
660 Chapter13 Network Management
13.7
Choosing a Configuration Protocol
Choosing between CORBA, XML, and SNMP is not simple even if you have
decided to use a standardized technique rather than one of the proprietary con-
figuration mechanisms built into your equipment. SNMP is well established,
with MIB modules designed within the IETF, often by the people who wrote
the protocols that are being managed. The MIB modules offer a great deal of
detail and fine control, but to some extent this is a downfall since the level of
detail increases the apparent complexity of a MIB module ...