ATM-MIB

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Organization: IETF AToMMIB Working Group

Last Updated: 1998-02-28

Category: ATM, Network Interfaces

Description:

Defines managed objects for managing Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) interfaces, virtual connections, and ATM cross-connects.

Imported Objects

From ATM-TC-MIB

AtmAddr
AtmConnCastType
AtmConnKind
AtmTrafficDescrParamIndex
AtmVcIdentifier
AtmVorXAdminStatus
AtmVorXLastChange
AtmVorXOperStatus
AtmVpIdentifier

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
mib-2

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

What Is ATM-MIB?

ATM-MIB is an IETF standards-track module defining managed objects for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) interfaces, virtual path/channel connections (VPCs/VCCs), ATM cross-connects, and AAL5 entities and connections. It belongs to the WAN/carrier transport technology area and is vendor-neutral, covering any device implementing ATM interfaces. It exposes configuration and capacity data through objects like atmInterfaceConfTable/Entry -- including atmInterfaceMaxVpcs, atmInterfaceMaxVccs, atmInterfaceConfVpcs, and atmInterfaceConfVccs -- letting an administrator monitor how many virtual circuits an ATM interface supports versus how many are currently configured, along with addressing objects such as atmInterfaceAddressType and atmInterfaceAdminAddress for interface identity/status. While its primary focus is virtual-connection configuration and capacity rather than deep hardware sensors, it is essential for confirming interface-level connection health and utilization on ATM transport equipment. It depends on the standard Interfaces MIB (IF-MIB) for underlying interface indexing and typically works alongside AAL5-specific counters for cell/frame statistics, and network engineers who load the ATM-MIB MIB module into their management station alongside IF-MIB gain immediate access to the atmInterfaceConfTable objects needed for circuit capacity monitoring. It is deployed in legacy carrier and enterprise WAN environments that still run ATM-based transport (e.g. DSL aggregation backhaul, legacy WAN links).

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in ATM-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.

What Can Be Monitored

  • configured VPCs/VCCs per interface
  • maximum supported VPCs/VCCs
  • active VPI/VCI addressing bits
  • ILMI VPI/VCI management channel
  • ATM interface administrative address
  • ATM cross-connect and AAL5 connection state

Supported Devices

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • ATM switches and WAN interface cards
  • DSL/ATM aggregation equipment

Monitoring Examples

An administrator polling atmInterfaceConfTable/atmInterfaceConfEntry can compare atmInterfaceConfVpcs and atmInterfaceConfVccs (currently configured virtual paths/channels) against atmInterfaceMaxVpcs and atmInterfaceMaxVccs (interface capacity limits) to detect when an ATM interface is approaching its configured VPC/VCC capacity. Checking atmInterfaceMaxActiveVpiBits and atmInterfaceMaxActiveVciBits reveals the addressing range supported, useful when troubleshooting circuit provisioning failures. atmInterfaceIlmiVpi/Vci identify the ILMI management channel, and atmInterfaceAddressType/atmInterfaceAdminAddress expose the interface's administrative ATM address for connectivity verification.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
atmMIB1.3.6.1.2.1.37ATM Management Information Base.
atmMIBObjects1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1
atmInterfaceConfTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2not-accessibleATM interface configuration table.
atmInterfaceConfEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1not-accessibleATM interface configuration entry.
I32 atmInterfaceMaxVpcs1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.1Integer32read-writeMax VPCs.
I32 atmInterfaceMaxVccs1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.2Integer32read-writeMax VCCs.
I32 atmInterfaceConfVpcs1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.3Integer32read-onlyConfigured VPCs.
I32 atmInterfaceConfVccs1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.4Integer32read-onlyConfigured VCCs.
I32 atmInterfaceMaxActiveVpiBits1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.5Integer32read-onlyMax active VPI bits.
I32 atmInterfaceMaxActiveVciBits1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.6Integer32read-onlyMax active VCI bits.
I32 atmInterfaceCurrentMaxVpiBits1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.7Integer32read-onlyCurrent max VPI bits.
I32 atmInterfaceCurrentMaxVciBits1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.8Integer32read-onlyCurrent max VCI bits.
ATM atmInterfaceSubscrAddress1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.9AtmAddrread-writeSubscriber address.
ATM atmInterfaceAdminAddress1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.10AtmAddrread-onlyAdmin address.
INT atmInterfaceMyNeighborIpAddress1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.11INTEGERread-writeNeighbor IP address.
OCT atmInterfaceMyNeighborIfName1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.12OCTET STRINGread-writeNeighbor interface name.
INT atmInterfaceType1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.2.1.13INTEGERread-writeInterface type.
atmInterfaceTCTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.3not-accessibleATM Interface TC table.
atmInterfaceTCEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.3.1not-accessibleATM Interface TC entry.
C32 atmInterfaceOCDEvents1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.3.1.1Counter32read-onlyOCD events.
INT atmInterfaceTCAlarmState1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.3.1.2INTEGERread-onlyTC alarm state.
atmInterfaceDs3PlcpTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.4not-accessibleATM Interface DS3 PLCP table.
atmInterfaceDs3PlcpEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.4.1not-accessibleATM Interface DS3 PLCP entry.
C32 atmInterfaceDs3PlcpSEFs1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.4.1.1Counter32read-onlyDS3 PLCP severely errored framing events.
INT atmInterfaceDs3PlcpAlarmState1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.4.1.2INTEGERread-onlyDS3 PLCP alarm state.
atmTrafficDescrParamTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5not-accessibleATM traffic descriptor table.
atmTrafficDescrParamEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1not-accessibleATM traffic descriptor entry.
ATM atmTrafficDescrParamIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.1AtmTrafficDescrParamIndexnot-accessibleTraffic descriptor param index.
OID atmTrafficDescrType1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.2OBJECT IDENTIFIERread-createTraffic descriptor type.
I32 atmTrafficDescrParam11.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.3Integer32read-createTraffic descriptor param 1.
I32 atmTrafficDescrParam21.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.4Integer32read-createTraffic descriptor param 2.
I32 atmTrafficDescrParam31.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.5Integer32read-createTraffic descriptor param 3.
I32 atmTrafficDescrParam41.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.6Integer32read-createTraffic descriptor param 4.
I32 atmTrafficDescrParam51.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.7Integer32read-createTraffic descriptor param 5.
ROW atmTrafficDescrRowStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.8RowStatusread-createRow status.
INT atmServiceCategory1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.9INTEGERread-createService category.
T/F atmTrafficFrameDiscard1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.5.1.10TruthValueread-createFrame discard.
atmVplTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6not-accessibleATM VPL table.
atmVplEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1not-accessibleATM VPL entry.
OID atmVplVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.1AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleVPI.
ATM atmVplAdminStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.2AtmVorXAdminStatusread-createAdmin status.
ATM atmVplOperStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.3AtmVorXOperStatusread-onlyOper status.
ATM atmVplLastChange1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.4AtmVorXLastChangeread-onlyLast change.
ATM atmVplReceiveTrafficDescrIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.5AtmTrafficDescrParamIndexread-createReceive traffic descriptor index.
ATM atmVplTransmitTrafficDescrIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.6AtmTrafficDescrParamIndexread-createTransmit traffic descriptor index.
I32 atmVplCrossConnectIdentifier1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.7Integer32read-onlyCross connect identifier.
ROW atmVplRowStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.8RowStatusread-createRow status.
ATM atmVplCastType1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.9AtmConnCastTyperead-createCast type.
ATM atmVplConnKind1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.6.1.10AtmConnKindread-onlyConnection kind.
atmVclTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7not-accessibleATM VCL table.
atmVclEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1not-accessibleATM VCL entry.
OID atmVclVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.1AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleVPI.
OID atmVclVci1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.2AtmVcIdentifiernot-accessibleVCI.
ATM atmVclAdminStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.3AtmVorXAdminStatusread-createAdmin status.
ATM atmVclOperStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.4AtmVorXOperStatusread-onlyOper status.
ATM atmVclLastChange1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.5AtmVorXLastChangeread-onlyLast change.
ATM atmVclReceiveTrafficDescrIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.6AtmTrafficDescrParamIndexread-createReceive traffic descriptor index.
ATM atmVclTransmitTrafficDescrIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.7AtmTrafficDescrParamIndexread-createTransmit traffic descriptor index.
INT atmVccAalType1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.8INTEGERread-createAAL type.
I32 atmVccAal5CpcsTransmitSduSize1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.9Integer32read-createAAL5 CPCS transmit SDU size.
I32 atmVccAal5CpcsReceiveSduSize1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.10Integer32read-createAAL5 CPCS receive SDU size.
INT atmVccAal5EncapsType1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.11INTEGERread-createAAL5 encapsulation type.
I32 atmVclCrossConnectIdentifier1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.12Integer32read-onlyCross connect identifier.
ROW atmVclRowStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.13RowStatusread-createRow status.
ATM atmVclCastType1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.14AtmConnCastTyperead-createCast type.
ATM atmVclConnKind1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.15AtmConnKindread-onlyConnection kind.
atmVpCrossConnectTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8not-accessibleVP cross connect table.
atmVpCrossConnectEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1not-accessibleVP cross connect entry.
I32 atmVpCrossConnectIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.1Integer32not-accessibleCross connect index.
NUM atmVpCrossConnectLowIfIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.2InterfaceIndexnot-accessibleLow if index.
OID atmVpCrossConnectLowVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.3AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleLow VPI.
NUM atmVpCrossConnectHighIfIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.4InterfaceIndexnot-accessibleHigh if index.
OID atmVpCrossConnectHighVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.5AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleHigh VPI.
ATM atmVpCrossConnectAdminStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.6AtmVorXAdminStatusread-createAdmin status.
ATM atmVpCrossConnectL2HOperStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.7AtmVorXOperStatusread-onlyL2H oper status.
ATM atmVpCrossConnectH2LOperStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.8AtmVorXOperStatusread-onlyH2L oper status.
ROW atmVpCrossConnectRowStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.8.1.9RowStatusread-createRow status.
atmVcCrossConnectTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10not-accessibleVC cross connect table.
atmVcCrossConnectEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1not-accessibleVC cross connect entry.
I32 atmVcCrossConnectIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.1Integer32not-accessibleCross connect index.
NUM atmVcCrossConnectLowIfIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.2InterfaceIndexnot-accessibleLow if index.
OID atmVcCrossConnectLowVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.3AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleLow VPI.
OID atmVcCrossConnectLowVci1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.4AtmVcIdentifiernot-accessibleLow VCI.
NUM atmVcCrossConnectHighIfIndex1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.5InterfaceIndexnot-accessibleHigh if index.
OID atmVcCrossConnectHighVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.6AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleHigh VPI.
OID atmVcCrossConnectHighVci1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.7AtmVcIdentifiernot-accessibleHigh VCI.
ATM atmVcCrossConnectAdminStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.8AtmVorXAdminStatusread-createAdmin status.
ATM atmVcCrossConnectL2HOperStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.9AtmVorXOperStatusread-onlyL2H oper status.
ATM atmVcCrossConnectH2LOperStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.10AtmVorXOperStatusread-onlyH2L oper status.
ROW atmVcCrossConnectRowStatus1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.10.1.11RowStatusread-createRow status.
aal5VccTable1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12not-accessibleAAL5 VCC table.
aal5VccEntry1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12.1not-accessibleAAL5 VCC entry.
OID aal5VccVpi1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12.1.1AtmVpIdentifiernot-accessibleVPI.
OID aal5VccVci1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12.1.2AtmVcIdentifiernot-accessibleVCI.
C32 aal5VccCrcErrors1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12.1.3Counter32read-onlyCRC errors.
C32 aal5VccSarTimeOuts1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12.1.4Counter32read-onlySAR timeouts.
C32 aal5VccOverSizedSDUs1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.12.1.5Counter32read-onlyOversized SDUs.
atmNoClpNoScr1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.20
atmMIBConformance1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2
atmMIBGroups1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1
atmInterfaceConfGroup21.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.2ATM interface configuration group.
atmTrafficDescrGroup21.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.3ATM traffic descriptor group.
atmVclTerminationGroup21.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.4ATM VCL termination group.
atmVclCrossConnectGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.5ATM VCL cross connect group.
atmVcPvcCrossConnectGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.6ATM VC PVC cross connect group.
atmTCAlarmGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.7ATM TC alarm group.
atmInterfaceTCGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.8ATM TC group.
aal5VccGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.9AAL5 VCC group.
atmVplCrossConnectGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.10ATM VPL cross connect group.
atmVpPvcCrossConnectGroup1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.1.11ATM VP PVC cross connect group.
atmMIBCompliances1.3.6.1.2.1.37.2.2

RFC description

IETF standard MIB (RFC 2515) for managing ATM interfaces, permanent virtual connections, and ATM network devices.

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