(SNMP v2) A revision of Simple Network Management Protocol (not just a new MIB) which includes improvements in the areas of performance, security, confidentiality, and manager-to-manager communications. The major components of SNMPv2 are defined in the following RFCs: RFC 1156 (H) - Management Information Base Network Management of TCP/IP based internets RFC 1157 - A Simple Network Management Protocol RFC 1213 - Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II RFC 1441 - Introduction to SNMP v2 RFC 1442 - SMI For SNMP v2 RFC 1443 - Textual Conventions for SNMP v2 RFC 1444 - Conformance Statements for SNMP v2 RFC 1445 - Administrative Model for SNMP v2 RFC 1446 - Security Protocols for SNMP v2 RFC 1447 - Party MIB for SNMP v2 RFC 1448 - Protocol Operations for SNMP v2 RFC 1449 - Transport Mappings for SNMP v2 RFC 1450 - MIB for SNMP v2 RFC 1451 - Manager to Manger MIB RFC 1452 - Coexistance between SNMP v1 and SNMP v2