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Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework

Network Working Group                                            R. Frye
Request for Comments: 2576                         CoSine Communications
Category: Standards Track                                        D. Levi
                                                         Nortel Networks
                                                             S. Routhier
                                                 Integrated Systems Inc.
                                                               B. Wijnen
                                                     Lucent Technologies
                                                              March 2000


        Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3
         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.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   The purpose of this document is to describe coexistence between
   version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework,
   (SNMPv3), version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management
   Framework (SNMPv2), and the original Internet-standard Network
   Management Framework (SNMPv1).  This document obsoletes RFC 1908 [13]
   and RFC 2089 [14].

Table Of Contents

   1 Overview .....................................................    2
   1.1 SNMPv1 .....................................................    3
   1.2 SNMPv2 .....................................................    4
   1.3 SNMPv3 .....................................................    4
   1.4 SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 Access to MIB Data .......................    5
   2 SMI and Management Information Mappings ......................    5
   2.1 MIB Modules ................................................    6
   2.1.1 Object Definitions .......................................    6
   2.1.2 Trap and Notification Definitions ........................    9
   2.2 Compliance Statements ......................................    9
   2.3 Capabilities Statements ....................................   10



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