixFuncFxAvail
that has the type TruthValue. If a selection method takes
parameters, the MIB should contain a table named
ipfixFuncFxParameters, which should contain all the parameters that
the selection method specifies. An entry in this table will be
referenced by the IPFIX MIB module if the selection method with the
parameters is used.
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To illustrate the structure defined above, the following contains an
example of a function MyFunc that holds three integer parameters
Param1, Param2, and Param3. In the example, there are currently two
instances of the parameters set defined with indexes 1 and 4.
ipfixSelectorFunctions (1)
|
+- ipfixFuncMyFunc (?)
|
+- ipfixFuncMyFuncAvail (1) = true
+- ipfixFuncMyFuncParameters (2)
|
+- ipfixFuncMyFuncParametersEntry (1)
|
+- index (1) (ipfixFuncMyFuncParametersIndex)
| +- ipfixFuncMyFuncParam1 (1) = 47
| +- ipfixFuncMyFuncParam2 (2) = -128
| +- ipficFuncMyFuncParam3 (3) = 19
|
+- index(4) (ipfixFuncMyFuncParametersIndex)
+- ipfixFuncMyFuncParam1 (1) = 19
+- ipfixFuncMyFuncParam2 (2) = -1
+- ipficFuncMyFuncParam3 (3) = 728
If the function defined above is referenced in the IPFIX MIB module,
the ipfixSelectionProcessTable would look as follows:
ipfixSelectionProcessTable (8)
|
+- ipfixSelectionProcessEntry (1)
|
+- index (9) (ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId)
+- index (1) (ipfixSelectionProcessIndex)
+- index (1) (ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex)
| +- ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorFunction (3)
| = ipfixSelectorFunctions.?.2.1.4
+- index (2) (ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex)
+- ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorFunction (3)
= ipfixSelectorFunctions.?.2.1.1
This means that for the ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId(9), a Selection
Process with index 1 is created that applies two times the same
function but with different parameter sets. First, the function
MyFunc is applied with the parameters of the set with index 4 and the
with the parameters of the set with index 1.
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7. Relationship to Other MIB Modules
Besides the usual imports from the SNMP Standards [RFC2578],
[RFC2579], and [RFC2580], the IPFIX MIB module references the ENTITY
MIB module [RFC4133] and the IF MIB module [RFC2863].
7.1. Relationship to the ENTITY MIB and IF MIB
The Observation Point table (ipfixObservationPointTable) contains a
reference to the ENTITY MIB module[RFC4133]
(ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity) or the IF MIB module [RFC2863]
(ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface). If the implementors of the
IPFIX MIB module want to specify the physical entity where Flows are
observed, then they SHOULD also implement the ENTITY MIB and/or the
IF MIB module. The implementation of the ENTITY MIB and/or IF MIB
module is OPTIONAL. If one of them is not implemented, then all
values of the respective column ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity
or ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface in the Observation Point
table are zero and the values of the
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntityDirection columns are unknown(0),
if none of them are defined.
7.2. MIB Modules Required for IMPORTS
The IPFIX MIB module requires the modules SNMPv2-SMI [RFC2578],
SNMPv2-TC [RFC2579], and SNMPv2-CONF [RFC2580]. Further on, it
imports the textual conventions InetAddressType and InetAddress from
the INET ADDRESS MIB module [RFC4001].
The IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module also requires the modules SNMPv2-SMI
[RFC2578], SNMPv2-TC [RFC2579], and SNMPv2-CONF [RFC2580].
8. MIB Definitions
This section contains the definitions of the IPFIX-MIB module and the
IPFIX-SELECTOR-MIB module. There are different mandatory groups
defined for Collector and Exporter implementations. The statistical
objects are made OPTIONAL.
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8.1. IPFIX MIB Definition
IPFIX-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, mib-2, Unsigned32, Counter64,
Gauge32
FROM SNMPv2-SMI -- RFC2578
TimeStamp, DateAndTime
FROM SNMPv2-TC -- RFC2579
MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
FROM SNMPv2-CONF -- RFC2580
InterfaceIndexOrZero
FROM IF-MIB -- RFC2863
InetAddressType, InetAddress, InetPortNumber
FROM INET-ADDRESS-MIB -- RFC4001
PhysicalIndexOrZero
FROM ENTITY-MIB; -- RFC4133
ipfixMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
LAST-UPDATED "201004190000Z" -- 19 April 2010
ORGANIZATION "IETF IPFIX Working Group"
CONTACT-INFO
"WG charter:
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipfix-charter.html
Mailing Lists:
General Discussion: ipfix@ietf.org
To Subscribe: http://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipfix
Archive:
http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ipfix/current/index.html
Editor:
Thomas Dietz
NEC Europe Ltd.
NEC Laboratories Europe
Network Research Division
Kurfuersten-Anlage 36
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 6221 4342-128
Email: Thomas.Dietz@nw.neclab.eu
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Atsushi Kobayashi
NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories
3-9-11 Midori-cho
Musashino-shi
180-8585
Japan
Phone: +81-422-59-3978
Email: akoba@nttv6.net
Benoit Claise
Cisco Systems, Inc.
De Kleetlaan 6a b1
Degem 1831
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 704 5622
Email: bclaise@cisco.com
Gerhard Muenz
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Department of Informatics
Chair for Network Architectures and Services (I8)
Boltzmannstr. 3
85748 Garching
Germany
Phone: +49 89 289-18008
Email: muenz@net.in.tum.de
URI: http://www.net.in.tum.de/~muenz"
DESCRIPTION
"The IPFIX MIB defines managed objects for IP Flow
Information eXport. These objects provide information about
managed nodes supporting the IPFIX protocol,
for Exporters as well as for Collectors.
Copyright (c) 2010 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD
License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's
Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info)."
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-- Revision history
REVISION "201004190000Z" -- 19 April 2010
DESCRIPTION
"Initial version, published as RFC 5815."
::= { mib-2 193 }
--******************************************************************
-- Top Level Structure of the MIB
--******************************************************************
ipfixObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ipfixMIB 1 }
ipfixConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ipfixMIB 2 }
ipfixMainObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ipfixObjects 1 }
ipfixStatistics OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ipfixObjects 2 }
--==================================================================
-- 1.1: Objects used by all IPFIX implementations
--==================================================================
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1.1: Transport Session Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixTransportSessionTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixTransportSessionEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists the currently established Transport
Sessions between an Exporting Process and a Collecting
Process."
::= { ipfixMainObjects 1 }
ipfixTransportSessionEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixTransportSessionEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixTransportSessionTable."
INDEX { ipfixTransportSessionIndex }
::= { ipfixTransportSessionTable 1 }
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IpfixTransportSessionEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixTransportSessionIndex Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionProtocol Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddressType InetAddressType,
ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddress InetAddress,
ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddressType InetAddressType,
ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddress InetAddress,
ipfixTransportSessionSourcePort InetPortNumber,
ipfixTransportSessionDestinationPort InetPortNumber,
ipfixTransportSessionSctpAssocId Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode INTEGER,
ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshTimeout Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplateRefreshTimeout Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshPacket Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplateRefreshPacket Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionIpfixVersion Unsigned32,
ipfixTransportSessionStatus INTEGER
}
ipfixTransportSessionIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Locally arbitrary, but unique identifier of an entry in
the ipfixTransportSessionTable. The value is expected to
remain constant from a re-initialization of the entity's
network management agent to the next re-initialization."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionEntry 1 }
ipfixTransportSessionProtocol OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..255)
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The transport protocol used for receiving or transmitting
IPFIX Messages. Protocol numbers are assigned by IANA. A
current list of all assignments is available from
"
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REFERENCE
"RFC 5101, Specification of the IP Flow Information Export
(IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic Flow
Information, Section 3.2.
RFC 5102, Information Model for IP Flow Information Export."
::= { ipfixTemplateDefinitionEntry 2 }
ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeLength OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (0..65535)
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This indicates the length of the Information Element Id at
position ipfixTemplateDefinitionIndex in the (Options)
Template ipfixTemplateId."
REFERENCE
"RFC 5101, Specification of the IP Flow Information Export
(IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic Flow
Information, Section 3.2.
RFC 5102, Information Model for IP Flow Information Export."
::= { ipfixTemplateDefinitionEntry 3 }
ipfixTemplateDefinitionEnterpriseNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"IANA enterprise number of the authority defining the
Information Element identifier in this Template Record.
Enterprise numbers are assigned by IANA. A current list of
all assignments is available from
."
REFERENCE
"RFC 5101, Specification of the IP Flow Information Export
(IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic Flow
Information, Section 3.2.
RFC 5102, Information Model for IP Flow Information Export."
::= { ipfixTemplateDefinitionEntry 4 }
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ipfixTemplateDefinitionFlags OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
scope(0),
flowKey(1)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This bitmask indicates special attributes for the
Information Element:
scope(0)
This Information Element is used for scope.
flowKey(1)
This Information Element is a Flow Key.
Thus, we get the following values for an Information Element:
If neither bit scope(0) nor bit flowKey(1) are set
The Information Element is neither used for scoping nor
as Flow Key.
If only bit scope(0) is set
The Information Element is used for scoping.
If only bit flowKey(1) is set
The Information Element is used as Flow Key.
Both bit scope(0) and flowKey(1) MUST NOT be set at the same
time. This combination is not allowed."
REFERENCE
"RFC 5101, Specification of the IP Flow Information
Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic Flow
Information, Sections 2 and 3.4.2.1.
RFC 5102, Information Model for IP Flow Information Export."
::= { ipfixTemplateDefinitionEntry 5 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1.4: Export Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixExportTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixExportEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists all exports of an IPFIX device.
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On Exporters, this table contains all exports grouped by
Transport Session, Observation Domain Id, Template Id, and
Metering Process represented by the
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId. Thanks to the ipfixExportIndex,
the exports can group one or more Transport Sessions to
achieve a special functionality like failover management,
load-balancing, etc. The entries with the same
ipfixExportIndex, ipfixObservationDomainId,
and ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId define a Transport
Session group. If the Exporter does not use Transport
Session grouping, then each ipfixExportIndex contains a
single ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId and thus a singe
Transport Session, and this session MUST have the member
type primary(1). Transport Sessions referenced in this
table MUST have the ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode
exporting(1).
On Collectors, this table is not needed."
::= { ipfixMainObjects 4 }
ipfixExportEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixExportEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixExportTable."
INDEX {
ipfixExportIndex,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId,
ipfixTransportSessionIndex
}
::= { ipfixExportTable 1 }
IpfixExportEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixExportIndex Unsigned32,
ipfixExportMemberType INTEGER
}
ipfixExportIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Locally arbitrary, but unique identifier of an entry in
the ipfixExportTable. The value is expected
to remain constant from a re-initialization of the entity's
network management agent to the next re-initialization.
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A common ipfixExportIndex between two entries from this
table expresses that there is a relationship between the
Transport Sessions in ipfixTransportSessionIndex. The type
of relationship is expressed by the value of
ipfixExportMemberType."
::= { ipfixExportEntry 1 }
ipfixExportMemberType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unknown(0),
primary(1),
secondary(2),
parallel(3),
loadBalancing(4)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The type of a member Transport Session in a Transport
Session group (identified by the value of ipfixExportIndex,
ipfixObservationDomainId, and ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId).
The following values are valid:
unknown(0)
This value MUST be used if the status of the group
membership cannot be detected by the equipment. This
value should be avoided as far as possible.
primary(1)
This value is used for a group member that is used as
the primary target of an Exporter. Other group members
(with the same ipfixExportIndex and
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId) MUST NOT have the value
primary(1) but MUST have the value secondary(2).
This value MUST also be specified if the Exporter does
not support Transport Session grouping. In this case,
the group contains only one Transport Session.
secondary(2)
This value is used for a group member that is used as a
secondary target of an Exporter. The Exporter will use
one of the targets specified as secondary(2) within the
same Transport Session group when the primary target is
not reachable.
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parallel(3)
This value is used for a group member that is used for
duplicate exporting, i.e., all group members identified
by the ipfixExportIndex are exporting the same Records
in parallel. This implies that all group members MUST
have the same membertype parallel(3).
loadBalancing(4)
This value is used for a group member that is used
as one target for load-balancing. This means that a
Record is sent to one of the group members in this
group identified by ipfixExportIndex.
This implies that all group members MUST have the same
membertype loadBalancing(4)."
::= { ipfixExportEntry 2 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1.5: Metering Process Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixMeteringProcessTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixMeteringProcessEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists so-called caches used at the Metering
Process to store the metering data of Flows observed at
the Observation Points given in the
ipfixObservationPointGroupReference. The table lists the
timeouts that specify when the cached metering data is
expired.
On Collectors, the table is not needed."
::= { ipfixMainObjects 5 }
ipfixMeteringProcessEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixMeteringProcessEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixMeteringProcessTable."
INDEX { ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId }
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessTable 1 }
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IpfixMeteringProcessEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId Unsigned32,
ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef Unsigned32,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveTimeout Unsigned32,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheInactiveTimeout Unsigned32
}
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Locally arbitrary, but unique identifier of an entry in the
ipfixMeterinProcessTable. The value is expected to remain
constant from a re-initialization of the entity's network
management agent to the next re-initialization."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessEntry 1 }
ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The Observation Point Group Id that links this table entry
to the ipfixObservationPointTable. The matching
ipfixObservationPointGroupId in that table gives the
Observation Points used in that cache. If the Observation
Points are unknown, the
ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef MUST be zero."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessEntry 2 }
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveTimeout OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
UNITS "seconds"
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"On the Exporter, this object contains the time after which a
Flow is expired (and a Data Record for the template is sent)
even though packets matching this Flow are still received by
the Metering Process. If this value is 0, the Flow is not
prematurely expired."
REFERENCE
"RFC 5470, Architecture for IP Flow Information Export,
Section 5.1.1, item 3."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessEntry 3 }
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ipfixMeteringProcessCacheInactiveTimeout OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
UNITS "seconds"
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"On the Exporter. this object contains the time after which a
Flow is expired (and a Data Record for the template is sent)
when no packets matching this Flow are received by the
Metering Process for the given number of seconds. If this
value is zero, the Flow is expired immediately, i.e., a Data
Record is sent for every packet received by the Metering
Process."
REFERENCE
"RFC 5470, Architecture for IP Flow Information Export,
Section 5.1.1, item 1"
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessEntry 4 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1.6: Observation Point Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixObservationPointTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixObservationPointEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists the Observation Points used within an
Exporter by the Metering Process. The index
ipfixObservationPointGroupId groups Observation Points
and is referenced in the Metering Process table.
On Collectors this table is not needed."
::= { ipfixMainObjects 6 }
ipfixObservationPointEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixObservationPointEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixObservationPointTable."
INDEX {
ipfixObservationPointGroupId,
ipfixObservationPointIndex
}
::= { ipfixObservationPointTable 1 }
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IpfixObservationPointEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixObservationPointGroupId Unsigned32,
ipfixObservationPointIndex Unsigned32,
ipfixObservationPointObservationDomainId Unsigned32,
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity PhysicalIndexOrZero,
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface InterfaceIndexOrZero,
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntityDirection INTEGER
}
ipfixObservationPointGroupId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Locally arbitrary, but unique identifier of an entry in the
ipfixObservationPointTable. The value is expected to remain
constant from a re-initialization of the entity's network
management agent to the next re-initialization.
This index represents a group of Observation Points.
The special value of 0 MUST NOT be used within this table
but is reserved for the usage in the
ipfixMeteringProcessTable. An index of 0 for the
ipfixObservationPointGroupReference index in that table
indicates that an Observation Point is unknown or
unspecified for a Metering Process cache."
::= { ipfixObservationPointEntry 1 }
ipfixObservationPointIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Locally arbitrary, but unique identifier of an entry in the
ipfixObservationPointTable. The value is expected to remain
constant from a re-initialization of the entity's network
management agent to the next re-initialization.
This index represents a single Observation Point in an
Observation Point group."
::= { ipfixObservationPointEntry 2 }
ipfixObservationPointObservationDomainId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
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DESCRIPTION
"The Id of the Observation Domain in which this
Observation Point is included.
The special value of 0 indicates that the Observation
Points within this group cannot be applied to a single
Observation Domain."
REFERENCE
"RFC 5101, Specification of the IP Flow Information Export
(IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP
Traffic Flow Information, Section 3.1."
::= { ipfixObservationPointEntry 3 }
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity 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."
::= { ipfixObservationPointEntry 4 }
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX InterfaceIndexOrZero
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object contains the index of a physical interface in
the IF MIB. This physical interface is the given
Observation Point. If such a physical interface cannot be
specified or is not known, then the object is zero.
This object MAY be used stand alone or in addition to
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity. If
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity is not zero, this object
MUST point to the same physical interface that is
referenced in ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity.
Otherwise, it may reference any interface in the IF MIB."
::= { ipfixObservationPointEntry 5 }
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ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntityDirection OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unknown(0),
ingress(1),
egress(2),
both(3)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The direction of the Flow that is monitored on the given
physical entity. The following values are valid:
unknown(0)
This value MUST be used if a direction is not
known for the given physical entity.
ingress(1)
This value is used for monitoring incoming Flows on the
given physical entity.
egress(2)
This value is used for monitoring outgoing Flows on the
given physical entity.
both(3)
This value is used for monitoring incoming and outgoing
Flows on the given physical entity."
::= { ipfixObservationPointEntry 6 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1.7: Selection Process Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixSelectionProcessTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixSelectionProcessEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table contains Selector Functions connected to a
Metering Process by the index ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId.
The Selector Functions are grouped into Selection Processes
by the ipfixSelectionProcessIndex. The Selector Functions
are applied within the Selection Process to the packets
observed for the given Metering Process cache in increasing
order implied by the ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex.
This means Selector Functions with lower
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex are applied first. The
remaining packets are accounted for in Flow Records.
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Since IPFIX does not define any Selector Function (except
selecting every packet), this is a placeholder for future
use and a guideline for implementing enterprise-specific
Selector Function objects.
The following object tree should visualize how the
Selector Function objects should be implemented:
ipfixSelectorFunctions
|
+- ipfixFuncSelectAll
| |
| +- ipfixFuncSelectAllAvail (is the function available?)
|
+- ipfixFuncF2
| |
| +- ipfixFuncF2Avail (is the function F2 available?)
| |
| +- ipfixFuncF2Parameters (a table with parameters)
...
|
+- ipfixFunFn...
If a Selector Function takes parameters, the MIB should
contain a table with an entry for each set of parameters
used at the Exporter."
::= { ipfixMainObjects 7 }
ipfixSelectionProcessEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixSelectionProcessEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixSelectionProcessTable."
INDEX {
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId,
ipfixSelectionProcessIndex,
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex
}
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessTable 1 }
IpfixSelectionProcessEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
ipfixSelectionProcessIndex Unsigned32,
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex Unsigned32,
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorFunction OBJECT IDENTIFIER
}
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ipfixSelectionProcessIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Locally arbitrary, but unique identifier of an entry in the
ipfixSelectionProcessTable. The value is expected to remain
constant from a re-initialization of the entity's network
management agent to the next re-initialization."
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessEntry 1 }
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Index specifying the order in which the referenced
ipfixSelctionProcessSelectorFunctions are applied to the
observed packet stream within the given Selection Process
(identified by the ipfixSelectionProcessIndex). The
Selector Functions are applied in increasing order, i.e.,
Selector Functions with lower index are applied first."
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessEntry 2 }
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorFunction OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX OBJECT IDENTIFIER
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The pointer to the Selector Function used at position
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorIndex in the list of Selector
Functions for the Metering Process cache specified by the
index ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId and for the given
Selection Process (identified by the
ipfixSelectionProcessIndex).
This usually points to an object in the IPFIX SELECTOR MIB.
If the Selector Function does not take parameters, then it
MUST point to the root of the function subtree. If the
function takes parameters, then it MUST point to an entry
in the parameter table of the Selector Function."
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessEntry 3 }
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--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.2.1: Transport Session Statistics Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixTransportSessionStatsTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixTransportSessionStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists Transport Sessions statistics between
Exporting Processes and Collecting Processes."
::= { ipfixStatistics 1 }
ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixTransportSessionStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixTransportSessionStatsTable."
AUGMENTS { ipfixTransportSessionEntry }
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsTable 1 }
IpfixTransportSessionStatsEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixTransportSessionRate Gauge32,
ipfixTransportSessionPackets Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionBytes Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionMessages Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionDiscardedMessages Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionRecords Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionTemplates Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplates Counter64,
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime TimeStamp
}
ipfixTransportSessionRate OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Gauge32
UNITS "bytes/second"
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of bytes per second received by the
Collector or transmitted by the Exporter. A
value of zero (0) means that no packets were sent or
received, yet. This object is updated every second."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 1 }
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ipfixTransportSessionPackets OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
UNITS "packets"
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of packets received by the Collector
or transmitted by the Exporter.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 2 }
ipfixTransportSessionBytes OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
UNITS "bytes"
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of bytes received by the Collector
or transmitted by the Exporter.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 3 }
ipfixTransportSessionMessages OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of IPFIX Messages received by the
Collector or transmitted by the Exporter.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 4 }
ipfixTransportSessionDiscardedMessages OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
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DESCRIPTION
"The number of received IPFIX Message that are malformed,
cannot be decoded, are received in the wrong order, or are
missing according to the sequence number.
If used at the Exporter, the number of messages that could
not be sent due to, e.g., internal buffer overflows, network
congestion, or routing issues.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 5 }
ipfixTransportSessionRecords OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of Data Records received by the Collector or
transmitted by the Exporter.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 6 }
ipfixTransportSessionTemplates OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of Templates received or transmitted.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 7 }
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplates OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
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DESCRIPTION
"The number of Options Templates received or transmitted.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 8 }
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TimeStamp
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The value of sysUpTime at the most recent occasion at which
one or more of the Transport Session counters suffered a
discontinuity.
A value of zero indicates no such discontinuity has
occurred since the last re-initialization of the local
management subsystem."
::= { ipfixTransportSessionStatsEntry 9 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.2.2: Template Statistics Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixTemplateStatsTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixTemplateStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists statistics objects per Template."
::= { ipfixStatistics 2 }
ipfixTemplateStatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixTemplateStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixTemplateStatsTable."
AUGMENTS { ipfixTemplateEntry }
::= { ipfixTemplateStatsTable 1 }
IpfixTemplateStatsEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixTemplateDataRecords Counter64,
ipfixTemplateDiscontinuityTime TimeStamp
}
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ipfixTemplateDataRecords OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of Data Records that are transmitted or received
per Template.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system, and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTemplateDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixTemplateStatsEntry 1 }
ipfixTemplateDiscontinuityTime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TimeStamp
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The value of sysUpTime at the most recent occasion at which
the Template counter suffered a discontinuity.
A value of zero indicates no such discontinuity has
occurred since the last re-initialization of the local
management subsystem."
::= { ipfixTemplateStatsEntry 2 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.2.3: Metering Process Statistics Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixMeteringProcessStatsTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table lists statistic objects that have data per
Metering Process cache.
On Collectors, this table is not needed."
::= { ipfixStatistics 3 }
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ipfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixMeteringProcessStatsTable."
AUGMENTS { ipfixMeteringProcessEntry }
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessStatsTable 1 }
IpfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry ::=
SEQUENCE {
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveFlows Gauge32,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheUnusedCacheEntries Gauge32,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheDataRecords Counter64,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheDiscontinuityTime TimeStamp
}
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveFlows OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Gauge32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of Flows currently active at this cache."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry 1 }
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheUnusedCacheEntries OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Gauge32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of unused cache entries."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry 2 }
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheDataRecords OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of Data Records generated.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixTemplateDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry 3 }
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ipfixMeteringProcessCacheDiscontinuityTime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TimeStamp
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The value of sysUpTime at the most recent occasion at which
the Metering Process counter suffered a discontinuity.
A value of zero indicates no such discontinuity has
occurred since the last re-initialization of the local
management subsystem."
::= { ipfixMeteringProcessStatsEntry 4 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.2.4: Selection Process Statistics Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IpfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This table contains statistics for the Selector Functions
connected to Metering Process by the index
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheId.
The indexes MUST match an entry in the
ipfixSelectionProcessTable."
::= { ipfixStatistics 4 }
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX IpfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Defines an entry in the ipfixSelectionProcessStatsTable."
AUGMENTS { ipfixSelectionProcessEntry }
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessStatsTable 1 }
IpfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsPacketsObserved Counter64,
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsPacketsDropped Counter64,
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsDiscontinuityTime TimeStamp
}
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsPacketsObserved OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
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DESCRIPTION
"The number of packets observed at the entry point of the
function. The entry point may be the Observation Point or
the exit point of another Selector Function.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry 1 }
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsPacketsDropped OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of packets dropped while selecting packets.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur at
re-initialization of the management system and at other
times as indicated by the value of
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsDiscontinuityTime."
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry 2 }
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsDiscontinuityTime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TimeStamp
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The value of sysUpTime at the most recent occasion at which
one or more of the Selector counters suffered a
discontinuity.
A value of zero indicates no such discontinuity has
occurred since the last re-initialization of the local
management subsystem."
::= { ipfixSelectionProcessStatsEntry 3 }
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--==================================================================
-- 2: Conformance Information
--==================================================================
ipfixCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ipfixConformance 1 }
ipfixGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ipfixConformance 2 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 2.1: Compliance Statements
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixCollectorCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"An implementation that builds an IPFIX Collector
that complies to this module MUST implement the objects
defined in the mandatory group ipfixCommonGroup.
The implementation of all objects in the other groups is
optional and depends on the corresponding functionality
implemented in the equipment.
An implementation that is compliant to this MIB module
is limited to use only the values TCP (6), UDP (17), and
SCTP (132) in the ipfixTransportSessionProtocol object
because these are the only protocol currently specified
for usage within IPFIX (see RFC 5101)."
MODULE -- this module
MANDATORY-GROUPS {
ipfixCommonGroup
}
GROUP ipfixCommonStatsGroup
DESCRIPTION
"These objects should be implemented if the statistics
function is implemented in the equipment."
::= { ipfixCompliances 1 }
ipfixExporterCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"An implementation that builds an IPFIX Exporter that
complies to this module MUST implement the objects defined
in the mandatory group ipfixCommonGroup. The implementation
of all other objects depends on the implementation of the
corresponding functionality in the equipment."
MODULE -- this module
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MANDATORY-GROUPS {
ipfixCommonGroup,
ipfixExporterGroup
}
GROUP ipfixCommonStatsGroup
DESCRIPTION
"These objects should be implemented if the statistics
function is implemented in the equipment."
GROUP ipfixExporterStatsGroup
DESCRIPTION
"These objects MUST be implemented if statistical functions
are implemented on the equipment."
::= { ipfixCompliances 2 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 2.2: MIB Grouping
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixCommonGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ipfixTransportSessionProtocol,
ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddressType,
ipfixTransportSessionSourceAddress,
ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddressType,
ipfixTransportSessionDestinationAddress,
ipfixTransportSessionSourcePort,
ipfixTransportSessionDestinationPort,
ipfixTransportSessionSctpAssocId,
ipfixTransportSessionDeviceMode,
ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshTimeout,
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplateRefreshTimeout,
ipfixTransportSessionTemplateRefreshPacket,
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplateRefreshPacket,
ipfixTransportSessionIpfixVersion,
ipfixTransportSessionStatus,
ipfixTemplateSetId,
ipfixTemplateAccessTime,
ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeId,
ipfixTemplateDefinitionIeLength,
ipfixTemplateDefinitionEnterpriseNumber,
ipfixTemplateDefinitionFlags
}
STATUS current
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DESCRIPTION
"The main IPFIX objects."
::= { ipfixGroups 1 }
ipfixCommonStatsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ipfixTransportSessionRate,
ipfixTransportSessionPackets,
ipfixTransportSessionBytes,
ipfixTransportSessionMessages,
ipfixTransportSessionDiscardedMessages,
ipfixTransportSessionRecords,
ipfixTransportSessionTemplates,
ipfixTransportSessionOptionsTemplates,
ipfixTransportSessionDiscontinuityTime,
ipfixTemplateDataRecords,
ipfixTemplateDiscontinuityTime
}
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Common statistical objects."
::= { ipfixGroups 2 }
ipfixExporterGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ipfixExportMemberType,
ipfixMeteringProcessObservationPointGroupRef,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveTimeout,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheInactiveTimeout,
ipfixObservationPointObservationDomainId,
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntity,
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalInterface,
ipfixObservationPointPhysicalEntityDirection,
ipfixSelectionProcessSelectorFunction
}
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The main objects for Exporters."
::= { ipfixGroups 3 }
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ipfixExporterStatsGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheActiveFlows,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheUnusedCacheEntries,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheDataRecords,
ipfixMeteringProcessCacheDiscontinuityTime,
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsPacketsObserved,
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsPacketsDropped,
ipfixSelectionProcessStatsDiscontinuityTime
}
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The statistical objects for Exporters."
::= { ipfixGroups 4 }
END
8.2. IPFIX SELECTOR MIB Definition
IPFIX-SELECTOR-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, mib-2
FROM SNMPv2-SMI -- RFC2578
TruthValue
FROM SNMPv2-TC -- RFC2579
MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
FROM SNMPv2-CONF; -- RFC2580
ipfixSelectorMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
LAST-UPDATED "201003150000Z" -- 15 March 2010
ORGANIZATION "IETF IPFIX Working Group"
CONTACT-INFO
"WG charter:
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipfix-charter.html
Mailing Lists:
General Discussion: ipfix@ietf.org
To Subscribe: http://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipfix
Archive:
http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ipfix/current/index.html
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Editor:
Thomas Dietz
NEC Europe Ltd.
NEC Laboratories Europe
Network Research Division
Kurfuersten-Anlage 36
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 6221 4342-128
Email: Thomas.Dietz@nw.neclab.eu
Atsushi Kobayashi
NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories
3-9-11 Midori-cho
Musashino-shi
180-8585
Japan
Phone: +81-422-59-3978
Email: akoba@nttv6.net
Benoit Claise
Cisco Systems, Inc.
De Kleetlaan 6a b1
Degem 1831
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 704 5622
Email: bclaise@cisco.com
Gerhard Muenz
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Department of Informatics
Chair for Network Architectures and Services (I8)
Boltzmannstr. 3
85748 Garching
Germany
Phone: +49 89 289-18008
Email: muenz@net.in.tum.de
URI: http://www.net.in.tum.de/~muenz"
DESCRIPTION
"The IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module defines the standard
filtering and sampling functions that can be referenced in
the ipfixSelectorTable of the IPFIX MIB. The subtree
ipfixSelectorFunctions is a placeholder where all standard
filtering and sampling functions should be located.
The IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module is maintained by IANA and can
be extended through Expert Review [RFC5226], i.e., review by
one of a group of experts designated by an IETF Area
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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 RFC 5815 and MUST be published using a
well-established and persistent publication medium. The
experts will initially be drawn from the Working Group
Chairs and document editors of the IPFIX and PSAMP Working
Groups.
Copyright (c) 2010 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD
License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's
Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info)."
-- Revision history
REVISION "201003150000Z" -- 15 March 2010
DESCRIPTION
"Initial version, published as RFC 5815."
::= { mib-2 194 }
--******************************************************************
-- Top Level Structure of the MIB
--******************************************************************
ipfixSelectorObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { ipfixSelectorMIB 1 }
ipfixSelectorConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { ipfixSelectorMIB 2 }
--==================================================================
-- 1: Objects used by all IPFIX implementations
--==================================================================
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1: Packet Selector Functions for IPFIX
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixSelectorFunctions OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { ipfixSelectorObjects 1 }
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--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 1.1.1: Function 1: Selecting All Packets
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixFuncSelectAll OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { ipfixSelectorFunctions 1 }
ipfixFuncSelectAllAvail OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object indicates the availability of the trivial
function of selecting all packets. This function is always
available."
::= { ipfixFuncSelectAll 1 }
--==================================================================
-- 2: Conformance Information
--==================================================================
ipfixSelectorCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { ipfixSelectorConformance 1 }
ipfixSelectorGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER
::= { ipfixSelectorConformance 2 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 2.1: Compliance Statements
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixSelectorBasicCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"An implementation that builds an IPFIX Exporter that
complies to this module MUST implement the objects defined
in the mandatory group ipfixBasicGroup. The implementation
of all other objects depends on the implementation of the
corresponding functionality in the equipment."
MODULE -- this module
MANDATORY-GROUPS {
ipfixSelectorBasicGroup
}
::= { ipfixSelectorCompliances 1 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 2.2: MIB Grouping
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ipfixSelectorBasicGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ipfixFuncSelectAllAvail
}
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STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The main IPFIX objects."
::= { ipfixSelectorGroups 1 }
END
9. Security Considerations
There are no management objects defined in this MIB module that have
a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create. So, if these
MIB modules are implemented correctly, then there is no risk that an
intruder can alter or create any management objects of these MIB
modules via direct SNMP SET operations.
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. These are the tables and objects and their
sensitivity/vulnerability:
o ipfixTransportSessionTable - contains configuration data that
might be sensitive because objects in this table may reveal
information about the network infrastructure
o ipfixExportTable - contains configuration data that might be
sensitive because object in this table may reveal information
about the network infrastructure as well
o ipfixMeteringProcessTable - contains configuration data that might
be sensitive because objects in this table may reveal information
about the IPFIX Device itself
o ipfixObservationPointTable - contains configuration data that
might be sensitive because objects in this table may reveal
information about the IPFIX Device itself and the network
infrastructure
o ipfixSelectorFunctions - currently contains no sensitive data but
might want to be secured anyway since it may contain sensitive
data in a future version
All other objects and tables contain no data that is considered
sensitive.
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SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security.
Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPsec),
even then, there is no control as to 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 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 indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them.
10. 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
---------- -----------------------
ipfixMIB { mib-2 193 }
ipfixSelectorMIB { mib-2 194 }
Further on, the whole IPFIX SELECTOR MIB module is maintained by
IANA. 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 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.
The experts will initially be drawn from the Working Group Chairs and
document editors of the IPFIX and PSAMP Working Groups.
11. Acknowledgments
This document is a product of the IPFIX Working Group. The authors
would like to thank the following persons: Paul Aitken for his
detailed review, Dan Romascanu and the MIB doctors, and many more,
for the technical reviews and feedback.
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12. References
12.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "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.
[RFC4001] Daniele, M., Haberman, B., Routhier, S., and J.
Schoenwaelder, "Textual Conventions for Internet Network
Addresses", RFC 4001, February 2005.
[RFC2863] McCloghrie, K. and F. Kastenholz, "The Interfaces Group
MIB", RFC 2863, June 2000.
[RFC3873] Pastor, J. and M. Belinchon, "Stream Control Transmission
Protocol (SCTP) Management Information Base (MIB)",
RFC 3873, September 2004.
[RFC4133] Bierman, A. and K. McCloghrie, "Entity MIB (Version 3)",
RFC 4133, August 2005.
[RFC5101] Claise, B., "Specification of the IP Flow Information
Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic
Flow Information", RFC 5101, January 2008.
[RFC5102] Quittek, J., Bryant, S., Claise, B., Aitken, P., and J.
Meyer, "Information Model for IP Flow Information Export",
RFC 5102, January 2008.
[RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226,
May 2008.
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12.2. 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.
[RFC3917] Quittek, J., Zseby, T., Claise, B., and S. Zander,
"Requirements for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)",
RFC 3917, October 2004.
[RFC5470] Sadasivan, G., Brownlee, N., Claise, B., and J. Quittek,
"Architecture for IP Flow Information Export", RFC 5470,
March 2009.
[RFC5472] Zseby, T., Boschi, E., Brownlee, N., and B. Claise, "IP
Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Applicability", RFC 5472,
March 2009.
[RFC5474] Duffield, N., Chiou, D., Claise, B., Greenberg, A.,
Grossglauser, M., and J. Rexford, "A Framework for Packet
Selection and Reporting", RFC 5474, March 2009.
[RFC5475] Zseby, T., Molina, M., Duffield, N., Niccolini, S., and F.
Raspall, "Sampling and Filtering Techniques for IP Packet
Selection", RFC 5475, March 2009.
[RFC5476] Claise, B., Johnson, A., and J. Quittek, "Packet Sampling
(PSAMP) Protocol Specifications", RFC 5476, March 2009.
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RFC 5815 IPFIX MIB April 2010
Authors' Addresses
Thomas Dietz (editor)
NEC Europe, Ltd.
NEC Laboratories Europe
Network Research Division
Kurfuersten-Anlage 36
Heidelberg 69115
DE
Phone: +49 6221 4342-128
EMail: Thomas.Dietz@nw.neclab.eu
Atsushi Kobayashi
NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories
3-9-11 Midori-cho
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585
JA
Phone: +81-422-59-3978
EMail: akoba@nttv6.net
Benoit Claise
Cisco Systems, Inc.
De Kleetlaan 6a b1
Degem 1831
BE
Phone: +32 2 704 5622
EMail: bclaise@cisco.com
Gerhard Muenz
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Department of Informatics
Chair for Network Architectures and Services (I8)
Boltzmannstr. 3
Garching 85748
DE
Phone: +49 89 289-18008
EMail: muenz@net.in.tum.de
URI: http://www.net.in.tum.de/~muenz
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