MADGE-ABC-MIB

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Category: FDDI and Token Ring, Technology: Token Ring

Description: Madge Networks MIB for the Advanced Bridge Controller (ABC) providing management objects for Token Ring to Ethernet bridging.

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What Is MADGE-ABC-MIB?

MADGE-ABC-MIB is a proprietary SNMP MIB from Madge Networks, a Token Ring/LAN switching vendor, for its Advanced Bridge Controller (ABC) product, which bridges Token Ring and Ethernet network segments. It would typically expose bridging/forwarding configuration and port-level status objects specific to the ABC bridging engine, though the exact object set is not available in the provided source data. As a bridge-controller MIB, its monitoring value would center on hardware/link status per bridged port and bridge forwarding-table health rather than environmental sensors, though this cannot be confirmed without the module body. It likely depends on or complements the standard BRIDGE-MIB (RFC 1493/4188) and possibly Token Ring source-routing MIBs, given the Token Ring-to-Ethernet bridging use case. It was deployed in legacy enterprise networks using Madge Token Ring-to-Ethernet bridging equipment for MADGE-ABC-MIB SNMP monitoring, now largely obsolete technology.

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Supported Devices

Madge Networks Advanced Bridge Controller (Token Ring-to-Ethernet bridge)

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this module, so no specific object/table names can be cited; based on the product's role, a real deployment would likely poll per-port bridge state and Token Ring/Ethernet forwarding statistics to detect a failed bridge port or excessive frame errors, but this cannot be grounded in actual object names here.

Imported Objects

From RFC1155-SMI

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OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
madge	1.3.6.1.4.1.494
madgeAbc	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15
INT madgeAbcVersion	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.1	INTEGER	read-only	The version number of the Active Broadcast Control MIB. The most recent version is 1.
madgeAbcTokenRing	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2
madgeAbcTokenRingAreFilter	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.1
ABC madgeAbcTokenRingAreFilterState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.1.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the ARE (All Route Explorer) filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: Only optimal ARE frames will be forwared onto other ports - optimal frames are those which are quicker or have shorter routing information than other frames. monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcTokenRingAreFilterFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.1.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the ARE filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcTokenRingAreFilterCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.1.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of ARE frames seen by the filter.
CTR madgeAbcTokenRingAreFilterFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.1.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of ARE frames the filter has removed.
TIK madgeAbcTokenRingAreFilterTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.1.5	TimeTicks	read-write	The maximum lifetime of an entry in the ARE filter cache. Default value : 100 (centiseconds) Minimum value : 25 Maximum value : 60000 (=10 minutes)
madgeAbcTokenRingAreConversion	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.2
ABC madgeAbcTokenRingAreConversionState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.2.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the ARE (All Route Explorer) conversion filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: Turn on ARE conversion. The frames specified by the mode key will be converted into Spanning Tree Explorers (ARE). monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcTokenRingAreConversionFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.2.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the ARE filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcTokenRingAreConversionCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.2.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of ARE frames seen by the filter.
CTR madgeAbcTokenRingAreConversionFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.2.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of ARE frames the filter has converted into STEs.
INT madgeAbcTokenRingAreConversionMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.2.2.5	INTEGER	read-write	This variable controls the action taken when forwarding All Routes Explorer frames. first: convert all ARE frames with a RIF length of 2 to STE frames. all: convert all ARE frames to STE frames. bcast-first: convert all ARE frames with the broadcast destination address, with a RIF length of 2 to STE frames. bcast-all: convert all ARE frames with the broadcast destination address to STE frames.
madgeAbcNetbios	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3
madgeAbcNetbiosName	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1
ABC madgeAbcNetbiosNameState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the NetBIOS name filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: Frames sent to recognised NetBIOS names will be forwarded on the port(s) on which the names are known to exist. monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcNetbiosNameFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the NetBIOS name filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcNetbiosNameCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of NetBIOS frames seen by the filter that have a named destination.
CTR madgeAbcNetbiosNameFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of NetBIOS frames that the filter has been able to forward on the appropriate port(s).
TIK madgeAbcNetbiosNameTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1.5	TimeTicks	read-write	The time for which a name will remain in the NetBIOS name cache. Default value : 78000 (centiseconds) (=13 minutes) Minimum value : 100 Maximum value : 60480000 (=1 day)
TIK madgeAbcNetbiosNameForwardTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.1.6	TimeTicks	read-write	The time for which NAME_QUERY frames for a name will be forwarded without receiving a reply. If no reply is received within this time the entry will be removed from the cache Default value : 40 (centiseconds) (=.4 seconds) Minimum value : 10 Maximum value : 6000 (=1 minute)
madgeAbcNetbiosAddName	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2
ABC madgeAbcNetbiosAddNameState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the NetBIOS ADD_NAME_QUERY filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: The frequency of retries by NetBIOS stations will be limited to a certain number over a particular period of time. The number and time are configureable. monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcNetbiosAddNameFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the ADD_NAME_QUERY filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcNetbiosAddNameCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of ADD_NAME_QUERY NetBIOS frames seen by the filter.
CTR madgeAbcNetbiosAddNameFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of ADD_NAME_QUERY NetBIOS frames that have been removed by the filter.
TIK madgeAbcNetbiosAddNameRetryPeriod	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2.5	TimeTicks	read-write	The time over which a maximum number of ADD_NAME_QUERY frames will be forwarded. Default value : 500 (centiseconds) Minimum value : 100 Maximum value : 6000 (=1 minute)
INT madgeAbcNetbiosAddNameRetryCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.3.2.6	INTEGER	read-write	The maximum number of times a ADD_NAME_QUERY frame will be forwarded within a given period of time. Default value : 2 Minimum value : 1 Maximum value : 10
madgeAbcIp	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4
madgeAbcIpArp	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4.1
ABC madgeAbcIpArpState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4.1.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the ARP filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: ARP frames for recognised IP addresses will be forwarded only on the port(s) on which the IP address is known to be. monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcIpArpFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4.1.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the ARP filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcIpArpCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4.1.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of ARP frames seen by the filter.
CTR madgeAbcIpArpFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4.1.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of ARP frames that the filter has been able to forward on the appropriate port(s).
TIK madgeAbcIpArpTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.4.1.5	TimeTicks	read-write	The time for which an IP address will remain in the ARP cache. Default value : 60000 (centiseconds) (=10 minutes) Minimum value : 100 Maximum value : 60480000 (=1 day)
madgeAbcIpx	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5
madgeAbcIpxRipSapSuppress	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.1
ABC madgeAbcIpxRipSapSuppressState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.1.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the RIP/SAP suppression filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: IPX RIP and SAP Response frames will be forwarded only to those ports that have recently sourced such a frame. This reduces the number of gratuitous frames sent out on LANs that only have IPX workstations attached. monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcIpxRipSapSuppressFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.1.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the IPX RIP/SAP suppression filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcIpxRipSapSuppressCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.1.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of RIP and SAP frames seen by the filter.
CTR madgeAbcIpxRipSapSuppressFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.1.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of frames the filter has has been able to filter.
TIK madgeAbcIpxRipSapSuppressTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.1.5	TimeTicks	read-write	The time for which a port will receive RIP and SAP response frames after sourcing such a frame. Default value : 60000 (centiseconds) (=10 minutes) Minimum value : 36000 (=6 minutes) Maximum value : 720000 (=2 hours)
madgeAbcIpxType20Filter	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.2
ABC madgeAbcIpxType20FilterState	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.2.1	AbcState	read-write	The current state of the IPX Type 20 filter. disable: Perform no action. enable: Only optimal Type 20 frames will be forwared onto other ports - optimal frames are those which are quicker or have shorter routing information than other frames. monitor: No filtering will be performed but the potential performance of the filter will be measured, i.e. the count and timeout keys will be incremented as if the filter was on.
ABC madgeAbcIpxType20FilterFlushCache	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.2.2	AbcFlush	read-write	Write the value 1 (flush) to flush the Type 20 filter cache and reset counters.
CTR madgeAbcIpxType20FilterCount	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.2.3	Counter	read-only	The total number of Type 20 frames seen by the filter.
CTR madgeAbcIpxType20FilterFiltered	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.2.4	Counter	read-only	The total number of Type 20 frames the filter has removed.
TIK madgeAbcIpxType20FilterTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.494.15.5.2.5	TimeTicks	read-write	The maximum lifetime of an entry in the Type 20 filter cache. Default value : 100 (centiseconds) Minimum value : 25 Maximum value : 6000 (=1 minute)

RFC description

Active Broadcast Control for Madge products managing Token-Ring, NetBIOS, IP, and IPX broadcast controls and filtering.

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