SNMP - Next Generation (snmp-ng) 




Charter



Status: Concluded February, 1997 







Chair(s):







 Russ Mundy 







Description of Working Group:



The SNMP-NG Working Group is chartered to prepare recommendations for



the next generation of SNMP.  The goal of the Working Group is to



produce the necessary set of documents that will provide a single



standard for the next generation of core SNMP functions.







During the past several years, there have been a number of activities



aimed at incorporating security and other improvements to SNMP.



Unfortunately, strongly held differences on how to incorporate these



improvements into SNMP prevented the SNMPV2 Working Group from coming



to closure on a single approach.  As a result, two different approaches



(commonly called V2u and V2*) have emerged.



 



The Security and Administrative Framework Evolution for SNMP Advisory



Team (the Advisory Team) was formed to provide single recommended



approach for SNMP evolution.  The technical starting point for the



Working Group will be the recommended approach provided by the Advisory



Team.  The initial product of the Working Group will be documenting the



design of the Advisory Team recommended approach.  At a minimum, this



documentation will define the modules and interfaces that were



identified by the Team.



 



Recognizing the need for prompt completion of the specifications, the



Working Group will try to accommodate the following objectives:



 



 - accommodate the wide range of operational environments with



   differing management demands;



 



 - facilitate the need to transition from previous, multiple protocols



   to SNMP-NG;



 



 - facilitate the ease of setup and maintenance activities;



 



Previous delays in providing a single standard for the next generation



of SNMP core functions dictate that the Working Group move forward as



quickly as possible to document and publish Internet Drafts and RFC's.



To this end, the Working Group will make use of as much existing



documentation as practical.  Additionally, functional changes beyond



those needed to provide a single approach will be strongly



discouraged.