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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMP Resources
Since the September 1998 presentation of Controlling and Monitoring Audio Systems with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) (Preprint #4760) Peak Audio has publicly advocated the use of SNMP for control and monitoring of networked audio devices. We believe SNMP is well suited to this task for the following reasons.
- Availability of management applications and platforms
- Availability of off the shelf agent implementations
- Availability of development tools
- Dominance in data communications industry
- Demonstrated interoperability
- Demonstrated extensibility
- Manageable implementation
- Carried via ubiquitous Internet Protocol (IP) through many types of communications systems
To promote the use of SNMP Peak Audio is able to do the following:
- Provide an SNMP agent with every CobraNet interface
- Make it easy for CobraNet licensees extend the standard CobraNet MIB to allow control and monitoring of product features outside the CobraNet interface
- Conduct public demonstrations of SNMP in conjunction with CobraNet marketing efforts
- Publish references and pointers on SNMP management and agent and MIB design issues to help audio manufacturers get SNMP capability into devices and systems that don't have a CobraNet interface
