IES5206-MIB

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Organization: ZyXEL

Last Updated: 2012-06-26

Description: IES5206-MIB module

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What Is IES5206-MIB?

IES5206-MIB is a vendor private MIB module for the IES5206/5212/6217 product family, a line of Ethernet access/DSLAM switching platforms, defining proprietary management objects for access control and AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) services. It exposes configuration data covering egress ACL profiles and AAA subsystems including RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication backends. As a monitoring and management tool it is used mainly to verify software/configuration state, confirming ACL egress profiles are applied as intended and that AAA services are properly configured and reachable, rather than exposing classical hardware sensors like temperature or fan speed. It has no explicit stated dependency on other standard MIBs beyond the vendor's private enterprise tree, though it likely coexists with standard IF-MIB/SNMPv2 objects on the device. It is typically deployed on carrier or enterprise access-layer Ethernet switches/DSLAMs providing subscriber authentication and traffic filtering at the network edge. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the IES5206-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in IES5206-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

  • ZyXEL IES5206/5212/6217 DSLAM/access switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would inspect aclEgressProfileTable to confirm which egress ACL profile is bound to a given interface, revealing a misconfigured filter if traffic is unexpectedly blocked or permitted. Checking the radius and tacacsplus configuration branches under aaa/authen/acct/author would verify whether authentication requests are being routed to the correct AAA server, useful when diagnosing failed subscriber logins. Because sample objects are limited, deeper per-port or per-session counters are not confirmed from available data.

What Can Be Monitored

  • egress ACL profile assignment
  • AAA authentication configuration
  • AAA accounting configuration
  • AAA authorization configuration
  • RADIUS server configuration
  • TACACS+ server configuration
Imported Objects

From BRIDGE-MIB

BridgeId
MacAddress
Timeout
dot1dBasePortOBJECT-TYPE

From GBOND-MIB

GBondScheme

From IF-MIB

ifXEntryOBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressIPv6
InetAddressType

From P-BRIDGE-MIB

EnabledStatus

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

PortList
VlanIndex
dot1qVlanIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
PhysAddress
ifIndex

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
IpAddress
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

From VDSL2-LINE-MIB

xdsl2ChannelStatusEntryOBJECT-TYPE
xdsl2LineBandEntryOBJECT-TYPE
xdsl2LineConfProfEntryOBJECT-TYPE
xdsl2PMChCurrEntryOBJECT-TYPE
xdsl2PMLineCurrEntryOBJECT-TYPE
xdsl2PMLineInitCurrEntryOBJECT-TYPE

From VDSL2-LINE-TC-MIB

Xdsl2Unit

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using loopguardStatsPortTxPkts OID:

Select a ZyXEL IES5206/5212/6217 DSLAM/access switch 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 loopguardStatsPortTxPkts 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. Displays counter of transmited loopguard probe packet on specific 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 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

IES5206 edge switch MIB for monitoring DSL/xDSL interfaces, VLAN, and bridge configuration.

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