Simple Network Management Protocol
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Network Working Group                                            J. Case
Request for Comments: 1067          University of Tennessee at Knoxville
                                                                M. Fedor
                                                          NYSERNet, Inc.
                                                          M. Schoffstall
                                        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
                                                                J. Davin
                                                           Proteon, Inc.
                                                             August 1988

                  A Simple Network Management Protocol

                           Table of Contents

   1. Status of this Memo ...................................    2
   2. Introduction ..........................................    2
   3. The SNMP Architecture .................................    4
   3.1 Goals of the Architecture ............................    4
   3.2 Elements of the Architecture .........................    4
   3.2.1 Scope of Management Information ....................    5
   3.2.2 Representation of Management Information ...........    5
   3.2.3 Operations Supported on Management Information .....    6
   3.2.4 Form and Meaning of Protocol Exchanges .............    7
   3.2.5 Definition of Administrative Relationships .........    7
   3.2.6 Form and Meaning of References to Managed Objects ..   11
   3.2.6.1 Resolution of Ambiguous MIB References ...........   11
   3.2.6.2 Resolution of References across MIB Versions......   11
   3.2.6.3 Identification of Object Instances ...............   11
   3.2.6.3.1 ifTable Object Type Names ......................   12
   3.2.6.3.2 atTable Object Type Names ......................   12
   3.2.6.3.3 ipAddrTable Object Type Names ..................   13
   3.2.6.3.4 ipRoutingTable Object Type Names ...............   13
   3.2.6.3.5 tcpConnTable Object Type Names .................   13
   3.2.6.3.6 egpNeighTable Object Type Names ................   14
   4. Protocol Specification ................................   15
   4.1 Elements of Procedure ................................   16
   4.1.1 Common Constructs ..................................   18
   4.1.2 The GetRequest-PDU .................................   19
   4.1.3 The GetNextRequest-PDU .............................   20
   4.1.3.1 Example of Table Traversal .......................   22
   4.1.4 The GetResponse-PDU ................................   23
   4.1.5 The SetRequest-PDU .................................   24
   4.1.6 The Trap-PDU .......................................   26
   4.1.6.1 The coldStart Trap ...............................   27
   4.1.6.2 The warmStart Trap ...............................   27
   4.1.6.3 The linkDown Trap ................................   27
   4.1.6.4 The linkUp Trap ..................................   27

Case, Fedor, Schoffstall, & Davin                               [Page 1]
RFC 1067                          SNMP                       August 1988

   4.1.6.5 The authenticationFailure Trap ...................   27
   4.1.6.6 The egpNeighborLoss Trap .........................   27
   4.1.6.7 The enterpriseSpecific Trap ......................   28
   5. Definitions ...........................................   29
   6. Acknowledgements ......................................   32
   7. References ............................................   33

1.  Status of this Memo

   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.

   This memo specifies a draft standard for the Internet community.
   TCP/IP implementations in the Internet which are network manageable
   are expected to adopt and implement this specification.

   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

2.  Introduction

   As reported in RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of
   Internet Network Management Standards [1], the Internet Activities
   Board has directed the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to
   create two new working groups in the area of network management.  One
   group is charged with the further specification and definition of
   elements to be included in the Management Information Base (MIB).
   The other is charged with defining the modifications to the Simple
   Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to accommodate the short-term
   needs of the network vendor and operations communities, and to align
   with the output of the MIB working group.

   The MIB working group has produced two memos, one which defines a