
Appendix C
SNMP Management
This appendix provides specific information for
The SNMP management functions of
This appendix covers the information related to the SNMP environment.
C.1 SNMP Environment
SNMP Principles
The SNMP is an asynchronous
The managed entities include a function called an SNMP agent, which is responsible for interpretation and handling of the management station requests to the managed entity, and the generation of properly formatted responses to the management station.
SNMP Operations
The SNMP protocol includes four types of operations:
•getRequest: Command for retrieving specific management information from the managed entity. The managed entity responds with a getResponse message.
•getNextRequest: Command for retrieving sequentially specific management information from the managed entity. The managed entity responds with a getResponse message.
•setRequest: Command for manipulating specific management information within the managed entity. The managed entity responds with a getResponse message.
•trap: Management message carrying unsolicited information on extraordinary events, which are events that occurred not in response to a management operation reported by the managed entity.
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