The INMS Gate allows the integration of SNMPv1 agents and proxy agents, even though the respective MIB might be in SNMPv2 format. The integration of agents and proxy agents providing an ASCII-based interface is also possible with the help of the Mediation Device component, which transforms incoming data streams into generic data structures. Thus, Gate acts as a SNMPv1/SNMPv2 agent, delivered with a MIB in SNMPv2 format.
Only the Gate Server needs to be modified in case of third party agent integration. The Gate Server is responsible for agent monitoring, agent autodiscovery and the retrieval of service data, although the latter has not yet been implemented in version 1.0. Monitoring and configuration data are stored in a cache that is maintained and updated independently of SNMP get and set requests of upper-layer applications.