<s>
In	O
the	O
network	O
management	O
model	O
,	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
application	I-Protocol
(	O
NMA	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
sits	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
management	O
station	O
(	O
NMS	O
)	O
and	O
retrieves	O
data	O
from	O
management	B-Application
agents	I-Application
(	O
MAs	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
monitoring	O
and	O
controlling	O
various	O
devices	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
ISO/OSI	O
network	O
management	O
model	O
and	O
its	O
subset	O
of	O
protocols	O
,	O
namely	O
Simple	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
SNMP	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
Common	O
Management	O
Information	O
Protocol	O
(	O
CMIP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
