DVB-MGSYSTEM-MIB

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Organization: DVB

Last Updated: 2001-05-18

Category: Domain: CATV/Cable, Domain: Video/Broadcast

Description: Manages Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) system-level configuration and operational status for headend equipment.

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What Is DVB-MGSYSTEM-MIB?

This is a Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) industry standards MIB, part of the DVB Measurement Group's support for ETSI TR 101 290, which defines system-level configuration and operational status objects for DVB headend/measurement equipment used in digital TV broadcast networks. It exposes general system information analogous to standard MIB-II system data, adapted for DVB measurement/monitoring devices. Its relevance to hardware/software status monitoring lies in providing baseline system identity and operational status for headend measurement equipment, similar in spirit to sysUpTime/sysDescr in MIB-II, though specific object names were not available to confirm exact coverage. It explicitly models itself on standard MIB-II system-group conventions while being scoped to the DVB/TR 101 290 measurement domain. It is deployed in broadcast headend facilities on DVB monitoring/measurement equipment used to assess transport stream quality per TR 101 290. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the DVB-MGSYSTEM-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

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Supported Devices

DVB headend/measurement equipment, vendor-neutral within the DVB standards ecosystem

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this MIB; based on the module description modeling it after MIB-II system information, a realistic use would be polling basic system identity and status objects on DVB headend measurement equipment to confirm the device is operational before relying on its TR 101 290 quality measurements.

What Can Be Monitored

system identity/description
system operational status
system uptime (MIB-II style)

Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
dvb	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696
mg	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3
mgSystem	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1			DVB Measurement Group MIB to support TR 101 290. This mgSystem module contains general system information, similar to that provided by MIB-II.
STR mgSysDescr	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	A textual description of the entity. This value should include the full name and version identification of the system's hardware type, software operating-system, and networking software. It is mandatory that this only contain printable ASCII characters.
OID mgSysObjectID	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.2	OBJECT IDENTIFIER	read-only	The vendor's authoritative identification of the network management subsystem contained in the entity. This value is allocated within the SMI enterprises subtree (1.3.6.1.4.1) and provides an easy and unambiguous means for determining `what kind of box' is being managed. For example, if vendor `Flintstones, Inc.' was assigned the subtree 1.3.6.1.4.1.4242, it could assign the identifier 1.3.6.1.4.1.4242.1.1 to its `Fred Router'.
TIK mgSysUpTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.3	TimeTicks	read-only	The time (in hundredths of a second) since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized.
STR mgSysContact	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.4	DisplayString	read-write	The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to contact this person.
STR mgSysName	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.5	DisplayString	read-write	An administratively-assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the node's fully-qualified domain name.
STR mgSysLocation	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.6	DisplayString	read-write	The physical location of this node (e.g., `telephone closet, 3rd floor').
INT mgSysServices	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	A value which indicates the set of services that this entity primarily offers. The value is a sum. This sum initially takes the value zero, Then, for each layer, L, in the range 1 through 7, that this node performs transactions for, 2 raised to (L - 1) is added to the sum. For example, a node which performs primarily routing functions would have a value of 4 (2^(3-1)). In contrast, a node which is a host offering application services would have a value of 72 (2^(4-1) + 2^(7-1)). Note that in the context of the Internet suite of protocols, values should be calculated accordingly: layer functionality 1 physical (e.g., repeaters) 2 datalink/subnetwork (e.g., bridges) 3 internet (e.g., IP gateways) 4 end-to-end (e.g., IP hosts) 7 applications (e.g., mail relays) For systems including OSI protocols, layers 5 and 6 may also be counted.
STR mgSysSerialNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.8	DisplayString	read-only	Manufacturer Serial Number
STR mgSysVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.2696.3.1.9	DisplayString	read-only	Manufacturer Version Number (hardware and software)

RFC description

DVB Measurement Group MIB providing general system information conforming to TR 101 290 broadcast standards.

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What Is DVB-MGSYSTEM-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

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