MPC-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: ATM Forum LANE/MPOA Working Group

Last Updated: 1998-11-09

Category: ATM

Description: Manages ATM Forum MPOA Client configuration and shortcut virtual circuit state.

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What Is MPC-MIB?

MPC-MIB is an ATM Forum standards-based MIB for Multiprotocol Over ATM (MPOA) Clients, which let ATM-attached devices establish direct shortcut virtual circuits to bypass intermediate routers for better performance. It exposes configuration and state data describing MAC-address-to-shortcut-VC bindings maintained by the MPOA client. Its monitoring value is mainly about protocol/connection state rather than physical hardware: polling it reveals whether shortcut circuits have actually been established for a given destination or whether traffic is still falling back to default hop-by-hop routing. It explicitly depends on and revises the ATM Forum's af-mpoa-0092.000 specification per the MPOA v1.1 errata, obsoleting the older mpcMpsMacAddressTable in favor of mpcMpsMultipleMacAddressTable. It is typically deployed on legacy ATM-based enterprise or carrier backbone edge devices supporting MPOA client/server functionality. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the MPC-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MPC-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

  • ATM Forum MPOA-capable ATM switches/edge devices
  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer

Monitoring Examples

No sample object names were provided for this module, so specific identifiers cannot be quoted here. Based on the module description, the mpcMpsMultipleMacAddressTable (which replaced the obsoleted mpcMpsMacAddressTable) would map MAC addresses to established ATM shortcut virtual circuits. An administrator polling this table would confirm shortcut circuits are established for active destinations, and their absence would reveal that traffic is unexpectedly using slower default routing instead of a direct ATM shortcut.

What Can Be Monitored

  • MAC-address-to-shortcut-VC bindings
  • shortcut virtual circuit establishment state
Imported Objects

From ATM-TC-MIB

AtmAddr

From LAN-EMULATION-CLIENT-MIB

lecIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeInterval
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using mpcStatTxMpoaResolveRequests OID:

Select a device implementing MPC-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 mpcStatTxMpoaResolveRequests 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 number of MPOA Resolve Requests transmitted by this MPC. 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

MPOA (Multiprotocol Over ATM) MPC (Multiprotocol Client) MIB for ATM-based LAN emulation and MPOA protocol management.

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