jkrey@venera.isi.edu (Joyce K. Reynolds) (04/18/89)
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RFC 1098:
Title: A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Author: J. Case, M. Fedor, M. Schoffstall, and C. Davin
Mailbox: case@UTKUX1.UTK.EDU, fedor@patton.NYSER.NET,
schoff@NISC.NYSER.NET, jrd@ptt.lcs.mit.edu
Pages: 34
Characters: 71,563
pathname: RFC:RFC1098.TXT
This RFC is a re-release of RFC 1067, with a changed "Status of this
Memo" section. This memo defines a simple protocol by which
management information for a network element may be inspected or
altered by logically remote users. In particular, together with its
companion memos which describe the structure of management
information along with the initial management information base, these
documents provide a simple, workable architecture and system for
managing TCP/IP-based internets and in particular the Internet.
The Internet Activities Board (IAB) has designated two different
network management protocols with the same status of "Draft Standard"
and "Recommended".
The two protocols are the Common Management Information Services and
Protocol over TCP/IP (CMOT), and the Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) (this memo).
The IAB intends each of these two protocols to receive the attention
of implementers and experimenters. The IAB seeks reports of
experience with these two protocols from system builders and users.
By this action, the IAB recommends that all IP and TCP
implementations be network manageable (e.g., implement the Internet
MIB) and that the implementations that are network manageable are
expected to adopt and implement at least one of these two Internet
Draft Standards.
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--jon.