ECHANNEL

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Category: Network Interfaces

Description: E-channel management MIB providing objects for monitoring and configuring E-channel interface parameters and statistics.

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What Is ECHANNEL?

ECHANNEL is a MIB providing objects for monitoring and configuring E-channel interface parameters, where E-channel refers to a signaling/bearer channel type used on certain telecom transmission or access equipment. It exposes interface-level configuration and statistics for these channels, placing it in the interfaces/performance-counter category of MIBs. Its stated purpose is monitoring: tracking E-channel interface statistics lets an operator detect error conditions or performance degradation on that channel type, functioning as a software/link status indicator for the underlying transmission hardware. No module description or sample objects were supplied for this entry, so specific object names or a formal vendor/standard affiliation cannot be confirmed. It would be deployed on telecom transmission or access equipment that terminates E-channel signaling/bearer interfaces, and the ECHANNEL MIB is typically loaded into a MIB browser for this monitoring.

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Supported Devices

Xylan Corporation telecom transmission/access equipment (E-channel interface) — Identified as Xylan Corporation (later acquired by Alcatel) via its XYLAN-BASE-MIB import, not a generic unattributed telecom device as previously described.

Monitoring Examples

No sample object names were provided for this module, so a specific polling example cannot be responsibly constructed; based on its description, an operator would generally poll E-channel interface statistics and status objects to detect error conditions or degraded performance on the channel.

What Can Be Monitored

E-channel interface status
E-channel statistics/error counters

Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From XYLAN-BASE-MIB

xylanVportArch

OBJECT-IDENTITY

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
virtualPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.1
logicalPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.2
physicalPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.3
mirrorPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.4
echannelPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5
ethChnlPriPortTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.1		not-accessible	A list of Ether Channel Primary Port Table instances in this physical OmniSwitch.
ethChnlPriPortEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.1.1		not-accessible	An Ether Channel Primary Port entry.
INT ethChannelId	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.1.1.1	INTEGER	read-write	A unique number that identifies this Ether Channel within the physical OmniSwitch.
INT priPortSlot	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.1.1.2	INTEGER	read-write	The physical slot on which the Primary Port (first_port) is configured.
INT priPortPhysIntf	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.1.1.3	INTEGER	read-write	The physical port number that is associated with the Primary Port (first_port).
INT adminStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.1.1.4	INTEGER	read-write	This object indicates whether to add(1) or delete(2) the Ether Channel Primary Port Entry.
ethChnlSecPortTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.2		not-accessible	A list of Ether Channel Secondary Port Table instances in this physical OmniSwitch.
ethChnlSecPortEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.2.1		not-accessible	An Ether Channel Secondary Port entry.
INT secethChannelId	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.2.1.1	INTEGER	read-write	A unique number that identifies this Ether Channel within the physical OmniSwitch.
INT secPortSlot	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-write	The physical slot on which the Secondary Port is configured.
INT secPortPhysIntf	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-write	The physical port number that is associated with the Secondary Port.
INT secadminStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.3.5.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-write	This object indicates whether to add(1) or delete(2) the Ether Channel Secondary Port Entry.

RFC description

Manages EtherChannel port configurations on Alcatel Internetworking OmniSwitch devices.

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What Is ECHANNEL?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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