1.1.2 The Role of the SNMP Agent

The SNMP agent provides remote (or local) monitoring and limited control of Intel® Dialogic® boards and Intel® NetStructure™ boards over an IP network. The SNMP agent resides on an IP stack and responds to SNMP "gets" and "sets" from an SNMP manager, and the SNMP agent sends SNMP traps. The objects that an SNMP agent can manipulate are defined in MIBs (see What is a MIB?).

The node running the SNMP agent is called the managed node. The managed node is the system that contains the Intel Dialogic boards and Intel NetStructure boards you wish to administer remotely. The SNMP agent makes administrative functions available remotely over an IP network.

The network management station is the system that has the SNMP manager installed. The network management station is the system that exchanges administrative information and tasks with the SNMP agent on the managed node. The network makes this exchange possible and provides a user interface for viewing administrative information and performing management tasks.

Figure 1. General SNMP Architecture

Click here to contact Telecom Support Resources