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RFC 1213 MIB-II Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II The standard list of things a TCP/IP device can report about itself to a network management system. RFC 4291 IPv6 Addressing IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture Defining unicast, multicast, and anycast address types for IPv6 RFC 3411 SNMP architecture An Architecture for Describing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks The blueprint that splits an SNMP system into swappable parts: messages, security, access control and applications. RFC 5905 NTPv4 Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification How computers across the Internet agree on what time it is, to within milliseconds or better. RFC 6241 NETCONF Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) An XML-over-RPC protocol for reading, changing and safely committing the configuration of network devices. RFC 2474 DiffServ Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers Six bits in the IP header that tell every router how to treat a packet. RFC 1155 SMI Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets The naming scheme and building blocks that every SNMP-managed device uses to describe what it can report. RFC 8341 NACM Network Configuration Access Control Model The standard permission system for NETCONF and RESTCONF: who may read, change or run what on a managed device. RFC 4862 IPv6 SLAAC IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration How an IPv6 host gives itself an address with no manual setup and no server, then checks that nobody else is using it. RFC 3417 SNMP transport mappings Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How SNMP management messages are packed into UDP, OSI, AppleTalk and IPX datagrams. RFC 2863 Interfaces MIB The Interfaces Group MIB How network management describes every network interface, including each layer stacked inside one. RFC 951 BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) How a diskless workstation learns its IP address, its server and its boot file in one UDP exchange. RFC 2866 RADIUS accounting RADIUS Accounting How a network access server reports who used what service, and for how long, to a central accounting server. RFC 1212 Concise MIB Concise MIB definitions A single compact format that merges the prose and the formal definition of each network management object. RFC 2544 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices A fixed recipe for testing routers and bridges so vendors' speed claims can be compared fairly. RFC 7011 IPFIX Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of Flow Information The standard wire format routers and probes use to report which traffic flows they have seen. RFC 3412 SNMP message processing Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How an SNMP engine sorts outgoing and incoming management messages, and the message format SNMPv3 uses. RFC 6733 Diameter Diameter Base Protocol The common rulebook for Authentication, Authorization and Accounting between network devices, servers and the agents in between. RFC 8040 RESTCONF RESTCONF Protocol Manage a network device's YANG-modeled configuration and state with ordinary HTTP requests carrying XML or JSON. RFC 3415 SNMP VACM View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How an SNMP device decides who may read, change or be notified about which pieces of its management data. RFC 6353 SNMP over TLS Transport Layer Security (TLS) Transport Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How SNMP messages travel inside TLS or DTLS, so network management traffic is authenticated, tamper-proof and private. RFC 2475 DiffServ Architecture An Architecture for Differentiated Services Scalable service differentiation: mark packets at the edge, give them different treatment hop by hop. RFC 3418 SNMP MIB Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The standard MIB module describing an SNMP entity itself: its identity, the MIB modules it supports, its message counters and its core notifications. RFC 3413 SNMP applications Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Applications The five jobs an SNMP program can do, how each one behaves, and the MIB tables that say where notifications go. RFC 3410 SNMPv3 overview Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-Standard Management Framework The roadmap to SNMPv3: how the management framework fits together, and why the older versions were retired. RFC 2819 RMON MIB Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base The SNMP objects that let a management station read statistics, alarms and captured packets from a remote network probe. RFC 3416 SNMPv2 operations Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The requests, responses and notifications a network manager and a managed device use to talk SNMP, and exactly how each one is processed. RFC 5415 CAPWAP Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol Specification How one central controller discovers, secures, configures and tunnels traffic for many wireless access points. RFC 5732 EPP Host Mapping Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Host Mapping How a domain registry stores and manages host names, such as name servers, over EPP. RFC 5733 EPP Contact Mapping Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Contact Mapping How a domain registry stores the people and organizations behind domain names, over EPP. RFC 1242 Benchmarking Terms Benchmarking Terminology for Network Interconnection Devices A shared vocabulary so vendors measure and report network device performance in comparable ways. RFC 7285 ALTO Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Protocol A JSON-over-HTTP protocol that lets networks tell applications which endpoints are preferable to talk to. RFC 2748 COPS The COPS (Common Open Policy Service) Protocol A simple client and server protocol that lets network devices ask a policy server what they are allowed to do. RFC 4181 MIB guidelines Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of MIB Documents The rulebook IETF reviewers use to check that a MIB module is correct, clear and safe to revise. RFC 2869 RADIUS extensions RADIUS Extensions New RADIUS attributes for interim accounting, Apple Remote Access, and carrying EAP through a RADIUS server. RFC 4001 Inet Address TCs Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses Shared SNMP MIB definitions for writing IPv4, IPv6 and DNS-name addresses, with zones, prefixes, ports and AS numbers. RFC 3811 MPLS TC MIB Definitions of Textual Conventions (TCs) for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management A shared dictionary of data types that MPLS management MIB modules import instead of each inventing their own. RFC 6724 IPv6 Address Selection Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) How an IPv6 host picks which of its addresses to send from, and which of a peer's addresses to try first. RFC 3060 PCIM Policy Core Information Model -- Version 1 Specification A shared object model for writing down network policy as rules made of conditions and actions. RFC 5470 IPFIX architecture Architecture for IP Flow Information Export The blueprint for measuring network traffic as flows and exporting the results to a collector. RFC 5424 Syslog The Syslog Protocol A standard, transport-independent format for the event messages that devices and programs send to a log collector. RFC 6291 OAM Guidelines for the Use of the "OAM" Acronym in the IETF The IETF settles on one meaning for OAM: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance. RFC 6390 Guidelines for Considering New Performance Metric Development A checklist and review process for anyone defining a new way to measure network or application performance. RFC 8008 CDNI Footprint & Caps Content Delivery Network Interconnection (CDNI) Request Routing: Footprint and Capabilities Semantics What 'footprint' and 'capabilities' mean when one CDN tells another where and how it can deliver content. RFC 3022 Traditional NAT Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT) How a whole private network shares one public IP address, one port at a time. RFC 6242 NETCONF over SSH Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH) Run NETCONF as an SSH subsystem on TCP port 830, with a framing scheme that fixes the old ]]>]]> separator. RFC 2895 RMON protocol IDs Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference The naming scheme that lets an RMON probe say exactly which stack of protocol wrappers it is counting. RFC 891 DCN protocols DCN Local-Network Protocols How DCN Fuzzball local networks find neighbors, pick minimum-delay routes and keep their clocks in step. RFC 1748 802.5 MIB IEEE 802.5 MIB using SMIv2 The SNMP management objects for checking on and controlling IEEE 802.5 Token Ring interfaces. RFC 7012 IPFIX Info Model Information Model for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) The shared vocabulary of data types and naming rules that describes every fact an IPFIX flow report can carry. RFC 4044 Fibre Channel MIB Fibre Channel Management MIB SNMP objects for watching Fibre Channel ports, switches and links, built to fit alongside the standard interface tables. RFC 2868 RADIUS tunnel attributes RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Protocol Support RADIUS attributes that tell a network access server which tunnel to build, where, and how to authenticate it. RFC 1166 Internet Numbers Internet numbers A 1990 snapshot of who held which Internet network numbers and autonomous system numbers. RFC 7217 Stable IPv6 IIDs A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) A hash-based recipe for IPv6 addresses that stay put on one network but change when a host moves to another. RFC 9197 IOAM Data Fields Data Fields for In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM) The data fields that let each packet carry its own telemetry diary through a network domain. RFC 6049 Spatial Composition of Metrics How to estimate a whole network path's delay, loss and delay variation from measurements of its parts. RFC 2954 Frame Relay MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service An SNMP MIB that lets a customer monitor a carrier's frame relay service: ports, PVCs, counters and alarms. RFC 3584 SNMP Coexistence Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework How SNMPv1, SNMPv2 and SNMPv3 devices share one network, and how to convert old MIB modules to the newer format. RFC 1156 MIB-I Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets The first standard list of counters and settings that a TCP/IP device exposes to network management. RFC 3396 DHCPv4 long options Encoding Long Options in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4) How to split a DHCPv4 option longer than 255 bytes into pieces and glue it back together. RFC 6206 Trickle The Trickle Algorithm A timer algorithm that makes nodes talk fast when data disagrees and almost not at all when it agrees. RFC 2753 Policy Admission Control A Framework for Policy-based Admission Control A framework for letting network managers decide who may reserve network resources, using a policy server and enforcing routers. RFC 5066 EFM Copper MIB Ethernet in the First Mile Copper (EFMCu) Interfaces MIB A standard SNMP vocabulary for managing Ethernet-over-copper links built from one or more bonded copper pairs. RFC 7121 ForCES High Availability High Availability within a Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) Network Element How a ForCES router keeps working when its controller fails, from cold standby to hot standby. RFC 7683 DOIC Diameter Overload Indication Conveyance How Diameter nodes tell each other "I am overloaded, please send less" using extra fields in ordinary messages. RFC 7822 NTPv4 Extension Fields Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4) Extension Fields Clarifies where optional NTP extension fields go, how they pair with a MAC, and what hosts do with fields they do not know. RFC 2750 RSVP Policy Control RSVP Extensions for Policy Control How RSVP carries policy information in POLICY_DATA objects so admission control can consider more than free bandwidth. RFC 5475 Packet sampling Sampling and Filtering Techniques for IP Packet Selection A catalogue of ways a router can pick a manageable subset of packets to measure, and what each one needs to be described. RFC 5476 PSAMP protocol Packet Sampling (PSAMP) Protocol Specifications How a router reports the individual packets it sampled, by reusing the IPFIX export protocol. RFC 6313 IPFIX Structured Data Export of Structured Data in IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) How IPFIX can export nested lists of data, not just flat rows of single values. RFC 3273 RMON for high capacity Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base for High Capacity Networks SNMP objects for RMON probes that add 64-bit and overflow counters so monitoring keeps up with fast networks. RFC 5343 SNMP Context EngineID Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Context EngineID Discovery A well-known placeholder engine ID that lets an SNMPv3 application ask a device for its real snmpEngineID. RFC 8572 SZTP Secure Zero Touch Provisioning (SZTP) How a factory-fresh network device finds its boot image and configuration on its own, and proves the instructions are genuine. RFC 8995 BRSKI Bootstrapping Remote Secure Key Infrastructure (BRSKI) How a brand-new device proves who it is, learns who owns the network, and joins with no manual setup. RFC 2515 ATM MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for ATM Management The standard SNMP objects for managing ATM interfaces, virtual connections and AAL5 on hosts and switches. RFC 3592 SONET/SDH MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) Interface Type The SNMP objects a manager reads to see how a SONET or SDH optical line is performing. RFC 3593 Textual Conventions for MIB Modules Using Performance History Based on 15 Minute Intervals Shared data types for MIB modules that keep statistics in 15 minute buckets. RFC 6933 Entity MIB Entity MIB (Version 4) The standard SNMP table that lists a device's physical parts and the logical devices running on them. RFC 2285 Benchmarking Terminology for LAN Switching Devices A shared vocabulary for measuring and comparing the performance of network switches. RFC 3917 IPFIX Requirements Requirements for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) A checklist of what a standard way to report measured IP traffic flows must be able to do. RFC 5693 ALTO Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Problem Statement Why applications that pick peers at random waste network resources, and what a service that guides them should do. RFC 6877 464XLAT 464XLAT: Combination of Stateful and Stateless Translation How IPv4-only apps keep working on an IPv6-only network by translating twice. RFC 3180 GLOP GLOP Addressing in 233/8 How every network with an AS number gets its own block of fixed multicast addresses, with no sign-up step. RFC 4546 DOCSIS RF MIB Radio Frequency (RF) Interface Management Information Base for Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) 2.0 Compliant RF Interfaces The SNMP MIB that lets operators monitor and configure the radio links of DOCSIS 2.0 cable modems and their head-end. RFC 4639 DOCSIS cable device MIB Cable Device Management Information Base for Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems The SNMP objects an operator reads and sets to manage DOCSIS cable modems and the CMTS equipment that serves them. RFC 5277 NETCONF Notifications NETCONF Event Notifications How a NETCONF client subscribes to a device and gets events pushed to it as they happen. RFC 8006 CDNI Metadata Content Delivery Network Interconnection (CDNI) Metadata The shared instruction sheet a downstream CDN fetches to know how to acquire, protect and deliver another CDN's content. RFC 8520 MUD Manufacturer Usage Description Specification How a device can point the network to a signed file saying what traffic it is meant to send and receive. RFC 2644 Directed Broadcasts Changing the Default for Directed Broadcasts in Routers Routers should ignore directed broadcasts unless an administrator turns them on. RFC 6707 CDNI problem statement Content Distribution Network Interconnection (CDNI) Problem Statement Why separate content delivery networks need standard interfaces to hand work to each other. RFC 7013 IPFIX IE Guidelines Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Elements The rulebook for inventing new IPFIX data fields, and for the experts who decide whether they get registered. RFC 2108 Repeater MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices using SMIv2 SNMP objects for monitoring and controlling IEEE 802.3 10 and 100 Mb/s repeaters, hubs and stacks. RFC 2790 Host Resources MIB Host Resources MIB A standard SNMP MIB for asking a computer about its memory, disks, devices, running programs and installed software. RFC 2749 COPS for RSVP COPS usage for RSVP How a router hands RSVP reservation decisions to a policy server using the COPS protocol. RFC 4439 FC Fabric Addr MIB Fibre Channel Fabric Address Manager MIB SNMP objects for watching and nudging how a Fibre Channel fabric hands out Domain_IDs and addresses. RFC 8994 ACP An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP) A self-building, encrypted IPv6 overlay that lets network devices reach each other even when the network is misconfigured. RFC 2460 IPv6 Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification The next generation Internet Protocol with 128-bit addressing RFC 3295 Definitions of Managed Objects for the General Switch Management Protocol (GSMP) The SNMP MIB that lets network managers configure and monitor GSMP sessions between switch controllers and label switches. RFC 3703 Policy Core LDAP Schema Policy Core Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema How network policy rules from the Policy Core Information Model are stored in an LDAP directory. RFC 3954 NetFlow v9 Cisco Systems NetFlow Services Export Version 9 How a router describes its traffic reports with templates so the format can grow without a new version. RFC 4018 Finding Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Targets and Name Servers by Using Service Location Protocol version 2 (SLPv2) How iSCSI initiators can find storage targets and management servers on a network without per-host configuration, using SLPv2. RFC 4712 RAQMON transport Transport Mappings for Real-time Application Quality-of-Service Monitoring (RAQMON) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) The binary report format for RAQMON quality monitoring, plus how to carry it over TCP with TLS or over SNMP notifications. RFC 7821 NTP Checksum Complement UDP Checksum Complement in the Network Time Protocol (NTP) A 2-octet balancing field that lets timestamping hardware edit an NTP packet without touching the UDP checksum. RFC 2115 Frame Relay DTE MIB Management Information Base for Frame Relay DTEs Using SMIv2 The SNMP objects a router or host uses to report on its Frame Relay link, its virtual circuits and their errors. RFC 2720 RTFM Meter MIB Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB The SNMP interface for configuring a network traffic meter and efficiently reading the flows it counts. RFC 4087 IP Tunnel MIB IP Tunnel MIB SNMP objects for managing tunnels of any type over IPv4 and IPv6, with one table to inspect them and one to create them. RFC 4188 Bridge MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges The SNMP object definitions that let a manager read and configure an Ethernet-style bridge and its spanning tree. RFC 1052 IAB Net Mgmt IAB recommendations for the development of Internet network management standards The 1988 policy that chose SNMP for the short term and ISO CMIS/CMIP for the long term. RFC 3289 DiffServ MIB Management Information Base for the Differentiated Services Architecture An SNMP MIB that lets managers monitor and configure how a router classifies, meters, marks, drops, queues and schedules packets. RFC 5477 PSAMP information model Information Model for Packet Sampling Exports The dictionary of data items a router uses to report which packets it sampled and how it picked them. RFC 6038 TWAMP Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP) Reflect Octets and Symmetrical Size Features Two optional TWAMP add-ons: bounce chosen bytes back to the sender, and keep test packets the same size in both directions. RFC 5474 PSAMP framework A Framework for Packet Selection and Reporting The building blocks for picking a few packets out of a stream, describing them, and shipping the reports to a collector. RFC 3315 DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) The original DHCP for IPv6: servers hand out addresses and settings, with relays, leases and identifiers. RFC 3181 Preemption Priority Signaled Preemption Priority Policy Element A small policy element that ranks flows so important reservations can bump less important ones. RFC 2993 Architectural Implications of NAT Why Network Address Translation breaks the Internet's design principles. RFC 7594 LMAP Framework A Framework for Large-Scale Measurement of Broadband Performance (LMAP) An architecture for letting one organisation run broadband tests on huge numbers of devices and collect the results. RFC 7610 DHCPv6-Shield DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers Layer 2 switches drop DHCPv6 server messages arriving on ports where no real server is connected. RFC 2494 DS0 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS0 and DS0 Bundle Interface Type SNMP management objects for DS0 channels and the bundles of DS0s that carry faster data inside a DS1 or E1. RFC 3460 PCIM extensions Policy Core Information Model (PCIM) Extensions Extensions to the Policy Core Information Model: reusable and nested rules, decision strategies, variables and values, and packet filters. RFC 5777 Diameter QoS AVPs Traffic Classification and Quality of Service (QoS) Attributes for Diameter A native Diameter vocabulary for saying which traffic to match and what to do with it: filter it, shape it or mark it. RFC 8990 GRASP GeneRic Autonomic Signaling Protocol (GRASP) How self-managing network nodes find each other, share state and haggle over settings. RFC 2722 RTFM architecture Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture A blueprint for measuring network traffic by grouping packets into flows, using meters, readers and managers. RFC 4966 NAT-PT Historic Reasons to Move the Network Address Translator - Protocol Translator (NAT-PT) to Historic Status Why the IETF concluded that NAT-PT should no longer be recommended as a way to connect IPv6-only and IPv4-only hosts. RFC 3198 Terminology for Policy-Based Management A glossary that pins down what words like policy, rule, PDP and PEP mean in network management documents. RFC 7426 SDN terminology Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Layers and Architecture Terminology A shared vocabulary for the planes, abstraction layers and interfaces that make up a Software-Defined Network. RFC 2072 Router Renumbering Guide Router Renumbering Guide Changing a network's IP addresses touches far more than the routes: names, filters, servers and neighbours all remember the old numbers. RFC 3083 Baseline Privacy Interface Management Information Base for DOCSIS Compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems A set of SNMP-readable objects for watching and tuning the encryption keys of DOCSIS 1.0 cable modems. RFC 3705 HC PerfHist TCs High Capacity Textual Conventions for MIB Modules Using Performance History Based on 15 Minute Intervals 64-bit counter types for MIB modules that keep performance history in 15-minute buckets. RFC 3877 Alarm MIB Alarm Management Information Base (MIB) SNMP objects that let a device describe its possible alarms and keep a list of the ones currently active. RFC 4818 Delegated-IPv6-Prefix RADIUS Delegated-IPv6-Prefix Attribute A RADIUS attribute that tells an access server which IPv6 prefix to hand to a customer's own network. RFC 5416 CAPWAP 802.11 Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol Binding for IEEE 802.11 How a central controller manages IEEE 802.11 wireless access points over CAPWAP, in Split MAC and Local MAC modes. RFC 8895 ALTO SSE Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Incremental Updates Using Server-Sent Events (SSE) How an ALTO server pushes just the changes in its network information to clients over Server-Sent Events. RFC 8907 TACACS+ The Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Protocol How network devices ask a central server who may log in, what they may do, and what they did. RFC 1659 Definitions of Managed Objects for RS-232-like Hardware Devices using SMIv2 SNMP objects for watching and setting up serial ports: speeds, framing, flow control and modem signals. RFC 2741 AgentX Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1 How one SNMP agent can be built from many independent subagents behind a single master agent. RFC 2788 Network Services Monitoring MIB A common SNMP table that lets one tool see whether any network service is up and who is connected to it. RFC 3182 RSVP Identity Identity Representation for RSVP How RSVP messages carry a verifiable user or application identity so routers can apply policy to reservations. RFC 3896 DS3/E3 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS3/E3 Interface Type The SNMP objects for monitoring and configuring DS3 and E3 high-speed digital lines. RFC 4363 Bridge MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering, and Virtual LAN Extensions The SNMP management objects that let you configure a network switch's traffic priorities, multicast filtering and VLANs. RFC 4836 MAU MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) The SNMP MIB for Ethernet's physical-layer attachment units, now split so new media types need no new RFC. RFC 6615 IPFIX MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IP Flow Information Export The SNMP tables a router or collector exposes so operators can see how its IPFIX flow export is configured and performing. RFC 8106 IPv6 RA DNS Updated IPv6 Router Advertisement Options for DNS Configuration How an IPv6 router tells hosts which DNS servers and search domains to use, inside the Router Advertisement it already sends. RFC 1215 SNMP Trap Convention Convention for defining traps for use with the SNMP A macro for writing down SNMP traps in MIB modules, offered for information and with a strong warning against new traps. RFC 2548 Microsoft Vendor-specific RADIUS Attributes A public reference list of the extra RADIUS attributes Microsoft remote access products use for passwords, encryption keys and dial-up settings. RFC 3970 TE MIB A Traffic Engineering (TE) MIB SNMP objects for configuring and monitoring traffic-engineered tunnels such as MPLS label switched paths. RFC 4118 CAPWAP Taxonomy Architecture Taxonomy for Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Classification of wireless access point network designs RFC 4131 DOCSIS BPI+ MIB Management Information Base for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems for Baseline Privacy Plus The SNMP objects that let operators monitor and manage the privacy and security features of DOCSIS cable modems. RFC 4547 DOCSIS event MIB Event Notification Management Information Base for Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS)-Compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems A standard set of SNMP notifications that cable modems and their head-end systems can send when DOCSIS events happen. RFC 4682 MTA MIB Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA) Management Information Base for PacketCable- and IPCablecom-Compliant Devices The SNMP MIB that lets cable operators inspect and control PacketCable and IPCablecom voice adapters. RFC 6183 IPFIX Mediation IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Mediation: Framework A framework for a middleman that sits between IPFIX exporters and collectors and reshapes flow data on the way through. RFC 6583 Operational ND Problems Operational Neighbor Discovery Problems How huge IPv6 subnets let a network scan or an attacker overwhelm a router's Neighbor Discovery, and what to do about it. RFC 6708 ALTO requirements Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Requirements What a service that advises applications on which peers or servers to pick must be able to do. RFC 7276 An Overview of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Tools A catalog of tools for detecting failures and measuring performance in networks RFC 7772 Reducing Energy Consumption of Router Advertisements Why sending IPv6 Router Advertisements too often drains batteries, and what networks and devices should do about it. RFC 8096 The IPv6-Specific MIB Modules Are Obsolete Republishing the old IPv6-only MIB modules, marked obsolete, so MIB repositories stop presenting them as current. RFC 6770 CDNI use cases Use Cases for Content Delivery Network Interconnection Why separate content delivery networks would want to work together, and what that would be used for. RFC 2864 Inverted stack table The Inverted Stack Table Extension to the Interfaces Group MIB A read-only upside-down copy of the interface stack table, so a manager can find what runs on top of an interface without reading everything. RFC 3729 Application Performance Measurement MIB A standard set of SNMP objects for measuring how available and how responsive applications feel to the people using them. RFC 4004 Diameter Mobile IPv4 Diameter Mobile IPv4 Application How Diameter servers authenticate, authorize and account for Mobile IPv4 users, and hand out the keys they need, even in a foreign network. RFC 4438 FC Name Server MIB Fibre-Channel Name Server MIB SNMP objects that let a management tool look inside the Name Server of a Fibre Channel storage network. RFC 5610 IPFIX type info Exporting Type Information for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Elements How an IPFIX exporter can describe its own custom data fields inside the message stream. RFC 5655 IPFIX file format Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) File Format A standard way to save network flow records in a file by reusing the IPFIX message format. RFC 7014 Flow Selection Techniques Ways for an IPFIX device to keep only some of the traffic flows it sees, and how to describe and report that choice. RFC 7975 CDNI Request Routing Request Routing Redirection Interface for Content Delivery Network (CDN) Interconnection How one CDN asks a partner CDN where to send a user's request, over a simple HTTP and JSON interface. RFC 2607 Proxy Chaining and Policy Implementation in Roaming Why roaming networks pass RADIUS requests through chains of proxies, and what that costs in trust. RFC 2889 Benchmarking Methodology for LAN Switching Devices A structured approach to testing LAN switch performance. RFC 6192 Protecting the Router Control Plane Filtering unwanted traffic before it reaches the router's control plane RFC 6820 ARMD problems Address Resolution Problems in Large Data Center Networks Why ARP and IPv6 Neighbor Discovery become a burden when data centers grow to huge numbers of hosts and virtual machines. RFC 7149 Software-Defined Networking: A Perspective from within a Service Provider Environment A service provider's perspective on network programmability and automation RFC 8993 Autonomic Ref Model A Reference Model for Autonomic Networking A blueprint for self-managing networks that operate with minimal human intervention. RFC 1658 Character MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Character Stream Devices using SMIv2 SNMP objects for managing terminal-style ports and the sessions that run over them. RFC 3165 Script MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Delegation of Management Scripts SNMP objects that let a manager send management scripts to helper managers, run them and collect the results. RFC 3231 Schedule MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Scheduling Management Operations A standard SNMP table that lets a device run management actions on a timer or at set dates and times. RFC 4502 RMON2 MIB Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Version 2 The SNMP data model for probes that watch a network segment and report who is talking, to whom and in which protocols. RFC 9632 Geofeed Finding and Using Geofeed Data How to find the geofeed file for an IP address, and how to check that its owner really published it. RFC 1901 Community-based SNMPv2 Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2 How SNMP version 2 kept the old SNMPv1 community-name scheme for deciding who may talk to a device. RFC 3084 COPS-PR COPS Usage for Policy Provisioning (COPS-PR) Use the COPS protocol to send policy configurations to network devices. RFC 4689 Traffic ctl benchmarks Terminology for Benchmarking Network-layer Traffic Control Mechanisms Standard words for measuring how well network devices control traffic when links get congested. RFC 4743 NETCONF over SOAP Using NETCONF over the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) How to carry NETCONF configuration messages inside SOAP envelopes over HTTP or BEEP. RFC 4744 NETCONF over BEEP Using the NETCONF Protocol over the Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP) How to carry NETCONF network-management sessions over BEEP, and why it is now Historic. RFC 5835 Metric Composition Framework for Metric Composition How to combine measurements of parts of a network path, or of short time spans, into an estimate for the whole. RFC 6343 6to4 Advisory Guidelines for 6to4 Deployment How to deploy and manage 6to4 IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling without causing support problems RFC 6815 Applicability Statement for RFC 2544: Use on Production Networks Considered Harmful Why the RFC 2544 benchmarking tests belong in the lab and must not be run on live networks. RFC 6988 Requirements for Energy Management Specifications for monitoring and controlling power use in network devices. RFC 7326 EMAN Energy Management Framework Framework for monitoring and controlling power use in networked devices. RFC 2514 Definitions of Textual Conventions and OBJECT-IDENTITIES for ATM Management A shared vocabulary of types and traffic descriptors for managing ATM networks with SNMP MIBs. RFC 2662 ADSL Lines MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the ADSL Lines A standard SNMP MIB that lets managers monitor and configure ADSL lines at both the ATU-C and ATU-R ends. RFC 3319 DHCPv6 SIP server option Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6) Options for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers Two DHCPv6 options that tell a SIP client which outbound proxy server to use, by name or by IPv6 address. RFC 3419 SNMP address TCs Textual Conventions for Transport Addresses A shared MIB module that gives network-management data standard ways to write down a transport address such as an IP address plus port. RFC 3433 Entity Sensor MIB Entity Sensor Management Information Base A standard SNMP table for reading temperature, fan speed, voltage and other sensors inside network equipment. RFC 3728 VDSL-LINE-MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Lines (VDSL) The SNMP management objects for VDSL lines: settings, status, error counters, profiles and alarms. RFC 4455 SCSI MIB Definition of Managed Objects for Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Entities An SNMP MIB module for configuring and monitoring SCSI initiators, targets and ports, whatever interconnect they use. RFC 4710 RAQMON framework Real-time Application Quality-of-Service Monitoring (RAQMON) Framework A framework for phones and other end devices to push real-time application quality reports to a collector, tied into RMON. RFC 4878 Ethernet OAM MIB Definitions and Managed Objects for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Functions on Ethernet-Like Interfaces SNMP objects for the link-level health checks that Ethernet OAM adds to a single Ethernet link. RFC 5103 IPFIX Biflow Bidirectional Flow Export Using IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) How IPFIX can describe both directions of a conversation in a single flow record. RFC 5624 Diameter QoS parameters Quality of Service Parameters for Usage with Diameter A shared set of building blocks for describing traffic rate, bandwidth and priority class inside Diameter messages. RFC 6243 NETCONF with-defaults With-defaults Capability for NETCONF A NETCONF capability that tells clients how a server treats default values and lets them choose whether to see them. RFC 6673 Round-Trip Loss Metrics Round-Trip Packet Loss Metrics A precise definition of when a packet counts as lost on a there-and-back trip across an IP network. RFC 6765 G.Bond MIB xDSL Multi-Pair Bonding (G.Bond) MIB A common SNMP MIB module for managing xDSL lines bonded together into one logical link. RFC 7460 Power and Energy MIB Monitoring and Control MIB for Power and Energy SNMP MIB modules that let management systems read how much power and energy networked devices use, and what power state they are in. RFC 8071 NETCONF Call Home NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home Lets a managed device dial out to its NETCONF or RESTCONF manager, which helps behind firewalls and NAT. RFC 8366 Voucher artifact A Voucher Artifact for Bootstrapping Protocols A signed note from a device's maker that tells a brand-new device which network owner to trust. RFC 8526 NETCONF NMDA NETCONF Extensions to Support the Network Management Datastore Architecture New NETCONF operations and YANG library rules so clients can work with every datastore in the NMDA. RFC 8581 Diameter Peer Overload Diameter Agent Overload and the Peer Overload Report Lets an overloaded Diameter agent tell its neighbours to send less traffic, using a new Peer Overload report. RFC 9240 ALTO Property Maps An Extension for Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO): Entity Property Maps ALTO learns to attach facts to far more than IP addresses, and to publish them as whole downloadable maps. RFC 3588 Diameter Diameter Base Protocol The base AAA protocol that lets network access devices ask servers who a user is, what they may do, and what they used. RFC 1420 SNMP over IPX SNMP over IPX How to carry SNMP network management messages over Novell NetWare's IPX transport. RFC 1525 Source Route Bridge MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Source Routing Bridges The SNMP counters and settings for watching and configuring source routing bridges. RFC 1575 CLNP echo An Echo Function for CLNP (ISO 8473) A ping for the OSI connectionless network layer: two new packet types that let one system ask another to bounce a packet back. RFC 1660 Definitions of Managed Objects for Parallel-printer-like Hardware Devices using SMIv2 SNMP objects for parallel printer ports: their type and the on/off state of five status signals. RFC 1694 SMDS MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for SMDS Interfaces using SMIv2 SNMP objects for watching SMDS access links, rewritten for SNMPv2 and folded into the standard interfaces table. RFC 4319 HDSL2/SHDSL MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for High Bit-Rate DSL - 2nd generation (HDSL2) and Single-Pair High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (SHDSL) Lines The SNMP management objects for watching and configuring HDSL2 and SHDSL digital subscriber lines. RFC 4560 Remote ping MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Remote Ping, Traceroute, and Lookup Operations SNMP tables that let a management station tell a remote device to run ping, traceroute and name lookups and report back. RFC 4789 SNMP over IEEE 802 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) over IEEE 802 Networks How SNMP management messages can ride straight inside Ethernet frames, with no IP underneath. RFC 4805 DS1/E1 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1, J1, E1, DS2, and E2 Interface Types The SNMP objects for monitoring T1, E1, J1, DS2 and E2 digital telephone lines. RFC 5189 MIDCOM semantics Middlebox Communication (MIDCOM) Protocol Semantics The abstract set of operations an agent can use to ask a firewall or NAT to open, reserve and close paths for traffic. RFC 6235 IPFIX anonymization IP Flow Anonymization Support Techniques and metadata for hiding identities in network flow records. RFC 9565 IPFIX tcpControlBits An Update to the tcpControlBits IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Element A cleaner IPFIX definition for reporting the TCP flags seen in a network flow, tied to the IANA flags registry. RFC 1272 Internet Accounting: Background The reasoning behind a 1991 plan to measure network usage with meters, collectors and flows. RFC 2194 Review of Roaming Implementations A 1997 survey of how ISP roaming worked in practice at GRIC, i-Pass, ChinaNet, Microsoft, MichNet and FidoNet. RFC 2647 Benchmarking Terminology for Firewall Performance A shared vocabulary for measuring how fast and how well firewalls forward traffic. RFC 2867 RADIUS tunnel accounting RADIUS Accounting Modifications for Tunnel Protocol Support New RADIUS accounting values and attributes so an ISP can record when tunnels and tunnel links start, stop or are rejected. RFC 2975 Introduction to Accounting Management Principles and design issues for collecting and managing resource consumption data. RFC 3027 Protocol Complications with the IP Network Address Translator A catalogue of the protocols and applications that break when a NAT sits in the path, with known workarounds. RFC 3990 CAPWAP Problem Statement Configuration and Provisioning for Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Problem Statement Managing thousands of wireless access points from one place RFC 5220 Problem Statement for Default Address Selection in Multi-Prefix Environments: Operational Issues of RFC 3484 Default Rules A catalogue of ways a host with several IPv6 prefixes can pick the wrong address under the RFC 3484 default rules. RFC 5982 IPFIX mediation IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Mediation: Problem Statement How to handle flow measurement at scale using intermediary processors. RFC 6201 Device reset benchmark Device Reset Characterization A standard way to time how long a router or switch is out of action after a restart. RFC 6703 Reporting IP Network Performance Metrics: Different Points of View How to report IP loss, delay and capacity measurements so they suit both network operators and application designers. RFC 1418 SNMP over OSI SNMP over OSI How to carry SNMP over the OSI connectionless-mode transport service instead of UDP. RFC 3633 DHCPv6 PD IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6 How an ISP's router hands a whole IPv6 prefix to a customer's router using DHCPv6 options. RFC 1021 HEMS High-level Entity Management System (HEMS) An overview of an experimental system for monitoring and controlling gateways, hosts and other IP network devices. RFC 1024 HEMS variable definitions The dictionary of instruction codes, object formats and meanings that gave the early HEMS network-management system its vocabulary. RFC 1239 MIB Reassignment Reassignment of experimental MIBs to standard MIBs A short note moving several interface MIBs from experimental to standard object ID numbers. RFC 1381 X.25 LAPB MIB SNMP MIB Extension for X.25 LAPB SNMP objects for watching and configuring the LAPB link layer that sits under X.25. RFC 1382 X.25 PLP MIB SNMP MIB Extension for the X.25 Packet Layer The SNMP objects a network manager uses to configure, watch and troubleshoot the packet layer of an X.25 interface. RFC 2232 DLUR MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for DLUR using SMIv2 SNMP objects for watching an IBM SNA gateway that lets old dependent terminals work across an APPN network. RFC 2238 HPR MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for HPR using SMIv2 The SNMP object definitions for watching and nudging IBM SNA High Performance Routing nodes. RFC 2613 SMON MIB Remote Network Monitoring MIB Extensions for Switched Networks Version 1.0 SNMP objects that let RMON-style probes watch VLANs, priorities and copied ports on switched networks. RFC 2856 High capacity data types Textual Conventions for Additional High Capacity Data Types Two stopgap SNMP data types for unsigned 64-bit values, built on top of Counter64. RFC 3014 Notification Log MIB Notification Log MIB An SNMP MIB that keeps a log of notifications so managers can catch up on alerts they missed. RFC 3159 SPPI Structure of Policy Provisioning Information (SPPI) The grammar for writing rule books that define how network devices behave. RFC 3371 L2TP MIB Layer Two Tunneling Protocol "L2TP" Management Information Base The SNMP objects that let network managers configure and monitor L2TP tunnels and sessions. RFC 3520 Session Authorization Policy Element A signed ticket that rides inside a network reservation request so routers can check the session was approved. RFC 4268 Entity State MIB Entity State MIB A standard SNMP table that reports whether each physical part of a device is locked, working, busy, alarmed or on standby. RFC 5427 Syslog TCs Textual Conventions for Syslog Management Standard names and numbers for syslog Facility and Severity, ready for reuse in MIB modules. RFC 5677 MSFD IEEE 802.21 Mobility Services Framework Design (MSFD) How a mobile device finds the servers that help it switch networks, and how it talks to them over IP. RFC 5678 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) Options for IEEE 802.21 Mobility Services (MoS) Discovery DHCP options that tell a mobile device which servers offer IEEE 802.21 handover help. RFC 5717 NETCONF Partial Lock Partial Lock Remote Procedure Call (RPC) for NETCONF Lock just the parts of a NETCONF running datastore you are editing, so other managers can keep working on the rest. RFC 6340 Textual Conventions for the Representation of Floating-Point Numbers Three ready-made SNMP data types for carrying 32-, 64- and 128-bit IEEE floating-point numbers. RFC 6408 Diameter S-NAPTR Diameter Straightforward-Naming Authority Pointer (S-NAPTR) Usage Lets a realm advertise, in DNS, which Diameter applications and transports each server supports. RFC 6727 PSAMP MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Packet Sampling The SNMP objects that let you read which packet sampling and filtering methods a device uses, and with what settings. RFC 7015 Flow Aggregation for the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol How to merge many IPFIX flows into fewer summary flows without losing track of the counts. RFC 7286 ALTO Server Discovery Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Server Discovery How an ALTO client finds its server using a domain name from DHCP or local settings, then a DNS U-NAPTR lookup. RFC 7461 Energy Context MIB Energy Object Context MIB A MIB that lets network gear say who it is, how much it matters, and which devices power, meter or aggregate it. RFC 7659 NATV2-MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Network Address Translators (NATs) A rewritten SNMP MIB for watching NAT devices, built around state, counters and early-warning notifications. RFC 7937 CDNI Logging Content Distribution Network Interconnection (CDNI) Logging Interface How a downstream CDN reports to its upstream CDN what it delivered, using tab-separated log files fetched over HTTPS. RFC 8527 RESTCONF NMDA RESTCONF Extensions to Support the Network Management Datastore Architecture How RESTCONF servers expose the operational, running and intended datastores of the NMDA. RFC 9198 AURA Advanced Unidirectional Route Assessment (AURA) A route metric that describes the whole set of paths between two hosts, not just one. RFC 9241 CDNI FCI over ALTO Content Delivery Network Interconnection (CDNI) Footprint and Capabilities Advertisement Using Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) How a CDN tells its partner CDNs where it can serve and what it can deliver, carried over the ALTO protocol. RFC 1230 802.4 Token Bus MIB IEEE 802.4 Token Bus MIB A catalogue of SNMP-readable objects for watching and controlling IEEE 802.4 Token Bus network interfaces. RFC 1270 SNMP Communications Services An argument for running SNMP over UDP/IP rather than directly on a data link or over a connection-oriented transport. RFC 1285 FDDI MIB FDDI Management Information Base SNMP management objects for FDDI fiber-ring stations, drawn from the ANSI SMT standard. RFC 2477 Criteria for Evaluating Roaming Protocols What roaming protocols must do to work across multiple ISPs RFC 2643 Cabletron SFVLAN Cabletron's SecureFast VLAN Operational Model A distributed connection-oriented switching system that uses virtual LANs to control traffic between endpoints. RFC 2761 Terminology for ATM Benchmarking Defines terms and metrics for testing and comparing ATM network switches. RFC 2764 A Framework for IP Based Virtual Private Networks A taxonomy of IP-based VPN types and the tunneling, routing and signalling pieces each one needs. RFC 2881 NASREQ model Network Access Server Requirements Next Generation (NASREQNG) NAS Model A reference model for Network Access Servers that authenticate users and manage network access. RFC 2955 Frame Relay/ATM MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Monitoring and Controlling the Frame Relay/ATM PVC Service Interworking Function An SNMP MIB for setting up, watching and controlling the box that links Frame Relay circuits to ATM circuits. RFC 2989 Criteria for Evaluating AAA Protocols for Network Access A scorecard of requirements for judging AAA protocols that control access to networks. RFC 3020 Multilink FR MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Monitoring and Controlling the UNI/NNI Multilink Frame Relay Function SNMP objects for watching and configuring bundles of physical links that act as one frame relay interface. RFC 3194 H-Density Ratio The H-Density Ratio for Address Assignment Efficiency An Update on the H ratio A logarithm-based score for how full an address space is, replacing the H ratio with a 0 to 100 percent scale. RFC 3201 Definitions of Managed Objects for Circuit to Interface Translation A MIB module that lets selected circuits, such as Frame Relay or ATM virtual circuits, get their own row in the interfaces table. RFC 3202 Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service Level Definitions An SNMP MIB module for measuring Frame Relay delay, delivery ratios and availability, as defined by the Frame Relay Forum's FRF.13. RFC 3650 Handle System Overview A distributed global name service for persistent identifiers. RFC 3955 IPFIX Candidates Evaluation of Candidate Protocols for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Five candidate protocols for flow export are compared, and NetFlow v9 is recommended as the starting point. RFC 4036 DOCSIS CMTS MIB Management Information Base for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Cable Modem Termination Systems for Subscriber Management SNMP objects that let a cable operator control which hosts and which traffic sit behind each cable modem, enforced at the CMTS. RFC 4323 DOCSIS QoS MIB Data Over Cable System Interface Specification Quality of Service Management Information Base (DOCSIS-QoS MIB) The SNMP objects for watching how cable modems and head-end gear split bandwidth into quality-of-service flows. RFC 5098 Signaling MIB for PacketCable and IPCablecom Multimedia Terminal Adapters (MTAs) An SNMP MIB that lets cable operators inspect and tune call signaling on PacketCable and IPCablecom voice adapters. RFC 5428 PacketCable Event MIB Management Event Management Information Base (MIB) for PacketCable- and IPCablecom-Compliant Devices An SNMP MIB for choosing how cable voice adapters log, send and throttle their management events. RFC 5472 IPFIX applicability IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Applicability What the IPFIX flow export protocol suits, where it falls short, and how it compares with other measurement frameworks. RFC 5635 RTBH with uRPF Remote Triggered Black Hole Filtering with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) Defending networks from denial-of-service attacks by routing bad traffic to /dev/null. RFC 5851 Access Node Control Framework and Requirements for an Access Node Control Mechanism in Broadband Multi-Service Networks Why DSL access nodes need to talk directly to the network access server, and what that control protocol must be able to do. RFC 6985 IMIX Genome IMIX Genome: Specification of Variable Packet Sizes for Additional Testing Specifying repeating sequences of packet sizes for realistic network benchmarking. RFC 7068 Diameter Overload Control Requirements Why Diameter's built-in busy signals fall short, and the 34 requirements a proper overload control mechanism must meet. RFC 7934 Host Address Availability Recommendations Why IPv6 networks should hand each host many addresses instead of just one. RFC 8368 ACP for OAM Using an Autonomic Control Plane for Stable Connectivity of Network Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) A separate IPv6 network inside your switches for management, immune to routing changes. RFC 8704 Enhanced uRPF Enhanced Feasible-Path Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding A smarter source-address check for ISP edge routers that drops spoofed packets without dropping customers' real traffic. RFC 10014 Characterizing OAM Guidelines for Characterizing the Term "OAM" Stop saying "in-band" and "out-of-band" about OAM; use precise terms for how OAM behaves instead. RFC 3376 IGMPv3 Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 3 How IPv4 hosts tell routers which multicast groups, and which senders, they want to hear from. RFC 982 NSAP DSP guidelines Guidelines for the specification of the structure of the Domain Specific Part (DSP) of the ISO standard NSAP address A recipe for structuring the local part of ISO network addresses. RFC 1022 HEMP High-level Entity Management Protocol (HEMP) The message envelope HEMS uses to monitor and control hosts, gateways and other network entities. RFC 1513 Token Ring RMON Token Ring Extensions to the Remote Network Monitoring MIB Remote monitoring objects for 802.5 Token Ring networks, extending the RMON MIB. RFC 1559 DECnet MIB DECnet Phase IV MIB Extensions A set of SNMP managed objects that lets IP-based management stations monitor and control DECnet Phase IV systems, especially routers. RFC 1666 Definitions of Managed Objects for SNA NAUs using SMIv2 An SNMPv2 MIB for configuring and monitoring IBM SNA nodes, logical units and their sessions. RFC 7147 iSCSI MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) The SNMP object model for managing iSCSI portals, nodes, sessions and connections. RFC 8506 Diameter Credit-Control Diameter Credit-Control Application How a network element asks a credit server for permission and quota before it lets a prepaid user consume a service. RFC 5102 IPFIX Information Model Information Model for IP Flow Information Export The shared dictionary of named fields that IPFIX flow reports can carry, from source addresses to packet counts. RFC 1238 CLNS MIB CLNS MIB for use with Connectionless Network Protocol (ISO 8473) and End System to Intermediate System (ISO 9542) SNMP management objects for monitoring OSI connectionless network (CLNP) and ES-IS implementations. RFC 1628 UPS Management Information Base SNMP objects for monitoring and managing uninterruptible power supplies. RFC 2430 PASTE A Provider Architecture for Differentiated Services and Traffic Engineering (PASTE) How ISPs can combine traffic engineering with differentiated services using MPLS and RSVP. RFC 2723 SRL SRL: A Language for Describing Traffic Flows and Specifying Actions for Flow Groups A simple procedural language for writing rulesets that tell a traffic flow meter what to measure. RFC 2809 L2TP via RADIUS Implementation of L2TP Compulsory Tunneling via RADIUS How a dial-up access server, RADIUS and an L2TP tunnel server work together to send a user down a tunnel they never asked for. RFC 2896 RMON identifier macros Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Macros A catalog of worked examples showing how RMON-2 agents label protocol stacks such as ether2.ip.tcp.telnet. RFC 3169 Criteria for Evaluating Network Access Server Protocols A checklist of what an authentication, authorization and accounting protocol must do for network access servers. RFC 3216 SMIng objectives SMIng Objectives Design objectives for a unified data definition language for network management. RFC 3512 SNMP Configuring Networks and Devices with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Best practices and techniques for using SNMP to change device and network settings. RFC 3521 Framework for Session Set-up with Media Authorization Coordinating call setup with network resource authorization RFC 3577 RMON Introduction to the Remote Monitoring (RMON) Family of MIB Modules A guide to the family of remote network monitoring specifications RFC 3651 Handle System Namespace and Service Definition The rules for naming, data structures, and how the Handle System works. RFC 3763 OWAMP One-way Active Measurement Protocol (OWAMP) Requirements What a standard protocol for measuring one-way network delay and loss between vendors' devices has to do. RFC 4115 trTCM A Differentiated Service Two-Rate, Three-Color Marker with Efficient Handling of in-Profile Traffic A two-rate, three-color traffic marker that sorts data packets by how much bandwidth they use. RFC 4564 CAPWAP objectives Objectives for Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) The wish list for a protocol that lets one controller configure and manage many wireless access points from different makers. RFC 5473 IPFIX redundancy Reducing Redundancy in IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) and Packet Sampling (PSAMP) Reports Saving bandwidth when exporting network flow records by eliminating repeated data. RFC 6412 IGP convergence terms Terminology for Benchmarking Link-State IGP Data-Plane Route Convergence The shared vocabulary for timing how fast routers settle on new paths, measured only from outside the router. RFC 6414 Protection benchmarking Benchmarking Terminology for Protection Performance Vocabulary and metrics for testing how quickly network backup systems take over when a failure occurs. RFC 6632 An Overview of the IETF Network Management Standards A comprehensive guide to IETF network management protocols and data models. RFC 6812 Cisco SLA Protocol Cisco Service-Level Assurance Protocol A protocol for measuring network latency, delay variation, and packet loss using UDP test traffic. RFC 6886 NAT-PMP NAT Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP) How a computer behind a home NAT asks the router to open a port and tells it its public IPv4 address. RFC 7536 LMAP Use Cases Large-Scale Broadband Measurement Use Cases Why organizations measure broadband performance at scale. RFC 8219 IPv6 Transition Bench. Benchmarking Methodology for IPv6 Transition Technologies How to benchmark IPv6 transition gear that translates or encapsulates, extending RFC 2544 and RFC 5180. RFC 8239 DC Benchmark Method Data Center Benchmarking Methodology Test procedures for data center switches: line rate, buffer size, microbursts, head-of-line blocking and incast. RFC 8924 Service Function Chaining (SFC) Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Framework How to monitor and troubleshoot networks that process traffic through multiple services RFC 8991 GRASP API GeneRic Autonomic Signaling Protocol Application Program Interface (GRASP API) The programming interface for autonomic service agents to exchange messages. RFC 9232 Network Telemetry Framework A common map of network telemetry: four modules, five components and four kinds of data, so that existing and future techniques have a place to fit. RFC 1902 SNMPv2 SMI Structure of Management Information for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The rulebook for writing down what a network device can report and be told to change, in SNMPv2. RFC 1918 Private Address Space Address Allocation for Private Internets Three blocks of IPv4 address space that anyone may use inside their own network. RFC 1227 SNMP MUX SNMP MUX protocol and MIB How helper programs on a host plug their own pieces of the MIB into the local SNMP agent. RFC 1441 SNMPv2 Introduction to version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework Overview of the Internet-standard framework for network management, version 2. RFC 2006 Mobile IP MIB The Definitions of Managed Objects for IP Mobility Support using SMIv2 The SNMP dials and gauges for watching Mobile IP mobile nodes, foreign agents and home agents. RFC 2020 IEEE 802.12 MIB IEEE 802.12 Interface MIB SNMP objects for configuring and counting traffic on 100VG-AnyLAN (IEEE 802.12) network interfaces. RFC 2051 APPC MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for APPC using SMIv2 SNMP objects for monitoring and controlling IBM SNA APPC (LU 6.2) systems. RFC 2127 ISDN MIB ISDN Management Information Base using SMIv2 A standard set of SNMP objects for watching and configuring ISDN lines, channels and signaling. RFC 2128 Dial Control MIB Dial Control Management Information Base using SMIv2 An SNMP MIB for peers, active calls and call history on lines that only connect on demand, such as ISDN. RFC 2206 RSVP MIB RSVP Management Information Base using SMIv2 SNMP objects for inspecting and configuring RSVP state on a router or host. RFC 2320 IPOA-MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Classical IP and ARP Over ATM Using SMIv2 (IPOA-MIB) The SNMP management objects for watching and configuring Classical IP and ARP over ATM. RFC 2512 ATM Accounting MIB Accounting Information for ATM Networks A menu of per-connection usage items that an ATM switch can record for billing and tracking. RFC 2513 Accounting Control MIB Managed Objects for Controlling the Collection and Storage of Accounting Information for Connection-Oriented Networks SNMP controls for choosing what usage data a switch records and how it is filed. RFC 2872 RSVP application policy Application and Sub Application Identity Policy Element for Use with RSVP How an RSVP request can name the application behind it, so network policy can treat a mission-critical program differently from a game. RFC 2981 Event MIB Event MIB A table-driven way for a device to watch its own MIB values and fire notifications or set other values when a condition is met. RFC 2982 Expression MIB Distributed Management Expression MIB Lets a device compute new MIB values from existing ones with C-style expressions, ready to feed into events. RFC 3144 RMON Interface Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions for Interface Parameters Monitoring An RMON extension that ranks a device's interfaces by a chosen counter, so managers see the busiest or most troubled ports first. RFC 3195 Reliable Syslog Reliable Delivery for syslog Two ways to carry syslog messages over BEEP on TCP, so event logs arrive reliably, authenticated and optionally encrypted. RFC 3224 SLPv2 vendor extensions Vendor Extensions for Service Location Protocol, Version 2 How vendors can add their own features to Service Location Protocol version 2 without clashing with anyone else. RFC 3287 DSMON MIB Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions for Differentiated Services An SNMP MIB that lets RMON probes count network traffic per Differentiated Services codepoint. RFC 3361 DHCPv4 SIP option Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP-for-IPv4) Option for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers How a DHCP server can tell a phone or SIP client which outbound proxy to use, by name or by address. RFC 3395 RMON protocol IDs Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifier Reference Extensions A way to name individual application operations, such as an FTP command, inside RMON protocol identifiers. RFC 3397 DHCP domain search Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Domain Search Option How a DHCP server hands a client the list of domains to try when it looks up a short hostname. RFC 3434 RMON HC alarms Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions for High Capacity Alarms A MIB that lets RMON-style rising and falling threshold alarms watch 64-bit counters. RFC 3591 Optical Interface MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Optical Interface Type SNMP objects for configuring and monitoring optical links: wavelengths, optical power, trace identifiers and defects. RFC 3644 QPIM Policy Quality of Service (QoS) Information Model A vendor-neutral way to write down QoS rules, such as who gets bandwidth first, before any device is configured. RFC 3670 Information Model for Describing Network Device QoS Datapath Mechanisms A common vocabulary of classes for describing the traffic-handling machinery inside routers, switches and hosts. RFC 4070 VDSL MCM MIB Definitions of Managed Object Extensions for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Lines (VDSL) Using Multiple Carrier Modulation (MCM) Line Coding SNMP objects for the tone, band and power settings of VDSL lines that use multiple carrier modulation. RFC 4088 SNMP URI Scheme Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) Scheme for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) A snmp:// link format that names an SNMP agent, a context and even specific MIB objects. RFC 4104 Policy Core LDAP Policy Core Extension Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Schema (PCELS) How network policy rules, conditions and actions from the extended policy model are stored as entries in an LDAP directory. RFC 4149 SSPM MIB Definition of Managed Objects for Synthetic Sources for Performance Monitoring Algorithms An SNMP MIB module for configuring test packet sources and sinks that measure network performance. RFC 4318 RSTP MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol The SNMP objects for switching a bridge between classic and Rapid Spanning Tree and tuning RSTP ports. RFC 4626 FSPF MIB MIB for Fibre Channel's Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) Protocol SNMP objects for watching and tuning the routing protocol inside a Fibre Channel storage fabric. RFC 4706 ADSL2 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2 (ADSL2) The SNMP management objects for monitoring and configuring ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+ lines. RFC 4711 RAQMON MIB Real-time Application Quality-of-Service Monitoring (RAQMON) MIB The SNMP MIB module where a RAQMON collector stores per-session quality reports and alarm thresholds. RFC 4740 Diameter SIP application Diameter Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application How a SIP server asks a Diameter server who a user is, what they may do, and where to route them. RFC 4936 FC Zone MIB Fibre Channel Zone Server MIB SNMP objects for managing Fibre Channel zoning, the rules for which storage devices may talk to each other. RFC 5190 MIDCOM MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Middlebox Communication An SNMP MIB that lets applications ask firewalls and NATs to open pinholes and create address bindings. RFC 5417 CAPWAP DHCP Option Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Access Controller DHCP Option How a wireless access point learns, through DHCP, which controllers it should connect to. RFC 5675 SNMP to SYSLOG Mapping Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Notifications to SYSLOG Messages How an SNMP trap or inform becomes exactly one SYSLOG message without losing its contents. RFC 5676 SYSLOG-MSG-MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Mapping SYSLOG Messages to Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Notifications How a syslog collector can store log messages as SNMP objects and send them on as SNMP notifications. RFC 5866 Diameter QoS Diameter Quality-of-Service Application How routers ask a Diameter server for permission to reserve network quality of service, or get told to install it. RFC 5907 NTPv4 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4) A standard set of SNMP-readable objects for monitoring and managing a host's NTP time service. RFC 6728 IPFIX/PSAMP config model Configuration Data Model for the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) and Packet Sampling (PSAMP) Protocols A vendor-neutral, NETCONF-ready configuration model for devices that measure and export IP traffic flows and sampled packets. RFC 6737 Diameter caps update The Diameter Capabilities Update Application A Diameter application that lets two peers update their advertised capabilities without tearing down the connection. RFC 6766 G.Bond/TDIM MIB xDSL Multi-Pair Bonding Using Time-Division Inverse Multiplexing (G.Bond/TDIM) MIB SNMP objects for managing bundles of DSL lines that share traffic by taking turns in a fixed time frame. RFC 6767 G.Bond/Ethernet MIB Ethernet-Based xDSL Multi-Pair Bonding (G.Bond/Ethernet) MIB SNMP objects for managing bundles of DSL lines that carry Ethernet traffic as one logical link. RFC 6768 G.Bond/ATM MIB ATM-Based xDSL Bonded Interfaces MIB SNMP objects for managing ATM-based bonded DSL links that combine several phone lines into one. RFC 7075 Realm-Based Redirection In Diameter How a Diameter server or proxy can point senders at a whole alternate realm instead of naming individual hosts. RFC 7124 EFM-CU MIB Ethernet in the First Mile Copper (EFMCu) Interfaces MIB A short note saying that maintenance of the copper Ethernet management module moved from the IETF to the IEEE 802.3 working group. RFC 7577 Battery MIB Definition of Managed Objects for Battery Monitoring SNMP objects that let a management system watch a device's batteries: charge, age, state and alarms. RFC 7666 VM MIB Management Information Base for Virtual Machines Controlled by a Hypervisor A standard set of SNMP objects for watching the virtual machines a hypervisor runs and the resources it gives them. RFC 8173 PTPv2 MIB Precision Time Protocol Version 2 (PTPv2) Management Information Base A read-only SNMP MIB that lets operators monitor Precision Time Protocol clocks across a network. RFC 8186 TWAMP IEEE 1588 Support of the IEEE 1588 Timestamp Format in a Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP) An optional way for TWAMP and OWAMP test packets to carry the more precise IEEE 1588 (PTP) timestamp instead of an NTP one. RFC 8189 Multi-Cost ALTO Multi-Cost Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Ask an ALTO server for several cost metrics in one request, and filter them with AND and OR tests. RFC 8193 LMAP Info Model Information Model for Large-Scale Measurement Platforms (LMAPs) A protocol-neutral description of what a measurement device is told to do, what it reports, and how it is scheduled. RFC 8539 DHCP 4o6 Softwire Softwire Provisioning Using DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 How a softwire client tells its DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 server which IPv6 address it will use as its tunnel source. RFC 8582 Diameter Rate Control Diameter Overload Rate Control How an overloaded Diameter node can cap the number of requests per second that other nodes send it. RFC 9445 RADIUS DHCP attributes RADIUS Extensions for DHCP-Configured Services Two new RADIUS attributes that carry DHCP options from an authentication server to the device that configures a customer's network. RFC 9456 TLS transport model SNMP Updates to the TLS Transport Model for SNMP Brings SNMP over TLS up to date for TLS 1.3 and DTLS 1.3, with a new hash registry and a ban on 0-RTT. RFC 9951 IPFIX delay metrics Export of Delay Performance Metrics in IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Four new IPFIX Information Elements for exporting per-node on-path delay measured by telemetry in packet headers. RFC 9977 End-site prefix lengths Publishing End-Site Prefix Lengths A standard way for networks to publish how big a slice of address space each customer gets, with optional RPKI signing. RFC 2571 SNMP Architecture An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks The modular blueprint that names the parts of an SNMP management system and how they fit together. RFC 8415 DHCPv6 Updated Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) How IPv6 hosts and routers ask a server for addresses, delegated prefixes and network settings. RFC 1905 SNMPv2 Operations Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The eight message types SNMPv2 managers and agents use to read, change and report management data. RFC 2575 SNMP VACM View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How an SNMP agent decides who may read, write or be notified about which management data. RFC 1323 TCP Extensions TCP Extensions for High Performance Window scaling, timestamps and PAWS: modest TCP options that keep fast, long paths full and reliable. RFC 1442 SMIv2 Structure of Management Information for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The rules for writing down what a network device can report or be told, using a subset of ASN.1. RFC 1189 CMOT Common Management Information Services and Protocols for the Internet (CMOT and CMIP) A profile for running ISO's management protocol, CMIP, over TCP/IP and OSI networks. RFC 3528 mSLP Mesh-enhanced Service Location Protocol (mSLP) Directory agents in a service discovery network share registrations with each other. RFC 3780 SMIng SMIng - Next Generation Structure of Management Information A protocol-independent language for describing management data, recorded as an experiment after the IETF effort closed. RFC 1903 SNMPv2 Text Conventions Textual Conventions for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The shared library of named data types, and the RowStatus protocol for creating and deleting table rows, used by SNMPv2 MIB modules. RFC 5101 IPFIX Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic Flow Information How routers and probes ship summaries of the traffic they have seen to a collector, using self-describing templates. RFC 1470 FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices A June 1993 catalog of tools for watching, testing and debugging TCP/IP networks, with a standard entry format and a keyword index. RFC 1573 Interfaces MIB Evolution of the Interfaces Group of MIB-II How SNMP describes network interfaces: sub-layers, stable indexes, 64-bit counters and better status reporting. RFC 1574 OSI Essential Tools Essential Tools for the OSI Internet The minimum debugging toolkit for CLNP networks: ping, traceroute and a routing table dump. RFC 1857 Operational Statistics A Model for Common Operational Statistics A common recipe for which network counters to collect, how often, how to store them and how to report them. RFC 2114 DLSw CAP Data Link Switching Client Access Protocol How workstations talk to a DLSw router as clients, so SNA and NetBIOS traffic can ride over TCP without one peer session per PC. RFC 3638 Applicability Statement for Reclassification of RFC 1643 to Historic Status The case for retiring the Ethernet-like interface MIB of RFC 1643, which only covered half-duplex 10 Mb/s Ethernet. RFC 4540 SIMCO NEC's Simple Middlebox Configuration (SIMCO) Protocol Version 3.0 A compact binary protocol that lets applications ask firewalls and NATs to open pinholes and create address bindings. RFC 1229 Interfaces MIB Ext. Extensions to the generic-interface MIB Experimental SNMP objects that add counters, self-tests and receive addresses to every network interface. RFC 1305 NTPv3 Network Time Protocol (Version 3) Specification, Implementation and Analysis Version 3 of the protocol that keeps computer clocks in step across the Internet, with its algorithms and error analysis. RFC 1065 SMI Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets The grammar and naming scheme for network management objects RFC 1448 SNMPv2 Operations Protocol Operations for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The messages an SNMPv2 manager and agent exchange to read, change and report management information. RFC 2021 RMON2 Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Version 2 using SMIv2 The second generation of remote network monitoring: probes that report traffic by protocol, all the way up to the application layer. RFC 270 Correction to BBN Report No. 1822 (NIC NO 7958) Correction to a documentation error about IMP host timeout. RFC 620 Request for monitor host table updates Update network host tables as NIC services move to OFFICE-1 RFC 621 NIC user directories at SRI ARC Warning about deletion of NIC user directories during the move to OFFICE-1 RFC 636 TIP/Tenex reliability improvements Better recovery from dropped network connections RFC 778 DCNET Internet Clock Service Allow computers on the network to ask each other what time it is, for clock synchronization and delay measurement RFC 869 HMP Host Monitoring Protocol Centralized host monitoring through a polling-based transport protocol. RFC 1028 SGMP Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol An early way to monitor and manage Internet routers from afar. RFC 1512 FDDI MIB FDDI Management Information Base SNMP-manageable objects for FDDI fiber rings, recast from the ANSI Station Management standard. RFC 2341 L2F Cisco Layer Two Forwarding (Protocol) "L2F" Cisco's way to carry a dial-up user's link-layer frames through a tunnel to a gateway somewhere else. RFC 1904 SNMPv2 Conformance Conformance Statements for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The notation SNMPv2 uses to say what a MIB module requires of an implementation and what an agent actually supports. RFC 2233 Interfaces Group MIB The Interfaces Group MIB using SMIv2 How SNMP describes network interfaces: one table row per sub-layer, 64-bit counters, and clearer up and down states. RFC 2271 SNMP Architecture An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks A modular blueprint for building SNMP management systems that can evolve over time. RFC 1907 SNMPv2 MIB Management Information Base for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) The standard set of managed objects that let a manager ask an SNMPv2 device about itself and its own SNMP traffic. RFC 1129 NTP Overview Internet Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol How a network keeps accurate time across many computers RFC 1297 NOC Internal Integrated Trouble Ticket System Functional Specification Wishlist ("NOC TT REQUIREMENTS") Building the ideal system for tracking and managing network problems RFC 1589 A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping How operating system kernels can keep accurate time using feedback loops. RFC 1592 SNMP DPI Simple Network Management Protocol Distributed Protocol Interface Version 2.0 A lightweight protocol that lets separate sub-agent processes plug new MIB variables into a running SNMP agent. RFC 1919 Classical vs Transparent Classical versus Transparent IP Proxies Two proxy techniques for controlling access across network boundaries. RFC 2071 Network Renumbering Network Renumbering Overview: Why would I want it and what is it anyway? What it means to renumber a network and the many reasons an organization may have to do it. RFC 2166 DLSw v2.0 APPN Implementer's Workshop Closed Pages Document DLSw v2.0 Enhancements Scalability improvements for bridging legacy computer networks. RFC 2626 Y2K and the Internet The Internet and the Millennium Problem (Year 2000) The IETF's audit of RFCs 1 through 2128 for Year 2000 date bugs, and what it found. RFC 2924 Accounting Attributes and Record Formats Survey of attributes and formats for recording how network resources are used RFC 2928 Initial IPv6 Sub-TLA ID Assignments Early allocations of address space to regional Internet registries. RFC 2962 SNMP ALG An SNMP Application Level Gateway for Payload Address Translation Translating IP addresses inside SNMP messages when NAT changes them. RFC 3052 Service Management Architectures Issues and Review What it takes to manage the network when services have different requirements RFC 3139 Requirements for Configuration Management of IP-based Networks What tools need to do to configure large IP networks automatically RFC 3179 SMX Script MIB Extensibility Protocol Version 1.1 A small text protocol that lets an SNMP agent hand management scripts to language-specific runtime systems. RFC 3222 Terminology for Forwarding Information Base (FIB) based Router Performance Standard terms for testing how IP routers forward packets as their routing tables grow. RFC 3227 Evidence Collection Guidelines for Evidence Collection and Archiving How a system administrator should gather and archive evidence after a security incident so that it stays trustworthy. RFC 3423 XACCT CRANE protocol XACCT's Common Reliable Accounting for Network Element (CRANE) Protocol Specification Version 1.0 A reliable protocol for efficiently exporting accounting data from network elements to billing systems. RFC 3574 Transition Scenarios for 3GPP Networks Scenarios where mobile networks must support both IPv4 and IPv6 during transition. RFC 3652 Handle System Protocol (ver 2.1) Specification The wire protocol clients use to talk to Handle System servers. RFC 3717 IP over Optical Networks: A Framework Merging routers and fiber optics with a common control system RFC 4679 DSL Forum RADIUS VSAs DSL Forum Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes Extra fields for RADIUS to carry DSL-specific information that standard attributes cannot hold. RFC 4814 Hash and Stuffing Hash and Stuffing: Overlooked Factors in Network Device Benchmarking Why the contents of test packets and link-layer stuffing quietly change network benchmark results, and what testers should do about it. RFC 5153 IPFIX Guidelines IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Implementation Guidelines Practical advice for building IPFIX exporters and collectors, from Templates to transports to middleboxes. RFC 5221 Requirements for Address Selection Mechanisms What address selection mechanisms must support to work reliably RFC 5224 Diameter Policy Processing Application Diameter codes for mobile policy evaluation RFC 5418 CAPWAP Threats Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Threat Analysis for IEEE 802.11 Deployments Security risks of splitting a wireless access point across a network. RFC 5833 CAPWAP Base MIB Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol Base MIB SNMP objects for managing wireless access points controlled by a central controller. RFC 6244 NETCONF/YANG arch An Architecture for Network Management Using NETCONF and YANG How NETCONF carries management operations and YANG describes the data, so network management applications can work together. RFC 6413 IGP convergence tests Benchmarking Methodology for Link-State IGP Data-Plane Route Convergence A black-box recipe for timing how long a router takes to reroute traffic after a link-state IGP change. RFC 6431 Huawei IPCP port options Huawei Port Range Configuration Options for PPP IP Control Protocol (IPCP) Vendor-specific PPP options for delegating port ranges to customers RFC 6759 Cisco IPFIX app info Cisco Systems Export of Application Information in IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Application identification in IP flow exports with Cisco extensions. RFC 7021 Assessing the Impact of Carrier-Grade NAT on Network Applications Lab results showing which everyday Internet applications break or slow down behind a second, carrier-grade layer of NAT. RFC 7423 Diameter guidelines Diameter Applications Design Guidelines Rules and design advice for extending Diameter without breaking the peers that already speak it. RFC 7501 SIP bench terminology Terminology for Benchmarking Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Devices: Basic Session Setup and Registration The shared vocabulary for measuring how many SIP calls and registrations a device can handle. RFC 7502 SIP benchmarking method Methodology for Benchmarking Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Devices: Basic Session Setup and Registration A common recipe for measuring how many SIP sessions and registrations a device can handle without failing. RFC 7547 Management of Networks with Constrained Devices: Problem Statement and Requirements Why managing networks of tiny, battery-powered devices is different, and a catalogue of what a management system should handle. RFC 7548 Management of Networks with Constrained Devices: Use Cases Real-world scenarios for managing networks of resource-limited devices. RFC 7593 eduroam The eduroam Architecture for Network Roaming Architecture for federated wireless roaming in academic institutions RFC 7971 ALTO Deployment Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Deployment Considerations Practical guidance for deploying ALTO to optimize application performance across networks. RFC 8172 VNF Benchmarking Considerations for Benchmarking Virtual Network Functions and Their Infrastructure How to test network functions running in virtualized environments RFC 8238 DC Benchmark Terms Data Center Benchmarking Terminology Shared vocabulary for benchmarking data center switches: latency, jitter, line rate, buffers, incast and goodput. RFC 8455 Terminology for Benchmarking Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Controller Performance Standard terms for measuring and comparing SDN controller performance independently of protocol details. RFC 8456 Benchmarking Methodology for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Controller Performance How to fairly measure and compare Software-Defined Networking controller performance. RFC 9004 RFC 2544 Back-to-Back Updates for the Back-to-Back Frame Benchmark in RFC 2544 A refreshed recipe for measuring how long a burst of frames a network device can absorb without loss. RFC 9238 Loading Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) URLs from QR Codes Scanning QR codes to tell networks what IoT devices can do RFC 9372 LDACS L-Band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) A new digital radio system for aircraft to talk safely to air traffic control. RFC 9417 SAIN Service Assurance for Intent-Based Networking Architecture How to break a network service into parts, watch each part, and say which one is making the service sick. RFC 9523 Khronos NTP A Secure Selection and Filtering Mechanism for the Network Time Protocol with Khronos A security watchdog that protects system clocks from malicious time-shifting attacks. RFC 9957 DOCSIS queue protection The DOCSIS Queue Protection Algorithm to Preserve Low Latency How DOCSIS spots and sidelines flows that would wreck a shared low-latency queue. RFC 2766 NAT-PT Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT) A transition mechanism to translate between IPv4 and IPv6 networks. RFC 4741 NETCONF NETCONF Configuration Protocol A standard way to configure network devices with XML-based messages. RFC 6555 Happy Eyeballs Happy Eyeballs: Success with Dual-Stack Hosts Racing IPv4 and IPv6 connections to avoid long delays RFC 6536 NETCONF Access Control Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Access Control Model Rules for deciding which NETCONF users may run which operations, touch which data and receive which notifications. RFC 1493 Bridge MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges SNMP objects for monitoring and managing IEEE 802.1D MAC bridges RFC 1908 SNMPv1/v2 Coexistence Coexistence between Version 1 and Version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework How to manage networks during the transition from SNMPv1 to SNMPv2. RFC 1231 802.5 Token Ring MIB IEEE 802.5 Token Ring MIB A set of SNMP-readable objects for monitoring and controlling IEEE 802.5 Token Ring interfaces. RFC 1443 Textual Conventions for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) Standard reusable data types for network management specifications. RFC 2486 NAI The Network Access Identifier A standardized format for user identity during internet roaming and tunneling. RFC 4005 Diameter NASREQ Diameter Network Access Server Application AAA (authentication, authorization, accounting) for network access servers using Diameter protocol. RFC 4930 EPP Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) The standard XML protocol for domain registrars to manage objects in central registries. RFC 1466 Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space A system for fairly distributing IP addresses across geographic regions. RFC 2495 DS1/E1 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1, E1, DS2 and E2 Interface Types Management information base for digital trunk lines and their performance RFC 2496 DS3/E3 MIB Definitions of Managed Object for the DS3/E3 Interface Type SNMP objects for managing high-capacity digital telecommunications lines. RFC 3291 Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses Standard definitions for how MIBs represent Internet addresses and related values. RFC 2576 SNMP Coexistence Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework How SNMPv1, SNMPv2 and SNMPv3 devices and tools can live side by side on one network. RFC 3636 Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) The SNMP objects a network manager reads and sets to monitor Ethernet medium attachment units, now covering 10 Gb/s links. RFC 638 IMP/TIP preventive maintenance schedule A 1974 table of the monthly maintenance windows for every ARPANET IMP and TIP. RFC 1076 HEMS query language HEMS monitoring and control language A tiny stack-based query language for reading and changing the data inside a network device. RFC 1224 Alert Management Techniques for managing asynchronously generated alerts Managing how often devices send alerts to avoid overwhelming network managers. RFC 2724 RTFM attributes RTFM: New Attributes for Traffic Flow Measurement A proposed framework for adding performance-style attributes such as packet-size distributions and bit rates to RTFM traffic meters. RFC 3082 Notification and Subscription for SLP Extends SLP so computers can be notified when services appear or disappear instead of polling. RFC 3430 SNMP over TCP Simple Network Management Protocol Over Transmission Control Protocol Transport Mapping Reliable transport for network management messages RFC 3781 SMIng SNMP Next Generation Structure of Management Information (SMIng) Mappings to the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Translating next-generation device descriptions for the SNMP management framework RFC 1232 DS1 MIB Definitions of managed objects for the DS1 Interface type SNMP managed objects for watching DS1 (T1 and E1) lines: configuration, alarms and error counts in 15-minute buckets. RFC 1233 DS3 MIB Definitions of managed objects for the DS3 Interface type A set of SNMP objects for watching the health of high-capacity DS3 digital telephone circuits. RFC 1271 RMON MIB Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Data definitions for managing remote network monitoring probes RFC 1757 RMON Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Management information base for remote network monitoring devices. RFC 2737 Entity MIB v2 Entity MIB (Version 2) A MIB that lets one SNMP agent describe the physical parts and logical entities inside a single managed box. RFC 4133 Entity MIB v3 Entity MIB (Version 3) A standard SNMP table that lists the physical parts of a device and the logical entities that use them. RFC 6106 IPv6 RA DNS IPv6 Router Advertisement Options for DNS Configuration Two IPv6 Router Advertisement options that tell hosts which DNS servers and search domains to use. RFC 1389 RIPv2 MIB RIP Version 2 MIB Extensions The SNMP objects a router exposes so managers can watch and configure RIP version 2. RFC 2012 TCP MIB SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol using SMIv2 A dashboard for monitoring and managing TCP connections via SNMP. RFC 2837 Fibre Channel MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fabric Element in Fibre Channel Standard SNMP monitoring objects for Fibre Channel storage network switches. RFC 2572 SNMP Message Processing Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How SNMP engines route messages to applications and handle multiple protocol versions. RFC 2573 SNMP Applications SNMP Applications The five kinds of SNMP application, and the MIB modules that say where notifications go and how proxies forward. RFC 1514 Host Resources MIB Host Resources MIB A standard set of SNMP objects for watching a computer's storage, devices and software. RFC 1650 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types using SMIv2 Management objects for Ethernet-like network interfaces using SNMPv2. RFC 2030 SNTP v4 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Version 4 for IPv4, IPv6 and OSI A simplified protocol for synchronizing computer clocks across networks. RFC 1395 BOOTP vendor extensions BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions Extensible configuration parameters for diskless computers at boot time. RFC 1450 Management Information Base for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) Management objects for SNMP v2 network management entities RFC 1565 Network Services Monitoring MIB A common MIB for monitoring network service applications. RFC 1695 ATM MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for ATM Management Version 8.0 using SMIv2 SNMP management objects for ATM networks and devices. RFC 2037 Entity MIB Entity MIB using SMIv2 Inventory of physical and logical components managed by one SNMP agent. RFC 2261 SNMPv3 Architecture An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks The vocabulary and building blocks that let SNMP management frameworks evolve piece by piece. RFC 2262 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The routing system inside SNMP engines that handles multiple protocol versions. RFC 2669 DOCSIS Cable Device MIB DOCSIS Cable Device MIB Cable Device Management Information Base for DOCSIS compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems Monitoring and managing cable internet devices over SNMP RFC 2670 DOCSIS RF MIB Radio Frequency (RF) Interface Management Information Base for MCNS/DOCSIS compliant RF interfaces The SNMP objects for monitoring and configuring the radio links of DOCSIS cable modems and their head-end systems. RFC 4742 NETCONF over SSH Using the NETCONF Configuration Protocol over Secure SHell (SSH) Running network configuration protocol through a secure encrypted channel. RFC 1398 Ethernet MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-Like Interface Types Counters and diagnostics for monitoring Ethernet interfaces RFC 2272 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) How SNMP engines route messages to the right handlers and security subsystems RFC 4330 SNTPv4 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Version 4 for IPv4, IPv6 and OSI A lightweight protocol for devices to synchronize their clocks over the network. RFC 1119 NTP v2 Network Time Protocol (version 2) specification and implementation Synchronizing clocks across a distributed internet of diverse networks and time servers RFC 241 Connecting computers to MLC ports The limits of connecting hosts through terminal interfaces RFC 271 IMP System change notifications A fix to the IMP startup timing that was confusing hosts RFC 312 IMP-Host Errors Proposed Change in IMP-to-Host Protocol BBN proposes clearer IMP-to-Host error messages so Hosts can pick the right recovery action. RFC 394 Two Proposed Changes to the IMP-Host Protocol BBN proposes marking silent Hosts as dead and adding a 15 second timeout in the Host-to-IMP direction. RFC 622 Scheduling IMP/TIP down time How the network planners notified sites about scheduled maintenance on switching nodes and terminal interfaces RFC 634 Change in network address for Haskins Lab Haskins Lab's network address moves from 197 to 201 RFC 642 Ready line philosophy and implementation How a host and its IMP should use the ready line to recover cleanly after either one loses its place. RFC 647 Proposed protocol for connecting host computers to ARPA-like networks via front end processors A 1974 proposal to attach hosts to ARPA-like networks through a small front end that speaks a five-command protocol. RFC 756 NIC Name Server NIC name server - a datagram-based information utility A datagram-based service for looking up host addresses on demand. RFC 789 Vulnerabilities of network control protocols: An example A case study of how a hardware failure caused a network-wide outage. RFC 852 ARPANET short blocking feature Letting ARPANET hosts escape long blocking timeouts. RFC 956 Algorithms for synchronizing network clocks Statistical methods for finding the correct time when some clocks cannot be trusted. RFC 979 PSN End-to-End functional specification Revised protocol for connecting hosts to the ARPANET and MILNET packet switch nodes. RFC 996 STATSRV Statistics server A lightweight protocol to retrieve statistics data from remote hosts and gateways over the network. RFC 1128 NTP Measurements Measured performance of the Network Time Protocol in the Internet system Measured performance of the Network Time Protocol across the Internet with over 100,000 hosts. RFC 1451 Manager-to-Manager Management Information Base Managing SNMP management stations that report to other stations. RFC 1697 RDBMS MIB Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) Management Information Base (MIB) using SMIv2 A standard SNMP vocabulary for asking any relational database about its size, servers, settings, limits and state. RFC 2024 DLSw MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Data Link Switching using SMIv2 The SNMP objects for configuring, watching and controlling Data Link Switches that carry link-layer traffic over IP. RFC 2213 IntServ MIB Integrated Services Management Information Base using SMIv2 SNMP objects for reading and configuring the reservation settings and active flows of Integrated Services devices. RFC 2214 IntServ Guaranteed MIB Integrated Services Management Information Base Guaranteed Service Extensions using SMIv2 SNMP objects that let a manager read and set the Guaranteed Service attributes of each interface. RFC 2266 802.12 Repeater MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.12 Repeater Devices SNMP objects for watching and controlling IEEE 802.12 repeaters, the hubs of a 100 Mb/s demand-priority LAN. RFC 2742 AgentX MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Extensible SNMP Agents A MIB that lets a network manager see which subagents are plugged into an SNMP master agent, and what each one handles. RFC 2940 COPS Client MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Common Open Policy Service (COPS) Protocol Clients SNMP objects for watching and configuring the client side of the COPS policy protocol. RFC 3055 PINT MIB Management Information Base for the PINT Services Architecture SNMP counters for watching how well a service that starts phone calls from the Internet is performing. RFC 3059 SLP Attrlist Attribute List Extension for the Service Location Protocol An optional SLPv2 extension that lets a service reply carry the service's attributes, saving round trips. RFC 3440 ADSL extension MIB Definitions of Extension Managed Objects for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines Extra SNMP objects for ADSL lines: transmission modes, G.Lite power states, more error counters and alarm thresholds. RFC 3498 SONET APS MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Linear Automatic Protection Switching (APS) Architectures SNMP objects for configuring, switching and monitoring SONET linear protection groups with 1+1 and 1:n designs. RFC 3606 ATM2-MIB Definitions of Supplemental Managed Objects for ATM Interface Extra SNMP objects for managing ATM switched and permanent virtual connections, on top of the ATM-MIB. RFC 3747 The Differentiated Services Configuration MIB A higher-level interface for configuring traffic treatment in Differentiated Services. RFC 3816 ROHC MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for RObust Header Compression (ROHC) SNMP MIB modules for watching Robust Header Compression instances, channels, profiles and contexts. RFC 3878 Alarm Reporting MIB Alarm Reporting Control Management Information Base (MIB) An SNMP MIB module that lets a manager hold back or delay alarm reports for chosen resources and alarm types. RFC 4011 Policy-Based Mgmt MIB Policy Based Management MIB Rules instead of device-by-device commands: an SNMP MIB that lets devices run small policy scripts on their own. RFC 4069 VDSL SCM MIB Definitions of Managed Object Extensions for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Lines (VDSL) Using Single Carrier Modulation (SCM) Line Coding SNMP objects for configuring and monitoring the single-carrier radio side of VDSL phone-line broadband. RFC 4265 VPN-TC-STD-MIB Definition of Textual Conventions for Virtual Private Network (VPN) Management Shared SNMP data types for naming a VPN with a 7-byte Global VPN Identifier. RFC 4404 FCIP MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP) The SNMP management objects for devices that carry Fibre Channel traffic over TCP/IP. RFC 4747 Virtual Fabrics MIB The Virtual Fabrics MIB A standard set of SNMP objects for watching and configuring Virtual Fabrics in Fibre Channel switches. RFC 4935 FCS MIB Fibre Channel Fabric Configuration Server MIB The SNMP objects that let a management tool discover a Fibre Channel fabric's switches, ports and platforms. RFC 4939 iSNS MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) A read-only SNMP view into an iSNS server: what is registered, how it is grouped, and when the server starts or stops. RFC 4983 Fibre Channel RSCN MIB Fibre Channel Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) MIB An SNMP MIB module for watching who is registered for Fibre Channel state change notices, and how many were sent or rejected. RFC 5017 URI MIB MIB Textual Conventions for Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) Three shared MIB data types for writing URIs, so every MIB module does not invent its own. RFC 5131 MIB Language Tag A MIB Textual Convention for Language Tags One shared MIB definition for writing down a BCP 47 language tag, so every MIB module does not reinvent it. RFC 5650 VDSL2 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) An SNMP management model for VDSL2 lines, and for ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+ lines too. RFC 5674 Alarms in Syslog How to carry alarm details in syslog messages and map ITU alarm severities onto syslog severities. RFC 5908 DHCPv6 NTP option Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server Option for DHCPv6 How a DHCPv6 server tells a host which Network Time Protocol servers to use for its clock. RFC 6076 Basic Telephony SIP End-to-End Performance Metrics Nine standard ways to measure how quickly and how often SIP phone registrations, call setups and hang-ups work. RFC 6153 ANDSF DHCP DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 Options for Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) Discovery DHCP options for discovering network policy and access selection servers. RFC 6470 NETCONF notifications Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Base Notifications A YANG module that lets a NETCONF client hear about config, capability and session events. RFC 6475 PMIPv6 MIB Proxy Mobile IPv6 Management Information Base SNMP objects for watching and tuning the gateways and anchors that keep a roaming device connected under Proxy Mobile IPv6. RFC 6619 NAT Interface Bindings Scalable Operation of Address Translators with Per-Interface Bindings Let one NAT serve any number of customers by keying its mappings to the link each customer arrives on. RFC 6735 Diameter priority AVPs Diameter Priority Attribute-Value Pairs Diameter containers that carry priority values taken from RSVP and SIP resource-priority mechanisms. RFC 6736 Diameter NAT control Diameter Network Address and Port Translation Control Application A Diameter application that lets a provider's AAA systems control address translators one subscriber at a time. RFC 7119 IPFIX Mediators Operation of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol on IPFIX Mediators How the IPFIX flow-export protocol must behave when a device in the middle re-exports flow data. RFC 7133 IPFIX Data Link Elements Information Elements for Data Link Layer Traffic Measurement New and revised IPFIX Information Elements for measuring Ethernet and other data link layer traffic. RFC 7184 OLSRv2 MIB Definition of Managed Objects for the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 The SNMP MIB module for configuring, monitoring and getting alerts from routers running OLSRv2 in ad hoc networks. RFC 7373 Textual Representation of IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Abstract Data Types How to write IPFIX flow data types as plain, human-readable text for JSON, XML and similar formats. RFC 7494 CAPWAP 802.11 MAC IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) Profile for Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) A way for a wireless controller to tell an access point exactly where Wi-Fi encryption happens. RFC 7603 EMAN Applicability Energy Management (EMAN) Applicability Statement A tour of the places where network-connected devices can report and control their own electricity use. RFC 7944 Diameter Priority Diameter Routing Message Priority A priority label for Diameter messages, so busy networks throttle the least important requests first. RFC 8007 CDNI Triggers Content Delivery Network Interconnection (CDNI) Control Interface / Triggers How one CDN tells a partner CDN to pre-load, revalidate or delete content, and then checks on the job. RFC 8013 ForCES Inter-FE LFB Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) Inter-FE Logical Functional Block (LFB) A standard way to carry packets and their metadata between the forwarding elements of one network device over Ethernet. RFC 8038 IPFIX MIB Export Exporting MIB Variables Using the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol How a flow exporter can attach SNMP MIB object values to IPFIX records without defining a new field for each one. RFC 8158 IPFIX NAT Logging IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Elements for Logging NAT Events A standard set of IPFIX fields for NAT devices to log when they create, delete or run out of translations. RFC 8357 DHCP relay source port Generalized UDP Source Port for DHCP Relay Lets a DHCP relay agent send from any UDP source port and still get replies routed back to it. RFC 8389 MAP-E MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Mapping of Address and Port with Encapsulation (MAP-E) A standard set of read-only SNMP counters and tables for watching MAP-E tunnels, which carry IPv4 over an IPv6 network. RFC 8583 Diameter Load Info Diameter Load Information Conveyance How Diameter nodes can tell their peers how busy they are, long before they are actually overloaded. RFC 8658 RADIUS for A+P softwires RADIUS Attributes for Softwire Mechanisms Based on Address plus Port (A+P) New RADIUS attributes that let an AAA server hand IPv4-over-IPv6 softwire settings to a broadband gateway. RFC 8686 ALTO server discovery Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Cross-Domain Server Discovery How an ALTO client uses reverse DNS to find the server that knows about a particular IP address or prefix. RFC 8896 ALTO cost calendar Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Cost Calendar An ALTO extension that lets a server publish network costs as a time table, so applications can choose when to connect as well as where. RFC 9390 Diameter Group Signaling Diameter Group Signaling Lets Diameter peers put sessions into groups and act on a whole group with one command instead of thousands. RFC 9439 ALTO Performance Metrics Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Performance Cost Metrics Eight network performance metrics, from delay to bandwidth, that ALTO servers can offer instead of one generic cost. RFC 9677 CDNI Delegated Creds Content Delivery Network Interconnection (CDNI) Metadata for Delegated Credentials How an upstream CDN hands short-lived TLS credentials to a downstream CDN so it can serve HTTPS on its behalf. RFC 9733 BRSKI-AE BRSKI with Alternative Enrollment (BRSKI-AE) How a new device can get its domain certificate through enrollment protocols other than EST, such as CMP. RFC 1066 MIB-I Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets The first standard set of network management objects for TCP/IP systems. RFC 1117 Internet Numbers Internet numbers A 1989 status report listing the assigned IP network numbers and autonomous system numbers. RFC 2011 IP MIB SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol using SMIv2 Management objects for monitoring IP and ICMP behavior on a device. RFC 2265 SNMP VACM View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Controlling who can access which parts of a managed system's information. RFC 2752 Identity Representation for RSVP Attaching identity credentials to RSVP reservation requests. RFC 4008 NAT MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Network Address Translators (NAT) An SNMP MIB module for configuring and monitoring devices that do Network Address Translation. RFC 2570 SNMPv3 Intro Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework The roadmap to the third version of the protocol used to monitor and manage network devices. RFC 1406 DS1/E1 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1 and E1 Interface Types What a network manager can observe and control on T1 and E1 telephone-company digital links. RFC 1407 DS3/E3 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS3/E3 Interface Type SNMP objects for configuring and monitoring DS3 and E3 high-speed digital line interfaces. RFC 1604 Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service SNMP management of Frame Relay virtual circuits and service parameters. RFC 2273 SNMPv3 Applications Defines five types of SNMP applications and their messaging behavior. RFC 2358 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types Standard counters and statistics for managing Ethernet network interfaces. RFC 3895 DS1/E1 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1, E1, DS2, and E2 Interface Types Define SNMP objects to monitor health and manage T1, E1, and higher-speed telephone-style digital lines. RFC 3068 6to4 Anycast An Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers One well-known IPv4 prefix lets 6to4 routers find the nearest relay to the IPv6 Internet without manual setup. RFC 3164 Syslog The BSD Syslog Protocol How computers send event messages across networks RFC 8321 Alternate Marking Alternate-Marking Method for Passive and Hybrid Performance Monitoring Measure packet loss, delay, and jitter on live traffic using packet coloring and counting. RFC 1158 MIB-II Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II The vocabulary of facts a managed TCP/IP device must report RFC 1315 Frame Relay MIB Management Information Base for Frame Relay DTEs SNMP management objects for Frame Relay data terminal equipment. RFC 1317 RS-232 MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for RS-232-like Hardware Devices SNMP management objects for serial ports and their control signals. RFC 1368 802.3 Repeater MIB Definition of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices SNMP management objects for Ethernet repeaters that amplify signals across segments RFC 1444 SNMPv2 Conformance Conformance Statements for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) Three notations for saying what a MIB module requires and what a given agent actually implements. RFC 1515 MAU MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) SNMP objects for managing Ethernet network interface hardware. RFC 2013 UDP MIB SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the User Datagram Protocol using SMIv2 SNMP management objects for UDP implementations RFC 2851 Address conventions Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses Standard building blocks for managing IP addresses across IPv4, IPv6, and DNS. RFC 2925 Remote Ping MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Remote Ping, Traceroute, and Lookup Operations Use SNMP to remotely trigger ping, traceroute, and DNS lookups on another host and retrieve results. RFC 4006 Diameter Credit-Control Diameter Credit-Control Application Real-time billing and account management for prepaid services. RFC 1516 Repeater MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices The SNMP objects that let you monitor and manage an Ethernet repeater, or hub, from across the network. RFC 2558 SONET/SDH MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the SONET/SDH Interface Type A standard way to monitor high-speed optical transmission lines using SNMP. RFC 2668 MAU MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) SNMP objects for managing the Ethernet MAUs that connect devices to the cable, now including 1000 Mb/s. RFC 4933 EPP Contact Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Contact Mapping Managing individual and organizational contacts in domain registries RFC 1944 Benchmarking Methodology Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices Standard tests for measuring network device performance fairly RFC 958 NTP (v0) Network Time Protocol (NTP) Synchronize network clocks using distributed clients and servers. RFC 1067 SNMP v1 draft Simple Network Management Protocol A simple protocol for managing network devices by inspecting and changing their status. RFC 7526 Deprecating 6to4 Anycast Deprecating the Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers Why the anycast form of 6to4 was deprecated, and what operators and implementers should do instead. RFC 1095 CMOT Common Management Information Services and Protocol over TCP/IP (CMOT) A protocol for ISO network management over TCP/IP networks. RFC 1243 AppleTalk MIB AppleTalk Management Information Base SNMP management objects for AppleTalk networks RFC 1284 Ethernet-like MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types SNMP management objects for Ethernet and Ethernet-like interface monitoring RFC 1286 Bridge MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges SNMP objects to monitor and manage network bridges. RFC 1452 Coexistence between version 1 and version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework How SNMPv2 and SNMPv1 can coexist while networks migrate between them RFC 1567 X.500 Directory Monitoring MIB Monitoring X.500 directory servers with SNMP operations and cache metrics RFC 1595 Definitions of Managed Objects for the SONET/SDH Interface Type Monitoring very high-speed fiber-optic links with SNMP error counters and status RFC 2074 RMON Protocol IDs Remote Network Monitoring MIB Protocol Identifiers A naming system for how network protocols stack together in RMON monitoring. RFC 2155 APPN MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for APPN using SMIv2 Management objects for IBM's Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking. RFC 2239 802.3 MAU MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) using SMIv2 SNMP objects for monitoring and controlling the transceivers that attach 10 and 100 Mb/s Ethernet devices to the wire. RFC 2263 SNMPv3 Applications Five types of applications that work with SNMPv3 engines and MIBs for configuring targets and notifications. RFC 2591 Definitions of Managed Objects for Scheduling Management Operations A way to schedule network management tasks to run at specific times and intervals. RFC 2592 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Delegation of Management Script A protocol for delegating management tasks to distributed managers running scripts. RFC 1084 BOOTP Vendor Extensions BOOTP vendor information extensions Tagged configuration data that a boot server sends to machines waking up on a network. RFC 3138 GLOP Extended Assignments in 233/8 Extending GLOP multicast addressing to support private Autonomous System numbers RFC 6248 IPPM registry obsolete RFC 4148 and the IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Registry of Metrics Are Obsolete Why the IP Performance Metrics registry was withdrawn from use. RFC 851 ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol Logical names for ARPANET host addressing instead of fixed port numbers RFC 1059 NTPv1 Network Time Protocol (version 1) specification and implementation The first synchronization protocol for accurate timekeeping across the Internet. RFC 1643 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types Measuring Ethernet performance with SNMP network management objects. RFC 2770 GLOP GLOP Addressing in 233/8 Static multicast addresses automatically assigned based on Autonomous System numbers. RFC 5729 Clarifications on the Routing of Diameter Requests Based on the Username and the Realm How Diameter agents peel a list of realms off a user name so a request visits the realms the user chose. RFC 1147 Network Management Tools FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices A practical catalog of tools for monitoring and debugging TCP/IP networks. RFC 1361 SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) A lightweight way to synchronize computer clocks over the network. RFC 1362 IPXWAN Novell IPX over Various WAN Media (IPXWAN) How Novell IPX routers exchange link information before using a WAN connection RFC 1404 Operational Statistics A Model for Common Operational Statistics A 1993 proposal for which network metrics to collect, how often, how to store them and how to report them. RFC 1434 DLSw Data Link Switching: Switch-to-Switch Protocol How IBM carried SNA and NetBIOS traffic between routers over TCP by ending the data link at each switch. RFC 2767 Bump-in-the-Stack Dual Stack Hosts using the "Bump-In-the-Stack" Technique (BIS) Let IPv4 applications talk to IPv6 networks transparently during the IPv4-to-IPv6 transition RFC 3511 Benchmarking Methodology for Firewall Performance Standard tests for measuring and comparing firewall performance. RFC 3989 MIDCOM Semantics Middlebox Communications (MIDCOM) Protocol Semantics Protocol semantics for agents to request firewall and NAT configuration without specifying how to encode the requests. RFC 7020 The Internet Numbers Registry System How IP addresses and AS numbers are allocated and managed globally. RFC 1023 HEMS monitoring and control language A query language for monitoring and controlling network entities. RFC 1048 BOOTP vendor extensions BOOTP vendor information extensions Extra information delivered with BOOTP to help new computers configure themselves. RFC 1289 DECnet MIB DECnet Phase IV MIB Extensions SNMP management objects for DECnet Phase IV networks RFC 1304 SIP MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for the SIP Interface Type SNMP objects for SMDS Interface Protocol connections RFC 1316 Char-Stream MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Character Stream Devices Standard objects for monitoring character ports and sessions RFC 1318 Parallel MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Parallel-printer-like Hardware Devices SNMP management objects for parallel printer ports RFC 1596 Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service Standard monitoring objects for Frame Relay network services. RFC 1665 Definitions of Managed Objects for SNA NAUs using SMIv2 SNMP gauges for monitoring and controlling old IBM SNA networks. RFC 2257 AgentX Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1 A protocol for splitting SNMP agents into a master and specialized subagents. RFC 2366 Definitions of Managed Objects for Multicast over UNI 3.0/3.1 based ATM Networks Management objects for IP multicast over ATM networks. RFC 2493 Textual Conventions for MIB Modules Using Performance History Based on 15 Minute Intervals Standard conventions for tracking device performance in regular intervals. RFC 2674 Bridge MIB Extensions Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering and Virtual LAN Extensions SNMP management objects for network switches that handle traffic priorities, multicast filtering, and virtual LANs. RFC 2751 Signaled Preemption Priority Policy Element Let important network reservations bump less important ones when space runs out. RFC 3019 IP Version 6 Management Information Base for The Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol Management tools for IPv6 multicast group announcements RFC 3276 Definitions of Managed Objects for High Bit-Rate DSL - 2nd generation (HDSL2) and Single-Pair High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (SHDSL) Lines Processing SNMP management objects for monitoring HDSL2 and SHDSL digital subscriber lines. RFC 4327 LMP MIB Link Management Protocol (LMP) Management Information Base (MIB) SNMP objects for managing optical link quality and connectivity RFC 4369 iFCP MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP) SNMP objects for managing Fibre Channel storage traffic over IP RFC 5815 IPFIX MIB Definitions of Managed Objects for IP Flow Information Export SNMP objects for monitoring IP flow exporters and collectors. RFC 7710 Captive Portal DHCP/RA Captive-Portal Identification Using DHCP or Router Advertisements (RAs) Tells devices they are behind a captive portal that requires authentication. RFC 9092 Geofeed Finding and Using Geofeed Data Finding and publishing geolocation data for IP address ranges. RFC 7658 NAT-MIB Deprecation Deprecation of MIB Module NAT-MIB: Managed Objects for Network Address Translators (NATs) The NAT management MIB from RFC 4008 is retired: every object stays, but is marked deprecated. RFC 1161 SNMP over OSI SNMP over OSI An experimental approach to running the Simple Network Management Protocol over OSI transport layers instead of UDP. RFC 1623 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types Standard monitoring objects for Ethernet network interfaces RFC 2063 Traffic Flow Measurement Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture How to measure and report network traffic flows in Internet networks RFC 2064 Traffic Flow Meter MIB Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB SNMP management objects for monitoring network traffic flows. RFC 3737 RMON OID Registry IANA Guidelines for the Registry of Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIB modules How IANA hands out numbers in the Remote Monitoring branch of the MIB tree, plus the list of numbers already used. RFC 9274 ALTO Cost Modes A Cost Mode Registry for the Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Protocol A new IANA registry for the ways ALTO can say how its cost values should be read. RFC 1503 Algorithms for Automating Administration in SNMPv2 Managers Help SNMPv2 managers set up automatically instead of requiring manual configuration. RFC 1593 SNA APPN Node MIB SNMP management objects for IBM SNA APPN nodes and network topology. RFC 1856 Opstat The Opstat Client-Server Model for Statistics Retrieval A client-server protocol for retrieving network statistics and performance data RFC 1916 Enterprise Renumbering Enterprise Renumbering: Experience and Information Solicitation Gathering real-world experiences about changing enterprise network addresses. RFC 2039 MIBs for Web Servers Applicability of Standards Track MIBs to Management of World Wide Web Servers How to apply existing network management standards to monitor and control web servers. RFC 2041 Mobile Network Tracing Standardized format for recording and replaying wireless network behavior RFC 2107 ATMP Ascend Tunnel Management Protocol - ATMP A tunnel protocol for remote dial-in users to reach their home network. RFC 2123 NeTraMet Traffic Flow Measurement: Experiences with NeTraMet Practical lessons from building and using the NeTraMet traffic measurement system. RFC 2340 Nortel VNS Nortel's Virtual Network Switching (VNS) Overview A label-switching architecture for virtual networks that reduces routing hops and improves traffic management. RFC 2391 LSNAT Load Sharing using IP Network Address Translation (LSNAT) Using network address translation to spread server load across a pool of machines. RFC 2650 Using RPSL Using RPSL in Practice A how-to guide for writing routing policies in the Internet Routing Registry using RPSL. RFC 2721 RTFM applicability RTFM: Applicability Statement A guide to where traffic flow measurement works and what it cannot do. RFC 2783 Pulse-Per-Second API for UNIX-like Operating Systems, Version 1.0 A standard interface for precise timing signals in UNIX systems. RFC 2882 RADIUS practices Network Access Servers Requirements: Extended RADIUS Practices A snapshot of vendor-specific RADIUS extensions and their interoperability challenges RFC 2921 6bone pTLA/pNLA 6BONE pTLA and pNLA Formats (pTLA) How the 6bone IPv6 testbed divided up its test address space RFC 2922 Physical Topology MIB Physical Topology MIB A standard MIB for discovering which network cables connect which devices RFC 3116 Methodology for ATM Benchmarking Standard tests and measurement procedures for ATM switch performance. RFC 3133 Terminology for Frame Relay Benchmarking A dictionary for measuring frame relay network performance. RFC 3134 Terminology for ATM ABR Benchmarking Words for measuring how fast ATM switches can adapt to changing traffic. RFC 3141 CDMA2000 Wireless Data Requirements for AAA Security and roaming requirements for CDMA2000 cellular data networks. RFC 3176 sFlow InMon Corporation's sFlow: A Method for Monitoring Traffic in Switched and Routed Networks A sampling-based method for monitoring traffic in high-speed networks RFC 3422 MAC frames over MAPOS Forwarding Media Access Control (MAC) Frames over Multiple Access Protocol over Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (MAPOS) Bridging local area networks through MAPOS optical networks. RFC 3483 Framework for Policy Usage Feedback for Common Open Policy Service with Policy Provisioning (COPS-PR) How network devices report usage of applied policies RFC 3532 Switch Partitioning Requirements for the Dynamic Partitioning of Switching Elements Requirements for reshaping switching element resources without stopping the service. RFC 3589 Diameter Command Codes for Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 5 IANA sets aside Diameter command codes 300 through 313 for 3GPP Release 5 only. RFC 3604 Requirements for Adding Optical Support to the General Switch Management Protocol version 3 (GSMPv3) Requirements for controlling optical switches and cross-connects RFC 3919 RMON IPv6/MPLS IDs Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) Protocol Identifiers for IPv6 and Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Identifying IPv6 and MPLS traffic in network monitoring tools. RFC 4241 Dual stack ADSL model A Model of IPv6/IPv4 Dual Stack Internet Access Service How home routers automatically configure IPv6 on dual-stack internet connections. RFC 4565 CAPWAP evaluation Evaluation of Candidate Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocols How four candidate protocols were evaluated for controlling Wi-Fi access points RFC 4678 SASP Server/Application State Protocol v1 Letting load balancers know how busy each server really is. RFC 4876 LDAP Agent Configuration A Configuration Profile Schema for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-Based Agents A shared configuration schema for LDAP-based agents to discover directory settings. RFC 4883 RSVP Benchmarking Terms Benchmarking Terminology for Resource Reservation Capable Routers Standard vocabulary for measuring how well routers handle QoS reservation signaling. RFC 5171 UDLD Cisco Systems UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) Protocol Detecting and disabling Ethernet links that work in only one direction. RFC 5345 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Traffic Measurements and Trace Exchange Formats Collecting and sharing real-world SNMP usage data for research. RFC 5381 Experience of Implementing NETCONF over SOAP Building network management systems by layering NETCONF on SOAP and using standard development tools RFC 5431 Diameter Rw Diameter ITU-T Rw Policy Enforcement Interface Application Diameter codes for quality-of-service policy enforcement RFC 5471 IPFIX testing Guidelines for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Testing A testing checklist for network flow monitoring software. RFC 5515 L2TP access line AVPs Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Access Line Information Attribute Value Pair (AVP) Extensions Extensions to pass subscriber access line characteristics through broadband tunneling. RFC 5516 Diameter 3GPP EPS codes Diameter Command Code Registration for the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Evolved Packet System (EPS) Diameter codes for 3GPP mobile network equipment RFC 5684 Unintended Consequences of NAT Deployments with Overlapping Address Space When private networks reuse the same addresses, unexpected problems emerge. RFC 5728 DVB-RCS MIB The SatLabs Group DVB-RCS MIB A standardized way to monitor satellite internet equipment that connects back to the network. RFC 5834 CAPWAP 802.11 MIB Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol Binding MIB for IEEE 802.11 Management framework for wireless access points controlled by a central system. RFC 5859 TFTP Server Option TFTP Server Address Option for DHCPv4 DHCP option 150 lets devices discover TFTP servers without DNS. RFC 5963 IPv6 Deployment in Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) How to add the modern address type to network meeting points RFC 6018 IPv4 and IPv6 Greynets A sparsely populated network region to detect and trap unauthorized probes RFC 6369 Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) Implementation Experience Lessons learned from building the ForCES protocol that separates a router's control and forwarding planes. RFC 6645 IP Flow Information Accounting and Export Benchmarking Methodology Measuring how much network monitoring slows down a router RFC 6934 Applicability of the Access Node Control Mechanism to Broadband Networks Based on Passive Optical Networks (PONs) Control protocol for fiber broadband networks based on passive optical networks. RFC 7047 OVSDB The Open vSwitch Database Management Protocol A JSON-RPC protocol for remotely managing Open vSwitch virtual switches in data centers. RFC 7269 NAT64 Deployment Options and Experience How to deploy NAT64 translators connecting IPv6-only networks to the IPv4 Internet. RFC 7359 Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Tunnel Traffic Leakages in Dual-Stack Hosts/Networks How a VPN that ignores IPv6 can let your supposedly protected traffic escape in the clear. RFC 7422 CGN deterministic NAT Deterministic Address Mapping to Reduce Logging in Carrier-Grade NAT Deployments Reducing logging overhead in shared IPv4 address systems RFC 7424 LAG and ECMP utilization Mechanisms for Optimizing Link Aggregation Group (LAG) and Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) Component Link Utilization in Networks Distributing traffic more fairly across parallel network links RFC 7448 MIB Transfer from the IETF to the IEEE 802.3 WG Recording the transfer of Ethernet MIB modules from IETF to IEEE 802.3 RFC 7640 Traffic Management Benchmarking A framework for testing how well network devices manage traffic rates. RFC 7654 ISSU Benchmarking Benchmarking Methodology for In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) Testing how network devices behave when upgraded without stopping the network RFC 7767 PCP Check-Pointing Application-Initiated Check-Pointing via the Port Control Protocol (PCP) Let applications tell the network which connections matter for uninterrupted service. RFC 7768 NAT Port Management Port Management to Reduce Logging in Large-Scale NATs Allocate ports in blocks to cut logging volume while sharing IPv4 addresses fairly. RFC 8161 NDP Benchmarking Benchmarking the Neighbor Discovery Protocol Testing how many IPv6 neighbors a router can handle RFC 8204 vSwitch Benchmarking Benchmarking Virtual Switches in the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) How to test virtual switches fairly and consistently on general-purpose hardware. RFC 8272 TinyIPFIX TinyIPFIX for Smart Meters in Constrained Networks Flow data export shrunk for tiny battery-powered meters. RFC 8316 Autonomic SLA Autonomic Networking Use Case for Distributed Detection of Service Level Agreement (SLA) Violations Self-managing networks that detect when service quality dips RFC 8475 Using Conditional Router Advertisements for Enterprise Multihoming Connecting enterprise networks to multiple ISPs using provider addresses. RFC 8522 Looking Glass Commands Looking Glass Command Set A standardized API for querying Network Looking Glass services. RFC 8677 Name-based SFF Name-Based Service Function Forwarder (nSFF) Component within a Service Function Chaining (SFC) Framework Simplify service routing by using names instead of addresses. RFC 8683 NAT64 guidelines Additional Deployment Guidelines for NAT64/464XLAT in Operator and Enterprise Networks Guidance for deploying NAT64 and 464XLAT in IPv6 networks. RFC 8886 Secure Device Install Protecting network device configurations during remote installation RFC 9222 Guidelines for Autonomic Service Agents Design guidelines for autonomous agents that manage networks themselves RFC 9269 ICN in 4G Experimental Scenarios of Information-Centric Networking (ICN) Integration in 4G Mobile Networks Exploring content delivery by name in mobile networks RFC 9271 UPS Mgmt Protocol Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management Protocol -- Commands and Responses The protocol for battery backup systems to talk to computers RFC 9273 Network Coding NDN Network Coding for Content-Centric Networking / Named Data Networking: Considerations and Challenges Combining smart packet mixing with content-based networking RFC 9317 Streaming Media Ops Operational Considerations for Streaming Media Network and transport considerations for high-quality video delivery at scale. RFC 9361 TMCH ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Functional Specifications Interfaces and data formats for trademark protection during new domain launches. RFC 9424 IoCs Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and Their Role in Attack Defence Clues that help defenders spot, trace, and block malicious activity RFC 9511 Probe attribution Attribution of Internet Probes Simple techniques for identifying who sent measurement probes across the Internet. RFC 9544 PAMs Precision Availability Metrics (PAMs) for Services Governed by Service Level Objectives (SLOs) Measuring whether network services keep their performance promises. RFC 9693 NATxy Benchmarking Benchmarking Methodology for Stateful NATxy Gateways A methodology for accurately testing address-translating gateways at scale RFC 9699 XR on Edge Use Case Use Case for an Extended Reality Application on Edge Computing Infrastructure Bringing virtual worlds to life using nearby servers instead of distant clouds RFC 9706 TreeDN TreeDN: Tree-Based Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Live Streaming to Mass Audiences A tree-shaped network delivering one stream to millions of viewers without duplication RFC 9845 Challenges and Opportunities in Management for Green Networking Research challenges and opportunities for managing networks to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact. RFC 9940 Fault management terms Some Key Terms for Network Fault and Problem Management Defining terminology for network fault detection, reporting, and resolution. RFC 9971 MLRsearch Multiple Loss Ratio Search A faster, more reliable way to measure how much traffic a network can handle. RFC 1393 Traceroute Using an IP Option A faster way to trace the path packets take through the Internet. RFC 9121 Deprecating int domains Deprecating Infrastructure "int" Domains Retiring old internet infrastructure names from the int domain. RFC 1298 SNMP over IPX SNMP over IPX Carrying SNMP messages on Novell IPX networks. RFC 2089 SNMPv2 to SNMPv1 Mapping V2ToV1 Mapping SNMPv2 onto SNMPv1 within a bi-lingual SNMP agent Translating messages between two versions of the network management protocol. RFC 2106 DLSw RAP Data Link Switching Remote Access Protocol A protocol for carrying legacy network traffic over TCP connections. RFC 2620 RADIUS Accounting Client MIB SNMP management for RADIUS accounting clients. RFC 2621 RADIUS Accounting Server MIB SNMP management objects for monitoring RADIUS accounting servers RFC 7125 Revision of the tcpControlBits IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Element Updates the IPFIX tcpControlBits field so flow records can carry all the TCP flags in use, including ECN. RFC 3069 VLAN Aggregation for Efficient IP Address Allocation Sharing an IP subnet across multiple virtual LANs to conserve address space RFC 3559 Multicast Address Allocation MIB Manages how multicast addresses are handed out and tracked on a network. RFC 1162 CLNP MIB Connectionless Network Protocol (ISO 8473) and End System to Intermediate System (ISO 9542) Management Information Base A set of monitoring objects for the ISO Connectionless Network Protocol and End System to Intermediate System protocol. RFC 1228 SNMP-DPI SNMP-DPI: Simple Network Management Protocol Distributed Program Interface Dynamic extension of SNMP agents through sub-agent registration. RFC 1283 SNMP over OSI SNMP over OSI Running SNMP management traffic over OSI transport services instead of UDP. RFC 2593 SMX Script MIB Extensibility Protocol Version 1.0 A protocol that lets management scripts work with multiple programming languages without rebuilding RFC 3338 Bump-in-the-API Dual Stack Hosts Using "Bump-in-the-API" (BIA) Let old IPv4 applications talk to IPv6 servers without rewriting them. RFC 7042 IANA 802 Parameters IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 Parameters How the IETF assigns Ethernet and IEEE 802 parameter values for interoperability. RFC 633 IMP/TIP preventive maintenance schedule Schedule of preventive maintenance windows for all IMP and TIP machines. RFC 802 ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol Logical addressing and improved host blocking for the ARPANET 1822 protocol. RFC 1917 Return Unused Prefixes An Appeal to the Internet Community to Return Unused IP Networks (Prefixes) to the IANA A case for returning unused IP address blocks to preserve routing infrastructure. RFC 1165 NTP over OSI Network Time Protocol (NTP) over the OSI Remote Operations Service Running NTP over the OSI Remote Operations Service instead of UDP. RFC 1187 SNMP Bulk Retrieval Bulk Table Retrieval with the SNMP Algorithms for efficiently retrieving large data tables from network devices via SNMP. RFC 2758 Definitions of Managed Objects for Service Level Agreements Performance Monitoring An SNMP-based MIB for tracking Service Level Agreement performance metrics. RFC 3018 UMSP Unified Memory Space Protocol Specification A network protocol that presents distributed memory as a single 128-bit address space, letting programs access remote memory directly. RFC 3334 Policy-based accounting Policy-Based Accounting Use standardized policies to configure how a network measures and counts resource usage. RFC 4498 Aggregation MIB The Managed Object Aggregation MIB Combining network management data into single objects to reduce traffic. RFC 6137 NTTDM The Network Trouble Ticket Data Model (NTTDM) A normalized data format for exchanging network trouble tickets across administrative domains. RFC 7758 NETCONF Time Capability Time Capability in NETCONF Schedule configuration changes to happen at specific times. RFC 8350 CAPWAP alt tunnel Alternate Tunnel Encapsulation for Data Frames in Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Let wireless access points tunnel data through multiple paths instead of always to the controller. RFC 9275 ALTO Path Vector An Extension for Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO): Path Vector Abstract network elements and paths as details in application routing RFC 1237 OSI NSAP Allocation Guidelines for OSI NSAP Allocation in the Internet How to assign OSI network addresses so routing scales to millions of networks. RFC 1909 SNMPv2 Admin Framework An Administrative Infrastructure for SNMPv2 A framework for authentication, authorization, and access control in SNMPv2. RFC 9710 IPFIX Registry Fixes Simple Fixes to the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Entities IANA Registry Cleanup and consistency improvements to the IP Flow Information Export registry. RFC 5719 Updated IANA Considerations for Diameter Command Code Allocations Changing how IANA hands out Diameter protocol command codes. RFC 9192 NSH Timestamp Network Service Header (NSH) Fixed-Length Context Header Allocation A common format for adding time, sequence, and interface data to NSH metadata. RFC 2754 RPS IANA Issues Setting up the root of the routing registry hierarchy with digital signatures. RFC 209 Host/IMP interface documentation A memo clarifying the host-IMP interface after a software update caused confusion RFC 213 IMP System change notification An announcement of IMP system version 2505 with expanded capacity and improved monitoring RFC 218 Changing the IMP status reporting facility Notification of changes to IMP status reporting to the Network Control Center RFC 256 IMPSYS change notification Software changes to the ARPA Network IMP system RFC 263 "Very Distant" Host interface Connecting a host computer to the network from a long distance away RFC 297 TIP Message Buffers Explaining why TIP message buffers vary by device and how to use them RFC 301 BBN IMP (#5) and NCC Schedule March 4, 1971 Scheduled maintenance of the BBN IMP and addition of a new host RFC 311 New Console Attachments to the USCB Host Adding I/O ports to UCSB's IBM 360/75 computer for multiple terminals RFC 410 Removal of the 30-Second Delay When Hosts Come Up Removing network startup delay for hosts on ARPANET RFC 547 Change to the Very Distant Host specification Corrected specification for connecting distant hosts to IMPs. RFC 548 Hosts using the IMP Going Down message Asking hosts to warn users when the local IMP is going down. RFC 588 London Node Is Now Up The ARPANET reaches London with a node at the University of London RFC 590 MULTICS address change MIT-Multics moves to a new network address to balance load RFC 591 Addition to the Very Distant Host specifications A clarification to the early network host-IMP interface specification. RFC 594 Speedup of Host-IMP interface Why the link between a host and its network interface processor should run as fast as possible. RFC 609 NIC Move Statement of upcoming move of NIC/NLS service Relocation of the Network Information Center services to TYMSHARE RFC 611 IMP Status Messages Two changes to the IMP/Host Protocol to improve user/network communications Enhanced IMP-to-Host messages for better host status communication RFC 626 On a possible lockup condition in IMP subnet due to message sequencing How message ordering in the ARPANET could cause a traffic jam. RFC 632 Throughput degradations for single packet messages Why sending many small messages through the ARPANET got stuck in a loop. RFC 635 Assessment of ARPANET protocols A critical analysis of ARPANET protocol design proposing simplifications RFC 637 Change of network address for SU-DSL SU-DSL's network address moves from 130 to 194 RFC 643 Network Debugging Protocol Remote debugging protocol for PDP-11 systems over the network RFC 717 Assigned Network Numbers A 1976 registry of network numbers for early ARPANET experiments. RFC 745 JANUS JANUS interface specifications A symmetrical electrical and protocol interface for connecting network devices RFC 752 Universal host table A better way to store host names, addresses, and network information. RFC 824 CRONUS Virtual Local Network A protocol layer that lets operating systems swap local networks transparently. RFC 829 Packet satellite technology reference sources A bibliography of papers about DARPA's packet satellite network technology and experiments. RFC 957 Experiments in network clock synchronization Experiments in synchronizing clocks across computer networks. RFC 1214 OSI internet management: Management Information Base Adapting TCP/IP network management to OSI standards RFC 1419 SNMP over AppleTalk SNMP over AppleTalk Run SNMP network management on AppleTalk instead of UDP and IP. RFC 1461 SNMP MIB extension for Multiprotocol Interconnect over X.25 Managing multiprotocol traffic over X.25 networks RFC 1696 Modem MIB Modem Management Information Base (MIB) using SMIv2 Standard objects for monitoring dial-up modems over SNMP RFC 2036 Class A Address Space Observations on the use of Components of the Class A Address Space within the Internet Implications of allocating the unallocated Class A address space classlessly. RFC 3318 Framework PIB Framework Policy Information Base Shared building blocks for all policy provisioning information bases. RFC 3571 Framework Policy Information Base for Usage Feedback How a policy server collects and reports device rule usage RFC 5412 LWAPP Lightweight Access Point Protocol An early way for a central controller to manage many wireless access points RFC 5413 SLAPP SLAPP: Secure Light Access Point Protocol A protocol for controllers to discover and manage wireless access points from different vendors. RFC 5414 WiCoP Wireless LAN Control Protocol (WiCoP) A protocol for central management of large-scale wireless LANs. RFC 9327 NTP Control Messages Control Messages Protocol for Use with Network Time Protocol Version 4 The legacy mode 6 and mode 7 messages used to query and configure NTP servers, documented for reference and not recommended.