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o SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol.

o SNMP is a framework used for managing devices on the internet.

o It provides a set of operations for monitoring and managing the


internet.

SNMP Concept

o SNMP has two components Manager and agent.

o The manager is a host that controls and monitors a set of agents


such as routers.

o It is an application layer protocol in which a few manager stations


can handle a set of agents.

o The protocol designed at the application level can monitor the


devices made by different manufacturers and installed on different
physical networks.

o It is used in a heterogeneous network made of different LANs and


WANs connected by routers or gateways.

Managers & Agents


o A manager is a host that runs the SNMP client program while the
agent is a router that runs the SNMP server program.

o Management of the internet is achieved through simple interaction


between a manager and agent.

o The agent is used to keep the information in a database while the


manager is used to access the values in the database. For example,
a router can store the appropriate variables such as a number of
packets received and forwarded while the manager can compare
these variables to determine whether the router is congested or not.

o Agents can also contribute to the management process. A server


program on the agent checks the environment, if something goes
wrong, the agent sends a warning message to the manager.

Management with SNMP has three basic ideas


o A manager checks the agent by requesting the information that
reflects the behavior of the agent.

o A manager also forces the agent to perform a certain function by


resetting values in the agent database.

o An agent also contributes to the management process by warning


the manager regarding an unusual condition.

Management Components
 Management is not achieved only through the SNMP protocol but also the use of other
protocols that can cooperate with the SNMP protocol. Management is achieved through the
use of the other two protocols: SMI (Structure of management information) and
MIB(management information base).
 Management is a combination of SMI, MIB, and SNMP. All these three protocols such as
abstract syntax notation 1 (ASN.1) and basic encoding rules (BER).

SMI
The SMI (Structure of management information) is a component used in
network management. Its main function is to define the type of data
that can be stored in an object and to show how to encode the data for
the transmission over a network.

MIB
o The MIB (Management information base) is a second component for
the network management.

SNMP

SNMP defines five types of messages: GetRequest, GetNextRequest,


SetRequest, GetResponse, and Trap

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