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Chapter 3: Switch Management
SNMP Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the standard management
protocol for multi-vendor IP networks. SNMP supports transaction-based queries
that allow the protocol to format messages and to transmit information between
reporting devices and data-collection programs. SNMP runs on top of the User
Datagram Protocol (UDP), offering a connectionless-mode service.
Management Architecture
All of the management application modules use the same Messaging Application
Programming Interface (MAPI). By unifying management methods with a single
MAPI, configuration parameters set using one method (console port, for
example) are immediately displayable by the other management methods (for
example, SNMP agent of Web browser).
The management architecture of the switch adheres to the IEEE open standard.
This compliance assures customers that the Managed Switch is compatible with,
and will interoperate with other solutions that adhere to the same open standard.
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