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Chapter 3. Application Protocols > Simple Network Management Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol
Application layer protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), is used to manage IP devices. SNMP is part of the TCP/IP application layer suite. SNMP allows network administrators the ability to view and change network parameters and monitor connections locally and remotely. Managing network performance over a period of time is one of the major functions that SNMP provides.
There are three version of SNMP:
