Nortel-Magellan-Passport-VcTesterMIB

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Category: Diagnostics & Testing, Nortel Magellan Passport

Description: Defines SNMP objects for virtual circuit test and loopback diagnostics on Nortel Magellan Passport ATM switches.

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What Is Nortel-Magellan-Passport-VcTesterMIB?

Nortel-Magellan-Passport-VcTesterMIB is a vendor-specific MIB for the Nortel Magellan Passport ATM switch platform, covering virtual-circuit test and loopback diagnostics, a fault-testing technology area within ATM networking. It exposes provisioning and status objects for VC test components, including row-status controlled test entries, the logical processor and VC name under test, and a distinct table for DNA (Distributed Network Architecture) row-status entries used in Passport's internal component model. Its monitoring value is diagnostic/fault-oriented rather than continuous performance monitoring: it allows an operator to provision, execute, and check the status of loopback or connectivity tests against a specific virtual circuit to confirm whether that VC is passing traffic correctly or has failed, which is a form of on-demand fault detection rather than passive counters. It is tied to Nortel's proprietary Magellan Passport DNA component/row-status framework rather than standard IETF MIB conventions. It is deployed on Nortel Magellan Passport ATM switches in carrier networks for troubleshooting specific virtual circuits. Engineers can download the Nortel-Magellan-Passport-VcTesterMIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in Nortel-Magellan-Passport-VcTesterMIB. 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 Magellan Passport ATM switch

Monitoring Examples

An operator would create an entry in vctProvTable/vctProvEntry specifying the vctLogicalProcessor and vctVcName identifying the target virtual circuit, then use vctRowStatusTable/vctRowStatusEntry's vctRowStatus to activate the test and read back results. The vctDnaRowStatusTable provides the underlying Passport DNA component's provisioning state for the tester component itself, and vctComponentName/vctStorageType identify how that component instance is stored and named. A failed or non-active vctRowStatus after activation would indicate the VC under test could not be successfully looped back, pointing to a fault on that circuit.

What Can Be Monitored

  • VC test/loopback status
  • test entry row status
  • targeted VC name under test
  • DNA component provisioning state
Imported Objects

From Nortel-Magellan-Passport-StandardTextualConventionsMIB

DisplayString
Integer32
RowPointer
RowStatus
StorageType
Unsigned32

From Nortel-Magellan-Passport-TextualConventionsMIB

AsciiString
DigitString
EnterpriseDateAndTime
Hex
HexString
Link
NonReplicated

From Nortel-Magellan-Passport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB

componentsOBJECT-IDENTITY
passportMIBsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE
OIDs

RFC description

Nortel Magellan Passport VcTester MIB providing virtual circuit testing and validation tools.

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