IEEE8021-CFMD8-MIB

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Organization: IEEE 802.1 Working Group

Last Updated: 2007-01-24

Category: Standard: IEEE 802, Technology: OAM

Description: IEEE 802.1 MIB for CFM draft 8 providing Connectivity Fault Management objects for maintenance domains and endpoints.

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What Is IEEE8021-CFMD8-MIB?

IEEE8021-CFMD8-MIB is a vendor-neutral IEEE 802.1 standards MIB implementing draft 8 of Connectivity Fault Management (CFM, later ratified as 802.1ag) for Ethernet OAM. It exposes maintenance domain, maintenance association, and maintenance endpoint (MEP) configuration and status, including the CFM stack table that maps MEPs to interfaces, VLANs, and MD levels. Its monitoring focus is fault detection rather than classic hardware health: it lets administrators verify MEP reachability, detect connectivity faults between endpoints, and correlate a MEP's MAC address and direction (up/down) with a specific interface and VLAN. It is closely tied to the IEEE 802.1ag standard and to companion CFM MIBs (and later superseded/paralleled by IEEE8021-CFM-MIB for the ratified standard), so device support often depends on which CFM draft/version the switch implements. It is deployed in carrier Ethernet and enterprise switch networks that use CFM for service-level Ethernet OAM fault monitoring. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the IEEE8021-CFMD8-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in IEEE8021-CFMD8-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
  • carrier Ethernet or enterprise switch supporting 802.1ag CFM

Monitoring Examples

An administrator walks dot1agCfmStackTable (dot1agCfmStackEntry, keyed by dot1agCfmStackifIndex, dot1agCfmStackVlanIdOrNone) to see which maintenance endpoints are active on a given interface/VLAN combination, checking dot1agCfmStackMdLevel and dot1agCfmStackDirection to confirm the CFM hierarchy is configured as designed. Reading dot1agCfmStackMepId and dot1agCfmStackMacAddress for a remote MEP lets an operator confirm continuity-check messages are being exchanged, and a missing entry typically indicates a connectivity fault or misconfigured maintenance association. The dot1agNotifications group would fire traps when such faults are detected.

What Can Be Monitored

  • maintenance endpoint (MEP) configuration
  • MEP MAC address
  • MD level and direction
  • VLAN/interface CFM stack mapping
  • CFM connectivity fault notifications
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero

From LLDP-MIB

LldpChassisId
LldpChassisIdSubtype
LldpPortId
LldpPortIdSubtype

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

VlanId
VlanIdOrNone

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TAddress
TDomain
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeInterval
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using dot1agCfmMepCcmSequenceErrors OID:

Select a device implementing IEEE8021-CFMD8-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 dot1agCfmMepCcmSequenceErrors 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 total number of out-of-sequence CCMs received from all remote MEPs. 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 sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) MIB defining fault detection and troubleshooting for Ethernet networks.

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