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The TCP/IP Guide  9  TCP/IP Application Layer Protocols, Services and Applications (OSI Layers 5, 6 and 7)       9  TCP/IP Network Configuration and Management Protocols (BOOTP, DHCP, SNMP and RMON)            9  TCP/IP Network Management Framework and Protocols (SNMP and RMON)                 9  TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework Overview, Architecture, Components and Concepts

Overview and History of the TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 1 2 3 TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework Architecture and Protocol Components

SNMP Terminology Summary

So, to integrate and reiterate all of this, let's summarize. SNMP consists of a small number of network management stations (NMSes) that interact with regular TCP/IP devices that are called managed nodes. The SNMP manager on the NMS and the SNMP agents on the managed nodes implement the SNMP protocol and allows network management information to be exchanged. SNMP applications run on the NMS and provide the interface to the human administrator, and allow information to be collected from the MIBs at each SNMP agent, as shown in Figure 270. Simple! See, the name is good after all. J

Overview and History of the TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 1 2 3 TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework Architecture and Protocol Components