COM21-HCXALM-MIB

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Organization: Com21, Inc.

Last Updated: 1997-01-08

Category: Alarm and Event Management, DOCSIS and Cable

Description:

Provides alarm and fault notification objects for the COM21 HCX cable modem platform.

Imported Objects

From COM21-HCX-MIB

com21OBJECT-IDENTITY
com21HcxOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress

What Is COM21-HCXALM-MIB?

COM21-HCXALM-MIB is the alarm-management MIB for Com21's ComController HCX platform, an early cable-modem termination system used by cable operators for broadband data services. Its scope is fault/alarm notification for the ComController chassis and the cable modem links it serves, rather than configuration or interface counters. It is used primarily to monitor hardware and connectivity faults — chassis or card failures and degraded modem link conditions on the HCX platform — though the specific object names were not captured for this module. It likely depends on Com21's base ComController system MIB for chassis/card inventory context that its alarms reference. It is deployed at legacy cable operator head-end sites running Com21 ComController HCX cable modem termination systems. COM21-HCXALM-MIB SNMP monitoring in practice would involve either polling an alarm table or receiving traps to detect chassis, card, or cable-modem link faults on the HCX platform.

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What Can Be Monitored

  • chassis/card alarm conditions
  • cable modem link fault alarms

Supported Devices

  • Com21 ComController HCX cable modem termination system
  • cable operator head-end equipment

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were captured for this module, so a concrete polling scenario can't be honestly detailed with named objects here; in general, an alarm MIB of this kind would define an alarm table an operator polls, or traps it receives, to detect chassis, card, or cable-modem link faults on the Com21 HCX platform.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
com21HcxAlm1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.11This is the Com21 ComController Alarm Management MIB module. COM21 Part# 005-0025-00
com21HcxCurrAlmGroup1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15
com21HcxCurrAlmTable1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1not-accessibletable of current alarms.
com21HcxAlmEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1not-accessible.
I32 hcxAlmTrapId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.1Integer32read-onlycontains the trap id associated with the alarm.
ALA hcxAlmSeverity1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.2AlarmSeverityread-onlycontains alarm severity.
EPO hcxAlmTime1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.3EpochTimeread-onlycontains time (in the form of Epoch) that alarm occured.
INT hcxAlmShelfId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.4INTEGERread-onlycontains the shelf id associated with the alarm.
I32 hcxAlmSlotId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.5Integer32read-onlycontains the slot id associated with the alarm.
INT hcxAlmPortId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.6INTEGERread-onlycontains any port id associated with the alarm. If there is no associated port number then this attribute will be 0.
MAC hcxAlmMacAddr1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.7MacAddressread-onlycontains any MAC address (i.e. ComPort MAC Address) associated with the alarm. If there is no associated MAC address then this attribute will be 0.
INT hcxAlmDataAValid1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.8INTEGERread-onlythis attribute indicates if the hcxAlmDataA attribute is valid for this alarm.
I32 hcxAlmDataA1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.9Integer32read-onlycontains a single integer for data related to the alarm. i.e. for storing a threshold value associated with a threshold alarm. The application reading this value must have explicit knowledge of the trap id inorder to interpret this attribute.
INT hcxAlmDataBValid1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.10INTEGERread-onlythis attribute indicates if the hcxAlmDataB attribute is valid for this alarm.
I32 hcxAlmDataB1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.11Integer32read-onlycontains a second integer field for data related to the alarm. The application reading this value must have explicit knowledge of the trap id in order to interpret this attribute.
INT hcxAlmStrDataValid1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.12INTEGERread-onlythis attribute indicates if the hcxAlmStrData attribute is valid for this alarm.
STR hcxAlmStrData1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.15.1.1.13DisplayStringread-onlycontains a display string for information related to the alarm. It maybe for storing a descriptive string or other text information.
com21HcxEventLogGroup1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16
com21HcxEventLogTable1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1not-accessibletable of alarm log.
com21HcxEventLogEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1not-accessible.
I32 hcxEventLogId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.1Integer32read-onlycontains alarm id. This is a simple sequential number starting at 1.
ALA hcxEventLogSeverity1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.2AlarmSeverityread-onlycontains alarm severity.
EPO hcxEventLogTime1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.3EpochTimeread-onlycontains time (in the form of Epoch) that alarm occured.
INT hcxEventLogShelfId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.4INTEGERread-onlycontains the shelf id associated with the alarm.
I32 hcxEventLogSlotId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.5Integer32read-onlycontains the slot id associated with the alarm.
INT hcxEventLogPortId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.6INTEGERread-onlycontains any port id associated with the alarm. If there is no associated port number then this attribute will be 0.
MAC hcxEventLogMacAddr1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.7MacAddressread-onlycontains any MAC Address associated with the alarm. If there is no associated MAC Address then this attribute will be 0.
I32 hcxEventLogTrapId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.8Integer32read-onlycontains the trap id associated with the alarm.
INT hcxEventLogDataAValid1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.9INTEGERread-onlythis attribute indicates if the hcxEventLogDataA attribute is valid for this alarm.
I32 hcxEventLogDataA1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.10Integer32read-onlycontains a single integer for data related to the alarm. i.e. for storing a threshold value associated with a threshold alarm. The application reading this value must have explicit knowledge of the trap id inorder to interpret this attribute.
INT hcxEventLogDataBValid1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.11INTEGERread-onlythis attribute indicates if the hcxEventLogDataB attribute is valid for this alarm.
I32 hcxEventLogDataB1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.12Integer32read-onlycontains a second integer field for data related to the alarm. The application reading this value must have explicit knowledge of the trap id in order to interpret this attribute.
INT hcxEventStrDataValid1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.13INTEGERread-onlythis attribute indicates if the hcxEventStrData attribute is valid for this alarm.
STR hcxEventStrData1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.16.1.1.14DisplayStringread-onlycontains a display string for information related to the alarm. It maybe for storing a descriptive string or other text information.
com21HcxAlmSeverityGroup1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.17
com21HcxAlmSeverityTable1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.17.1not-accessibletable of alarm severities.
com21HcxAlmSeverityEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.17.1.1not-accessible.
I32 hcxAlmSevTrapId1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.17.1.1.1Integer32read-onlycontains the trap id.
ALA hcxSetAlmSeverity1.3.6.1.4.1.1141.2.17.1.1.2AlarmSeverityread-writecontains alarm severity. See trap description for defaults.

FAQ

What is COM21-HCXALM-MIB used for at a cable head-end running Com21 ComController HCX equipment?
It's the alarm-management MIB for the ComController HCX cable-modem termination platform, focused on fault and alarm notification rather than configuration -- used to monitor chassis or card failures and degraded cable-modem link conditions on the HCX system.

How would an operator use COM21-HCXALM-MIB day-to-day?
By polling its alarm table or receiving its traps, an operator at a cable head-end can detect chassis, card, or cable-modem link faults on the HCX platform, typically cross-referencing the base ComController system MIB for chassis/card inventory context behind each alarm.

RFC description

COM21 hybrid cable modem MIB for management of cable modem interfaces and status monitoring.

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