Simple Network Management Protocol

(S-N-M-P)

A set of protocols used to manage networks. Basically, messages (protocol data units) are sent to the network. Agents (SNMP-compliant) devices return data about themselves to the SNMP sender. Due to difficulty in standardization, basically SNMP only reports that a device is functioning properly.

More Information

• SNMP Overview
• SNMP Guide
• RFC 1157
• Technology Review
• SNMP Page