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SNMP Application Types

SMI describes six new data types for use in the management framework:
IpAddress
A data type representing an IP address:
IpAddress ::=
    [APPLICATION 0]
    IMPLICIT OCTET STRING (SIZE (4))
NetworkAddress
a data type represnting an address from one of several protocol families. Usually identical to IpAddress.
Counter
A data type representing a non-negative integer which monotonically increases until it reaches a maximum value when it wraps to zero.
Counter ::=
    [APPLICATION 1]
    IMPLICIT INTEGER (0..4292967295)
Gauge
A data type representing a non-negative integer which may increase or decrease, but which latches at a maximum value.
Gauge ::=
    [APPLICATION 2]
    IMPLICIT INTEGER (0..4292967295)
TimeTicks
hundredths of a second
Opaque
arbitrary encoding

 


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