RFC 1901 · HISTORIC · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2
Overview
RFC 1901, “Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2”, is a Historic document published in January 1996 by J. Case, K. McCloghrie, M. Rose, S. Waldbusser. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The purpose of this document is to define the Community-based Administrative Framework for the SNMP version 2 framework (SNMPv2). This document specifies an Experimental protocol for the Internet community.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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