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Convention for defining traps for use with the SNMP
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Network Working Group M. Rose, Editor
Request for Comments: 1215 Performance Systems International
March 1991
A Convention for Defining Traps
for use with the SNMP
Status of this Memo
This memo suggests a straight-forward approach towards defining traps
used with the SNMP. Readers should note that the use of traps in the
Internet-standard network management framework is controversial. As
such, this memo is being put forward for information purposes.
Network management practitioners who employ traps are encouraged to
make use of this document. Practitioners who do not employ traps can
safely ignore this document.
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify any standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Table of Contents
1. Historical Perspective ................................ 1
2. Defining Traps ........................................ 2
2.1 Mapping of the TRAP-TYPE macro ....................... 3
2.1.1 Mapping of the ENTERPRISE clause ................... 3
2.1.2 Mapping of the VARIABLES clause .................... 4
2.1.3 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause .................. 4
2.1.4 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause .................... 4
2.1.5 Mapping of the TRAP-TYPE value ..................... 4
2.2 Usage Examples ....................................... 5
2.2.1 Enterprise-specific Trap ........................... 5
2.2.2 Generic-Traps for use with the SNMP ................ 5
3. Acknowledgements ...................................... 7
4. References ............................................ 9
5. Security Considerations................................ 9
6. Author's Address....................................... 9
1. Historical Perspective
As reported in RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of
Internet Network Management Standards [1], a two-prong strategy for
network management of TCP/IP-based internets was undertaken. In the
short-term, the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), defined in
RFC 1067, was to be used to manage nodes in the Internet community.
In the long-term, the use of the OSI network management framework was
be examined. Two documents were produced to define the management
SNMP Working Group