SNMP and SNMPv2: the infrastructure for network management

Author

Stallings, William

Volume

36

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The Simple Network Management Protocol is the most widely used protocol for the management of IP-based networks and internets. The original version, now known as SNMPv1, is widely deployed. SNMPv2 adds functionality to the original version but does not address its security limitations; this relatively recent standard has not achieved much acceptance. An effort is currently underway to develop SNMPv3, which will retain the functional enhancements of SNMPv2 and add powerful privacy and authentication features. This article provides a survey of the three versions of SNMP, including a discussion of the way in which management information is represented and the protocol functionality

Keywords

computer network management; data privacy; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; IP-based networks management; SNMP; SNMPv1; SNMPv2; SNMPv3; Simple Network Management Protocol; authentication; internets; network management infrastructure; privacy; protocol functionality; security limitations; standard; Authentication; Data security; Databases; IP networks; Information management; Internet; Monitoring; Privacy; Protocols; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.663326

Filename

663326