Trap enterprise-code vs specific-code

Hello everybody,

I am working on an application that sends SNMP traps when some special
conditions occur. The traps are sent using send_v2trap() like this:

1. create a netsnmp_variable_list
2. add to it the trap oid as a variable of type Object Identifier
3. add whatever other variables the trap needs
4. send the trap using send_v2trap()

But we have the following problem: one of our customer complains that
the Trap Packet is wrong formatted and he asks that the trap should have
the following fields like this:
enterprise-code - should have the oid of the trap EXCEPT the last number in the OID
specific-trap - should have the last number of the trap's OID
He says that this way he can identify the trap via the specific code.

See below the text from our customer:
"In order an application could identify a trap there shall be a unique
set of the enterprise and specific code. enterprise code usually
specifies the device type, agent, etc., while specific - specifies the
particular event on that device and agent.
Therefore, enterprise code in your case shall be in your case always the
same -   .1.3.6.1.4.1.23668.9999.15
and specific code shall be changed from 1 to 5 in accordance to MIB
Now we have (looking at the catched packets) :
enterprise code - .1.3.6.1.4.1.23668.9999.15.5 (for DBUpdated, i.e. it
differs for each event)
specific code - 0 or some 10-digits number.
This does not allow to identify the trap - it means, there application
cannot set a unique message for operators for this kind of event.

Expected behaviour:
--- remove 'specific code' from the 'enterprise OID' field (last number)
--- and move it ('specific code' ) to the specific-trap field"


Now my questions are:
1. Is his request correct? Is this the way other people identify the traps?
2. Isn't it more handy to identify a trap by its enterprise code?
3. How can I set up the value for the field specific-code?

Thanks in advance,
Ovidiu



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