Printer Working Group Printer Port Monitor MIB v1.0 Technical Brief Status: Initial 2 January 2005
This document defines the PWG Printer Port Monitor (PPM) MIB v1.0 that supports printer status monitoring, automatic installation of device drivers, and other printing applications. The PPM MIB is entirely free-standing, but it also facilitates use of the IETF Host Resources MIB [RFC1514] [RFC2790] and IETF Printer MIB [RFC1759] [RFC3805] for printer status monitoring.
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This document defines the PWG Printer Port Monitor (PPM) MIB v1.0 that supports printer status monitoring, automatic installation of device drivers, and other printing applications. The PPM MIB is entirely free-standing, but it also facilitates use of the IETF Host Resources MIB [RFC1514] [RFC2790] and IETF Printer MIB [RFC1759] [RFC3805] for printer status monitoring.
At the November 2004 meeting of the PWG, Mike Fenelon (Microsoft) gave a presentation on standardizing a simple MIB for support of printer port monitor applications, particularly for improved automatic device driver installation by operating systems. Mike Fenelon and Ivan Pavicevic (both of Microsoft) also presented an initial ASN.1 draft of such a MIB. The current PPM MIB integrates their initial proposal with existing IETF standard MIBs.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as defined in [RFC2119].
The following terms are used in this document:
Printer Device: A device in the IETF Host Resources MIB (that MAY also be represented in the IETF Printer MIB) that supports one or more Printer Ports (see below).
See: 'hrDeviceIndex' and 'hrDeviceType' of 'hrDevicePrinter'
in IETF Host Resources MIB [RFC1514] [RFC2790].
Printer Port: A print data channel that MUST support job submission and MAY also support status monitoring.
See: 'prtChannelEntry' in IETF Printer MIB [RFC1759] [RFC3805].
Protocol Port: The transport protocol (TCP, UDP, etc.) port number for this protocol, e.g., 515 for LPR [RFC1179]. Most print protocols define a default transport protocol port and many support alternate transport protocol ports.
See: 'prtChannelInformation' in IETF Printer MIB v2 [RFC3805].
Protocol Type: The protocol type of a given port (print data channel), e.g., LPR [RFC1179].
See: 'prtChannelType' in IETF Printer MIB [RFC1759] [RFC3805].
The PPM MIB is written in SMIv2 [RFC2578] and does NOT define any 'read-write' or 'read-create' objects. The PPM MIB does NOT define any notifications (i.e., SNMP traps).
The PPM MIB defines two mandatory object groups:
The PPM MIB defines the 'ppmPortProtocolType' object, which MAY contain a value from 'PrtChannelTypeTC' in the IANA Printer MIB (originally published in [RFC3805]), to be used for automatic installation of device drivers, etc.
See: 'prtChannelType' in [RFC1759] [RFC3805].
See: 'PrtChannelTypeTC' in [RFC3805] and IANA Registry at:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ianaprinter-mib
The PPM MIB defines the 'ppmPortSnmpCommunityName' object, to support different SNMP read community names for each configured port.
See: 'snmpCommunityName' in IETF Community MIB [RFC3584].
The PPM MIB defines the 'ppmPortHrDeviceIndex' object, which MAY contain a value of 'hrDeviceIndex' in the IETF Host Resources MIB [RFC1514] [RFC2790], to be used for status queries in the IETF Host Resources MIB for each port.
See: 'hrDeviceStatus', 'hrPrinterStatus', and
'hrPrinterDetectedErrorState' in [RFC1514] [RFC2790].
The PPM MIB defines the 'ppmPortSnmpStatusQueryEnabled' object, to enable or disable SNMP status queries by port monitor applications.
The PPM MIB defines the 'ppmPortHrDeviceIndex' object, which MAY contain a value of 'hrDeviceIndex' in the IETF Host Resources MIB [RFC1514] [RFC2790], to be used for status queries in the IETF Printer MIB [RFC1759] [RFC3805] for each port.
See: 'prtChannelStatus' in IETF Printer MIB [RFC1759] [RFC3805].
See: 'prtAlertCriticalEvents' and 'prtAlertAllEvents'
in IETF Printer MIB v2 [RFC3805].
PRINTER-PORT-MONITOR-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
enterprises, MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, Gauge32, Integer32
FROM SNMPv2-SMI -- RFC 2578
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION, DisplayString, TruthValue
FROM SNMPv2-TC -- RFC 2579
MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP
FROM SNMPv2-CONF; -- RFC 2580
ppmMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
LAST-UPDATED "0501020000Z"
ORGANIZATION "Printer Working Group, a Program of IEEE/ISTO"
CONTACT-INFO
"Editors:
Ron Bergman (Ricoh)
Phone: +1-805-578-4421
Email: Ron.Bergman@rpsa.ricoh.com
Mike Fenelon (Microsoft)
Email: mfenelon@windows.microsoft.com
Ira McDonald (High North)
Phone: +1-906-494-2434
Email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com
Ivan Pavicevic (Microsoft)
Email: ivanp@windows.microsoft.com
Send comments using the Printer MIB Project (PMP) Mailing List:
pmp@pwg.org
To subscribe, see the PWG web page:
http://www.pwg.org/"
DESCRIPTION
"The MIB module for printer port monitor support.
Copyright (C) IEEE/ISTO PWG (2005)."
REVISION "0501020000Z" -- 2 January 2005 (v0.30)
DESCRIPTION "Third draft of PWG Printer Port Monitor MIB.
- revised DESCRIPTION of several objects, to delete
inappropriate use of 'Note:' (for clarity),
per comments from Ron Bergman;
- revised DESCRIPTION of 'ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage'
to specify that default is 'en-US' (US English)
and to explain typical uses of language tags,
per comments from Ron Bergman;
- changed SYNTAX of 'ppmGeneralNumberOfPorts' from
'Counter32' (may only increase) to 'Gauge32' (may
decrease if rows in 'ppmPortTable' are removed)
and added DEFVAL clause (allowed on 'Gauge32'),
per comments from Ron Bergman;
- revised DESCRIPTION of 'ppmPortIndex', to explain
the DEFVAL clause is omitted per SMIv2 (RFC 2578),
per comments from Ron Bergman;
- changed SYNTAX of 'ppmPortProtocolType' to simple
'Integer32', to allow zero for 'not specified' and
to decouple from IANA-PRINTER-MIB for compilation,
per comments from Ron Bergman;
- revised DESCRIPTION of 'ppmPortProtocolType' to
require use of 'chPort9100' for Raw printing (and
prohibit 'chPortTCP(37)' and 'chBidirPortTCP(38)'
for Raw printing), to avoid ambiguity,
per comments from Mike and Ivan;
- revised DESCRIPTION of 'ppmPortLprQueueName', to
to specify default queue name of 'LPR',
per comments from Ron Bergman;"
REVISION "0412100000Z" -- 10 December 2004 (v0.20)
DESCRIPTION "Second draft of PWG Printer Port Monitor MIB.
- added Ivan to editors (oversight in v0.10),
per request of Mike and Ivan;
- added IMPORT of 'PrtChannelTypeTC' from
IANA-PRINTER-MIB (first published in RFC 3805)
and changed SYNTAX of 'ppmPortProtocolType',
per request of Ron Bergman;
- renamed 'PpmTextStringTC' textual convention to
'PpmLocalizedStringTC' (for clarity);
- added 'ppmGeneralNumberOfPorts' to General group,
to align with Mike and Ivan's original draft;
- revised 'ppmPortProtocolType' to specify the IANA
Printer MIB as the authoritative source of values,
per request of Ron Bergman;
- revised 'ppmPortProtocolPortNumber' to specify
that, if zero, then the default port for the
current value of 'ppmPortProtocolType' is used,
per request of Harry Lewis;
- revised 'ppmPortIEEE1284DeviceId' to clarify more
format details and restricted characters,
per request of Mike and Ivan;
- moved 'ppmGeneralCommunityName' and renamed to
'ppmPortSnmpCommunityName' (for clarity),
to align with Mike and Ivan's original draft;
- renamed 'ppmPortStatusQueryEnabled' to
'ppmPortSnmpStatusQueryEnabled' (for clarity),
to align with Mike and Ivan's original draft;
- deleted 'ppmPortDescription' (redundant),
per request of Mike and Ivan;
- deleted 'ppmPortPrtChannelIndex' and
'ppmPortInterfaceIndex' (not necessary),
per request of Mike and Ivan."
REVISION "0411180000Z" -- 18 November 2004 (v0.10)
DESCRIPTION "First draft of PWG Printer Port Monitor MIB.
- content from Mike and Ivan's original draft and
a few proposed extensions."
::= { enterprises pwg(2699) mibs(1) ppmMIB(2) }
ppmMIBObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppmMIB 1 }
ppmMIBNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppmMIB 2 }
ppmMIBConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppmMIB 3 }
ppmMIBObjectGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppmMIBConformance 2 }
--
-- Textual Conventions
--
PpmLocalizedStringTC ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
DISPLAY-HINT "255a"
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"To facilitate internationalization, this datatype represents
information represented in the ISO/IEC IS 10646-1 character set
(encoded as an octet string using the UTF-8 (RFC 3629) character
encoding scheme) in the natural language currently specified by
'ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage'."
REFERENCE
"See: 'PrtLocalizedDescriptionStringTC' in RFC 3805."
SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
--
-- Object Definitions
--
ppmGeneral OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppmMIBObjects 1 }
ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (0..63))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The natural language tag (RFC 3066), specified in US-ASCII,
for all localized text string objects defined in this MIB
(of datatype 'PpmLocalizedStringTC'), or the empty string if
not specified. For example, 'zh-Hans-CN' (Simplified Chinese
for the PRC).
If this object is empty, then the natural language for all
localized text string objects in this MIB MUST be 'en-US'
(US English).
This natural language tag is necessary for support of correct
glyph selection for text display, for support of text-to-speech,
for support of correct sorting of text values, etc."
REFERENCE
"See: 'prtGeneralCurrentLocalization' in RFC 1759/3805."
DEFVAL { ''H } -- no natural language tag
::= { ppmGeneral 1 }
ppmGeneralNumberOfPorts OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Gauge32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of printer ports supported on this network product,
i.e., the number of entries in the 'ppmPortTable' below, or zero
if no printer ports are currently configured."
DEFVAL { 0 } -- no printer ports configured
::= { ppmGeneral 2 }
ppmPort OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ppmMIBObjects 2 }
ppmPortTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PpmPortEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"A table containing basic network printer port information,
especially for use by operating systems to facilitate
selection and automatic installation of device drivers."
::= { ppmPort 1 }
ppmPortEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PpmPortEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"A entry containing basic network printer port information for
one printer port."
INDEX { ppmPortIndex }
::= { ppmPortTable 1 }
PpmPortEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
ppmPortIndex Integer32,
ppmPortName PpmLocalizedStringTC,
ppmPortProtocolType Integer32,
ppmPortProtocolPortNumber Integer32,
ppmPortIEEE1284DeviceId DisplayString,
ppmPortHrDeviceIndex Integer32,
ppmPortSnmpCommunityName DisplayString,
ppmPortSnmpStatusQueryEnabled TruthValue,
ppmPortLprQueueName DisplayString,
ppmPortLprByteCountEnabled TruthValue
}
ppmPortIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (1..2147483647)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"A locally unique identifier for this network printer port.
Per SMIv2 (RFC 2578), the DEFVAL clause is omitted on this
'not-accessible' index object."
::= { ppmPortEntry 1 }
ppmPortName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PpmLocalizedStringTC (SIZE (0..127))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"A user friendly name for this port, in the locale specified by
'ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage'. May be used to facilitate user
selection of a port on a multi-port network product.
The charset of this text string object is UTF-8 (RFC 3629), in
order to support names that cannot be represented in US-ASCII."
REFERENCE
"See: 'prtGeneralPrinterName' in Printer MIB v2 (RFC 3805)."
DEFVAL { ''H } -- port name not specified
::= { ppmPortEntry 2 }
ppmPortProtocolType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647)
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The protocol type of this port, a value from 'PrtChannelTypeTC'
in the IANA Printer MIB (e.g., 'chLPDServer(8)' for LPR
(RFC 1179) or 'chPort9100(11)' for Raw), or zero if not
specified.
Products that implement Raw printing MUST specify a protocol
type of 'chPort9100(11)' and specify an alternate port (if
necessary) in 'pppPortProtocolPortNumber'. Products MUST NOT
use 'chPortTCP(37)' or 'chBidirPortTCP(38)' for Raw printing,
to avoid ambiguity.
For products that implement both the IETF Host Resources MIB
(RFC 1514/2790) and the IETF Printer MIB (RFC 1759/3805), a port
monitor application MAY search 'prtChannelTable' for this value
in 'prtChannelType' for more channel information and status."
REFERENCE
"See: 'PrtChannelTypeTC' in IANA Printer MIB (RFC 3805 and
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ianaprinter-mib).
See: 'prtChannelType' in IETF Printer MIB RFC 1759/3805."
DEFVAL { 0 } -- protocol type not specified
::= { ppmPortEntry 3 }
ppmPortProtocolPortNumber OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..65535)
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The transport protocol (TCP, UDP, etc.) port number for this
protocol, e.g., an alternate port from the protocol default,
or zero if not specified.
If this object is zero, then the actual protocol port number is
the default port for the specified 'ppmPortProtocolType' (e.g.,
'chPort9100(11)' uses '9100', 'chLPDServer(8)' uses '515')."
REFERENCE
"See: IETF Line Printer Daemon Protocol (RFC 1179).
See: 'tcpConnLocalPort' in MIB-II (RFC 1213).
See: 'udpLocalPort' in MIB-II (RFC 1213)."
DEFVAL { 0 } -- port number not specified
::= { ppmPortEntry 4 }
ppmPortIEEE1284DeviceId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The IEEE 1284 device ID for this port, a set of capabilities
(keys and values) specified in the US-ASCII charset and the
format 'key1: value {, value }; ... keyN: value {,value };',
as follows:
(a) SPACE (0x20), TAB (0x09), VTAB (0x0B), CR (0x0D), NL (0x0A),
and FF (0x0C) are allowed, but ignored when parsing
(b) other control characters (less than 0x20) MUST NOT be used
(c) COLON (0x3A), COMMA (0x2C), and SEMICOLON (0x3B) are
delimiters and MUST NOT be included in any key or value
(d) each key MUST be separated from value(s) using COLON (0x3A)
(e) multiple values MUST BE separated using COMMA (0x2C)
(f) each capability MUST BE delimited using SEMICOLON (0x3B)
(g) all ports MUST include the following capabilities
- MANUFACTURER (or abbreviation MFG)
- MODEL (or abbreviation MDL)
(h) all ports MAY include the following capabilities
- COMMAND SET (or abbreviation CMD)
- COMMENT
- ACTIVE COMMAND SET
For example (actually all on one line of text):
MANUFACTURER:ACME Manufacturing;
COMMAND SET:PCL,PJL,PS,XHTML-Print+xml;
MODEL:LaserBeam 9;
COMMENT:Anything you like;
ACTIVE COMMAND SET:PCL;
The value of this object MUST exactly match the IEEE 1284-2000
Device ID string, except that the length field MUST NOT be
specified. The value MUST be assigned by the Printer vendor
and MUST NOT be localized by the Print Service.
If this object is empty, then the value of 'ppmPortProtocolType'
SHOULD be used to load a generic driver."
REFERENCE
"See: Section 7.6 of IEEE 1284-2000."
DEFVAL { ''H } -- no IEEE 1284 device ID
::= { ppmPortEntry 5 }
ppmPortHrDeviceIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647)
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The value of 'hrDeviceIndex' in IETF Host Resources MIB
(RFC 1514/2790), to be used for status queries for this port if
the value of 'ppmPortSnmpStatusQueryEnabled' is 'true'.
If this object is zero, then monitoring applications MUST NOT
attempt status queries for this port in the IETF Host Resources
MIB (RFC 1514/2790) and/or IETF Printer MIB (RFC 1759/3805)."
REFERENCE
"See: 'hrDeviceStatus', 'hrPrinterStatus', and
'hrPrinterDetectedErrorState' in RFC 1514/2790.
See: 'prtChannelStatus' in RFC 1759/3805."
DEFVAL { 0 } -- no host device index
::= { ppmPortEntry 6 }
ppmPortSnmpCommunityName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The SNMP read community name, specified in US-ASCII, for access
to the printer status information in IETF MIB-II (RFC 1213),
IETF Host Resources MIB (RFC 1514/2790), and IETF Printer MIB
(RFC 1759/3805) for this port.
If this object is empty, then the SNMP read community name for
this port MUST default to 'public'."
REFERENCE
"See: 'snmpCommunityName' in SNMP Community MIB (RFC 3584)."
DEFVAL { ''H } -- no SNMP read community name
::= { ppmPortEntry 7 }
ppmPortSnmpStatusQueryEnabled OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The status query mode for this port, for queries by monitoring
applications in IETF Host Resources MIB (RFC 1514/2790) and/or
IETF Printer MIB (RFC 1759/3805).
If this object is 'false', then monitoring applications MUST NOT
attempt status queries for this port in the IETF Host Resources
MIB and/or IETF Printer MIB.
If this object is 'true', then monitoring applications MAY
attempt status queries for this port in the IETF Host Resources
MIB and/or IETF Printer MIB."
REFERENCE
"See: 'hrDeviceStatus', 'hrPrinterStatus', and
'hrPrinterDetectedErrorState' in RFC 1514/2790.
See: 'prtChannelStatus' in RFC 1759/3805."
DEFVAL { false } -- status monitoring disabled
::= { ppmPortEntry 8 }
ppmPortLprQueueName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX DisplayString (SIZE (0..255))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The LPR queue name for this port, specified in US-ASCII.
Ignored if 'ppmPortProtocolType' is not 'chLPDServer(8)'.
If 'ppmPortProtocolType' is 'chLPDServer(8)' and this object is
empty, then the LPR queue name MUST default to 'LPR'."
REFERENCE
"See: IETF Line Printer Daemon Protocol (RFC 1179)."
DEFVAL { ''H } -- LPR queue name not specified
::= { ppmPortEntry 9 }
ppmPortLprByteCountEnabled OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The current LPR byte counting mode for this port.
If this object is 'true', then LPR byte counting is enabled.
If this object is 'false', then LPR byte counting is disabled."
REFERENCE
"See: IETF Line Printer Daemon Protocol (RFC 1179)."
DEFVAL { false } -- LPR byte counting disabled
::= { ppmPortEntry 10 }
--
-- Conformance
--
ppmMIBCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The compliance statements for SNMP Agents that implement this
Printer Port Monitor MIB."
MODULE -- this module
MANDATORY-GROUPS { ppmGeneralGroup, ppmPortGroup }
::= { ppmMIBConformance 1 }
--
-- Conformance Groups
--
ppmGeneralGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage,
ppmGeneralNumberOfPorts
}
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The General object group in the Printer Port Monitor MIB"
::= { ppmMIBObjectGroups 1 }
ppmPortGroup OBJECT-GROUP
OBJECTS {
ppmPortName,
ppmPortProtocolType,
ppmPortProtocolPortNumber,
ppmPortIEEE1284DeviceId,
ppmPortHrDeviceIndex,
ppmPortSnmpCommunityName,
ppmPortSnmpStatusQueryEnabled,
ppmPortLprQueueName,
ppmPortLprByteCountEnabled
}
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The Port object group in the Printer Port Monitor MIB"
::= { ppmMIBObjectGroups 2 }
END
Conforming implementations of the PPM MIB:
MUST implement every object defined in the General and Port groups (although the LPR [RFC 1179] protocol need not be supported);
IANA already maintains a registry of print data channel protocol types in the 'PrtChannelTypeTC' textual convention in the IANA Printer MIB (originally published in [RFC3805]) at:
No future PWG registrations will be required for PPM MIB maintenance, because the PPM MIB does not define any enumerations.
The PPM MIB fully conforms to the IETF Policy on Character Sets and Languages [RFC2277], as follows:
The PPM MIB defines one scalar object 'ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage', used to specify a natural language tag (that conforms to [RFC3066]) for all localized text strings (e.g., 'en-US' for the 'US dialect of English').
The PPM MIB defines one textual convention 'PpmLocalizedStringTC', used for to define localized text string objects in the UTF-8 [RFC3629] charset, under the control of the natural language tag specified in 'ppmGeneralNaturalLanguage'.
The PPM MIB defines one columnar object 'ppmPortName', used to specify a user friendly name for each port (e.g., to facilitate user selection of a port on a multi-port network product.
The PPM MIB does NOT define 'read-write' or 'read-create' objects. Nonetheless, security considerations apply to the defined 'read-only' objects.
It is RECOMMENDED that implementors consider the security features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8), including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for authentication and privacy).
Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT RECOMMENDED. Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to enable cryptographic security. It is then a customer/operator responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an instance of this MIB module is properly configured to give access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate access rights.
The authors would like to acknowledge the comments and contributions of Harry Lewis (IBM).
[RFC2119] Bradner.
Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels, RFC 2119,
March 1997.
[RFC2578] McCloghrie, Perkins, Schoenwaelder.
Structure of Management Information Version 2, RFC 2578, April 1999.
[RFC2579] McCloghrie, Perkins, Schoenwaelder.
Textual Conventions for SMIv2, RFC 2579, April 1999.
[RFC2580] McCloghrie, Perkins, Schoenwaelder.
Conformance Statements for SMIv2, RFC 2580, April 1999.
[RFC2790] Grillo, Waldbusser.
IETF Host Resources MIB v2, RFC 2790, March 2000.
[RFC3066] Alvestrand.
Tags for the Identification of Languages, RFC 3066, January 2001.
[RFC3629] Yergeau.
UTF-8, a transform of ISO 10646, RFC 3629, November 2003.
[RFC3805] Bergman, Lewis, McDonald.
IETF Printer MIB v2, RFC 3805, June 2004.
[RFC1179] McLaughlin.
Line Printer Daemon Protocol, RFC 1179, September 1993.
[RFC1514] Grillo, Waldbusser.
IETF Host Resources MIB v1, RFC 1514, September 1993.
(obsoleted by [RFC2790])
[RFC1759] Smith, Wright, Hastings, Zilles, Gyllenskog.
IETF Printer MIB v1, RFC 1759, March 1995.
(obsoleted by [RFC3805])
[RFC2277] Alvestrand.
IETF Policy on Character Sets and Languages, RFC 2277, January 1998.
[RFC3584] Frye, Levi, Routhier, Wijnen.
Coexistence between SNMP Versions (IETF Community MIB), RFC 3584,
August 2003.
Editors:
Ron Bergman (Ricoh)
Phone: +1-805-578-4421
Email: Ron.Bergman@rpsa.ricoh.com
Mike Fenelon (Microsoft)
Email: mfenelon@windows.microsoft.com
Ira McDonald (High North)
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Email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com
Ivan Pavicevic (Microsoft)
Email: ivanp@windows.microsoft.com
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