IMA-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsIMA-MIB

Organization: The ATM Forum

Last Updated: 1999-02-11

Category: Network Interfaces

Description: Defines managed objects for Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA), which aggregates multiple T1/E1 physical links into a single higher-bandwidth ATM logical link.

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

What Is IMA-MIB?

IMA-MIB is a vendor-neutral ATM Forum standards MIB for managing Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA), a technology that bonds multiple T1/E1 physical links into a single higher-bandwidth logical ATM interface. It exposes IMA group configuration and status, including group membership, link roles, and failure conditions, letting an operator see both the logical IMA group and its constituent physical links. Its primary monitoring value is fault and link-status tracking: near-end and far-end state (imaGroupNeState/imaGroupFeState), overall imaGroupFailureStatus, and symmetry/minimum-link settings reveal whether enough physical links are healthy to sustain the bonded group's advertised bandwidth. Each IMA-MIB OID in the imaGroupTable is indexed by imaGroupIndex, letting a management station correlate a specific group's state with its constituent links, and the module builds on ATM Forum interface conventions while typically working alongside IF-MIB for the underlying T1/E1 physical interfaces. It is deployed on ATM/IMA-capable routers and access multiplexers in service-provider and enterprise WAN links that bond multiple T1/E1 circuits for increased bandwidth.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in IMA-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 ATM Forum MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • ATM/IMA-capable router or access multiplexer

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll imaGroupTable/imaGroupEntry, indexed by imaGroupIndex, checking imaGroupNeState and imaGroupFeState to confirm the local and remote ends of an IMA group both report operational, and imaGroupFailureStatus to detect a group-level fault. imaGroupMinNumTxLinks and imaGroupMinNumRxLinks define the minimum links required to keep the group up, so if imaGroupSymmetry or active link count drops below that threshold, the group would go down, degrading available bandwidth. imaGroupNumber and imaGroupIfIndex tie the logical IMA group back to its associated ATM interface for cross-referencing with interface-level statistics.

What Can Be Monitored

  • IMA group near-end and far-end state
  • IMA group failure status
  • IMA group link symmetry
  • minimum required transmit/receive links
  • IMA group to interface mapping
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using imaGroupNumber OID:

Select a device implementing IMA-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 imaGroupNumber into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports the number of Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) groups configured on this system. 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 an INTEGER-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the group count changes unexpectedly, which would indicate an unplanned configuration change. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

Inverse Multiplexing over ATM MIB (RFC 2954); defines management objects for IMA group configuration, status, and performance monitoring.

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