Simple Network Management Protocol Traffic Measurements and Trace Exchange Formats
RFC 5345, “Simple Network Management Protocol Traffic Measurements and Trace Exchange Formats”, is an Informational document published in October 2008 by J. Schoenwaelder. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is widely deployed to monitor, control, and (sometimes also) configure network elements. Even though the SNMP technology is well documented, it remains relatively unclear how SNMP is used in practice and what typical SNMP usage patterns are.
This document describes an approach to carrying out large-scale SNMP traffic measurements in order to develop a better understanding of how SNMP is used in real-world production networks. It describes the motivation, the measurement approach, and the tools and data formats needed to carry out such a study.
This document was produced within the IRTF's Network Management Research Group (NMRG), and it represents the consensus of all of the active contributors to this group. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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