Agent Extensibility Protocol
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The Agent Extensibility Protocol, or AgentX, is a computer networking protocol that allows management of Simple Network Management Protocol objects defined by different processes via a single master agent. Agents that export objects via AgentX to a master agent are called subagents.[1] The AgentX standard not only defines the AgentX protocol, but also the procedure by which those subagents process SNMP protocol messages.[2]
For more information, see RFC 2741[3] for the original definition of the protocol and the IETF Agentx Working Group.[4]
References
- ^ Freire, Mário Marques; Chemouil, Prosper; Lorenz, Pascal; Gravey, Annie (April 6, 2011). Universal Multiservice Networks: Third European Conference, ECUMN 2004, Porto, Portugal, October 25-27. 2004, Proceedings. Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-540-30197-4. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Gervasi, Osvaldo (August 29, 2007). Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2007: International Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 26-29, 2007. Proceedings, Part II. Springer. p. 796. ISBN 978-3-540-74477-1. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
The Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol standard defines, then, a framework for extensible SNMP agents. It characterizes entities called master agents and subagents and a protocol (AgentX) that integrates them.
- ^ Francisco, Dale; Wijnen, Bert; Ellison, Mark; Daniele, Michael (January 2000). Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol Version 1 (Report). Internet Engineering Task Force.
- ^ IETF Agentx Working Group Archived October 22, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- "AgentX Protocol", Solaris System Management Agent Developer's Guide, retrieved 2025-06-21
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