RFC 3416 · INTERNET STANDARD · 2002
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol
Overview
RFC 3416, “Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol”, is an Internet Standard document published in December 2002 by R. Presuhn. It obsoletes RFC 1905. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines version 2 of the protocol operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). It defines the syntax and elements of procedure for sending, receiving, and processing SNMP PDUs. This document obsoletes RFC 1905. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2002
- RFC 3415 View-based Access Control Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 3417 Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 3414 User-based Security Model for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 3418 Management Information Base for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 3413 Simple Network Management Protocol Applications
- RFC 3419 Textual Conventions for Transport Addresses
- RFC 3412 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 3420 Internet Media Type message/sipfrag