Compare RMON and SNMP.

Attributes	SNMP	RMON
Meaning	The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which is located in application layer, is part of the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network architecture	Remote Monitoring (RMON) is a standard monitoring specification that enables various network monitors and console systems to exchange network monitoring data
Information Model	SMI	Management Information Base (MIB)
Function	SNMP is responsible for exchanging data between network devices	RMON provides standard information that a network administrator can use to monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot a group of distributed LANs
Protocol	GET, SET, TRAP	protocolDir, protocolDist, addressMap, nlHost, nlMatrix, alHost, alMatrix, userHistory, probeConfig
Services	Internet Management, SNMP uses UDP datagrams	MIB module for SNMP that describes objects that permit advanced network management capabilities
Complexity	SNMP only employs the operation attributes and the notifications	Complex nature of the available functions in the RMON MIB modules
Organization	IETF	IETF
Supporting operations	SNMP only supports 5 operations	RMON1 MIB consists of ten groups, and RMON2 MIB adds ten more groups
Security	SNMP uses a community name, which is not even encrypted, SNMP uses polling	Offer security features like antivirus and backup solutions
Access	In terms of data access, SNMP retrieves individual items of information also SNMP	Perform analysis and collect statistical information on the data collected on a subnet, freeing the managing station from this task
Uses	SNMP used in Local Area Networks (LANs), SNMP is widely used because of its simplicity	To monitor and troubleshoot LANs
Year	1998(ver.3)	1993 (RFC 1513), 1995 (RFC 1757), 1997 (RFC 2021)

Attributes

SNMP

RMON

Meaning

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which is located in application layer, is part of the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network architecture

Remote Monitoring (RMON) is a standard monitoring specification that enables various network monitors and console systems to exchange network monitoring data

Information Model

SMI

Management Information Base (MIB)

Function

SNMP is responsible for exchanging data between network devices

RMON provides standard information that a network administrator can use to monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot a group of distributed LANs

Protocol

GET, SET, TRAP

protocolDir, protocolDist, addressMap, nlHost, nlMatrix, alHost, alMatrix, userHistory, probeConfig

Services

Internet Management, SNMP uses UDP datagrams

MIB module for SNMP that describes objects that permit advanced network management capabilities

Complexity

SNMP only employs the operation attributes and the notifications

Complex nature of the available functions in the RMON MIB modules

Organization

IETF

Supporting operations

SNMP only supports 5 operations

RMON1 MIB consists of ten groups, and RMON2 MIB adds ten more groups

Security

SNMP uses a community name, which is not even encrypted, SNMP uses polling

Offer security features like antivirus and backup solutions

Access

In terms of data access, SNMP retrieves individual items of information also SNMP

Perform analysis and collect statistical information on the data collected on a subnet, freeing the managing station from this task

Uses

SNMP used in Local Area Networks (LANs), SNMP is widely used because of its simplicity

To monitor and troubleshoot LANs

Year

1998(ver.3)

1993 (RFC 1513), 1995 (RFC 1757), 1997 (RFC 2021)

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Attributes	SNMP	RMON
Meaning	The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which is located in application layer, is part of the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network architecture	Remote Monitoring (RMON) is a standard monitoring specification that enables various network monitors and console systems to exchange network monitoring data
Information Model	SMI	Management Information Base (MIB)
Function	SNMP is responsible for exchanging data between network,devices	RMON provides standard information that a network,administrator can use to monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot a group of,distributed LANs
Protocol	GET, SET, TRAP	protocolDir , protocolDist, addressMap, nlHost, nlMatrix,,alHost, alMatrix, userHistory, probeConfig
Services	Internet Management, SNMP uses UDP datagrams	MIB module for SNMP that describes objects that permit,advanced network management capabilities
Complexity	SNMP only employs the operation attributes and the,notifications	Complex nature of the available functions in the RMON MIB,modules
Organization	IETF	IETF
Supporting operations	SNMP only supports 5 operations,Getrequest, Setrequest,Trap,Response, Getnextrequest	RMON1 MIB consists of ten groups, and RMON2 MIB adds ten more,groups
Security	SNMP uses a community name, which is not even encrypted, SNMP,uses polling	Offer security features like antivirus and backup solutions
Access	In terms of data access, SNMP retrieves individual items of,information also SNMP	Perform analysis and collect statistical information on the,data collected on a subnet, freeing the managing station from this task
Uses	SNMP used in Local Area Networks (LANs), SNMP is widely used,because of its simplicity	To monitor and troubleshoot LANs
Year	1998(ver.3)	1993 (RFC 1513), 1995 (RFC 1757), 1997 (RFC 2021)

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