BW-OpenClientServer

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsBW-OpenClientServer

Organization: Broadsoft, Inc

Last Updated: 2005-08-16

Category: Telephony and VoIP, Vendor: BroadSoft, Web and Application Servers

Description: Monitors BroadSoft BroadWorks Open Client Server connectivity and active client session statistics.

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What Is BW-OpenClientServer?

BW-OpenClientServer is a proprietary MIB from BroadSoft for the Open Client Server (OCS) component of its BroadWorks unified-communications/VoIP softswitch platform. Per its module description it contains performance measurements related to the Open Client Server, though the objects available in this sample are limited to standard conformance/compliance group definitions rather than the underlying data objects. Based on the module description, its intended monitoring role is tracking Open Client Server connectivity and active client session performance, reflecting the software service health of client-server session handling within BroadWorks. It is part of the broader BroadWorks family of per-subsystem MIBs (each BroadWorks component typically has its own MIB module) and depends on that overall platform architecture. It is deployed within BroadSoft BroadWorks VoIP/UC service-provider platforms managing client connectivity for hosted communications services. Engineers can download the BW-OpenClientServer file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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

  • BroadSoft BroadWorks Open Client Server (softswitch platform component)

Monitoring Examples

The objects available here — bwOcsMibGroups and bwOcsMibCompliancy — are SNMPv2 conformance/compliance statements rather than runtime data objects, so a concrete polling scenario cannot be honestly built from them. Based on the module description, the underlying (unlisted) data objects would be expected to track active Open Client Server session counts and client connectivity performance, which an administrator would use to spot degraded client-server connectivity on the platform.

What Can Be Monitored

  • active client session count
  • client-server connectivity status
Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using bwOCSCAPRegisterAuthentications OID:

Select a BroadSoft BroadWorks VoIP/UC application server 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 bwOCSCAPRegisterAuthentications into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of registerAuthentication CAP messages received. 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

BroadWorks open client server performance metrics including CAP protocol and concurrent connection tracking.

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