Agent Extensibility Protocol Version 1
RFC 2257, “Agent Extensibility Protocol Version 1”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 1998 by M. Daniele, B. Wijnen, D. Francisco. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2741 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines a standardized framework for extensible SNMP agents. It defines processing entities called master agents and subagents, a protocol (AgentX) used to communicate between them, and the elements of procedure by which the extensible agent processes SNMP protocol messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 2258 Internet Nomenclator Project
- RFC 2259 Simple Nomenclator Query Protocol
- RFC 2260 Scalable Support for Multi-homed Multi-provider Connectivity
- RFC 2261 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks
- RFC 2262 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 2263 SNMPv3 Applications
- RFC 2250 RTP Payload Format for MPEG1/MPEG2 Video
- RFC 2264 User-based Security Model for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol