The following appendix contains a list of suggested reading materials, including:
- Cisco technical publications
- Internetworking and network management references
- MIB references
- Network management-related RFCs
Cisco Systems provides the following technical guides that may be helpful:
- Management Information Base (MIB) User Quick Reference-Contains Cisco MIB variable information.
- System Error Messages--Describes all Cisco system error messages and corrective actions for the router, communication server, and protocol translator products.
- Router Products Configuration and Reference--Contains information on the use of Cisco multiprotocol routers, use of the system interface, system configuration, and network and system administration.
- Router Products Getting Started Guide--Provides new users with a flowchart and instructions to complete an initial router configuration in less than one hour using the setup command. Ships with the Router Products Configuration and Reference guide.
- Router Products Command Summary--Contains a summary of the commands a system administrator uses to configure a Cisco router for its routing and bridging tasks.
The following internetworking and network management references may be helpful:
- Case, Jeffery D., Davin, James R., Fedor, Mark S., and Schoffstall, Martin L., "Network Management and the Design of SNMP," ConneXions: The Interoperability Report 3; March 1989.
- Case, Jeffery D., Davin, James R., Fedor, Mark S., and Schoffstall, Martin L., "Introduction to the Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol," IEEE Network; March 1988.
- Leinwand, Allan and Fang, Karen, "Network Management: A Practical Perspective," Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
- Networking Management magazine
- Rose, M. T., The Open Book: A Practical Perspective on OSI, 1990.
- Rose, M. T., The Simple Book: An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, 1991.
The following are detailed information sources relating to building MIB object structure:
- RFC 1215, A Convention for Defining Traps with the SNMP, March 1991.
- RFC 1213, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II, March 1991 (obsoletes RFC 1158).
- RFC 1212, Concise MIB Definitions, March 1991.
- RFC 1157, A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1098).
- RFC 1156, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1066).
- RFC 1155, Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1065).
- RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards, April 1988.
- Information Processing System--Open System Interconnection; Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1); International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8824, December 1987.
The following is a list of network management-related RFCs:
- RFC 1215, A Convention for Defining Traps with the SNMP, March 1991.
- RFC 1213, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II, March 1991 (obsoletes RFC 1158).
- RFC 1212, Concise MIB Definitions, March 1991.
- RFC 1157, A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1098).
- RFC 1156, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1066).
- RFC 1155, Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1065).
- RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards, April 1988.
