cmStateObjClass is a read-only enumeration giving the detailed object class (such as a specific board type) of the resource described by a generic state-table entry, complementing the coarser cmStateGenericClass. An administrator reads it to know precisely what kind of hardware or logical resource a given state entry represents before interpreting its cmStateOperState. For example, seeing cmStateObjClass report brdSDSL10xModule-1 tells the operator the state entry in question belongs to an SDSL line card rather than the shelf or system as a whole.