From 4bfd864f10b68b71482b35c818559068ef8d5797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Voss Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:54:24 +0100 Subject: doc: Add RFC documents --- doc/rfc/rfc1988.txt | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 115 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/rfc/rfc1988.txt (limited to 'doc/rfc/rfc1988.txt') diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc1988.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc1988.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d982ab1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc1988.txt @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ + + + + + + +Network Working Group G. McAnally +Request for Comments: 1988 D. Gilbert +Category: Informational J. Flick + Hewlett Packard Company + August 1996 + + + Conditional Grant of Rights to Specific Hewlett-Packard Patents + In Conjunction With the Internet Engineering Task Force's + Internet-Standard Network Management Framework + +Status of This Memo + + This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo + does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of + this memo is unlimited. + +Note: + + This document is NOT a standard. It is an announcement to interested + parties of a conditional grant by the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) of + certain rights to use autotopology network management technology + covered by specific HP patents in conjunction with the Internet + Engineering Task Force's (IETF's) Internet-standard network + management framework. + +Purpose + + This grant is made to help facilitate inclusion of certain patented + search address technology covering network device mapping in IETF + standards-track Management Information Base (MIB) modules. HP is + offering this search address technology to the IETF as a technique + for mapping network devices. It should be noted that the + confirmatory license mentioned is optional, since the grant of rights + is automatic. + +A Grant of Rights to Hewlett-Packard US Patents 5,293,635 and 5,421,024 + + HP hereby covenants that it will not assert any claims in US Patents + 5,293,635, 5,421,024, any continuations, divisions, or + continuations-in-part of either, or any non-US counterparts of any of + the foregoing against any party that makes, uses, sells, imports, or + offers for sale, an implementation of an IETF standards-track MIB + module that includes HP's contributed search address technology, or + any derivative of that contribution, provided that the MIB module is + employed to implement the Internet-standard network management + framework. Such grant of rights is limited in that it does not + include a right to incorporate such HP search address technology into + + + +McAnally, Gilbert & Flick Informational [Page 1] + +RFC 1988 Search Address Patent Use August 1996 + + + proprietary MIB modules. + + This grant of rights will permanently terminate with respect to any + party (and to any subsidiary of a party) that asserts a patent it + owns or controls, either directly or indirectly, against HP or any of + its subsidiaries for implementation of, or operation of any system + utilizing, search address technology. The termination of rights will + occur as of the date the patent is asserted against HP. + + A written confirmation of this grant, and/or a license under any + other HP patent under HP's then-current terms, conditions, and + royalty rates, can be obtained by sending a request to: + + Patent Counsel + Hewlett-Packard Company + 3000 Hanover Street + Palo Alto, CA 94304 + USA + +Security Considerations + + Security issues are not discussed in this memo. + +Authors' Addresses + + Gary McAnally + Hewlett-Packard Company + 8000 Foothills Blvd. + Roseville, CA 95747 + USA + + + Douglas Gilbert + Hewlett-Packard Company + 3000 Hanover Street + Palo Alto, CA 94304 + USA + + + John Flick + Hewlett-Packard Company + 8000 Foothills Blvd. M.S. 5556 + Roseville, CA 95747-5556 + USA + + Phone: (916) 785-4018 + EMail: johnf@hprnd.rose.hp.com + + + + +McAnally, Gilbert & Flick Informational [Page 2] + -- cgit v1.2.3