MIP-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: IETF Mobile IP Working Group

Last Updated: 1996-06-04

Category: IP and Core Protocols, Mobile IP

Description: Defines managed objects for managing Mobile IP (IPv4) protocol entities, including Mobile Nodes, Foreign Agents, and Home Agents.

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What Is MIP-MIB?

MIP-MIB is the IETF standards-track MIB module (based on RFC 2006) for managing Mobile IP version 4, a protocol that lets a mobile node keep a permanent home address while roaming onto foreign networks. It models the three core Mobile IP roles -- Mobile Node, Foreign Agent, and Home Agent -- exposing configuration and runtime state for each, including registration/binding data, advertisement parameters, and security-association status. For monitoring it primarily reveals protocol/software-level operational status rather than physical hardware health: registration success/failure activity, active mobility bindings, and agent advertisement behavior indicate whether the Mobile IP subsystem on a router or host is functioning correctly. As a standards-based MIB it depends only on the base SNMPv2-SMI and requires no vendor extensions, though vendors implementing Mobile IP typically layer their own enterprise MIBs alongside it. It is deployed on routers and hosts acting as home agents, foreign agents, or mobile-IP-aware endpoints in networks supporting IP mobility, such as early cellular data or campus wireless roaming infrastructures, with the MIP-MIB RFC (RFC 2006) remaining the authoritative reference engineers consult when implementing these deployments.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MIP-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
  • routers/gateways acting as Mobile IP home or foreign agents
  • mobile-IP-capable hosts

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this instance, so specifics are grounded in the standard's known structure of Home Agent, Foreign Agent, and Mobile Node tables rather than invented names. A network engineer would typically track registration request/reply activity and the size of the active mobility-binding table on a home agent to confirm mobile nodes are successfully re-registering as they roam. A drop in active bindings alongside a rise in registration denials would point to an authentication or security-association mismatch between a mobile node and its home agent.

What Can Be Monitored

  • mobile node registration status
  • home agent binding table size
  • foreign agent visitor list
  • registration request/reply activity
  • mobility security association status
Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
mib-2

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

Management information for Mobile IP protocol, covering mobile node, agent, and home agent registration and mobility management.

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