what kind of trap SNMP agent can NOT send?
> > Mario Latens > A notification (sent as a TRAP or INFORM operation) is a mechanism for an agent or an “observer” to send information about a managed system to a manager. A notification has an identity and can contain a list of values of object instances. Each notification type is defined with the NOTIFICATION-TYPE construct in SMIv2 or the TRAP-TYPE construct in SMIv1 (which is now historical). Usually, a MIB designer creates notification definitions that correspond to events that occur on a managed device and could be significant to a manager. It is up to the MIB designer to decide on what events should have an associated notification. Also, the MIB designer must decide on the values of object instances to include with the notification. Some notifications are specific to an event and others can be generalized, such as crossing of a threshold. Also, if a MIB designer wanted to use a “push” model of providing data to a manager, it is certainly possible for notifications and objects t
