This document provides an overview of network management, including the key functions of configuration management, fault management, performance management, security management, and accounting management. It describes the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) framework used for monitoring and maintaining networks, including the Structure of Management Information (SMI) and Management Information Base (MIB). The roles of the SNMP manager and agent are defined, along with how SMI defines object names, data types, and encoding, while MIB contains the collection of objects that can be managed.
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