CTRON-SFPS-RESOLVE-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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Category: Vendor: Cabletron/Enterasys

Description: Manages Cabletron SFPS address resolution service for mapping network addresses to virtual circuit identifiers.

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What Is CTRON-SFPS-RESOLVE-MIB?

CTRON-SFPS-RESOLVE-MIB is a Cabletron Systems proprietary MIB supporting the SecureFast Packet Switching (SFPS) architecture, specifically its address-resolution service that maps network-layer addresses to virtual-circuit identifiers within Cabletron's switched LAN fabric. It exposes a resolve-service table containing per-entry operational and administrative status, a resolution metric, and cumulative request/response counters for the address-resolution process. In terms of monitoring, this MIB is primarily useful for tracking the software/service health of the SFPS resolution function itself - its operational vs. administrative status and whether resolution requests are being answered - rather than physical hardware sensors. It depends on Cabletron's broader SFPS MIB suite for the underlying switch and virtual-circuit identifier definitions referenced by this resolve table. It would typically be deployed on legacy Cabletron SecureFast switches in enterprise LAN environments that used virtual-circuit-based Layer 2 switching. Engineers can download the CTRON-SFPS-RESOLVE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CTRON-SFPS-RESOLVE-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

  • Cabletron SecureFast Packet Switching (SFPS) switch

Monitoring Examples

An operator can poll sfpsServiceCenterResolveTable / sfpsServiceCenterResolveEntry to check sfpsServiceCenterResolveOperStatus against sfpsServiceCenterResolveAdminStatus for each resolve entry, flagging entries that are administratively enabled but operationally down. Comparing sfpsServiceCenterResolveRequests to sfpsServiceCenterResolveResponses (and the aggregate sfpsResolveStatsRequests) over time can reveal a resolution service receiving requests but failing to respond, indicating a stuck or overloaded resolution process. The sfpsServiceCenterResolveStatusTime object lets an admin see how long an entry has held its current state, useful for detecting flapping.

What Can Be Monitored

  • resolve entry operational status
  • resolve entry admin status
  • resolution request count
  • resolution response count
  • status change timestamp
  • resolution metric
Imported Objects

From CTRON-SFPS-INCLUDE-MIB

sfpsBlockResolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsBlockResolveAPIOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsBlockResolveStatsOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsISPResolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsMobilityStatsOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsRelayAgentResolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsRelayAgentResolveStatsOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsResolveStatsOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsSubnetResolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsSubnetResolveAPIOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsSubnetResolveNvramOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsSubnetResolveStatsOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsSwitchResolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsTableResolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsTableResolveAPIOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsUnresolveOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsUnresolveTableAPIOBJECT-IDENTITY
sfpsUnresolveTableStatsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
TimeTicks

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
OIDs

RFC description

A Cabletron (Enterasys) MIB for SFPS (Fast Packet Switching Services) resolution functions. Provides SNMP objects for managing address resolution and naming services in Cabletron switch architecture.

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