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RFC 2257

Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1

Pages: 80
Obsoleted by:  2741
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6.2.  AgentX PDUs

6.2.1.  The agentx-Open-PDU

   An agentx-Open-PDU is generated by a subagent to request
   establishment of an AgentX session with the master agent.

   (AgentX header)

   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (1)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  o.timeout    |                     <reserved>                |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (o.id)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  n_subid      |  prefix       |       0       |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             subidentifier #1                                  |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             subidentifier #n_subid                            |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (o.descr)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-Open-PDU contains the following fields:
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      o.timeout

         The length of time, in seconds, that a master agent should
         allow to elapse after dispatching a message to a subagent
         before it regards the subagent as not responding.  This is a
         subagent-wide default value that may be overridden by values
         associated with specific registered MIB regions.  The default
         value of 0 indicates that no subagent-wide value is requested.

      o.id

         An Object Identifier that identifies the subagent.  Subagents
         that do not support such an notion may send a null Object
         Identifier.

      o.descr

         An Octet String containing a DisplayString describing the
         subagent.

6.2.2.  The agentx-Close-PDU

   An agentx-Close-PDU issued by either a subagent or the master agent
   terminates an AgentX session.

   (AgentX header)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (2)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  c.reason     |                     <reserved>                |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-Close-PDU contains the following field:
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      c.reason

         An enumerated value that gives the reason that the master agent
         or subagent closed the AgentX session.  This field may take one
         of the following values:

            reasonOther(1)
               None of the following reasons

            reasonParseError(2)
               Too many AgentX parse errors from peer

            reasonProtocolError(3)
               Too many AgentX protocol errors from peer

            reasonTimeouts(4)
               Too many timeouts waiting for peer

            reasonShutdown(5)
               Sending entity is shutting down

            reasonByManager(6)
               Due to Set operation; this reason code can be used only
               by the master agent, in response to an SNMP management
               request.

6.2.3.  The agentx-Register-PDU

   An agentx-Register-PDU is generated by a subagent for each region of
   the MIB variable naming tree (within one or more contexts) that it
   wishes to support.

    (AgentX header)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (3)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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    (r.context) (OPTIONAL)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  r.timeout    |  r.priority   | r.range_subid |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (r.region)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (r.upper_bound)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             optional upper-bound sub-identifier               |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-Register-PDU contains the following fields:

      r.context

         An optional non-default context.

      r.timeout

         The length of time, in seconds, that a master agent should
         allow to elapse after dispatching a message to a subagent
         before it regards the subagent as not responding.  r.timeout
         applies only to messages that concern MIB objects within
         r.region.  It overrides both the subagent-wide value (if any)
         indicated when the AgentX session with the master agent was
         established, and the master agent's default timeout.  The
         default value for r.timeout is 0 (no override).
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      r.priority

         A value between 1 and 255, used to achieve a desired
         configuration when different subagents register identical or
         overlapping regions.  Subagents with no particular knowledge of
         priority should register with the default value of 255 (lowest
         priority).

         In the master agent's dispatching algorithm, smaller values of
         r.priority take precedence over larger values, as described in
         section 7.1.5.1.

      r.region

         An Object Identifier that, in conjunction with r.range_subid,
         indicates a region of the MIB that a subagent wishes to
         support.  It may be a fully-qualified instance name, a partial
         instance name, a MIB table, an entire MIB, or ranges of any of
         these.

         The choice of what to register is implementation-specific; this
         memo does not specify permissible values.  Standard practice
         however is for a subagent to register at the highest level of
         the naming tree that makes sense.  Registration of fully-
         qualified instances is typically done only when a subagent can
         perform management operations only on particular rows of a
         conceptual table.

         If r.region is in fact a fully qualified instance name, the
         INSTANCE_REGISTRATION bit in h.flags must be set, otherwise it
         must be cleared.  The master agent may save this information to
         optimize subsequent operational dispatching.

      r.range_subid

         Permits specifying a range in place of one of r.region's sub-
         identifiers.  If this value is 0, no range is specified.
         Otherwise the "r.range_subid"-th sub-identifier in r.region is
         a range lower bound, and the range upper bound sub-identifier
         (r.upper_bound) immediately follows r.region.

         This permits registering a conceptual row with a single PDU.
         For example, the following PDU would register row 7 of the RFC
         1573 ifTable (1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1-22.7):
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   (AgentX header)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (3)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |   r.timeout   |  r.priority   | 5             |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (r.region)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 6             |  2            |  0            |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 1                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 2                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 2                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 1                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 1                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 7                                                             |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (r.upper_bound)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | 22                                                            |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

6.2.4.  The agentx-Unregister-PDU

   The agentx-Unregister-PDU is sent by a subagent to remove a
   previously registered MIB region from the master agent's OID space.
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   (AgentX header)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (4)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (u.context) OPTIONAL
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |    <reserved> |  u.priority   | u.range_subid |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (u.region)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (u.upper_bound)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             optional upper-bound sub-identifier               |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-Unregister-PDU contains the following fields:
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      u.context

         An optional non-default context.

      u.priority

         The priority at which this region was originally registered.

      u.region

         Indicates a previously-registered region of the MIB that a
         subagent no longer wishes to support.

6.2.5.  The agentx-Get-PDU

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (5)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (g.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (g.sr)

    (start 1)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |  include      |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (end 1)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | 0             | 0             | 0             |       0       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    (start n)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |  include      |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...


    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (end n)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | 0             | 0             | 0             |       0       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


   An agentx-Get-PDU contains the following fields:

      g.context

         An optional non-default context.

      g.sr

         A SearchRangeList containing the requested variables for this
         subagent.
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6.2.6.  The agentx-GetNext-PDU

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (6)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (g.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (g.sr)


    (start 1)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |  include      |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (end 1)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...

    (start n)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |  include      |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (end n)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...

6.2.7.  The agentx-GetBulk-PDU

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (7)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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    (g.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             g.non_repeaters   |     g.max_repetitions         |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (g.sr) as in agentx-GetNext-PDU above
    ...

6.2.8.  The agentx-TestSet-PDU

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (8)   |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (t.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (t.vb)
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    (VarBind 1)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |          v.type               |        <reserved>             |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       sub-identifier #1                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       sub-identifier #n_subid                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       data                                    |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       data                                    |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...


    (VarBind n)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |          v.type               |        <reserved>             |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       sub-identifier #1                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       sub-identifier #n_subid                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       data                                    |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                       data                                    |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-TestSet-PDU contains the following fields:

      t.context

         An optional non-default context.
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      t.vb

         A VarBindList containing the requested VarBinds for this
         subagent.

6.2.9.  The agentx-CommitSet, -UndoSet, -CleanupSet PDUs

   These PDUs consist of the AgentX header only.

   The agentx-CommitSet-, -UndoSet-, and -Cleanup-PDUs are used in
   processing an SNMP SetRequest operation.

6.2.10.  The agentx-Notify-PDU

   An agentx-Notify-PDU is sent by a subagent to cause the master agent
   to forward a notification.

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (12)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (n.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (n.vb)
    ...


   An agentx-Notify-PDU contains the following fields:
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      n.context

         An optional non-default context.

      n.vb

         A VarBindList whose contents define the actual PDU to be sent.
         This memo places the following restrictions on its contents:

             - If the subagent supplies sysUpTime.0, it must be
               present as the first varbind.

             - snmpTrapOID.0 must be present, as the second
               varbind if sysUpTime.0 was supplied, as the first if it
               was not.

6.2.11  The agentx-Ping-PDU

   The agentx-Ping-PDU is sent by a subagent to the master agent to
   monitor the master agent's ability to receive and send AgentX PDUs
   over their AgentX session.

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (13)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (p.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-Ping-PDU may contain the following field:
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      p.context

         An optional non-default context.

   Using p.context a subagent can retrieve the sysUpTime value for a
   specific context, if required.

6.2.12.  The agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU

   An agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU is sent by a subagent to request
   allocation of a value for specific index objects.  Refer to section
   7.1.3 (Using the agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU) for suggested usage.

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (14)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (i.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (i.vb)
    ...

   An agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU contains the following fields:

      i.context

         An optional non-default context.
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      i.vb

         A VarBindList containing the index names and values requested
         for allocation.

6.2.13.  The agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU

   An agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU is sent by a subagent to release
   previously allocated index values.

    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (15)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (i.context) OPTIONAL
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Padding (as required)   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (i.vb)
    ...

   An agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU contains the following fields:

      i.context

         An optional non-default context.

      i.vb

         A VarBindList containing the index names and values to be
         released.
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6.2.14.  The agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU

   An agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU is generated by a subagent to inform the
   master agent of its agent capabilities.

    (AgentX header)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    | h.version (1) |  h.type (16)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                          h.sessionID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.transactionID                        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                           h.packetID                          |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                        h.payload_length                       |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (a.context) (OPTIONAL)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Optional Padding        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (a.id)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  n_subid      |  prefix       |      0        |  <reserved>   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

    (a.descr)
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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    ...
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Optional Padding        |
    +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU contains the following fields:

      a.context

         An optional non-default context.

      a.id

         An Object Identifier containing the value of an invocation of
         the AGENT-CAPABILITIES macro, which the master agent exports as
         a value of sysORID for the indicated context.  (Recall that the
         value of an invocation of an AGENT-CAPABILITIES macro is an
         object identifier that describes a precise level of support
         with respect to implemented MIB modules.  A more complete
         discussion of the AGENT-CAPABILITIES macro and related sysORID
         values can be found in section 6 of RFC 1904 [10].)

      a.descr

         An Octet String containing a DisplayString to be used as the
         value of sysORDescr corresponding to the sysORID value above.

6.2.15.  The agentx-RemoveAgentCaps-PDU

   An agentx-RemoveAgentCaps-PDU is generated by a subagent to request
   that the master agent stop exporting a particular value of sysORID.
   This value must have previously been advertised by the subagent in an
   agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU.

   (AgentX header)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (17)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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   (a.context) (OPTIONAL)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                     Octet String Length (L)                   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Octet 1      |  Octet 2      |   Octet 3     |   Octet 4     |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Octet L - 1  |  Octet L      |       Optional Padding        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   (a.id)
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  n_subid      |  prefix       |       0       |   <reserved>  |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             sub-identifier #1                                 |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             sub-identifier #n_subid                           |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   An agentx-RemoveAgentCaps-PDU contains the following fields:

      a.context

         An optional non-default context.

      a.id

         An ObjectIdentifier containing the value of sysORID that should
         no longer be exported.

6.2.16.  The agentx-Response-PDU

   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   | h.version (1) |  h.type (18)  |    h.flags    |  <reserved>   |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                          h.sessionID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.transactionID                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                           h.packetID                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        h.payload_length                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        res.sysUpTime                          |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |             res.error         |     res.index                 |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   ...

   An agentx-Response-PDU contains the following fields:

      h.sessionID

         If this is a response to a agentx-Open-PDU, then it contains
         the new and unique sessionID (as assigned by the master agent)
         for this session.

         Otherwise it must be identical to the h.sessionID value in the
         PDU to which this PDU is a response.

      h.transactionID

         Must be identical to the h.transactionID value in the PDU to
         which this PDU is a response.

         In an agentx response PDU from the master agent to the
         subagent, the value of h.transactionID has no significance and
         can be ignored by the subagent.

      h.packetID

         Must be identical to the h.packetID value in the PDU to which
         this PDU is a response.

      res.sysUpTime

         This field contains the current value of sysUpTime for the
         indicated context.  It is relevant only in agentx response PDUs
         sent from the master agent to a subagent in response to the
         following agentx PDUs:

               agentx-Open-PDU               (1),
               agentx-Close-PDU              (2),
               agentx-Register-PDU           (3),
               agentx-Unregister-PDU         (4),
               agentx-Ping-PDU              (13),
               agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU     (14),
               agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU   (15),
               agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU      (16),
               agentx-RemoveAgentCaps-PDU   (17)
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         In an agentx response PDU from the subagent to the master
         agent, the value of res.sysUpTime has no significance and is
         ignored by the master agent.

      res.error

         Indicates error status (including `noError').  Values are
         limited to those defined for errors in the SNMPv2 SMI (RFC 1905
         [4]), and the following AgentX-specific values:

                openFailed                 (256),
                notOpen                    (257),
                indexWrongType             (258),
                indexAlreadyAllocated      (259),
                indexNoneAvailable         (260),
                indexNotAllocated          (261),
                unsupportedContext         (262),
                duplicateRegistration      (263),
                unknownRegistration        (264),
                unknownAgentCaps           (265)

      res.index

         In error cases, this is the index of the failed variable
         binding within a received request PDU.  (Note: As explained in
         section 5.4, Value Representation, the index values of variable
         bindings within a variable binding list are 1-based.)

   A VarBindList may follow these latter two fields, depending on which
   AgentX PDU is being responded to.  These data are specified in the
   subsequent elements of procedure.

7.  Elements of Procedure

   This section describes the actions of protocol entities (master
   agents and subagents) implementing the AgentX protocol.  Note,
   however, that it is not intended to constrain the internal
   architecture of any conformant implementation.

   Specific error conditions and associated actions are described in
   various places.  Other error conditions not specifically mentioned
   fall into one of two categories, "parse" errors and "protocol"
   errors.

   A parse error occurs when a receiving entity cannot decode the PDU.
   For instance, a VarBind contains an unknown type, or a PDU contains a
   malformed Object Identifier.
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   A protocol error occurs when a receiving entity can parse a PDU, but
   the resulting data is unspecified.  For instance, an agentx-
   Response-PDU is successfully parsed, but contains an unknown
   res.error value.

   An implementation may choose either to ignore such messages, or to
   close the session on which they are received, using the appropriate
   reason code as defined in the agentx-Close-PDU.

   The actions of AgentX protocol entities can be broadly categorized
   under two headings, each of which is described separately:

      (1) processing AgentX administrative messages (e.g., connection
          requests from a subagent to a master agent); and

      (2) processing SNMP messages (the coordinated actions of a
          master agent and one or more subagents in processing, for
          example, a received SNMP GetRequest-PDU).

7.1.  Processing AgentX Administrative Messages

   This subsection describes the actions of AgentX protocol entities in
   processing AgentX administrative messages.  Such messages include
   those involved in establishing and terminating an AgentX session
   between a subagent and a master agent, those by which a subagent
   requests allocation of instance index values, and those by which a
   subagent communicates to a master agent which MIB regions it
   supports.

7.1.1.  Processing the agentx-Open-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-Open-PDU, it processes it as
   follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated context.

   2) If the master agent is unable to open an AgentX session for
      any reason, it may refuse the session establishment request,
      sending in reply the agentx-Response-PDU, with res.error field set
      to `openFailed'.

   3) Otherwise:  The master agent assigns a sessionID to the new
      session and puts the value in the h.sessionID field of the
      agentx-Response-PDU.  This value must be unique among all existing
      open sessions.
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   4) The master agent retains session-specific information
      from the PDU for this subagent:

       - The NETWORK_BYTE_ORDER value in h.flags is retained.
         All subsequent AgentX protocol operations initiated by the
         master agent for this session must use this byte ordering and
         set this bit accordingly.

         The subagent typically sets this bit to correspond to its
         native byte ordering, and typically does not vary byte ordering
         for an initiated session.  The master agent must be able to
         decode each PDU according to the h.flag NETWORK_BYTE_ORDER bit
         in the PDU, but does not need to toggle its retained value for
         the session if the subagent varies its byte ordering.

       - The o.timeout value is used in calculating response
         timeout conditions for this subagent.

       - The o.id and o.descr fields are used for informational
         purposes.  (Such purposes are implementation-specific for now,
         and may be used in a possible future standard AgentX MIB.)

   5) The agentx-Response-PDU is sent with the res.error field
      set to `noError'.

   At this point, an AgentX session is considered established between
   the master agent and the subagent.  An AgentX session is a distinct
   channel for the exchange of AgentX protocol messages between a master
   agent and one subagent, qualified by the session-specific attributes
   listed in 4) above.  AgentX session establishment is initiated by the
   subagent.  An AgentX session can be terminated by either the master
   agent or the subagent.

7.1.2.  Processing the agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU, it
   processes it as follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.

   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently established
      session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is sent in
      reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.
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   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext', and the
      requested allocation fails.  Otherwise: The value of res.sysUpTime
      is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated context.

   4) Each VarBind in the VarBindList is processed until either all
      are successful, or one fails.  If any VarBind fails, the agentx-
      Response-PDU is sent in reply containing the original VarBindList,
      with res.index set to indicate the failed VarBind, and with
      res.error set as described subsequently.  All other VarBinds are
      ignored; no index values are allocated.

      VarBinds are processed as follows:

      - v.name is the name of the index for which a value is to be
        allocated.

      - v.type is the syntax of the index object.

      - v.data indicates the specific index value requested.
        If the NEW_INDEX or the ANY_INDEX bit is set, the actual value
        in v.data is ignored and an appropriate index value is
        generated.

      a) If there are no currently allocated index values for v.name
         in the indicated context, and v.type does not correspond to a
         valid index type value, the VarBind fails and res.error is set
         to `indexWrongType'.

      b) If there are currently allocated index values for v.name
         in the indicated context, but the syntax of those values does
         not match v.type, the VarBind fails and res.error is set to
         `indexWrongType'.

      c) Otherwise, if both the NEW_INDEX and ANY_INDEX bits are
         clear, allocation of a specific index value is being requested.
         If the requested index is already allocated for v.name in the
         indicated context, the VarBind fails and res.error is set to
         `indexAlreadyAllocated'.

      d) Otherwise, if the NEW_INDEX bit is set, the master agent
         should generate the next available index value for v.name in
         the indicated context, with the constraint that this value must
         not have been allocated (even if subsequently released) to any
         subagent since the last re-initialization of the master agent.
         If no such value can be generated, the VarBind fails and
         res.error is set to `indexNoneAvailable'.
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      e) Otherwise, if the ANY_INDEX bit is set, the master agent
         should generate an index value for v.name in the indicated
         context, with the constraint that this value is not currently
         allocated to any subagent.  If no such value can be generated,
         then the VarBind fails and res.error is set to
         `indexNoneAvailable'.

   5) If all VarBinds are processed successfully, the
      agentx-Response-PDU is sent in reply with res.error set to
      `noError'.  A VarBindList is included that is identical to the one
      sent in the agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU, except that VarBinds
      requesting a NEW_INDEX or ANY_INDEX value are generated with an
      appropriate value.

7.1.3.  Using the agentx-IndexAllocate-PDU

   Index allocation is a service provided by an AgentX master agent.  It
   provides generic support for sharing MIB conceptual tables among
   subagents who are assumed to have no knowledge of each other.

   Each subagent sharing a table should first request allocation of
   index values, then use those index values to qualify MIB regions in
   its subsequent registrations.

   The master agent maintains a database of index objects (OIDs), and,
   for each index, the values that have been allocated for it.  It is
   unaware of what MIB variables (if any) the index objects represent.

   By convention, subagents use the MIB variable listed in the INDEX
   clause as the index object for which values must be allocated.  For
   tables indexed by multiple variables, values may be allocated for
   each index (although this is frequently unnecessary; see example 2
   below).  The subagent may request allocation of

        - a specific index value - an index value that is not currently
        allocated - an index value that has never been allocated

   The last two alternatives reflect the uniqueness and constancy
   requirements present in many MIB specifications for arbitrary integer
   indexes (e.g., ifIndex in the IF MIB (RFC 1573 [11]),
   snmpFddiSMTIndex in the FDDI MIB (RFC 1285 [12]), or
   sysApplInstallPkgIndex in the System Application MIB [13]).  The need
   for subagents to share tables using such indexes is the main
   motivation for index allocation in AgentX.
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   Example 1:

      A subagent implements an interface, and wishes to register a
      single row of the RFC 1573 ifTable.  It requests an allocation for
      the index object "ifIndex", for a value that has never been
      allocated (since ifIndex values must be unique).  The master agent
      returns the value "7".

      The subagent now attempts to register row 7 of ifTable, by
      specifying a MIB region in the agentx-Register-PDU of
      1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.[1-22].7.  If the registration succeeds, no
      further processing is required.  The master agent will dispatch to
      this subagent correctly.

      But the registration may fail.  Index allocation and MIB region
      registration are not coupled in the master agent.  Some other
      subagent may have already registered ifTable row 7 without first
      having requested allocation of the index.  The current state of
      index allocations is not considered when processing registration
      requests, and the current registry is not considered when
      processing index allocation requests.  If subagents follow the
      model of "first request allocation of an index, then register the
      corresponding region", then a successful index allocation request
      gives a subagent a good hint (but no guarantee) of what it should
      be able to register.

      If the registration failed, the subagent should request allocation
      of a new index i, and attempt to register ifTable.[1-22].i, until
      successful.

   Example 2:

      This same subagent wishes to register ipNetToMediaTable rows
      corresponding to its interface (ifIndex i).  Due to structure of
      this table, no further index allocation need be done.  The
      subagent can register the MIB region ipNetToMediaTable.[1-4].i, It
      is claiming responsibility for all rows of the table whose value
      of ipNetToMediaIfIndex is i.

   Example 3:

      A network device consists of a set of processors, each of which
      accepts network connections for a unique set of IP addresses.

      Further, each processor contains a subagent that implements
      tcpConnTable.  In order to represent tcpConnTable for the entire
      managed device, the subagents need to share tcpConnTable.
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      In this case, no index allocation need be done at all.  Each
      subagent can register a MIB region of tcpConnTable.[1-5].a.b.c.d,
      where a.b.c.d represents an unique IP address of the individual
      processor.

      Each subagent is claiming responsibility for the region of
      tcpConnTable where the value of tcpConnLocalAddress is a.b.c.d.

7.1.4   Processing the agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU, it
   processes it as follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.

   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext', and the
      requested deallocation fails.  Otherwise: The value of
      res.sysUpTime is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated
      context.

   4) Each VarBind in the VarBindList is processed until either all
      are successful, or one fails.  If any VarBind fails, the agentx-
      Response-PDU is sent in reply, containing the original
      VarBindList, with res.index set to indicate the failed VarBind,
      and with res.error set as described subsequently.  All other
      VarBinds are ignored; no index values are released.

      VarBinds are processed as follows:

      - v.name is the name of the index for which a value is to be
        released

      - v.type is the syntax of the index object

      - v.data indicates the specific index value to be released.
        The NEW_INDEX and ANY_INDEX bits are ignored.

      a) If the index value for the named index is not currently
         allocated to this subagent, the VarBind fails and res.error is
         set to `indexNotAllocated'.
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   5) If all VarBinds are processed successfully, res.error is
      set to `noError' and the agentx-Response-PDU is sent.  A
      VarBindList is included which is identical to the one sent in the
      agentx-IndexDeallocate-PDU.

      All released index values are now available, and may be used in
      response to subsequent allocation requests for ANY_INDEX values
      for the particular index.

7.1.5.  Processing the agentx-Register-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-Register-PDU, it processes
   it as follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.

   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext', and the
      requested registration fails.  Otherwise:  The value of
      res.sysUpTime is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated
      context.

      Note: Non-default contexts might be added on the fly by
            the master agent, or the master agent might require such
            non-default contexts to be pre-configured.  The choice is
            implementation-specific.

   4) Characterize the request.

      If r.region (or any of its set of Object Identifiers, if r.range
      is non-zero) is exactly the same as any currently registered value
      of r.region (or any of its set of Object Identifiers), this
      registration is termed a duplicate region.

      If r.region (or any of its set of Object Identifiers, if r.range
      is non-zero) is a subtree of, or contains, any currently
      registered value of r.region (or any of its set of Object
      Identifiers), this registration is termed an overlapping region.

      If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, this region is to be
      logically registered within the context indicated by r.context.
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      Otherwise this region is to be logically registered within the
      default context.

      A registration that would result in a duplicate region with the
      same priority and within the same context as that of a current
      registration is termed a duplicate registration.

   5) Otherwise, if this is a duplicate registration, the
      agentx-Response-PDU is returned with res.error set to
      `duplicateRegistration', and the requested registration fails.

   6) Otherwise, the agentx-Response-PDU is returned with res.error
      set to `noError'.

      The master agent adds this region to its registered OID space for
      the indicated context, to be considered during the dispatching
      phase for subsequently received SNMP protocol messages.

      Note: The following algorithm describes maintaining a set of OID
      ranges derived from "splitting" registered regions.  The algorithm
      for operational dispatching is also stated in terms of these OID
      ranges.

      These OID ranges are a useful explanatory device, but are not
      required for a correct implementation.

       - If r.region (R1) is a subtree of a currently registered
         region (R2), split R2 into 3 new regions (R2a, R2b, and R2c)
         such that R2b is an exact duplicate of R1.  Now remove R2 and
         add R1, R2a, R2b, and R2c to the master agent's
         lexicographically ordered set of ranges (the registered OID
         space).  Note: Though newly-added ranges R1 and R2b are
         identical in terms of the MIB objects they contain, they are
         registered by different subagents, possibly at different
         priorities.

         For instance, if subagent S2 registered "ip" (R2 is
         1.3.6.1.2.1.4) and subagent S1 subsequently registered
         "ipNetToMediaTable" (R1 is 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22), the resulting set
         of registered regions would be:

   1.3.6.1.2.1.4    up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22     (by S2)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S2)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S1)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.5        (by S2)
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       - If r.region (R1) overlaps one or more currently registered
         regions, then for each overlapped region (R2) split R1 into 3
         new ranges (R1a, R1b, R1c) such that R1b is an exact
         duplicate of R2.  Add R1b and R2 into the lexicographically
         ordered set of regions.  Apply (5) above iteratively to R1a and
         R1c (since they may overlap, or be subtrees of, other regions).

         For instance, given the currently registered regions in the
         example above, if subagent S3 now registers mib-2 (R1 is
         1.3.6.1.2.1) the resulting set of regions would be:

   1.3.6.1.2.1      up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4        (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4    up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22     (by S2)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4    up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22     (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S2)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S1)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.5        (by S2)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.5        (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.5    up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.2          (by S3)

   Note that at registration time a region may be split into multiple
   OID ranges due to pre-existing registrations, or as a result of any
   subsequent registration.  This region splitting is transparent to
   subagents.  Hence the master agent must always be able to associate
   any OID range with the information contained in its original agentx-
   Register-PDU.

7.1.5.1.  Handling Duplicate OID Ranges

   As a result of this registration algorithm there are likely to be
   duplicate OID ranges (regions of identical MIB objects registered to
   different subagents) in the master agent's registered OID space.
   Whenever the master agent's dispatching algorithm (see 7.2.1,
   Dispatching AgentX PDUs) results in  a duplicate OID range, the
   master agent selects one to use, termed the 'authoritative region',
   as follows:

      1) Choose the one whose original agentx-Register-PDU
         r.region contained the most subids, i.e., the most specific
         r.region.  Note: The presence or absence of a range subid has
         no bearing on how "specific" one object identifier is compared
         to another.

      2) If still ambiguous, there were duplicate regions.  Choose the
         one whose original agentx-Register-PDU specified the smaller
         value of r.priority.
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7.1.6.  Processing the agentx-Unregister-PDU

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.

   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext', and the
      requested unregistration fails.  Otherwise:  The value of
      res.sysUpTime is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated
      context.

   4) If u.region, u.priority, and the indicated context do not match
      an existing registration made during this session, the agentx-
      Response-PDU is returned with res.error set to
      `unknownRegistration'.

   5) Otherwise, the agentx-Response-PDU is sent in reply with res.error
      set to `noError', and the previous registration is removed:

      - The master agent removes u.region from its registered OID space
        within the indicated context.  If the original region had been
        split, all such related regions are removed.

        For instance, given the example registry above, if subagent S2
        unregisters "ip", the resulting registry would be:

   1.3.6.1.2.1      up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4        (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4    up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22     (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S1)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.22 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23     (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.4.23 up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.1.5        (by S3)
   1.3.6.1.2.1.5    up to but not including 1.3.6.1.2.2          (by S3)

7.1.7.  Processing the agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-AddAgentCaps-PDU, it
   processes it as follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.
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   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext', and the
      requested operation fails.  Otherwise:  The value of res.sysUpTime
      is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated context.

   4) Otherwise, the master agent adds the subagent's capabilities
      information to the sysORTable for the indicated context.  An
      agentx-Response-PDU is sent in reply with res.error set to
      `noError'.

7.1.8.  Processing the agentx-RemoveAgentCaps-PDU

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.

   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext', and the
      requested operation fails.  Otherwise:  The value of res.sysUpTime
      is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated context.

   4) If the combination of a.id and the optional a.context does not
      represent a sysORTable entry that was added by this subagent,
      during this session, the agentx-Response-PDU is returned with
      res.error set to `unknownAgentCaps'.

   5) Otherwise the master agent deletes the corresponding sysORTable
      entry and sends in reply the agentx-Response-PDU, with res.error
      set to `noError'.

7.1.9.  Processing the agentx-Close-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-Close-PDU, it processes it
   as follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.
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   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) Otherwise, the master agent closes the AgentX session
      as described below.  No agentx-Response-PDU is sent.

      - All MIB regions that have been registered during this session
        are unregistered, as described in 7.1.6.

      - All index values allocated during this session are freed, as
        described in section 7.1.4.

      - All sysORID values that were registered during this session
        are removed, as described in section 7.1.8.

   The master agent does not maintain state for closed sessions.  If a
   subagent wishes to re-establish a session after receiving an agentx-
   Close-PDU, it needs to re-register MIB regions, agent capabilities,
   etc.

7.1.10.  Detecting Connection Loss

   If a master agent is able to detect (from the underlying transport)
   that a subagent cannot receive AgentX PDUs, it should close all
   affected AgentX sessions as described in 7.1.9, step 3).

7.1.11.  Processing the agentx-Notify-PDU

   A subagent sending SNMPv1 trap information must map this into
   (minimally) a value of snmpTrapOID.0, as described in 3.1.2 of RFC
   1908 [8].

   The master agent processes the agentx-Notify-PDU as follows:

   1) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
         established session with this subagent, an agentx-Response-PDU
         is sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen', and
         res.sysUpTime set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for the indicated
         context.

   2) The VarBindList is parsed.  If it does not contain a value for
         sysUpTime.0, the master agent supplies the current value of
         sysUpTime.0 for the indicated context.  If the next VarBind
         (either the first or second VarBind; see section 6.2.10.1) is
         not snmpTrapOID.0, the master agent ceases further processing
         of the notification.
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   3) Notifications are sent according to the implementation-specific
         configuration of the master agent.

         If SNMPv1 Trap PDUs are generated, the recommended mapping is
         as described in RFC 2089 [9].

         Except in the case of a `notOpen' error as described in (1)
         above, no agentx-Response-PDU is sent to the subagent when the
         master agent finishes processing the notification.

7.1.12.  Processing the agentx-Ping-PDU

   When the master agent receives an agentx-Ping-PDU, it processes it as
   follows:

   1) An agentx-Response-PDU is created and res.sysUpTime is set to
      the value of sysUpTime.0 for the default context.

   2) If h.sessionID does not correspond to a currently
      established session with this subagent, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      sent in reply with res.error set to `notOpen'.

   3) If the NON_DEFAULT_CONTEXT bit is set, and the master agent
      supports only a default context, the agentx-Response-PDU is
      returned with res.error set to `unsupportedContext'.  Otherwise:
      The value of res.sysUpTime is set to the value of sysUpTime.0 for
      the indicated context.

   4) The agentx-Response-PDU is sent, with res.error set to
      `noError'.

   If a subagent does not receive a response to its pings, or if it is
   able to detect (from the underlying transport) that the master agent
   is not able to receive AgentX messages, then it eventually must
   initiate a new AgentX session, re-register its regions, etc.



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