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RFC 2257: Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2741.

Current version: RFC 2741 — Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1

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This memo defines a standardized framework for extensible SNMP agents. It defines processing entities called master agents and subagents, a protocol (AgentX) used to communicate between them, and the elements of procedure by which the extensible agent processes SNMP protocol messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC2257
Published
January 1998
Authors
M. Daniele; B. Wijnen; D. Francisco
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
80
Also known as
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Obsoleted by:
RFC 2741

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