Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the standard way of checking that devices on a network are operating properly. With SNMP, devices on the network monitor their own activity, using built-in ...

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Profinet, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, CC-Link, Mudbus, OPC UA are common in industrial automation. SNMP, REST, SMTP, POP, HTTP, FTP, ODBC, OLE-DB and OPC UA (again) are protocols common in the IT space.

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