Network Management Glossary of Terms

agent

code that responds to SNMP requests

ASN.1

Abstract Syntax Notation One

BER

Basic Encoding Rules are defined to translate ASN.1 representation of a MIB into a serialized octet string suitable for transmission on the network.

CMIP

Common Management Information Protocol

CMOT

CMIP over TCP/IP

MIB

Management Information Base

NMS

Network Management Station

OID

Object Identifier

OpenView

A NMS from Hewlett Packard that is currently used by ASD Controls. The software is installed on lepew (an HP 425S).

SGMP

The Simple Gateway Management Protocol was the predecessor to SNMP.

SMI

Structure of Management Information. For SNMP, this is defined in rfc1155. For SNMPv2, this is defined in rfc1442.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol protocol provides four operations: Get, GetNext, Set and Trap. SNMP refers to the first version of SNMP.

SNMPv2

Simple Network Management Protocol version 2 provide security and bulk data transfer enhancements to SNMP.

Spectrum

A NMS from Cabletron Systems.