{SNMP} over {AppleTalk}

Abstract

This memo describes the method by which the Simple NetworkManagement Protocol (SNMP) as specified in RFC XXX can be used overAppleTalk protocols instead of the Internet UDP/IP protocol stack. Thisspecification is useful for network elements which have AppleTalksupport but lack TCP/IP support. It should be noted that if a networkelement supports multiple protocol stacks, and UDP is available, it isthe preferred network layer to use. SNMP has been successful in managingInternet capable network elements which support the protocol stack atleast through UDP, the connectionless Internet transport layer protocol.As originally designed, SNMP is capable of running over any reasonabletransport mechanism (not necessarily a transport protocol) that supportsbi- directional flow and addressability. Many non-Internet capablenetwork elements are present in networks. Some of these elements areequipped with the AppleTalk protocols. One method of using SNMP tomanage these elements is to define a method of transmitting an SNMPmessage inside an AppleTalk protocol data unit. This RFC is the productof the SNMP over a Multi-protocol Internet Working Group of the InternetEngineering Task Force (IETF).