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SNMP over IPX

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Network Working Group                                        S. Bostock
Request for Comments: 1420                                 Novell, Inc.
Obsoletes: 1298                                              March 1993


                             SNMP over IPX

Status of this Memo

   This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet
   community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
   Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
   Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

   This document defines a convention for encapsulating Simple Network
   Management Protocol (SNMP) [1] packets over the transport mechanism
   provided via the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol [2].

1. Introduction

   The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as defined in [1] is
   now used as an integral part of the network management framework for
   TCP/IP-based internets.  Together with its companion standards, which
   define the Structure of Management Information (SMI) [3,4], and the
   Management Information Base (MIB) [5], the SNMP has received
   widespread deployment in many operational networks running the
   Internet suite of protocols.

   The success of SNMP in the TCP/IP environment has led to its
   deployment in non TCP/IP-based internets. This specification
   describes the mapping of SNMP onto the Internetwork Packet Exchange
   (IPX) protocol [2] used in Novell NetWare environments.

   As noted in [6], the preferred mapping for SNMP is onto UDP [7].  As
   such, this specification is intended for use in environments where
   UDP transport is not available.  No aspect of this specification
   should be construed as a suggestion that, in a heterogeneous
   transport environment, a managed agent should support more than one
   mapping. Conversely, management stations are strongly encouraged to
   support mappings of SNMP onto all popular transports.

2.  Mapping SNMP onto IPX

   Mapping SNMP onto IPX is straight-forward since IPX provides a
   datagram service very similar to that provided by IP/UDP.



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