IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsIEEE8021-MSTP-MIB

Organization: IEEE 802.1 Working Group

Last Updated: 2018-06-28

Category: Protocol: STP, Standard: IEEE 802, Technology: Switching/L2, VLAN and Bridging

Description: IEEE 802.1 MIB for Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP/802.1s), used to manage multiple spanning tree instances across VLAN environments.

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What Is IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB?

This is a vendor-neutral IEEE 802.1Q standards MIB for Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP, 802.1s), used to manage multiple spanning tree instances mapped to VLAN groups on bridged networks. It exposes both a Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) table and per-MST-instance tables, covering bridge identifiers, regional root identifiers, path cost, max hops, and topology-change counters/timestamps. Its monitoring value is chiefly topological/operational health: a rising topology-change count reveals network instability from repeated STP reconvergence, a strong indicator of a flapping link or misconfigured bridge. As a Bridge MIB extension it depends on and complements the base IEEE8021-SPANNING-TREE-MIB and the broader 802.1Q Bridge MIB framework. As an IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB reference, it is typically deployed on enterprise/campus Ethernet switches that use MSTP to load-balance VLANs across redundant links while avoiding loops.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in IEEE8021-MSTP-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, IEEE 802.1s standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • enterprise/campus Ethernet bridge or switch

Monitoring Examples

An admin walks ieee8021MstpCistTable (indexed by ieee8021MstpCistComponentId) to read ieee8021MstpCistBridgeIdentifier and ieee8021MstpCistRegionalRootIdentifier, confirming which bridge is acting as the CIST/regional root. A rising ieee8021MstpCistTopologyChange counter would indicate an unstable link causing repeated reconvergence, and per-MST-instance data from ieee8021MstpTable/ieee8021MstpEntry (keyed by ieee8021MstpComponentId and ieee8021MstpId) lets an operator verify each spanning tree instance's root and path cost, tracked via ieee8021MstpCistPathCost, are as expected for its VLAN mapping.

What Can Be Monitored

  • CIST/regional root bridge identifier
  • topology change count and time since last change
  • root path cost
  • max hops
  • per-MSTI root/path-cost status
Imported Objects

From BRIDGE-MIB

BridgeId

From IEEE8021-TC-MIB

IEEE8021BridgePortNumber
IEEE8021MstIdentifier
IEEE8021PbbComponentIdentifier
IEEE8021VlanIndex
ieee802dot1mibsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges OID:

Select a device implementing IEEE8021-MSTP-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 ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges 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. It reports in an MSTP Bridge, count of the times tcWhile has been non-zero for any Port for the MSTI since the Bridge was powered on or initialized. 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 Counter64-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 (in topology changes), 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 802.1 MIB for Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP/802.1s) managing multiple spanning tree instances in VLAN environments.

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