Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-BaseShelfMIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Category: Hardware / Chassis Management, Nortel MsCarrier MscPassport

Description: Provides SNMP objects for base shelf hardware inventory and slot management on Nortel MsCarrier MscPassport chassis.

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What Is Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-BaseShelfMIB?

The Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-BaseShelfMIB MIB is a proprietary Nortel Networks module for the MscPassport (Magellan Passport) carrier switching platform, part of the broader MsCarrier MIB family. It exposes shelf- and card-level hardware inventory data, including provisioned versus operational component tables and storage-type/row-status information for each shelf and card slot. It is explicitly useful for monitoring the hardware status of the chassis: administrators can track whether a shelf or card component is provisioned, active, or has transitioned to an out-of-service state, effectively surfacing card presence and hardware fault conditions. It shares object-naming conventions with sibling MsCarrier MIBs (such as the ATM core MIB), indicating it is one module in a coordinated family covering different subsystems of the same chassis. It is typically deployed on carrier-grade Passport switches in telecom central offices where shelf/card hardware inventory must be tracked for capacity planning and fault detection.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-BaseShelfMIB. 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 (MscPassport) carrier switch chassis

Monitoring Examples

mscShelfProvTable and mscShelfOperTable pairs let an admin compare provisioned versus actual shelf/card state; mscShelfRowStatus shows the row's lifecycle (e.g. active, notInService), and polling mscShelfComponentName and mscShelfCard reveals card insertion, removal, or an unexpected hardware fault on a given shelf.

What Can Be Monitored

  • shelf/card row status
  • shelf component inventory
  • shelf storage type
  • provisioned vs. operational shelf state
  • card presence per shelf
Imported Objects

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-StandardTextualConventionsMIB

DisplayString
Gauge32
Integer32
RowPointer
RowStatus
StorageType
Unsigned32

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-TextualConventionsMIB

AsciiString
ExtendedAsciiString
Hex
Link
NonReplicated

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB

mscComponentsOBJECT-IDENTITY
mscPassportMIBsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE
OIDs

FAQ

What does Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-BaseShelfMIB let me monitor on a MscPassport chassis?
It exposes shelf- and card-level hardware inventory tables that compare provisioned versus operational component state, along with storage-type and row-status information for each shelf and card slot, so administrators can tell whether a shelf or card is provisioned, active, or has transitioned out of service.

How would I use this MIB to detect a failed card in a telecom central office?
By polling the shelf/card tables you can see when a card's operational state diverges from its provisioned state or its row status moves to out-of-service, effectively surfacing card presence and hardware fault conditions across the chassis for capacity planning and fault detection.

RFC description

Nortel MsCarrier passport MIB for base shelf hardware and component management.

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