MGMD-STD-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE MULTICAST and ANYCAST GROUP MEMBERSHIP Working Group. www: http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/magma-charter.html EMail: magma@ietf.org

Last Updated: 2009-03-30

Category: IP and Core Protocols, Routing Protocols

Description: Defines managed objects for Multicast Group Membership Discovery, providing unified management of both IGMP (IPv4) and MLD (IPv6) multicast protocols.

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

What Is MGMD-STD-MIB?

MGMD-STD-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF standards-track module (updating RFC 2933/RFC 3019) that unifies management of Multicast Group Membership Discovery protocols, covering both IGMP for IPv4 and MLD for IPv6, including their v2/v3 source-filtering extensions, and because the MGMD-STD-MIB MIB consolidates what were previously separate IGMP- and MLD-specific modules, vendors need only implement one standards-track module to cover both protocol families. It exposes per-interface multicast configuration and state, split into host-side objects (querier presence, querier version, query timers, robustness) and router-side interface objects tracking multicast group membership. As a protocol-state MIB it is used mainly for operational/configuration monitoring rather than hardware health, letting an operator confirm interface status, which IGMP/MLD version is active, and how a device is behaving as a querier versus non-querier. It has no dependency on proprietary MIBs but is closely tied to the underlying IGMP/MLD RFCs it consolidates and to related IETF multicast-routing MIBs. It is typically deployed on IP routers and multicast-aware Layer 3 switches across any vendor to verify correct multicast membership discovery behavior on each interface.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MGMD-STD-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
  • IP routers and Layer 3 switches supporting IGMP/MLD multicast

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll mgmdHostInterfaceTable/mgmdHostInterfaceEntry, checking mgmdHostInterfaceQuerierType and mgmdHostInterfaceQuerier to confirm which device on a LAN segment is the active IGMP/MLD querier, and mgmdHostInterfaceVersion to verify all hosts are running the expected protocol version. Anomalies surfaced via mgmdHostInterfaceVersion1QuerierTimer/mgmdHostInterfaceVersion2QuerierTimer can reveal a misconfigured device disrupting multicast delivery. mgmdRouterInterfaceTable would similarly be polled on the router side to confirm the interface is correctly tracking downstream multicast group membership.

What Can Be Monitored

  • active IGMP/MLD querier per interface
  • IGMP/MLD protocol version in use
  • querier timers (v1/v2)
  • robustness variable (v3)
  • host/router interface multicast status
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32
mib-2

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using mgmdHostCacheUpTime OID:

Select an IP router or Layer 3 switch with IGMP/MLD multicast support 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 mgmdHostCacheUpTime 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. It reports how long this IGMP/MLD host cache entry has existed. 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 TimeTicks-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the value resets to a low number unexpectedly for an entry you expect to be stable, since that indicates the membership state was relearned. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

See also: mgmdRouterInterfaceQuerierUpTime

OIDs

FAQ

What does MGMD-STD-MIB monitor, and how does it differ from separate IGMP/MLD MIBs?
It unifies management of Multicast Group Membership Discovery for both IGMP (IPv4) and MLD (IPv6), including their v2/v3 source-filtering extensions, exposing host-side objects like querier presence, querier version, query timers, and robustness, plus router-side interface objects tracking multicast group membership.

How would an operator use this MIB to verify multicast behavior on a Layer 3 switch?
An operator polls which IGMP/MLD version is active per interface, checks querier timers and the robustness variable, and confirms whether the device is acting as a querier or non-querier, letting them verify correct multicast membership discovery behavior across any vendor's IP routers or multicast-aware Layer 3 switches.

RFC description

Defines MGMD (Multicast and Anycast Group Membership Distribution) management objects combining RFC 2933 and RFC 3019, supporting IGMPv3 and MLDv2 source filtering.

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