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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
+
+<erlref>
+ <header>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2004</year><year>2009</year>
+ <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <legalnotice>
+ The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+
+ Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <title>snmpm_mpd</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <responsible></responsible>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <approved></approved>
+ <checked></checked>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
+ <file>snmpm_mpd.xml</file>
+ </header>
+ <module>snmpm_mpd</module>
+ <modulesummary>Message Processing and Dispatch module for the SNMP manager</modulesummary>
+ <description>
+ <p>The module <c>snmpm_mpd</c> implements the version independent
+ Message Processing and Dispatch functionality in SNMP for the manager.
+ It is supposed to be used from a Network Interface process
+ (<seealso marker="snmp_manager_netif">Definition of Manager Net if</seealso>).
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <funcs>
+ <func>
+ <name>init_mpd(Vsns) -> mpd_state()</name>
+ <fsummary>Initialize the MPD module</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Vsns = [Vsn]</v>
+ <v>Vsn = v1 | v2 | v3</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function can be called from the net_if process at start-up.
+ The options list defines which versions to use.
+ </p>
+ <p>It also initializes some SNMP counters.
+ <marker id="process_msg"></marker>
+</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>process_msg(Msg, TDomain, Addr, Port, State, NoteStore, Logger) -> {ok, Vsn, Pdu, PduMS, MsgData} | {discarded, Reason}</name>
+ <fsummary>Process a message received from the network</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Msg = binary()</v>
+ <v>TDomain = snmpUDPDomain</v>
+ <v>Addr = {integer(), integer(), integer(), integer()}</v>
+ <v>Port = integer()</v>
+ <v>State = mpd_state()</v>
+ <v>NoteStore = pid()</v>
+ <v>Logger = function()</v>
+ <v>Vsn = 'version-1' | 'version-2' | 'version-3'</v>
+ <v>Pdu = #pdu</v>
+ <v>PduMs = integer()</v>
+ <v>MsgData = term()</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Processes an incoming message. Performs authentication and
+ decryption as necessary. The return values should be passed the
+ manager server.
+ </p>
+ <p><c>NoteStore</c> is the <c>pid()</c> of the note-store process.</p>
+ <p><c>Logger</c> is the function used for audit trail logging.
+ </p>
+ <p>In the case when the pdu type is <c>report</c>, <c>MsgData</c> is
+ either <c>ok</c> or <c>{error, ReqId, Reason}</c>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>generate_msg(Vsn, NoteStore, Pdu, MsgData, Logger) -> {ok, Packet} | {discarded, Reason}</name>
+ <fsummary>Generate a request message to be sent to the network</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Vsn = 'version-1' | 'version-2' | 'version-3'</v>
+ <v>NoteStore = pid()</v>
+ <v>Pdu = #pdu</v>
+ <v>MsgData = term()</v>
+ <v>Logger = function()</v>
+ <v>Packet = binary()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Generates a possibly encrypted packet to be sent to the network.
+ </p>
+ <p><c>NoteStore</c> is the <c>pid()</c> of the note-store process.
+ </p>
+ <p><c>MsgData</c> is the message specific data used in the SNMP
+ message. In SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c, this message data is the community
+ string. In SNMPv3, it is the context information.
+ </p>
+ <p><c>Logger</c> is the function used for audit trail logging.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>generate_response_msg(Vsn, Pdu, MsgData, Logger) -> {ok, Packet} | {discarded, Reason}</name>
+ <fsummary>Generate a response packet to be sent to the network</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Vsn = 'version-1' | 'version-2' | 'version-3'</v>
+ <v>Pdu = #pdu</v>
+ <v>MsgData = term()</v>
+ <v>Logger = function()</v>
+ <v>Packet = binary()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Generates a possibly encrypted response packet to be sent to the
+ network.
+ </p>
+ <p><c>MsgData</c> is the message specific data used in the SNMP
+ message. This value is received from the
+ <seealso marker="snmpm_mpd#process_msg">process_msg</seealso>
+ function.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ </funcs>
+
+</erlref>
+