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2.9. SNMPv2 Management Communication
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2.9. SNMPv2 Management Communication
2.9. SNMPv2 Management Communication
A SNMPv2 management communication is a communication from one
specified SNMPv2 party to a second specified SNMPv2 party
about management information that is contained in a SNMPv2
context accessible by the appropriate SNMPv2 entity. In
particular, a SNMPv2 management communication may be
- a query by the originating party about information
accessible to the addressed party (e.g., getRequest,
getNextRequest, or getBulkRequest),
- an indicative assertion to the addressed party about
information accessible to the originating party (e.g.,
Response, InformRequest, or SNMPv2-Trap),
- an imperative assertion by the originating party about
information accessible to the addressed party (e.g.,
setRequest), or
- a confirmation to the addressed party about information
received by the originating party (e.g., a Response
confirming an InformRequest).
A management communication is represented by an ASN.1 value
with the following syntax:
SnmpMgmtCom ::= [2] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE {
dstParty
OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
srcParty
OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
context
OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
pdu
PDUs
}
For each SnmpMgmtCom value that represents a SNMPv2 management
communication, the following statements are true:
- Its dstParty component is called the destination and
identifies the SNMPv2 party to which the communication is
directed.
- Its srcParty component is called the source and
identifies the SNMPv2 party from which the communication
is originated.
- Its context component identifies the SNMPv2 context
containing the management information referenced by the
communication.
- Its pdu component has the form and significance
attributed to it in [2].
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