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
Schoenwaelder Experimental
