DIFFSERV-MIB

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Organization: IETF Differentiated Services WG

Last Updated: 2002-02-07

Category: Quality of Service

Description: Defines managed objects for configuring and monitoring Differentiated Services (DiffServ) data paths on network devices, including classifiers, meters, actions, and queues.

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What Is DIFFSERV-MIB?

DIFFSERV-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF standards MIB defining managed objects for configuring and monitoring the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) architecture described in RFC 2475 on any compliant network device (router or Layer 3 switch). It models the DiffServ data path as a set of functional building blocks -- classifiers, meters, markers/actions, queues, and schedulers -- allowing an NMS to both configure QoS policy and monitor its real-time effect on traffic. Its monitoring value is squarely about software/control-plane status and performance: classifier match counts, meter conformance/violation statistics, and queue occupancy/drop counters reveal whether QoS policy is behaving as intended or whether a traffic class is being throttled or dropped unexpectedly. It explicitly depends on and complements the conceptual model described in RFC 2475 (the DiffServ architecture) and typically works alongside IF-MIB for per-interface association of DiffServ policies. It is deployed on any vendor's router, switch, or firewall that implements DiffServ-based QoS, especially in service-provider and enterprise WAN edge environments, and network engineers building custom QoS dashboards commonly reference the DIFFSERV-MIB MIB directly rather than relying on vendor-specific wrappers.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in DIFFSERV-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

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • router or Layer 3 switch implementing DiffServ QoS

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were extracted in this batch, but per the RFC 2475 model an admin would typically poll classifier element counters to confirm traffic is matching the expected class, meter conformance/exceed counters to verify policing behavior, and queue statistics (depth, discards) to detect congestion-related drops on a QoS-enabled interface. A rising discard count on a specific queue while overall interface utilization is moderate would reveal a misconfigured bandwidth allocation for that traffic class. Because no object names were provided in the source data, this scenario is described at the architectural level defined by the RFC rather than tied to specific confirmed object names.

Imported Objects

From DIFFSERV-DSCP-TC

Dscp
DscpOrAny

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndexOrZero
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressPrefixLength
InetAddressType
InetPortNumber

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
mib-2
zeroDotZero

From SNMPv2-TC

AutonomousType
RowPointer
RowStatus
StorageType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
OIDs

RFC description

Defines management objects for Differentiated Services (DiffServ) architecture (RFC 3289), enabling monitoring and control of QoS mechanisms on network devices.

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