Network Management Standards
Application layer protocols defining type of information collected and format of control messages
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Developed for Internet and LANs
- Components of SNMP
- Agent: collects device info and responds requests from the manager
- Management Information Base (MIB): database at device stored by the agent
- Network Management Station (NMS): Access MIB, sends control messages to agent
- Common Management Interface Protocol (CMIP)
- Developed for OSI type networks