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MIB: Management Information Base

A Management Information Base (MIB) is a type of database used to manage the devices in a communications network. It comprises a collection of objects in a (virtual) database used to manage entities (such as routers and switches) in a network. Objects in the MIB are defined using a subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) called "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2). Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), MIBs are used as the information objects and the format of the MIBs are defined as part of the SNMP. MIB-I refers to the initial MIB definition; MIB-II refers to the later definition. SNMPv2 includes MIB-II and adds some new objects.

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MIB: Management Information Base