What are the basic components of SNMP?
The SNMP based management involves two primary elements – a manager and an agent. The manager monitors and controls network devices by manipulating a collection of objects that represent the network device and its properties. The agent talks directly to the device, communicates the state of the managed objects and forwards events to the manager. The managed objects and events are defined in the Management Information Base so that the manager and the agent understand the structure and syntax of these managed objects.
