IBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB :: portModuleCableType

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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portModuleCableType

Module: IBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB

OID (symbolic): IBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB::portModuleCableType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1.1.1.16

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: OCTET STRING

Access: read-only

Description: A string that designates the external cable type for this port. The name cannot exceed 64 octets. For example, Active Copper, Passive Copper, Active Fibre, Passive Fibre.

What is portModuleCableType?

Returns a short text description (up to 64 octets) of the external cable type on a port, for example "Active Copper" or "Passive Fibre". Useful alongside portModuleCableLength and portModuleCableManufacturer when auditing exactly what hardware is connected to a port.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1.1.1.16
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB::portModuleCableType

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1.1.1.16.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB::portModuleCableType.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2ibmBLADE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6ibmProdIBM-6611-APPN-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215bcCustomIBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2portsIBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1portInformationIBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1.1portInformationTableIBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1.1.1portInformationEntryIBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.215.2.1.1.1.16portModuleCableTypeIBM-BCCUSTOM-MIB