ETH-SWITCH-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

All MIBs › ETH-SWITCH-MIB

Category: Network Interfaces, Technology: Switching/L2, Vendor: Edgecore, Vendor: EtherWAN

Description: Provides generic SNMP management objects for Ethernet switch port, VLAN, and forwarding configuration.

Start monitoring vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, any SNMPv3-capable network device (SNMP engine identity/boot/clock status) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

What Is ETH-SWITCH-MIB?

ETH-SWITCH-MIB is a generically named MIB intended to provide basic SNMP management objects for Ethernet switch port, VLAN, and forwarding configuration; no module description or sample objects were available in source to confirm vendor-specific details. Based on its stated purpose, it would expose categories of data such as per-port administrative/operational state, VLAN membership, and Layer 2 forwarding-table entries. To the extent it covers port/link operational state, it would support basic hardware/interface status monitoring, such as detecting a port that has gone administratively or operationally down. No specific dependency on other MIBs (e.g., IF-MIB, BRIDGE-MIB) can be confirmed from the available context, though a generic Ethernet switch MIB of this kind would typically complement them. It would be deployed for basic Layer 2 switch configuration and status monitoring in a generic enterprise network. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the ETH-SWITCH-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in ETH-SWITCH-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 or generic-vendor MIB, not confirmed to a specific manufacturer
  • Ethernet switches with port/VLAN management

Monitoring Examples

No object or table names were available in the source for this MIB, so specific identifiers cannot be cited with confidence; based on its stated scope, a realistic use would be polling per-port operational state and VLAN membership to confirm a port is up and correctly assigned before troubleshooting a connectivity complaint.

What Can Be Monitored

  • switch port administrative/operational state
  • VLAN membership/configuration
  • Layer 2 forwarding table entries
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC-1215

TRAP-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
TimeTicks

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

From SCANET-MIB

scanetOBJECT-IDENTITY
OIDs

RFC description

Intel Ethernet switch management MIB covering switching parameters, module configuration, ports, and performance statistics.

Start monitoring Ethernet switch with port/VLAN management (vendor not confirmed) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

Download ETH-SWITCH-MIB