JACOBS-LOWPAN-MIB

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Organization: Jacobs University Bremen

Last Updated: 2014-04-08

Category: Technology: Wireless, Vendor: Jacobs University

Description: Provides management objects for IEEE 802.15.4 and 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks) interfaces and statistics at Jacobs University Bremen.

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What Is JACOBS-LOWPAN-MIB?

JACOBS-LOWPAN-MIB is an IETF standard MIB developed at Jacobs University Bremen for monitoring nodes implementing IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN), covering IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless sensor/mesh interfaces. It exposes protocol-processing counters for received packets, header errors, mesh forwarding and delivery, reassembly attempts/failures/successes, and header-compression attempts/failures/successes, along with a notifications group. In a monitoring context it is used to assess the health of the 6LoWPAN adaptation layer on a node, where rising header errors, reassembly failures, or compression failures indicate degraded wireless link quality or interoperability problems between low-power devices. It is explicitly an IETF standards-track module for the 6LoWPAN protocol and depends conceptually on IPv6 and IEEE 802.15.4 link-layer standards. It is typically deployed on low-power wireless sensor nodes, mesh routers, and IoT gateways implementing 6LoWPAN. Engineers can download the JACOBS-LOWPAN-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in JACOBS-LOWPAN-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
6LoWPAN/IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor node or IoT gateway

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll lowpanInReceives alongside lowpanInHdrErrors to gauge the error rate on a given 6LoWPAN node, and compare lowpanInReasmReqds against lowpanInReasmOKs/lowpanInReasmFails to see whether fragmented packets are being reassembled successfully. A high lowpanInCompFails relative to lowpanInCompReqds would indicate header-compression mismatches between neighboring nodes. lowpanInMeshForwds and lowpanInMeshDelivers help distinguish traffic this node is relaying in the mesh from traffic destined for it locally, useful for diagnosing mesh routing load.

What Can Be Monitored

packets received and header errors
mesh forward/deliver counts
reassembly attempts, successes, and failures
header compression attempts, successes, and failures

Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

ifIndex

OBJECT-TYPE

From JACOBS-SMI

cnds	OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
mib-2

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using lowpanInReceives OID:

Select a device implementing JACOBS-LOWPAN-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 lowpanInReceives into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The total number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received, including those received in error. 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 between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
lowpanCompliance	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.2.1			Compliance statement for systems that implement 6LoWPAN.
lowpanCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.2
lowpanConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2
lowpanGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.1
C32 lowpanIfInCompFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.11	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface where header decompression failed (e.g., because the necessary context information was not available).
C32 lowpanIfInCompOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.12	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface where header decompression was successful.
C32 lowpanIfInCompReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.10	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface requiring header decompression.
C32 lowpanIfInDelivers	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.14	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets received on this interface that were successfully delivered to the IPv6 layer.
C32 lowpanIfInDiscards	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.13	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface for which no problems were encountered to prevent their continued processing, but were discarded (e.g., for lack of buffer space). Note that this counter does not include any datagrams discarded due to a reassembly failure or a compression failure.
C32 lowpanIfInHdrErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.3	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface that were discarded due to errors in their headers, including unknown dispatch values.
C32 lowpanIfInMeshDelivers	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.6	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface with a MESH header delivered to the local system.
C32 lowpanIfInMeshForwds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.5	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface requiring MESH forwarding.
C32 lowpanIfInMeshReceives	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.4	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams reveived on this interface with a MESH header.
C32 lowpanIfInReasmFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.8	Counter32	read-only	The number of failures detected by the re-assembly algorithm (e.g., timeouts) for datagrams received on this interface. Note that this is not necessarily a count of discarded 6LoWPAN fragments since implementations can lose track of the number of fragments by combining them as received.
C32 lowpanIfInReasmOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.9	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets successfully reassembled from fragments received on this interface.
C32 lowpanIfInReasmReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.7	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN fragments received on this interface that needed to be reassembled. This includes both FRAG1 and FRAGN 6LoWPAN datagrams.
C32 lowpanIfInReceives	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.2	Counter32	read-only	The total number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received on this interface, including those received in error.
C32 lowpanIfOutCompFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.17	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface for which header compression failed.
C32 lowpanIfOutCompOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.18	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface for which header compression was successful.
C32 lowpanIfOutCompReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.16	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface for which header compression was attempted.
C32 lowpanIfOutDiscards	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.28	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface for which no problem was encountered to prevent their transmission to their destination, but were discarded (e.g., for lack of buffer space).
C32 lowpanIfOutFragCreates	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.22	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN fragments that have been generated on this interface as a result of fragmentation. This includes both FRAG1 and FRAGN 6LoWPAN datagrams.
C32 lowpanIfOutFragFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.20	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface that have been discarded because fragmentation failed.
C32 lowpanIfOutFragOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.21	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface that have been successfully fragmented.
C32 lowpanIfOutFragReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.19	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets to be sent over this interface that required fragmentation in order to be transmitted.
C32 lowpanIfOutMeshForwds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.26	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams to be sent on this interface with a MESH header for which suitable forwarding information was available.
C32 lowpanIfOutMeshHopLimitExceeds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.23	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams to be sent on this interface with a MESH header that were dropped because the hop limit has been exceeded.
C32 lowpanIfOutMeshNoRoutes	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.24	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams to be sent on this interface with a MESH header that were dropped because there was no forwarding information available.
C32 lowpanIfOutMeshRequests	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.25	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams to be sent on this interface requiring MESH header encapsulation.
C32 lowpanIfOutMeshTransmits	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.27	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams to be send on this interface with a MESH header created.
C32 lowpanIfOutRequests	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.15	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets supplied by the IPv6 layer to be sent over this interface.
C32 lowpanIfOutTransmits	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.29	Counter32	read-only	The total number of 6LoWPAN datagrams to be sent on this interface that this entity supplied to the lower layers for transmission.
U32 lowpanIfReasmTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	The maximum number of seconds that received fragments are held while they are awaiting reassembly at this interface.
lowpanIfStatsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2.1		not-accessible	An entry providing statistics for a specific interface.
lowpanIfStatsGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.1.3			A collection of objects providing per interface information and statistics about the processing of 6LoWPAN datagrams, excluding counters covering the processing of datagrams with a mesh headers.
lowpanIfStatsMeshGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.1.4			A collection of objects providing per interface information and statistics about the processing of 6LoWPAN datagrams with a 6LoWPAN mesh header.
lowpanIfStatsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.2		not-accessible	A table providing per interface statistics.
C32 lowpanInCompFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.11	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams where header decompression failed (e.g., because the necessary context information was not available).
C32 lowpanInCompOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.12	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams where header decompression was successful.
C32 lowpanInCompReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.10	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams requiring header decompression.
C32 lowpanInDelivers	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.14	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets successfully delivered to the IPv6 layer.
C32 lowpanInDiscards	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.13	Counter32	read-only	The number of received 6LoWPAN datagrams for which no problems were encountered to prevent their continued processing, but were discarded (e.g., for lack of buffer space). Note that this counter does not include any datagrams discarded due to a reassembly failure or a compression failure.
C32 lowpanInHdrErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.3	Counter32	read-only	The number of received 6LoWPAN datagrams discarded due to errors in their headers, including unknown dispatch values.
C32 lowpanInMeshDelivers	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.6	Counter32	read-only	The number of received 6LoWPAN datagrams with a MESH header delivered to the local system.
C32 lowpanInMeshForwds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.5	Counter32	read-only	The number of received 6LoWPAN datagrams requiring MESH forwarding.
C32 lowpanInMeshReceives	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.4	Counter32	read-only	The number of received 6LoWPAN datagrams with a MESH header.
C32 lowpanInReasmFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.8	Counter32	read-only	The number of failures detected by the re-assembly algorithm (e.g., timeouts). Note that this is not necessarily a count of discarded 6LoWPAN fragments since implementations can lose track of the number of fragments by combining them as received.
C32 lowpanInReasmOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.9	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets successfully reassembled.
C32 lowpanInReasmReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.7	Counter32	read-only	The number of received 6LoWPAN fragments that needed to be reassembled. This includes both FRAG1 and FRAGN 6LoWPAN datagrams.
C32 lowpanInReceivesEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.2	Counter32	read-only	The total number of 6LoWPAN datagrams received, including those received in error.
lowpanMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3			The MIB module for monitoring nodes implementing the IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) protocol. Copyright (c) 2014 IETF Trust and the persons identified as authors of the code. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
lowpanNotifications	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.0
lowpanObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1
C32 lowpanOutCompFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.17	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets for which header compression failed.
C32 lowpanOutCompOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.18	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets for which header compression was successful.
C32 lowpanOutCompReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.16	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets for which header compression was attempted.
C32 lowpanOutDiscards	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.28	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets for which no problem was encountered to prevent their transmission to their destination, but were discarded (e.g., for lack of buffer space).
C32 lowpanOutFragCreates	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.22	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN fragments that have been generated as a result of fragmentation. This includes both FRAG1 and FRAGN 6LoWPAN datagrams.
C32 lowpanOutFragFails	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.20	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets that have been discarded because fragmentation failed.
C32 lowpanOutFragOKs	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.21	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets that have been successfully fragmented.
C32 lowpanOutFragReqds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.19	Counter32	read-only	The number of IPv6 packets that required fragmentation in order to be transmitted.
C32 lowpanOutMeshForwds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.26	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams with a MESH header for which suitable forwarding information was available.
C32 lowpanOutMeshHopLimitExceeds	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.23	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams with a MESH header that were dropped because the hop limit has been exceeded.
C32 lowpanOutMeshNoRoutes	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.24	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams with a MESH header that were dropped because there was no forwarding information available.
C32 lowpanOutMeshRequests	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.25	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams requiring MESH header encapsulation.
C32 lowpanOutMeshTransmits	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.27	Counter32	read-only	The number of 6LoWPAN datagrams with a MESH header created.
C32 lowpanOutRequests	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.15	Counter32	read-only	The total number of IPv6 packets supplied by the IPv6 layer.
C32 lowpanOutTransmits	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.29	Counter32	read-only	The total number of 6LoWPAN datagram that this entity supplied to the lower layers for transmission.
U32 lowpanReasmTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	The maximum number of seconds that received fragments are held while they are awaiting reassembly at this entity.
lowpanStats	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.1.1
lowpanStatsGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.1.1			A collection of objects providing information and statistics about the processing of 6LoWPAN datagrams, excluding counters covering the processing of datagrams with a mesh headers.
lowpanStatsMeshGroup	1.3.6.1.4.1.30982.1.3.2.1.2			A collection of objects providing information and statistics about the processing of 6LoWPAN datagrams with a 6LoWPAN mesh header.

RFC description

Monitors IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) protocol statistics.

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