SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A standardized protocol that enables a network management station to monitor and configure network devices. An automatically created and saved list of subscribed-to events. The list determines the notifications that are displayed on the DFM console. An indication of an abnormal condition.
Symptoms commonly propagate to network elements from a root-cause source.
An event in which a symptom or fault has occurred. A specified value associated with a managed network element that, when exceeded, produces an alarm. A network adapter that forwards SNMP traps to SNMP recipients. A connection between two ports. Switches, for example, are often trunked to connect multiple segments of a network, or to provide redundant paths through a network.