Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is built upon the UDP network protocol. SNMP was designed for network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for anomalies. SNMP sets the standards for network management, including an application layer protocol, a database schema, and a set of data objects. SNMP provides data in the form of variables on the system, which describe the system configuration. These variables can then be queried (and sometimes set) by other applications on the system.

Tucson Embedded Systems (TES) ported SNMP to Wind River VxWorks for use on embedded systems to manage configuration and system monitoring.

The Embedded Controls Industry is increasingly adopting SNMP as a way to manage several devices on closed systems to configure and monitor the health of devices and LRU's. TES can provide the software and expertise to implement your project quickly.