MAU-MIB

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Organization: IETF Ethernet Interfaces and Hub MIB Working Group

Last Updated: 2007-04-21

Category: Network Interfaces

Description: Defines managed objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs), providing link type, speed, duplex mode, and auto-negotiation information for Ethernet ports.

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What Is MAU-MIB?

This is an IETF/IEEE standards-based MIB (RFC 3636, referencing IEEE 802.3 Clause 30) that manages Medium Attachment Units, the physical-layer transceivers on Ethernet interfaces. It exposes objects describing link type, supported and operating speed, duplex mode, and auto-negotiation capability and status for each MAU associated with an interface. Its monitoring value is squarely hardware status at the physical layer: detecting duplex mismatches, confirming whether auto-negotiation succeeded or a link is forced, and identifying the specific MAU type (e.g., copper vs. fiber) in use on a port. It is explicitly designed to be used together with IF-MIB, since MAU entries are indexed by interface, extending standard interface status with physical-layer transceiver detail. It is deployed universally across enterprise and carrier switches/routers wherever Ethernet physical-layer diagnostics are needed beyond basic link up/down state. The MAU-MIB OID branch is typically walked alongside ifIndex-based IF-MIB queries when diagnosing physical-layer link problems such as a suspected duplex mismatch.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MAU-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
  • any Ethernet switch, router, or NIC with 802.3 MAUs

Monitoring Examples

A network engineer would poll the MAU auto-negotiation status and capability objects on a port experiencing intermittent errors to check for a duplex mismatch against its link partner. The operating speed/duplex objects would be compared to the expected configuration after a cable or NIC swap to confirm the link renegotiated correctly. MAU type objects help distinguish copper RJ45 ports from SFP/fiber ports when auditing physical connectivity across a switch stack.

What Can Be Monitored

  • MAU/link type
  • operating speed and duplex mode
  • auto-negotiation capability and status
  • MAU administrative/operational state
Imported Objects

From IANA-MAU-MIB

IANAifJackType
IANAifMauAutoNegCapBits
IANAifMauMediaAvailable
IANAifMauTypeListBits

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
mib-2

From SNMPv2-TC

AutonomousType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

Medium Attachment Unit MIB (RFC 2668) for managing Ethernet media attachment units, repeaters, and physical layer interfaces.

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