MSERIES-PORT-MIB

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Organization: SmartOptics

Last Updated: 2014-02-12

Category: Optical Networking

Description: Manages SmartOptics M-Series optical port configuration and performance metrics.

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What Is MSERIES-PORT-MIB?

The MSERIES-PORT-MIB is a SmartOptics enterprise MIB for managing ports on SmartOptics M-Series optical/DWDM transport equipment. It exposes a port table with per-port identification (name, alias, type, mode) alongside optical performance data such as received power levels and configurable high/low power alarm thresholds. This MIB is squarely aimed at hardware health monitoring for optical transport interfaces: tracking optical power against alarm thresholds functions like a fault/environmental sensor, flagging degrading fiber links, transceiver problems, or dirty connectors before a full outage occurs, while smartPortStatus reports each port's operational state. There is no clear indication of dependency on other MIBs beyond standard SNMP interface conventions. It's deployed in optical/DWDM transport network management for telecom and enterprise metro/backbone links using SmartOptics M-Series gear. Engineers can download the MSERIES-PORT-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MSERIES-PORT-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

SmartOptics M-Series optical/DWDM transport equipment

Monitoring Examples

An admin polls smartPortTable/smartPortEntry by smartPortIndex, watching smartPortPower against smartPortLowPowerAlarmThreshold and smartPortHighPowerAlarmThreshold to detect a fiber link degrading below acceptable signal levels. smartPortStatus reveals whether a port has gone down, and smartPortName/smartPortAlias let the admin map the alarm back to a specific physical circuit. A steadily dropping smartPortPower trend typically indicates connector contamination or fiber bending loss before an outright link failure.

What Can Be Monitored

optical power level
port operational status
port high/low power alarm thresholds
port type/mode

Imported Objects

From MSERIES-MIB

mseries

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From MSERIES-TC

PortMode
PortStatus
PortType

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using smartPortPower OID:

Select a SmartOptics M-Series optical/DWDM transport equipment (port-level optical power) 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 smartPortPower 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 power level in units of 0.1 dBm. 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 an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the reading drifts outside the range expected for a healthy link, since a sustained power drop often precedes a fiber/cable fault or connector issue. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
smartPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3			This is the enterprise specific Port MIB for SmartOptics M-Series.
smartPortObjects	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1
smartPortGeneral	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.1
smartPortList	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2
smartPortTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1		not-accessible	A port table.
smartPortEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1		not-accessible	An entry in the port list.
U32 smartPortIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.1	Unsigned32	read-only	A unique index for each port that corresponds to the index in the interface table
STR smartPortName	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	The name of the port.
STR smartPortAlias	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.3	DisplayString	read-write	User configurable Port Alias for the port. Not writeable in SmartOS v2.3
POR smartPortType	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.4	PortType	read-only	The type of port. rx(1) - Receiving port. tx(2) - Transmitting port. biDi(3) - Bidirectional port.
I32 smartPortPowerEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.5	Integer32	read-only	The power level in units of 0.1 dBm.
POR smartPortStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.6	PortStatus	read-only	The operational state for a port. idle(1) - The port is not activated down(2) - The port traffic is lost. up(3) - There is traffic on the port. high(4) - The port got to high power. low(5) - The port got to low power. eyeSafety(6) - The Line Tx port is in Eye Safety Mode. This means that either the connector on the Line Tx port is not inserted or that you have too strong reflection from the line fiber. cd(7) - Channel detected. ncd(8) - No channel detected.
POR smartPortMode	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.7	PortMode	read-write	The Mode of the Port. normal (1) - The port is active. No alarms are beeing suppressed. service (2) . The port is in service mode and alarms are beeing suppressed. When service is ready smartPortMode should be set to 'normal' again. Not writeable in SmartOS v2.3
I32 smartPortHighPowerAlarmThreshold	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.8	Integer32	read-write	The threshold for the High Power alarm. Not writeable in SmartOS v2.3
I32 smartPortLowPowerAlarmThreshold	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.1.2.1.1.9	Integer32	read-write	The threshold for the Low Power alarm. Not writeable in SmartOS v2.3
smartPortMIBConformance	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.2
smartPortGroups	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.2.1
smartPortListGroupV1	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.2.1.1			The Port List MIB objects v1.
smartPortCompliances	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.2.2
smartPortBasicComplV1	1.3.6.1.4.1.30826.1.3.2.2.1			Basic implementation requirements for the port MIB V1.

RFC description

A SmartOptics M-Series MIB for managing line and client port configurations. This MIB provides management objects for monitoring and controlling port descriptions, status, and parameters on SmartOptics M-Series network equipment.

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