SNMP
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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) was designed as the standard language to be used by all computers on a network. The SNMP protocol is used by network management systems to communicate with network elements to monitor and control different aspects of the equipment. In an SNMP operation, network information is exchanged through messages sent between the Manager and Agent. The Manager uses messages to request operations to be performed on the SNMP agent. The messages sent are GetRequest, GetNextRequest, SetRequest, and GetBulk. The SNMP Agent responds with a GetResponse message. If a specific condition or event occurs the SNMP Agent sends a Trap message to the Manager for viewing. The SNMP Manager and the SNMP Agent are described below.
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