Subject: Re: Should DLSw MIB assume Some Form of SDLC and LLC2 MIBs E

From: "Shannon Nix" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 94 09:25:09

Hi Dave,

>In the current 6611 DLSw MIB, there are a number of objects which
>are related to LLC2 and SDLC objects, in ibmdlsCirTable and
>ibmlsStattionTable, respectively.  If we want to develop a new
>DLSw MIB based on the activities in DLSw RIG, should we assume
>that some forms of SDLC and LLC2 MIBs exist in DLSw, so don't
>need to repeat similar objects in DLSw MIB?

Both MIB modules are currently being worked on within IETF:

The mail exploder is [email-masked]

SDLC I-D "draft-ietf-snamib-sdlc-mib-04.txt   @ cnri.reston.va.us
LLC2 I-D "draft-ietf-snamib-llc2-mib-01.txt   @ cnri.reston.va.us (coming soon)

>Don't know what LLC2 link station table(s) will be, but it seems
>it needs to have MAC/SAP for both end stations.  (Without this
>requirement, local MAC maybe derivable from ifPhysicalAddress
>if ifTable.  Right?)

  The LLC2 link stations will be decoupled from the physical (MAC) layer but the
  information should be available via stack linkages in ifTable and ifStack

>So, is this a reasonable assumption?  If that is the case, we need
>to be sure that SDLC and LLC MIBs meet DLSw needs.

Please review and comment on the work do date and contribute to the future work 
(LLC2).

Regards, Shannon

>Dave Chen
>IBM Corporation