Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB :: mscApsSignalDegradeRatio

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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mscApsSignalDegradeRatio

Module: Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB

OID (symbolic): Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB::mscApsSignalDegradeRatio

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: This attribute specifies the minimum bit error ratio (BER) for which a Signal Degrade failure is declared. Its value is the exponent of the BER, with possible values of -5 through -9 inclusive, which correspond to a BER range of 10-5 through 10-9.

The switch initiation time for a Signal Degrade varies depending on the observed BER (not the provisioned signalDegradeRatio), as described in the following table.

Observed BER Switch Initiation Time 10-3 10 milliseconds 10-4 100 milliseconds 10-5 1 second 10-6 10 seconds 10-7 100 seconds 10-8 16 minutes 40 seconds 10-9 2 hours 46 minutes 40 seconds

The clearing threshold for a Signal Degrade is one-tenth the signalDegradeRatio; for example, if the provisioned signalDegradeRatio is -5, the corresponding clearing threshold will be 10-6. The clearing time varies depending on the clearing threshold (not the observed BER), and can be determined from the above table.

What is mscApsSignalDegradeRatio?

This read-write value (-9 to -5, default -5) sets the bit error rate exponent threshold used to declare a Signal Degrade failure, e.g. -5 means a BER of 10^-5 triggers SD; the clearing threshold is automatically one-tenth this ratio. Lower this (e.g. to -9) to make the line much more tolerant of errors before triggering a protection switch, at the cost of slower fault detection.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB::mscApsSignalDegradeRatio

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB::mscApsSignalDegradeRatio.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11.1.8.1 i <value>

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> mscApsSignalDegradeRatio.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562nortelNortel-Magellan-Passport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36msCarrierNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2mscPassportNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1mscComponentsNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134mscApsNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11mscApsProvTableNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11.1mscApsProvEntryNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.134.11.1.8mscApsSignalDegradeRatioNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-ApsMIB