DOCS-PNM-MIB

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Organization: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

Last Updated: 2017-04-13

Category: Domain: CATV/Cable, Standard: DOCSIS

Description: Manages Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) measurements and impairment detection in DOCSIS networks.

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What Is DOCS-PNM-MIB?

DOCS-PNM-MIB is the CableLabs standard MIB for DOCSIS 3.1 Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM), a feature set that lets operators run diagnostic measurements on cable modems to detect RF plant impairments before they cause service outages. It exposes bulk-data upload configuration (destination IP address and path for measurement files), a docsPnmBulkFileTable tracking individual measurement files with control and upload status per entry, and cable-modem test-control objects such as docsPnmCmCtlTest and its duration. For monitoring purposes this MIB is squarely about proactive fault detection: docsPnmBulkFileUploadStatus reveals whether a diagnostic capture has successfully been retrieved from the modem, and running docsPnmCmCtlTest lets an operator trigger on-demand diagnostics to catch degrading RF conditions, like micro-reflections or noise, before they escalate into outright connectivity loss. It builds on DOCSIS 3.1's broader physical-layer and cable-device MIBs, since PNM measurements are taken against those underlying PHY channels. It is deployed by cable operators as part of proactive network maintenance programs across their DOCSIS 3.1 CM/CMTS footprint. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the DOCS-PNM-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in DOCS-PNM-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

  • DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem
  • cable modem termination system (CMTS)
  • vendor-neutral, standards-based DOCSIS MIB

Monitoring Examples

An operator configures docsPnmBulkDestIpAddr and docsPnmBulkDestPath so measurement files land on a collection server, then polls docsPnmBulkFileTable/docsPnmBulkFileEntry (keyed by docsPnmBulkFileIndex) to check docsPnmBulkFileControl and docsPnmBulkFileUploadStatus for each capture, confirming files transferred successfully. Triggering docsPnmCmCtlTest with a set docsPnmCmCtlTestDuration runs an on-demand diagnostic sweep on a suspect modem. A repeatedly failing docsPnmBulkFileUploadStatus could indicate connectivity or storage problems separate from the RF impairment the test itself is trying to detect.

What Can Be Monitored

  • bulk measurement file upload status
  • bulk upload destination configuration
  • on-demand cable modem diagnostic test control/duration
  • measurement file inventory
Imported Objects

From CLAB-DEF-MIB

clabProjDocsisOBJECT-IDENTITY

From DOCS-IF-MIB

TenthdB

From DOCS-IF3-MIB

docsIf3CmSpectrumAnalysisCtrlCmdOBJECT-IDENTITY

From DOCS-IF31-MIB

DsOfdmModulationType

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

DOCSIS 3.1 Proactive Network Maintenance MIB managed by CableLabs, providing SNMP management objects for PNM functions including RxMER probes, bulk data transfers, and spectrum analysis in cable systems.

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