The Simple Book: An Introduction to Networking Management (Prentice Hall Series in Innovative Technology)

The size and number of TCP/IP based networks has made their management problematic. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), a suite of network management protocols or rules, has emerged as the leading solution to this problem. This revision of the leading selling guide to SNMP has been revised to reflect the latest changes to the SNMPv2 standard. Marshall Rose is the author of the SNMP standard and a leading contributor to this technology. New topics covered include: maintenance functions, error reports, the simplified configuration model and security. For any communications professional who has to design and/or manage TCP/IP based networks. This group includes: network managers, network designers, and network operators.