Generic and Common Textual Conventions (TCs)
Appendix B in
"Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of MIB Documents [RFC4181, BCP111]",
lists an initial
set of Commonly used Textual Conventions. This web page is intended
to keep that list up-to-date with the most commonly used TCs.
If you have any suggestions for changes or additions, pls send an
email to the OPS AD maintaining this page,
Dan Romascanu.
The following TCs are defined in SNMPv2-TC [RFC2579]:
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DisplayString OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
PhysAddress OCTET STRING
MacAddress OCTET STRING (SIZE (6))
TruthValue enumerated INTEGER
TestAndIncr INTEGER (0..2147483647)
AutonomousType OBJECT IDENTIFIER
VariablePointer OBJECT IDENTIFIER
RowPointer OBJECT IDENTIFIER
RowStatus enumerated INTEGER
TimeStamp TimeTicks
TimeInterval INTEGER (0..2147483647)
DateAndTime OCTET STRING (SIZE (8 | 11))
StorageType enumerated INTEGER
TDomain OBJECT IDENTIFIER
TAddress OCTET STRING (SIZE (1..255))
Note 1. InstancePointer is obsolete and MUST NOT be used.
Note 2. DisplayString does not support internationalized text.
It MUST NOT be used for objects that are required to
hold internationalized text (which is always the case
if the object is intended for use by humans [RFC2277]).
Designers SHOULD consider using SnmpAdminString,
Utf8String, or LongUtf8String for such objects.
Note 3. TDomain and TAddress SHOULD NOT be used in new MIB
modules. The TransportDomain, TransportAddressType, and
TransportAddress TCs (defined in TRANSPORT-ADDRESS-MIB
[RFC3419]) SHOULD be used instead.
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The following TC is defined in SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB [RFC3411]:
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SnmpAdminString OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
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The following TCs are defined in SYSAPPL-MIB [RFC2287]:
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Utf8String OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
LongUtf8String OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..1024))
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The following TCs are defined in INET-ADDRESS-MIB [RFC4001]:
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InetAddressType enumerated INTEGER
InetAddress OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
InetAddressPrefixLength Unsigned32 (0..2040)
InetPortNumber Unsigned32 (0..65535)
InetAutonomousSystemNumber Unsigned32
InetScopeType enumerated INTEGER
InetZoneIndex Unsigned32
InetVersion enumerated INTEGER
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The following TCs are defined in TRANSPORT-ADDRESS-MIB [RFC3419]:
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TransportDomain OBJECT IDENTIFIER
TransportAddressType enumerated INTEGER
TransportAddress OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
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The following TC is defined in RMON2-MIB [RFC2021]:
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ZeroBasedCounter32 Gauge32
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The following TCs are defined in HCNUM-TC [RFC2856]:
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ZeroBasedCounter64 Counter64
CounterBasedGauge64 Counter64
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The following TCs are defined in IF-MIB [RFC2863]:
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InterfaceIndex Integer32 (1..2147483647)
InterfaceIndexOrZero Integer32 (0..2147483647)
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The followingTCs are defined in ENTITY-MIB [RFC4133]:
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PhysicalIndex Integer32 (1..2147483647)
PhysicalIndexOrZero Integer32 (0..2147483647)
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The following TCs are defined in PerfHist-TC-MIB [RFC3593]:
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PerfCurrentCount Gauge32
PerfIntervalCount Gauge32
PerfTotalCount Gauge32
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The following TCs are defined in HC-PerfHist-TC-MIB [RFC3705]:
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HCPerfValidIntervals Integer32 (0..96)
HCPerfInvalidIntervals Integer32 (0..96)
HCPerfTimeElapsed Integer32 (0..86399)
HCPerfIntervalThreshold Unsigned32 (0..900)
HCPerfCurrentCount Counter64
HCPerfIntervalCount Counter64
HCPerfTotalCount Counter64
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The following TCs are defined in ITU-ALARM-TC-MIB [RFC3877]:
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ItuPerceivedSeverity enumerated INTEGER
ItuTrendIndication enumerated INTEGER
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The following TCs are defined in ENTITY-STATE-TC-MIB [RFC4268]
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EntityAdminState enumerated INTEGER
EntityOperState enumerated INTEGER
EntityUsageState enumerated INTEGER
EntityAlarmStatus BITS
EntityStandbyStatus enumerated INTEGER
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The following TCs are defined in Q-BRIDGE-MIB [RFC4363]:
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VlanId Integer32 (1..4094)
VlanIdOrAny Integer32 (1..4094 | 4095)
VlanIdOrNone Integer32 (0 | 1..4094 | 4095)
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Last changed on
December 1st, 2006
by
Bert Wijnen
and
Dan Romascanu.