MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB

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All MIBsMPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB

Organization: IETF Layer-3 Virtual Private Networks Working Group.

Last Updated: 2006-01-23

Category: MPLS and Traffic Engineering, Network Interfaces, Routing Protocols, VPN and Security

Description: Manages MPLS/BGP Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (L3VPNs), including VRF configuration, routing, and associated interface bindings.

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What Is MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB?

MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB is the IETF standards-track MIB (RFC 4382) for managing MPLS/BGP Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks, covering VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) instance configuration, interface-to-VRF bindings, and route distribution parameters. It exposes configuration data such as the number of configured and active VRFs, per-interface VPN classification, route distribution protocols, and threshold-based notifications for route count and illegal label reception. Its monitoring value centers on VPN service health and capacity, letting operators track how many VRFs are active versus configured, whether route-count thresholds are being approached, and whether interfaces are correctly classified as VPN-facing, functioning as a fault/capacity-monitoring layer rather than raw hardware telemetry. It explicitly depends on and extends the base MPLS-related MIBs and interoperates with routing/BGP MIBs since VRFs are populated via VPN routing protocols. It is deployed on provider-edge (PE) routers in MPLS-based Layer 3 VPN networks operated by ISPs and enterprises with private WAN overlays, where network management systems poll the MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB OID tree to pull VRF configuration and capacity data directly from each router.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MPLS-L3VPN-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
  • MPLS provider-edge (PE) routers

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll mplsL3VpnConfiguredVrfs and mplsL3VpnActiveVrfs to detect VRFs that failed to come up, and check mplsL3VpnConnectedInterfaces against expectations to catch a VRF losing its interface binding. The mplsL3VpnIfConfTable/mplsL3VpnIfConfEntry rows expose mplsL3VpnIfVpnClassification and mplsL3VpnIfVpnRouteDistProtocol per interface, revealing misconfigured route distribution on a customer-facing port. Approaching mplsL3VpnVrfConfMaxPossRts or triggering mplsL3VpnIllLblRcvThrsh notifications would signal a VRF nearing its route-table capacity or receiving improperly labeled traffic, both actionable fault conditions.

What Can Be Monitored

  • configured vs active VRF counts
  • VRF-to-interface bindings
  • per-interface VPN classification
  • route distribution protocol per interface
  • VRF route count thresholds
  • illegal label reception threshold
Imported Objects

From IANA-RTPROTO-MIB

IANAipRouteProtocol

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressPrefixLength
InetAddressType
InetAutonomousSystemNumber

From MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB

MplsIndexType

From MPLS-TC-STD-MIB

mplsStdMIBOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
StorageType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

From VPN-TC-STD-MIB

VPNIdOrZero
OIDs

RFC description

Standard MIB for MPLS Layer 3 VPN management; defines objects for VPN configuration, status, and performance monitoring.

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