RFC 1908 (rfc1908) - Page 1 of 10

Coexistence between Version 1 and Version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework

Network Working Group                               SNMPv2 Working Group
Request for Comments: 1908                                       J. Case
Obsoletes: 1452                                      SNMP Research, Inc.
Category: Standards Track                                  K. McCloghrie
                                                     Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                                 M. Rose
                                            Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.
                                                           S. Waldbusser
                                          International Network Services
                                                            January 1996


           Coexistence between Version 1 and Version 2 of the
             Internet-standard Network Management Framework

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ................................................    2
   2. Management Information ......................................    2
   2.1 Object Definitions .........................................    3
   2.2 Trap Definitions ...........................................    5
   2.3 Compliance Statements ......................................    5
   2.4 Capabilities Statements ....................................    6
   3 Protocol Operations ..........................................    6
   3.1 Proxy Agent Behavior .......................................    6
   3.1.1 SNMPv2 -> SNMPv1 .........................................    7
   3.1.2 SNMPv1 -> SNMPv2 .........................................    7
   3.2 Bi-lingual Manager Behavior ................................    8
   4. Security Considerations .....................................    8
   5. Editor's Address ............................................    8
   6. Acknowledgements ............................................    8
   7. References ..................................................    9











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