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RFC 2272: Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2572.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 3412 — Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document describes the Message Processing and Dispatching for SNMP messages within the SNMP architecture [RFC2271]. It defines the procedures for dispatching potentially multiple versions of SNMP messages to the proper SNMP Message Processing Models, and for dispatching PDUs to SNMP applications. This document also describes one Message Processing Model - the SNMPv3 Message Processing Model. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2272
Published
January 1998
Authors
J. Case; D. Harrington; R. Presuhn; B. Wijnen
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
39
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2262
Obsoleted by:
RFC 2572

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2262 (1998)
  2. RFC 2272 (1998)
  3. RFC 2572 (1999)
  4. RFC 3412 (2002) ✓

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