PACKETFRONT-TC

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: PacketFront Systems AB

Last Updated: 2009-03-23

Category: CPE/Router

Description: Defines textual conventions shared across PacketFront Systems broadband CPE device MIB modules.

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What Is PACKETFRONT-TC?

PACKETFRONT-TC is a textual-conventions-only support MIB from PacketFront Systems, a vendor of broadband CPE and access network equipment, defining shared data types used consistently across PacketFront's other enterprise MIB modules. As a TC (textual convention) module it defines no runtime data objects of its own - no tables, scalars, or traps - so it exposes no monitorable interfaces, environmental sensors, performance counters, or fault objects directly. Consequently it has no direct role in monitoring hardware or software status; its purpose is purely definitional, standardizing things like enumerations or string formats that other PacketFront MIBs then reference. Every other PacketFront enterprise MIB that uses these conventions depends on this module for its type definitions, making it a foundational dependency rather than a monitoring target itself. It is typically present as a supporting import in any management system that loads PacketFront broadband CPE MIBs, but is never polled directly. Engineers can download the PACKETFRONT-TC file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in PACKETFRONT-TC. 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

  • vendor-neutral within the PacketFront product line; supports PacketFront broadband CPE devices generally

Monitoring Examples

This module defines no runtime data objects (no tables, scalars, or notifications) - it is purely a textual-conventions support module supplying shared type definitions to other PacketFront MIBs, so there is no realistic monitoring scenario or object-level polling example to give for it honestly.

Imported Objects

From PACKETFRONT-SMI

pfModulesOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-TC

TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
OIDs

RFC description

Defines textual conventions and data types used across Packetfront enterprise MIBs for consistent data representation.

Start monitoring PacketFront broadband CPE devices, entire product line (shared textual conventions) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

Download PACKETFRONT-TC