Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-PppMIB

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Category: Nortel MsCarrier MscPassport, PPP

Description: Specifies SNMP objects for PPP link setup and LCP/NCP negotiation on Nortel MsCarrier MscPassport switches.

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What Is Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-PppMIB?

This Nortel proprietary MIB defines management objects for PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) link configuration on the Nortel/Bay Networks MSC Passport switching platform, covering PPP component provisioning and its association with customer circuits. It exposes row-status-controlled tables for creating and managing PPP components, per-component storage type and index, customer-identifier data linking a PPP link to a billing/customer record, and a table tying PPP components to underlying interface entries. Its monitoring focus is primarily configuration and provisioning status rather than deep hardware sensors - administrators use it to confirm which PPP links are active/provisioned (via row status) and which physical interface and customer a given PPP link belongs to, important for verifying WAN link setup and NCP/LCP-level service delivery. It explicitly depends on the standard IETF PPP-MIB (referenced via the pppMIB import) for base PPP protocol objects, extending it with Nortel-specific customer and component identifiers. It was deployed on Nortel MSC Passport carrier-class multiservice switches used by telecom/service-provider WAN networks. Engineers can download the Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-PppMIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-PppMIB. 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/Bay Networks MSC Passport multiservice switch

Monitoring Examples

An operator can poll mscPppRowStatusTable / mscPppRowStatusEntry to check mscPppRowStatus for each configured PPP component, confirming links are in the active state rather than stuck in notReady or notInService. The mscPppCidDataTable's mscPppCustomerIdentifier lets an admin trace a specific PPP link back to the customer circuit it serves, while mscPppIfEntryTable ties the PPP component (via mscPppIndex) to the underlying physical interface, useful for correlating a PPP-layer fault with a specific interface-level alarm.

What Can Be Monitored

  • PPP component row status
  • PPP component storage type
  • customer identifier per PPP link
  • PPP-to-interface association
  • PPP link provisioning state
Imported Objects

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-StandardTextualConventionsMIB

Counter32
DisplayString
Gauge32
Integer32
InterfaceIndex
RowStatus
StorageType
Unsigned32

From Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB

mscComponentsOBJECT-IDENTITY
mscPassportMIBsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE
OIDs

RFC description

Defines SNMP management objects for PPP link configuration and LCP/NCP negotiation on Nortel MsCarrier MscPassport switches.

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