NSCHippiSonet-MIB

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Category: Legacy High-Performance Switching

Description: Manages NSC HIPPI-over-SONET framing configuration and error counters on NSC high-performance switches.

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What Is NSCHippiSonet-MIB?

NSCHippiSonet-MIB is a vendor MIB from Network Systems Corporation (NSC) covering HIPPI-over-SONET framing on NSC's high-performance channel/network switches, a technology used to carry HIPPI (High-Performance Parallel Interface) traffic over SONET optical links. It defines configuration objects for framing parameters alongside error counters that track transmission problems on the HIPPI/SONET interface. Its monitoring focus is interface/link health: tracking framing and transmission error counts lets operators detect physical-layer degradation or misconfiguration on the SONET link carrying HIPPI traffic, which would otherwise silently degrade high-speed data transfers. It likely depends on standard SONET/IF-MIB interface conventions for indexing the underlying physical interface. It was deployed in legacy high-performance computing/supercomputer-center networks where HIPPI channels needed to be extended over SONET WAN links. Engineers can download the NSCHippiSonet-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

NSC (Network Systems Corporation) HIPPI/SONET switch

Monitoring Examples

An operator polls the HIPPI-over-SONET error-counter objects for a given interface to check for framing errors or loss-of-frame events; a rising error count accompanying degraded throughput on a HIPPI channel indicates a failing SONET transceiver or fiber link.

What Can Be Monitored

HIPPI-over-SONET framing configuration
framing/transmission error counters
interface link status

Imported Objects

From NSC-MIB

nscHippiSonet

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC1155-SMI

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
PhysAddress

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
STR nscHippiSonetEngineStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.1	DisplayString	read-only	String describing the current state of the engine.
nscHippiSonetRegisters	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2
nscHippiSonetUnframer	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.1
STR nscHippiSonetUnframerStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.1.1	DisplayString	read-only	Unframer status register.
STR nscHippiSonetUnframerOHdma	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.1.2	DisplayString	read-only	Unframer overhead DMA register.
nscHippiSonetFramer	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.2
STR nscHippiSonetFramerStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.2.1	DisplayString	read-only	Framer status register.
STR nscHippiSonetFramerAdaptID	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.2.2	DisplayString	read-only	Adaptor ID (HDA) and enable status.
STR nscHippiSonetFramerInput	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.2.3	DisplayString	read-only	Framer input register.
STR nscHippiSonetFramerData	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.2.4	DisplayString	read-only	Framer data register.
STR nscHippiSonetFramerIField	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.2.5	DisplayString	read-only	Framer I-Field register.
nscHippiSonetMegaFifo	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.3
STR nscHippiSonetMFcontrol	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.3.1	DisplayString	read-only	Mega FIFO control register.
STR nscHippiSonetMFstatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.3.2	DisplayString	read-only	Mega FIFO status register.
STR nscHippiSonetMFtimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.3.3	DisplayString	read-only	Mega FIFO timeout register.
STR nscHippiSonetMFConnectStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.2.3.4	DisplayString	read-only	Mega FIFO connection status register.
nscHippiSonetMonitor	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3
INT nscHippiSonetMonClock	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.1	INTEGER	read-only	500 Khz clock value (for time stamps).
INT nscHippiSonetMonMFFlowControl	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.2	INTEGER	read-only	Mega FIFO flow control duration.
INT nscHippiSonetMonDLFlowControl	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.3	INTEGER	read-only	Down line flow control duration
INT nscHippiSonetMonBIPErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.4	INTEGER	read-only	Received path BIP Errors.
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcBusy	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.5	INTEGER	read-only	Duration in 500Khz that the source was busy.
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcSOC	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.6	INTEGER	read-only	Number of source start of connections
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcEOC	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.7	INTEGER	read-only	Number of source end of connections
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstConnectDuration	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.8	INTEGER	read-only	Number 500Khz cycles destination has been connected
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcConnectDuration	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.9	INTEGER	read-only	Number 500Khz cycles source has been connected
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstConnectReject	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.10	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination connect rejects.
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcConnectFail	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.11	INTEGER	read-only	Number of source connect failures.
INT nscHippiSonetMonLOF	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.12	INTEGER	read-only	Number of receive sonet Loss of Frame events
INT nscHippiSonetMonLOS	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.13	INTEGER	read-only	Number of receive sonet Loss of Signal events
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstBursts	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.14	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination bursts
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.15	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination packets
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstSync	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.16	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination sync errors
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstLLRC	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.17	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination LLRC errors
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstPE	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.18	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination Parity Errors
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstConnect	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.19	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination connects
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcConnect	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.20	INTEGER	read-only	Number of source connects
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.21	INTEGER	read-only	Number of source packets
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcBursts	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.22	INTEGER	read-only	Number of source bursts
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcForceErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.23	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Source Bad-data Force Errors
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcCRC	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.24	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Source CRC errors
INT nscHippiSonetMonDstWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.25	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination burst words / 32 (Kbits)
INT nscHippiSonetMonSrcWords	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.3.26	INTEGER	read-only	Number of Destination burst words / 32 (Kbits)
nscHippiSonetAtoD	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.4
INT nscHippiSonetADRecvOpticalPower	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.4.1	INTEGER	read-only	Receive optical power in dbm's
INT nscHippiSonetADLaserBias	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.4.2	INTEGER	read-only	Laser bias voltage (in milli-volts)
INT nscHippiSonetADLaserBackface	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.4.3	INTEGER	read-only	Laser backface voltage (in milli-volts)
INT nscHippiSonetADInternalTemp	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.4.4	INTEGER	read-only	Internal temperature (degrees F)
INT nscHippiSonetADExhaustTemp	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.4.5	INTEGER	read-only	Exhaust temperature (degrees F)
STR nscHippiSonetSourceIField	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.5	DisplayString	read-only	Hippi source I-Field register.
nscHippiSonetProfile	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6
STR nscHippiSonetOpticalRcvOffset	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.1	DisplayString	read-only	String representation of the floating value for the offset of the optical receive light formula.
STR nscHippiSonetOpticalRcvSlope	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.2	DisplayString	read-only	String representation of the floating value for the slope of the optical receive light formula.
INT nscHippiSonetBiasCurrent	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.3	INTEGER	read-only	Integer representation of the floating value for the baseline current of the transmit laser in milliamps. This value is used by the machine to determine the life of the laser.
INT nscHippiSonetBiasTemp	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.4	INTEGER	read-only	Temperature in celcius at which the profiled bias current was taken. This value is used with the bias current to determine the life of the laser.
STR nscHippiSonetBackfaceVoltage	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.5	DisplayString	read-only	String representation of the floting value of the Voltage in millivolts that was measured at the backface of the laser when it was new. This value is used with the current backface voltage as an additional method of determining if the transmit laser has become defective.
INT nscHippiSonetIField	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.6	INTEGER	read-write	The I-Field address that is used by the hippi interface.
INT nscHippiSonetBootPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.7	INTEGER	read-write	Which rs232 port the boot information should be sent to. Ports 1 & 2 are the only valid ports with 1 being located on the back of the machine and 2 on the front.
INT nscHippiSonetPortSpeed	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.8	INTEGER	read-write	The baud rate to set the rs232 ports to at boot time.
INT nscHippiSonetThreshold	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.9	INTEGER	read-write	Threshold of the mega-fifo at which flow control will be activated. The value represents 8ths of the fifo with 7 representing the fifo must be full before flow control is activated and 0 indicating that flow control will happen as soon as the mega-fifo starts to fill. This value may need to be adjusted to deal with time delays over vary long sonet links in that you want flow control to propagate back to the transmitting sonet box before it puts enough information on the line to overflow this machine.
INT nscHippiTimeout	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.10	INTEGER	read-write	Timeout value to use when trying to connect from our hippi source. This timer is started when the source raises connect. If the destination fails to respond before the timer goes off, the connect will be aborted. The timer is represented as the number of 500 KHz clock ticks.
INT nscHippiSonetDipSwitch	1.3.6.1.4.1.10.2.1.5.6.11	INTEGER	read-write	This is a software switch that functions much like a hardware dip switch. At the moment, the only use of this switch is to define whether the unit will act as the master clock for the sonet line. The bit values are defined as follows: x x x x x x 1 - assert master clock x x x x x 1 x - not assigned x x x x 1 x x - not assigned x x x 1 x x x - not assigned x x 1 x x x x - not assigned x 1 x x x x x - not assigned 1 x x x x x x - not assigned

RFC description

Proprietary MIB from National Semiconductor Corporation (or similar vendor) for managing HIPPI (High Performance Parallel Interface) and SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) network interfaces and equipment.

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What Is NSCHippiSonet-MIB?

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