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What is SNMP?
Author: Administrator, Created on: Nov 6, 2012 9:51 AM

What is SNMP?

SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP allows SNMP-capable devices on a network to be monitored and configured remotely. SNMP also allows these devices to report events through the use of SNMP traps.

For more information about SNMP, read the official RFC documents:

RFC 3411 ? An Architecture for Describing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks

RFC 3412 ? Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3413 ? Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Application

RFC 3414 ? User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)

RFC 3415 ? View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3416 ? Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3417 ? Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

RFC 3418 ? Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)