DS1-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: IETF AToM MIB Working Group

Last Updated: 2007-03-05

Category: Network Interfaces

Description: Defines managed objects for DS1, E1, DS2, and E2 interfaces, providing configuration, status, and performance monitoring for T1/E1 digital circuits.

IPNetwork Monitor uses several OIDs from this MIB in network discovery and polling the applicable devices. Start monitoring DS1-MIB with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor.

What Is DS1-MIB?

This is a vendor-neutral, IETF standards-based MIB (RFC 4805) that defines managed objects for DS1, J1, E1, DS2, and E2 digital circuit interfaces, the T1/E1-family transmission technologies widely used in legacy WAN, telecom, and TDM voice/data circuits. It exposes per-line configuration (line type, line coding, framing, loopback settings), current and historical performance statistics, and status/fault data along with a dedicated notifications (traps) group. It is heavily oriented toward monitoring hardware status: dsx1LineStatus reports real-time line condition (e.g., loss of signal, alarm indication signal, loopback active), dsx1TimeElapsed and dsx1ValidIntervals track the performance-monitoring interval framework, and ds1Traps provides fault notifications for line-state transitions. It is a foundational standards MIB that many vendor-specific T1/E1 interface implementations build upon or reference. It is typically deployed on routers, channel banks, and telecom access equipment terminating T1/E1 circuits in enterprise WAN and carrier access networks, and engineers often consult the DS1-MIB OID list when mapping specific line, interval, and trap objects into a management platform.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in DS1-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 IETF MIB, applies to routers/telecom access equipment with T1/E1 interfaces

Monitoring Examples

An administrator could poll dsx1ConfigTable/dsx1ConfigEntry indexed by dsx1LineIndex and dsx1IfIndex to check dsx1LineType, dsx1LineCoding, and dsx1LoopbackConfig, then watch dsx1LineStatus for bitmask flags indicating loss of signal or an active loopback that would explain a circuit outage. The ds1Traps notification group would alert on a line status transition in near real time rather than requiring constant polling.

What Can Be Monitored

  • line type and coding configuration
  • current line status/alarm condition
  • loopback configuration state
  • circuit identifier
  • performance interval elapsed time and validity
  • line status change notifications
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From PerfHist-TC-MIB

PerfCurrentCount
PerfIntervalCount
PerfTotalCount

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
transmission

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TimeStamp
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

RFC 3895 MIB for managing DS1/T1 (1.544 Mbps) digital circuits and E1 (2.048 Mbps) lines.

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