Important Terms To Know - Comtech EF Data CMR-5975 Installation And Operation Manual

Digicast Media Router S2 Receiver CMR-5975 (MR-S2)
Configuring and Controlling the Digicast CMR‑ 5975 Media Router with SNMP
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Important Terms to Know

Get Obtain an element (OID) of information from a agent.
GetNext Obtains the next element (OID) of information from a agent.
GetResponse Requests a response from the agent for information.
MIB Message Information Base is the file that defines all the supported OIDs at the agent.
Message Information Base II which is a MIB that is supported by most PC and
MIB II
communications products. MIB II is described in Request for Comments RFC 1213.
OID Object Identifier is the variable on the agent that can be configured (SET) or obtained (GET).
PDU Protocol Data Unit is the message that carries all SNMP messages over a network.
The manufacturer created and defined MIB describing the OIDs that may be configured (SET)
Private MIB
or obtained (GET) from an agent product.
R/O
The community string for read only access to the MIB elements.
Community
R/W
The community string for read/write access to the MIB elements.
Community
Set Set an element (OID) of information on a agent.
SNMP Agent The agent (remote) that is managed by an SNMP manager.
SNMP
The manager and collection point for SNMP-enabled remote agents.
Manager
Trap an unsolicited message sent to the SNMP server from the SNMP Agent.
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