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Introduction to version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework

          RFC 1441            Introduction to SNMPv2          April 1993


          1.  Introduction

          The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of
          version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management
          Framework, termed the SNMP version 2 framework (SNMPv2).  This
          framework is derived from the original Internet-standard
          Network Management Framework (SNMPv1), which consists of these
          three documents:

               RFC 1155 [1] which defines the Structure of Management
               Information (SMI), the mechanisms used for describing and
               naming objects for the purpose of management.

               RFC 1212 [2] which defines a more concise description
               mechanism, which is wholly consistent with the SMI.

               RFC 1157 [3] which defines the Simple Network Management
               Protocol (SNMP), the protocol used for network access to
               managed objects.

          For information on coexistence between SNMPv1 and SNMPv2,
          consult [4].




























          Case, McCloghrie, Rose & Waldbusser