RFC 1908 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1996

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

Overview

RFC 1908, “Coexistence between Version 1 and Version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework”, is a Draft Standard document published in January 1996 by J. Case, K. McCloghrie, M. Rose, S. Waldbusser. It obsoletes RFC 1452. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2576 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to describe coexistence between version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework [1-6], termed the SNMP version 2 framework (SNMPv2), and the original Internet- standard Network Management Framework (SNMPv1). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1452
Obsoleted by
RFC 2576
Other RFCs from 1996

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