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6.7.3 SnmpMibs
In SNMP messages, management variables are used to describe the managed
objects in the device. SNMP uses a hierarchical naming scheme to identify the
managed objects uniquely. The entire hierarchical structure is like a tree. Nodes
of the tree represent the managed objects. As shown in the figure below, each
node can be uniquely identified by a path starting from the root.
Management information base (MIB) is used to describe the hierarchical
structure of the tree. It is a set of standard variable definitions for the
monitored network device. In the above figure, managed object B can be