1. A method for processing data, comprising: receiving an eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML)-formatted request for data, the data associated with a Voice over IP (VoIP) device; specifying a device IP address in a first argument and a Xpath query in a second argument, the device IP address and the Xpath query based on the XML-formatted request; and identifying a Management Information Base (MIB) variable based on the Xpath query.