text: what is rfc(request for comments) ? and what is the relation between rfc and mib(management information base)?   hi,   rfcs are internet standards developed for the internet community. these standards have to be followed if you are building a software/protocol which has to work along with the internet. mib or management information base is a component of network management suites. simple network management protocol deals with this. refer to rfc1089 for the same. in short, rfc's are documents and specifications. mib has one such rfc.