ATM-RMON-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsATM-RMON-MIB

Organization: IETF

Last Updated: 1997-01-24

Category: ATM, Network Monitoring (RMON)

Description: Provides RMON-style remote monitoring objects for ATM network traffic analysis and cell-level statistics collection.

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What Is ATM-RMON-MIB?

ATM-RMON-MIB is an IETF standards-based MIB extending RMON (Remote Monitoring) concepts to ATM networks, enabling remote collection of cell-level and port-level traffic statistics. It exposes port selection group tables that define which ports/interfaces are aggregated for monitoring, along with descriptive metadata like creation time, owner, and status for each monitoring group. Its monitoring focus is on traffic/performance data collection configuration rather than hardware health - it lets an administrator set up and manage which ATM ports are being statistically monitored and by whom, forming the basis for broader ATM traffic analysis. It explicitly builds on the standard RMON MIB framework (RFC 2819) adapted for ATM interfaces. It is deployed in carrier and enterprise ATM networks where remote traffic monitoring probes are used to analyze cell-layer performance across multiple ports. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the ATM-RMON-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

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

  • ATM network probe/monitoring device
  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would create an entry in portSelGrpTable/portSelGrpEntry with a portSelGrpDescr and portSelGrpOwner, then associate individual ports via portSelTable/portSelEntry referencing portSelCollectGroup, and confirm portSelStatus/portSelGrpStatus shows the group as active. If a monitoring group's portSelGrpStatus reverts to an inactive state unexpectedly, it indicates the associated RMON probe or agent config was reset or failed, halting collection for that port group.

What Can Be Monitored

  • port selection group membership
  • monitoring group creation time and owner
  • monitoring group/status
  • collected group association per port
Imported Objects

From CISCO-SMI

ciscoExperimentOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

OwnerString
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using atmStatsControlDropEvents OID:

Select an ATM network probes/monitoring device 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 atmStatsControlDropEvents 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 events in which cells which should have been counted in the associated atmStatsEntry, but were dropped by the probe due to lack of resources. 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 between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Provides remote network monitoring (RMON) capabilities for ATM networks including port selection, statistics, and traffic analysis.

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