DPNSS-MIB

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Organization: IETF Interfaces Working Group

Last Updated: 2000-08-09

Description: IETF MIB for managing DPNSS digital private network signaling interfaces on Nortel Networks telecom equipment

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What Is DPNSS-MIB?

DPNSS-MIB is an IETF standard MIB for managing Digital Private Network Signaling System (DPNSS) interfaces, a signaling protocol historically used to interconnect private branch exchange (PBX) telephony systems, and this particular instance is associated with Nortel Networks telecom equipment implementing it. As a signaling-interface MIB it would expose configuration and operational status of DPNSS trunk/interface links between PBXs, such as link state, signaling channel status, and interface configuration parameters typical of digital PBX interconnect MIBs. For monitoring, the emphasis would be on the operational/hardware status of the DPNSS signaling link itself, whether the interface is up and correctly signaling between PBX nodes, since a failed DPNSS link directly breaks call routing between interconnected private telephone exchanges. It would depend on or complement general telephony interface conventions and vendor PBX system MIBs describing the broader voice switching hardware. It would have been deployed in enterprise/carrier private telephony networks interconnecting multiple PBXs via DPNSS trunks, most commonly on Nortel PBX/telecom equipment. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the DPNSS-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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

  • Nortel PBX / digital telephony switch
  • DPNSS-capable private telephony interconnect equipment

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this module, so specific object names cannot be cited. Based on the module description, a typical scenario would involve polling DPNSS interface/link operational status between two interconnected PBXs to detect a signaling link failure that would disrupt inter-PBX call routing.

What Can Be Monitored

  • DPNSS interface/link operational status
  • signaling channel state
  • interface configuration
Imported Objects

From IANAifType-MIB

IANAifType

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
transmission

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TimeStamp

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using dpnssSigL2InCallsConn OID:

Select a Nortel PBX/digital telephony switch (DPNSS signaling interface) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type dpnssSigL2InCallsConn into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The number of peer SABMR frames successfully received on this interface. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Manages Digital Private Network Signalling System (DPNSS) PBX signalling protocols and call statistics on telecommunications equipment.

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