Using SNMPv3 for Secure Transmission of SNMP Messages
Versions of the SNMP prior to third version (SNMPv3) did not include adequate security. Any sufficiently motivated individual with physical access to a shared network link and a protocol sniffer had...
View ArticleNETCONF & YANG: Introduction and Overview
This article is the first in a series of articles on the emerging NETCONF and YANG standards published by the IETF. Over the past several years, participants within the IETF Operations and Management...
View ArticleNETCONF & YANG: Motivation and Inception
In this article we explore the motivation and inception of IETF standards work on the NETCONF protocol and the YANG data modeling language. MOTIVATION: Over the past two decades, some significant...
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NETCONF & YANG: Architecture
In this article we explore the architecture of NETCONF and YANG. Much of the information presented in this article is derived from RFC 4741, “NETCONF Configuration Protocol”. Introduction The Network...
View ArticleNETCONF & YANG: Potential Markets
Will there be a successful outcome for NETCONF and YANG standards? Can NETCONF and YANG shift the management paradigm from configuring individual devices to the configuration of entire networks? Which...
View ArticleWork-in-Progress: Current IETF Activity Related to MIB Modules
Updated on Thursday 10 February 2011 I am often asked, “What MIB modules are IETF working groups developing?”. MIB modules are defined within the relevant working group and reviewed by a small cadre...
View ArticleWork-in-Progress: Current IETF Activity Related to Network and Service...
Updated on Friday 11 February 2010 I am often asked, “What Internet-Drafts on network and services management are IETF working groups developing?”. The following provides a brief outline of and links...
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