APEX-MIB :: apexQamChannelIdChannelDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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apexQamChannelIdChannelDescription

Module: APEX-MIB

OID (symbolic): APEX-MIB::apexQamChannelIdChannelDescription

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2.11.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: Text description for the QAM Channel (Output Transport Stream).

Format is as follows where brackets and bracketed descriptions are replaced by a number/letter as appropriate: [QAM Channel / TS Num]:Slot[QAM Slot Num]-[Module Rf Port Num][Channel Letter]

Examples: TS 9, in QAM Slot 1, on RF Port 2: '09:Slot1-2A' TS 17, in QAM Slot 2, on RF Port 1: '17:Slot2-1A' TS 48, in QAM Slot 3, on RF Port 2: '48:Slot3-2H' TS 48, in QAM Slot 3, on RF Port 4: '48:Slot3-4D'

This may be used for display purposes on a management system.

String will be empty or contain '[QAM Channel / TS Num]:Inactive' if apexQamChanStatActive is not set to 'active', i.e. if QAM Channel is not present and/or not enabled.

What is apexQamChannelIdChannelDescription?

Provides a formatted text description of a QAM channel identifying it by its transport stream number, slot, module RF port, and channel letter (e.g., a string like '5:Slot2-1B'). This is useful for displaying a human-readable identifier in management interfaces.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2.11.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> APEX-MIB::apexQamChannelIdChannelDescription

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2.11.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> APEX-MIB::apexQamChannelIdChannelDescription.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166giBCS-IDENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1giproductsBCS-IDENT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31apexAPEX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8apexQamAPEX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2apexQamStatusAPEX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2.11apexQamChannelIdTableAPEX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2.11.1apexQamChannelIdEntryAPEX-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1166.1.31.8.2.11.1.6apexQamChannelIdChannelDescriptionAPEX-MIB