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Foil 8 SNMP (1)

From Introduction to Network Management Lectures at Xi'an Jaotong University -- Sept 1998. by Roman Markowski
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
  • distributed management protocol
  • application layer protocol; part of TCP/IP suite
  • used for communication between network elements and management station
Two types of devices on a network:
  • network elements (computers, hubs, switches) - they are devices you need to manage; they run SNMP software, called "agents"
  • network management system (NMS) - view and control of network elements; runs OpenView (HP), NetView (IBM), ForeView, etc

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