ARRIS-D5-DVB-EIS-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

All MIBsARRIS-D5-DVB-EIS-MIB

Organization: Arris International

Last Updated: 2010-08-12

Description: MIB for DVB simulcrypt External Interface Specification (EIS) configuration and video encryption on ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM devices

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What Is ARRIS-D5-DVB-EIS-MIB?

ARRIS-D5-DVB-EIS-MIB is a vendor-specific MIB for ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM devices used in cable television head-end infrastructure, covering the DVB SimulCrypt External Interface Specification (EIS) used for conditional-access/video encryption signaling. It exposes tables of EIS client sessions, including connection status, IP address, active channel counts, and crypto group associations, i.e. configuration and session-state data rather than classic hardware sensors. For monitoring status, it lets an operator confirm that EIS clients are connected and active (simEisStatus, simEisTimeActive) and see how many channels/crypto groups each session is currently encrypting (simEisCurChannels, simEisCurrentSCGs), functioning as the software-service-status equivalent of process health on this platform. It builds conceptually on the DVB SimulCrypt standard for conditional-access signaling even though implemented as a proprietary ARRIS MIB. It is deployed in cable operator head-ends on ARRIS D5 edge QAM devices that need to report encryption session status to network management systems. Engineers can download the ARRIS-D5-DVB-EIS-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in ARRIS-D5-DVB-EIS-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll the simEisTable (indexed by simEisIndex) to check simEisStatus and simEisTimeActive for each configured EIS client, confirming the encryption session to the conditional-access system is up and how long it's been active. Comparing simEisCurChannels against simEisTotChannels for a given simEisChanId reveals whether all expected channels are currently being encrypted, and a drop in simEisCurrentSCGs would indicate a crypto group failure affecting simulcrypt output.

What Can Be Monitored

  • EIS client connection status
  • session active time
  • current vs. total encrypted channels
  • current crypto groups (SCGs)
  • EIS client IP/port
Imported Objects

From ARRIS-MIB

arrisD5UEQamOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SIM-MIB

ECMGCSuCasId
EMMGCommType
SectionTSPktFlag

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using simEisCurrentSCGs OID:

Select an ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM (UEQ) (legacy) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type simEisCurrentSCGs into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The total number of current SCGs for this EIS. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Manages video encryption system (EIS) configuration for Arris D5 QAM devices.

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