NORTEL-NETWORKS-MULTIPLE-SPANNING-TREE-MIB

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Organization: Nortel Networks

Last Updated: 2014-06-24

Category: Spanning Tree

Description: Manages Nortel proprietary Multiple Spanning Tree instances and per-VLAN port roles as a precursor to IEEE 802.1s.

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What Is NORTEL-NETWORKS-MULTIPLE-SPANNING-TREE-MIB?

This MIB is a Nortel Networks proprietary module implementing Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) management, an early Nortel-specific precursor to the IEEE 802.1s standard, allowing multiple spanning-tree instances to be mapped to different VLANs for load balancing and redundancy. It exposes configuration data such as the number of supported MST instances, maximum hop count, bridge address and priority, and per-instance root bridge/cost/port information for the Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST). Its monitoring value is on the software/protocol status of Layer 2 topology: administrators can confirm which bridge is acting as root, detect root-bridge changes indicating a topology recalculation, and verify bridge timer parameters (max age, forward delay) are configured correctly, revealing spanning-tree instability that could cause network loops or outages. It is explicitly designed as a Nortel precursor to the IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree standard, so its object model closely parallels the eventual standard MIB. It is typically deployed on Nortel Networks Layer 2 switches operating VLANs that require per-instance spanning-tree load distribution, where a NORTEL-NETWORKS-MULTIPLE-SPANNING-TREE-MIB download helps administrators confirm root-bridge stability across those VLAN instances.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in NORTEL-NETWORKS-MULTIPLE-SPANNING-TREE-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

  • Nortel Networks Layer 2 switch

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll nnMstCistRoot and nnMstCistRegionalRoot to determine which bridge the switch currently believes is the CIST root, and a change in this value across polls would reveal a topology recalculation event, potentially due to a root bridge failure or a new switch with a lower priority joining the network. Polling nnMstCistRootCost and nnMstCistRootPort would show the cost and port path to that root, useful for validating the expected physical topology. nnMstNoOfInstancesSupported and nnMstMaxHopCount confirm the device's MST capacity and configured region boundary, while the nnMstNotifications group (under nnMstObjects/nnMstScalars) would alert on spanning-tree topology change events as they happen.

What Can Be Monitored

  • CIST root bridge identity
  • CIST root path cost and root port
  • bridge priority and address
  • bridge max age and forward delay timers
  • number of supported MST instances
  • spanning-tree topology change notifications
Imported Objects

From BRIDGE-MIB

BridgeId
Timeout

From Q-BRIDGE-MIB

VlanId

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

From SYNOPTICS-ROOT-MIB

bayStackMibsOBJECT-IDENTITY

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using nnMstMstpUpCount OID:

Select a Nortel Networks Layer 2 switch (Multiple Spanning Tree) 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 nnMstMstpUpCount into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The number of times MSTP Module has been enabled. 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

Manages multiple spanning tree instances and bridge VLAN mappings on Nortel switches.

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