LMP-MIB

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Organization: Common Control and Measurement Protocols (CCAMP) Working Group

Last Updated: 2006-08-14

Category: MPLS and Traffic Engineering, Optical and WDM

Description: Defines managed objects for the Link Management Protocol (LMP), supporting control channel connectivity maintenance and fault isolation in optical networks.

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

What Is LMP-MIB?

LMP-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF standards-track module (RFC 4631) defining managed objects for the Link Management Protocol (LMP), used in optical/GMPLS networks to maintain control-channel connectivity, verify data-link mapping, and isolate faults between adjacent nodes. It exposes administrative and operational status for LMP itself and for each LMP neighbor relationship, along with per-neighbor retransmission timers, retry limits, and row-status/storage-type control for provisioning entries, plus a notifications group for LMP-related traps. Its monitoring value is centered on control-plane and link-level fault status rather than general device hardware: lmpOperStatus and lmpNbrOperStatus reveal whether the LMP control channel and specific neighbor adjacencies are up, which is critical for detecting a broken control channel before it causes misrouted optical traffic. As an RFC 4631 module it depends on and is typically deployed alongside GMPLS/optical-network signaling standards on nodes that support LMP. It's used in service-provider optical transport and GMPLS-enabled router/switch deployments to monitor control-channel and neighbor adjacency health. Engineers can download the LMP-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in LMP-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
  • GMPLS/optical-network router or optical switch supporting LMP

Monitoring Examples

An admin would poll lmpAdminStatus/lmpOperStatus to confirm LMP is administratively enabled and operationally up on a node, then walk lmpNbrTable/lmpNbrEntry (keyed by lmpNbrNodeId) to check lmpNbrOperStatus for each neighbor adjacency and lmpNbrRetransmitInterval/lmpNbrRetryLimit/lmpNbrRetransmitDelta to assess control-channel retransmission behavior. A neighbor whose lmpNbrOperStatus drops to down while lmpNbrRetransmitDelta climbs would indicate a degrading or failed control channel to that adjacent optical node, warranting fault isolation via LMP's link-verification procedures. lmpNbrRowStatus/lmpNbrStorageType are used when provisioning or removing neighbor entries via SNMP SET operations.

What Can Be Monitored

  • LMP admin/operational status
  • per-neighbor operational status
  • neighbor retransmit interval/delta
  • neighbor retry limit
  • neighbor row status/storage type
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndexOrZero
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32
transmission

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
StorageType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

From TE-LINK-STD-MIB

TeLinkEncodingType
teLinkIncomingIfIdOBJECT-TYPE
teLinkRemoteIpAddrOBJECT-TYPE

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using lmpCcInOctets OID:

Select a device implementing LMP-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 lmpCcInOctets 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 LMP message octets received on the control channel. 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

Manages Link Management Protocol for optical transport network link discovery and fault verification.

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