RFC 1904 (rfc1904) - Page 2 of 24
Conformance Statements for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
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RFC 1904 Conformance Statements for SNMPv2 January 1996 5.2 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause .......................... 13 5.3 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause ............................ 13 5.4 Mapping of the MODULE clause ............................... 13 5.4.1 Mapping of the MANDATORY-GROUPS clause ................... 13 5.4.2 Mapping of the GROUP clause .............................. 14 5.4.3 Mapping of the OBJECT clause ............................. 14 5.4.3.1 Mapping of the SYNTAX clause ........................... 14 5.4.3.2 Mapping of the WRITE-SYNTAX clause ..................... 15 5.4.3.3 Mapping of the MIN-ACCESS clause ....................... 15 5.4.4 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ........................ 15 5.5 Mapping of the MODULE-COMPLIANCE value ..................... 15 5.6 Usage Example .............................................. 16 6. Mapping of the AGENT-CAPABILITIES macro ..................... 16 6.1 Mapping of the PRODUCT-RELEASE clause ...................... 17 6.2 Mapping of the STATUS clause ............................... 17 6.3 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause .......................... 17 6.4 Mapping of the REFERENCE clause ............................ 17 6.5 Mapping of the SUPPORTS clause ............................. 18 6.5.1 Mapping of the INCLUDES clause ........................... 18 6.5.2 Mapping of the VARIATION clause .......................... 18 6.5.2.1 Mapping of the SYNTAX clause ........................... 18 6.5.2.2 Mapping of the WRITE-SYNTAX clause ..................... 18 6.5.2.3 Mapping of the ACCESS clause ........................... 19 6.5.2.4 Mapping of the CREATION-REQUIRES clause ................ 19 6.5.2.5 Mapping of the DEFVAL clause ........................... 20 6.5.2.6 Mapping of the DESCRIPTION clause ...................... 20 6.6 Mapping of the AGENT-CAPABILITIES value .................... 20 6.7 Usage Example .............................................. 20 7. Extending an Information Module ............................. 22 7.1 Conformance Groups ......................................... 22 7.2 Compliance Definitions ..................................... 22 7.3 Capabilities Definitions ................................... 22 8. Security Considerations ..................................... 23 9. Editor's Address ............................................ 23 10. Acknowledgements ........................................... 23 11. References ................................................. 24 1. Introduction A management system contains: several (potentially many) nodes, each with a processing entity, termed an agent, which has access to management instrumentation; at least one management station; and, a management protocol, used to convey management information between the agents and management stations. Operations of the protocol are carried out under an administrative framework which defines authentication, authorization, access control, and privacy policies. SNMPv2 Working Group Standards Track
