1066: Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets.

As reported in RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards [1], the Internet Activities Board has directed the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to create two new working groups in the area of network management. One group is charged with the further specification and definition of elements to be included in the Management Information Base. The other is charged with defining the modifications to the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to accommodate the short-term needs of the network vendor and operator communities. The long-term needs of the Internet community are to be met using the ISO CMIS/CMIP [2,3] framework as a basis. An existing IETF working group, the "NETMAN" group, is already engaged in defining the use of CMIS/CMIP in a TCP/IP network, and will continue with responsibility for addressing the longer-term requirements.