NBS-FECPM-MIB

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Organization: NBS

Last Updated: 2013-07-18

Category: Optical Networking

Description: Monitors NBS FEC performance metrics including corrected and uncorrected errors.

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What Is NBS-FECPM-MIB?

NBS-FECPM-MIB is an NBase enterprise MIB for Forward Error Correction (FEC) performance monitoring on Optical Transport Network (OTN) interfaces, tracking the error-correction statistics that indicate optical signal quality. It exposes threshold configuration and current/historical performance counters per interface, including corrected bit and byte error counts, bit-flip direction counts (0-to-1 versus 1-to-0), and uncorrected word counts, along with current system date/time for the monitoring interval. This is fundamentally a performance-counter MIB used to monitor the hardware/physical-layer health of optical links — rising corrected-error rates warn of a degrading signal before it results in uncorrectable errors and traffic loss. As an OTN FEC MIB it is conceptually aligned with ITU-T OTN performance monitoring standards even though implemented as an NBase enterprise extension. It is typically deployed on NBase optical transport/DWDM equipment in metro and long-haul network links where FEC performance data provides early warning of fiber or optics degradation. Engineers can download the NBS-FECPM-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in NBS-FECPM-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

NBase-Xyplex OTN/optical transport platform

Monitoring Examples

An admin would poll nbsFecpmThresholdsTable/nbsFecpmThresholdsEntry keyed by nbsFecpmThresholdsIfIndex and nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval to track nbsFecpmThresholdsBitErrCor and nbsFecpmThresholdsByteErrCor over time; a steadily rising corrected-error count on one interface, especially combined with a nonzero nbsFecpmThresholdsUncorWords value, signals a degrading optical link headed toward uncorrectable errors and service-affecting traffic loss. nbsFecpmCurrentSysDate/nbsFecpmCurrentSysTime anchor the current measurement interval so trends can be correlated to time of day or recent maintenance events.

What Can Be Monitored

corrected bit/byte errors per interface
bit-flip error direction counts
uncorrected word count
FEC error thresholds
current monitoring interval date/time

Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
ifAlias	OBJECT-TYPE

From NBS-MIB

Unsigned64
WritableU64
nbs	OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using nbsFecpmRunningBitErrCor OID:

Select a NBase-Xyplex OTN/optical transport platform (FEC performance monitoring) 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 nbsFecpmRunningBitErrCor 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 total count of Bit Errors Corrected since boot-up; it may be the sum of nbsFecpmRunningCorBit0to1 and nbsFecpmRunningCorBit1to0. 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 Counter64-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
nbsFecpmMib	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223			OTN Forward Error Correction (FEC) Performance Monitoring and user-controlled statistics
nbsFecpmThresholdsGrp	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1			Maximum considered safe by user
nbsFecpmThresholdsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1		not-accessible	FEC Performance Monitoring thresholds
nbsFecpmThresholdsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1		not-accessible	Performance monitoring thresholds for a particular interface
NUM nbsFecpmThresholdsIfIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.1	InterfaceIndex	read-only	The mib2 ifIndex
INT nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	Indicates the periodicity to which these thresholds apply
WRI nbsFecpmThresholdsBitErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.10	WritableU64	read-write	Persistent. The number of Bit Errors Corrected which, if met or exceeded at the end of the nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval period, should trigger the nbsFecpmTrapsBitErrCor event notification. The reserved value 0 disables notifications for this event.
WRI nbsFecpmThresholdsByteErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.12	WritableU64	read-write	Persistent. The number of Byte Errors Corrected which, if met or exceeded at the end of the nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval period, should trigger the nbsFecpmTrapsByteErrCor event notification. The reserved value 0 disables notifications for this event.
WRI nbsFecpmThresholdsCorBit0to1	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.14	WritableU64	read-write	Persistent. The number of '0' bits corrected to '1' which, if met or exceeded at the end of the nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval period, should trigger the nbsFecpmTrapsCorBit0to1 event notification. The reserved value 0 disables notifications for this event.
WRI nbsFecpmThresholdsCorBit1to0	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.16	WritableU64	read-write	Persistent. The number of '1' bits corrected to '0' which, if met or exceeded at the end of the nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval period, should trigger the nbsFecpmTrapsCorBit1to0 event notification. The reserved value 0 disables notifications for this event.
WRI nbsFecpmThresholdsUncorWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.1.1.1.18	WritableU64	read-write	Persistent. The number of Uncorrectable Words which, if met or exceeded at the end of the nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval period, should trigger the nbsFecpmTrapsUncorWords event notification. The reserved value 0 disables notifications for this event.
nbsFecpmCurrentGrp	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2			Subtotals and statistics for sample now underway
INT nbsFecpmCurrentSysDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.1	INTEGER	read-only	The current (today's) UTC date, represented by an eight digit decimal number: yyyymmdd
INT nbsFecpmCurrentSysTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.2	INTEGER	read-only	The current (now's) UTC time, represented by a six digit decimal number in the format hhmmss
nbsFecpmCurrentTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3		not-accessible	All FEC Performance Monitoring statistics for the nbsFecpmCurrentInterval now underway.
nbsFecpmCurrentEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1		not-accessible	FEC Performance Monitoring statistics for a specific port/ interface and nbsFecpmCurrentInterval.
NUM nbsFecpmCurrentIfIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.1	InterfaceIndex	read-only	The mib2 ifIndex
INT nbsFecpmCurrentInterval	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	Indicates the periodicity of statistic
INT nbsFecpmCurrentDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The date (UTC) this interval began, represented by an eight digit decimal number: yyyymmdd
INT nbsFecpmCurrentTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The time (UTC) this interval began, represented by a six digit decimal number: hhmmss
UNS nbsFecpmCurrentBitErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.10	Unsigned64	read-only	The number of Bit Errors Corrected in this interval so far; it may be the sum of nbsFecpmCurrentCorBit0to1 and nbsFecpmCurrentCorBit1to0.
UNS nbsFecpmCurrentByteErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.12	Unsigned64	read-only	The number of Byte Errors Corrected in this interval so far. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates not supported.
UNS nbsFecpmCurrentCorBit0to1	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.14	Unsigned64	read-only	The number of '0' bits corrected to '1' so far. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecpmCurrentBitErrCor.
UNS nbsFecpmCurrentCorBit1to0	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.16	Unsigned64	read-only	The number of '1' bits corrected to '0' so far. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecpmCurrentBitErrCor.
UNS nbsFecpmCurrentUncorWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.2.3.1.18	Unsigned64	read-only	The number of Uncorrectable Words so far
nbsFecpmHistoricGrp	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3			Totals and final statistics for a previous sample
nbsFecpmHistoricTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3		not-accessible	All FEC Performance Monitoring statistics for past nbsFecpmHistoricInterval periods.
nbsFecpmHistoricEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1		not-accessible	FEC Performance Monitoring statistics for a specific port/ interface and nbsFecpmHistoricInterval.
NUM nbsFecpmHistoricIfIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.1	InterfaceIndex	read-only	The mib2 ifIndex
INT nbsFecpmHistoricInterval	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.2	INTEGER	not-accessible	Indicates the sampling period of statistic
INT nbsFecpmHistoricSample	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.4	INTEGER	not-accessible	Indicates the sample number of this statistic. The most recent sample is numbered 1, the next previous 2, and so on until the oldest sample.
INT nbsFecpmHistoricDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The date (UTC) the interval began, represented by an eight digit decimal number: yyyymmdd
INT nbsFecpmHistoricTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The time (UTC) the interval began, represented by a six digit decimal number: hhmmss
UNS nbsFecpmHistoricBitErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.10	Unsigned64	read-only	The final count of Bit Errors Corrected for this interval; it may be the sum of nbsFecpmHistoricCorBit0to1 and nbsFecpmHistoricCorBit1to0.
UNS nbsFecpmHistoricByteErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.12	Unsigned64	read-only	The final count of Byte Errors Corrected in this interval. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates not supported.
UNS nbsFecpmHistoricCorBit0to1	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.14	Unsigned64	read-only	The final count of '0' bits corrected to '1' in this interval. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecpmHistoricBitErrCor.
UNS nbsFecpmHistoricCorBit1to0	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.16	Unsigned64	read-only	The final count of '1' bits corrected to '0' in this interval. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecpmHistoricBitErrCor.
UNS nbsFecpmHistoricUncorWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.3.3.1.18	Unsigned64	read-only	The final number of Uncorrectable Words in this interval
nbsFecpmRunningGrp	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4			Counter values since boot-up
nbsFecpmRunningTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3		not-accessible	All FEC Performance Monitoring statistics since boot-up.
nbsFecpmRunningEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1		not-accessible	FEC Performance Monitoring statistics for a specific port/ interface.
NUM nbsFecpmRunningIfIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.1	InterfaceIndex	read-only	The mib2 ifIndex
INT nbsFecpmRunningDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The date (UTC) of boot-up, represented by an eight digit decimal number: yyyymmdd
INT nbsFecpmRunningTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The time (UTC) of boot-up, represented by a six digit decimal number: hhmmss
C64 nbsFecpmRunningBitErrCorEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.10	Counter64	read-only	The total count of Bit Errors Corrected since boot-up; it may be the sum of nbsFecpmRunningCorBit0to1 and nbsFecpmRunningCorBit1to0.
C64 nbsFecpmRunningByteErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.12	Counter64	read-only	The total count of Byte Errors Corrected since boot-up. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates not supported.
C64 nbsFecpmRunningCorBit0to1	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.14	Counter64	read-only	The total count of '0' bits corrected to '1' since boot-up. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecpmRunningBitErrCor.
C64 nbsFecpmRunningCorBit1to0	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.16	Counter64	read-only	The total count of '1' bits corrected to '0' since boot-up. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecpmRunningBitErrCor.
C64 nbsFecpmRunningUncorWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.4.3.1.18	Counter64	read-only	The total number of Uncorrectable Words since boot-up
nbsFecStatsGrp	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90			User-controlled statistics
nbsFecStatsTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3		not-accessible	FEC statistics managed at the user's discretion. These statistics may be started, stopped, and cleared whenever the user desires without affecting the normal performance monitoring activity.
nbsFecStatsEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1		not-accessible	User-controlled FEC statistics for a specific port/interface.
NUM nbsFecStatsIfIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.1	InterfaceIndex	read-only	The mib2 ifIndex
INT nbsFecStatsDate	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	The (UTC) date the user began statistics collection, represented by an eight digit decimal number: yyyymmdd
INT nbsFecStatsTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.6	INTEGER	read-only	The (UTC) time the user began statistics collection, represented by a six digit decimal number: hhmmss
INT nbsFecStatsSpan	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.7	INTEGER	read-only	The amount of time (deci-sec) statistics collection has been underway since nbsFecStatsDate and nbsFecStatsTime, or if stopped, the duration of the prior collection.
INT nbsFecStatsState	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.8	INTEGER	read-write	Writing 'stopped' to this object stops (pauses) FEC statistics collection. Writing 'counting' to this object starts (resumes) FEC statistics collection. Writing 'clearing' to this object clears all statistical counters.
C64 nbsFecStatsBitErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.10	Counter64	read-only	The total count of Bit Errors Corrected since boot-up; it may be the sum of nbsFecStatsCorBit0to1 and nbsFecStatsCorBit1to0.
C64 nbsFecStatsByteErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.12	Counter64	read-only	The total count of Byte Errors Corrected since boot-up. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates not supported.
C64 nbsFecStatsCorBit0to1	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.14	Counter64	read-only	The total count of '0' bits corrected to '1' since boot-up. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecStatsBitErrCor.
C64 nbsFecStatsCorBit1to0	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.16	Counter64	read-only	The total count of '1' bits corrected to '0' since boot-up. The reserved value 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF indicates there is a single number for all bit corrections combined, see nbsFecStatsBitErrCor.
C64 nbsFecStatsUncorWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.90.3.1.18	Counter64	read-only	The total number of Uncorrectable Words since boot-up
nbsFecpmEventsGrp	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100			Threshold crossing events
nbsFecpmTraps	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100.0			Threshold crossing Traps or Notifications
NTF nbsFecpmTrapsBitErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100.0.10			Sent at the conclusion of an nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval if nbsFecpmThresholdsBitErrCor is non-zero and less than or equal to nbsFecpmCurrentBitErrCor.
NTF nbsFecpmTrapsByteErrCor	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100.0.12			Sent at the conclusion of an nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval if nbsFecpmThresholdsByteErrCor is non-zero and less than or equal to nbsFecpmCurrentByteErrCor.
NTF nbsFecpmTrapsCorBit0to1	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100.0.14			Sent at the conclusion of an nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval if nbsFecpmThresholdsCorBit0to1 is non-zero and less than or equal to nbsFecpmCurrentCorBit0to1.
NTF nbsFecpmTrapsCorBit1to0	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100.0.16			Sent at the conclusion of an nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval if nbsFecpmThresholdsCorBit1to0 is non-zero and less than or equal to nbsFecpmCurrentCorBit1to0.
NTF nbsFecpmTrapsUncorWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.629.223.100.0.18			Sent at the conclusion of an nbsFecpmThresholdsInterval if nbsFecpmThresholdsUncorWords is non-zero and less than or equal to nbsFecpmCurrentUncorWords.

RFC description

NBS Communications Forward Error Correction Performance Management MIB; monitors FEC statistics and performance metrics on optical transmission equipment.

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