RFC 3430 (rfc3430) - Page 1 of 10


Simple Network Management Protocol Over Transmission Control Protocol Transport Mapping



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Network Working Group                                   J. Schoenwaelder
Request for Comments: 3430                               TU Braunschweig
Category: Experimental                                     December 2002


             Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) over
         Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Transport Mapping

Status of this Memo

   This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
   community.  It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
   Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This memo defines a transport mapping for using the Simple Network
   Management Protocol (SNMP) over TCP.  The transport mapping can be
   used with any version of SNMP.  This document extends the transport
   mappings defined in STD 62, RFC 3417.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.  SNMP over TCP  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.1 Serialization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.2 Well-Known Values  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.3 Connection Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.4 Reliable Transport versus Confirmed Operations . . . . . . . .  4
   3.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   4.  Acknowledgments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
       References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   A.  Connection Establishment Alternatives  . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
       Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
       Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10











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