PLANET WGS3-2820 - Manual (Page 34)

User’s Manual of WGS3-2820/WGS3-5220
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3.4.2 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.
3.4.3 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 WGS3 LAYER 3
Switch is compatible with, and will interoperate with other solutions that adhere to the same open standard.