Protocols and standards This section provides an overview of the protocols and standards that are used within IBM Spectrum® Control. Web Based Enterprise ManagementWeb Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is an initiative of the Distributed Management Task Force (DTMF) with the objective to enable the management of complex IT environments. It defines a set of management and internet standard technologies in order to unify the management of complex IT environments.Storage Management Initiative SpecificationThe Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) defines a standard that is used within IBM Spectrum Control to create and develop a universal open interface for managing storage devices including storage networks. Service Location ProtocolThe Service Location Protocol (SLP) is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard. SLP provides a scalable framework for the discovery and selection of network services.Simple Network Management ProtocolThe Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) protocol for monitoring and managing systems and devices in a network. Functions supported by the SNMP protocol are the request and retrieval of data, the setting or writing of data, and traps that signal the occurrence of events.Fibre Channel Methodologies of InterconnectsIBM Spectrum Control supports the ANSI T11 Fibre Channel FC-MI (Fibre Channel Methodologies of Interconnects) for the automated discovery of FC SAN assets and topology.Parent topic: Reference