FRNETSERV-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsFRNETSERV-MIB

Organization: IETF Frame Relay Service MIB Working Group

Last Updated: 2000-09-28

Category: Frame Relay, Network Interfaces

Description: Defines managed objects for Frame Relay network service, covering the management and monitoring of Frame Relay service interfaces and virtual circuits.

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

What Is FRNETSERV-MIB?

FRNETSERV-MIB is an IETF standards-track MIB defining generic managed objects for Frame Relay network services, a legacy WAN switching technology used by carriers and enterprises for point-to-point virtual circuit connectivity. It exposes configuration and status data for Frame Relay service interfaces, permanent virtual circuits (PVCs), DLCI assignments, and associated traffic/error counters. Its monitoring value is primarily performance and fault oriented on the WAN interface layer, covering things like circuit up/down status, congestion indications, and frame error counts, rather than general device hardware health. It is designed to work alongside the standard IF-MIB (ifTable) since Frame Relay interfaces are represented as a layer over generic network interfaces. It was typically deployed on carrier-class routers and Frame Relay access devices (FRADs) in enterprise WAN environments before being largely superseded by MPLS and Ethernet WAN services. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the FRNETSERV-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in FRNETSERV-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 MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • Frame Relay-capable router or WAN switch

Monitoring Examples

No sample object names were provided for this MIB, and the module description available is limited to a generic overview, so a concrete polling scenario using real object names cannot be given without inventing them. In general terms, the module is understood to define PVC and DLCI tables analogous to the frCircuitTable used elsewhere in Frame Relay management, but specific instance names would need to be verified against the actual MIB source.

What Can Be Monitored

  • Frame Relay circuit status
  • DLCI/PVC configuration
  • frame error counts
  • circuit congestion indicators
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

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

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TimeStamp

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using frMgtVCSigUserLinkRelErrors OID:

Select a device implementing FRNETSERV-MIB 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 frMgtVCSigUserLinkRelErrors 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 user-side local in-channel signaling link reliability errors (i.e., non- receipt of Status/Status Enquiry messages or invalid sequence numbers in a Link Integrity Verification Information Element) for this UNI/NNI logical port. 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 between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Frame Relay network service management with read-write provisioning, ATM interworking, and fragmentation support.

Start monitoring Vendor-neutral Frame Relay-capable router/WAN switch, any manufacturer (RFC 2954) 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 FRNETSERV-MIB