4.2.3.1. Another Example of Table Traversal

This example demonstrates how the GetBulkRequest-PDU can be used as an alternative to the GetNextRequest-PDU. The same traversal of the IP net-to-media table as shown in Section 4.2.2.1 is achieved with fewer exchanges.

The SNMPv2 entity acting in a manager role begins by sending a GetBulkRequest-PDU with the modest max-repetitions value of 2, and containing the indicated OBJECT IDENTIFIER values as the requested variable names:

    GetBulkRequest [ non-repeaters = 1, max-repetitions = 2 ]
                    ( sysUpTime,
                      ipNetToMediaPhysAddress,
                      ipNetToMediaType )

The SNMPv2 entity acting in an agent role responds with a Response-PDU:

    Response (( sysUpTime.0 =  "123456" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaPhysAddress.1.9.2.3.4 =
                                         "000010543210" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaType.1.9.2.3.4 =  "dynamic" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaPhysAddress.1.10.0.0.51 =
                                          "000010012345" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaType.1.10.0.0.51 =  "static" ))

The SNMPv2 entity acting in a manager role continues with:

       GetBulkRequest [ non-repeaters = 1, max-repetitions = 2 ]
                       ( sysUpTime,
                         ipNetToMediaPhysAddress.1.10.0.0.51,
                         ipNetToMediaType.1.10.0.0.51 )

The SNMPv2 entity acting in an agent role responds with:

    Response (( sysUpTime.0 =  "123466" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaPhysAddress.2.10.0.0.15 =
                                         "000010987654" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaType.2.10.0.0.15 =
                                              "dynamic" ),
              ( ipNetToMediaNetAddress.1.9.2.3.4 =
                                              "9.2.3.4" ),
              ( ipRoutingDiscards.0 =  "2" ))

This response signals the end of the table to the SNMPv2 entity acting in a manager role.