Network Management Area Director: o Marshall Rose: mrose.iesg@dbc.mtview.ca.us Area Summary reported by Marshall Rose/Dover Beach Consulting A working group is either active or inactive. Active working groups have charters to develop documents. Inactive working groups have no charter -- typically because they have completed their previous charter. These inactive working groups (and their mailing lists) serve as a forum for implementors. When a standards-track document produced by a working group is ready for further evaluation or new documents are appropriate, the working group is re-chartered accordingly. ATM MIB Working Group (ATOMMIB) The working group is active. The Network Management Area Directorate is reviewing draft-ietf-atommib-atm-06.txt. The review is expected to be complete by mid-May. Bridge MIB Working Group (BRIDGE) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFC 1493 (Draft Standard) and RFC 1525 (Proposed Standard). BRIDGE is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive (at least) until June 1994. Character MIB Working Group (CHARMIB) The working group is active. The Network Management Area Directorate is reviewing draft-ietf-charmib-mib-01.txt, draft-ietf-charmib-ppl-mib-01.txt, and draft-ietf-charmib-rs232-mib-01.txt. The review is expected to be complete by mid-April. DECnet Phase IV MIB Working Group (DECNETIV) The working group is inactive, waiting for the next stage for RFC 1559 (Draft Standard). DECNETIV is eligible to re-activate in July 1994. FDDI MIB Working Group (FDDIMIB) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFC 1285 (Proposed Standard) and RFC 1512 (Proposed Standard). FDDIMIB is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive (at least) until June 1994. Frame Relay Service MIB Working Group (FRNETMIB) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFC 1604 (Proposed Standard). FRNETMIB is eligible to re-activate in September 1994. Host Resources MIB Working Group (HOSTMIB) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next state for RFC 1514 (Proposed Standard). HOSTMIB is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive (at least) until June, 1994. IEEE 802.3 Hub MIB Working Group (HUBMIB) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFC 1515 (Proposed Standard) and RFC 1516 (Draft Standard). HUBMIB is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive (at least) until June 1994. Interfaces MIB Working Group (IFMIB) The working group is active, editing draft-ietf-ifmib-conntable-00.txt. The primary document has been published as RFC 1573. Review of the ether-like (RFC 1398), SIP (RFC 1304), and token ring (RFC 1230) MIBs have been completed. The area director has given the working group until 29 April to complete its last task, the connection table MIB. Mail and Directory Management Working Group (MADMAN) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFCs 1565-1567 (Proposed Standard). MADMAN is eligible to re-activate in July 1994. Modem Management Working Group (MODEMMGT) The working group is active. The Network Management Area Directorate is reviewing draft-ietf-modemmgt-mdmmib-02.txt. The review is expected to be complete by mid-May. Printer MIB Working Group (PRINTMIB) This newly-chartered working group is active. RDBMS MIB Working Group (RDBMSMIB) This newly-chartered working group is active, editing draft-ietf-rdbmsmib-mib-02.txt. Remote Monitoring Working Group (RMONMIB) The working group is active, evaluating RFC 1271. A completed draft is expected by 18 April. RMONMIB is eligible to evaluate RFC 1513 (Proposed Standard) now. SNA DLC Services MIB Working Group (SNADLC) The working group is active, editing draft-ietf-snadlc-sdlc-mib-02.txt. SNADLC is developing objects for LLC-2. SNA NAU Services MIB Working Group (SNANAU) The working group is active, awaiting publication of draft-ietf-snanau-snamib-03.txt as an RFC. SNANAU is developing objects for APPC/LU6.2. SNMP Version 2 Working Group (SNMPV2) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFCs 1441 and 1452 (Proposed Standard). SNMPV2 is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive until Fall 1994, to allow additional implementation and deployment experience to be gained. DS1/DS3 MIB Working Group (TRUNKMIB) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFCs 1406 and 1407 (Proposed Standard). TRUNKMIB is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive (at least) until June 1994. Uninterruptible Power Supply Working Group (UPSMIB) The working group is active, awaiting RFC publication of draft-ietf-upsmib-05.txt. UPSMIB is nearly concluded. X.25 Management Information Base Working Group (x25mib) The working group is inactive, awaiting the next stage for RFCs 1381 and 1382 (Proposed Standard). X25MIB is eligible to re-activate now. However, it will remain inactive (at least) until June 1994.