PACKETLOGIC-CHANNEL-MIB

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Organization: Procera Networks, Inc.

Last Updated: 2012-09-26

Category: DPI/Traffic Management

Description: Monitors per-channel traffic classification and bandwidth utilization on Procera Networks PacketLogic DPI appliances.

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What Is PACKETLOGIC-CHANNEL-MIB?

PACKETLOGIC-CHANNEL-MIB is a vendor-specific SNMP module for Procera Networks (formerly Sandvine) PacketLogic deep packet inspection (DPI) appliances, used to manage and monitor the traffic-shaping and classification "channels" these devices apply to network flows. It exposes tables describing configured channels and the network devices/interfaces they are attached to, including negotiated media types and per-channel packet counters. Its monitoring focus is on network traffic and software configuration status rather than physical component health — key data includes whether a channel is active (channelActive), its shaping configuration (channelCfg), and cumulative transmitted/received packet counts (channelRxPackets, channelTxPackets), which reveal bandwidth utilization and classification behavior per traffic class. It presumes the presence of companion PacketLogic MIBs (such as the hardware sensor module) for full device visibility and relies on standard SNMPv2-SMI conventions. It is deployed inline on ISP or enterprise network links where PacketLogic appliances perform bandwidth management and traffic shaping. Engineers can download the PACKETLOGIC-CHANNEL-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in PACKETLOGIC-CHANNEL-MIB. 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

Procera Networks PacketLogic DPI appliance
PacketLogic traffic-shaping/classification device

Monitoring Examples

An administrator polls channelInfoTable/channelInfoEntry, indexed by channelInfoEntryIndex, to check channelActive status and channelCfg for a given traffic class, then reads channelRxPackets and channelTxPackets to trend bandwidth consumed by that class. A channel showing channelActive=false unexpectedly would indicate a shaping policy has dropped offline, potentially allowing unshaped traffic through. Correlating netDeviceTable entries with channelInternalNegotiatedMedia and channelExternalNegotiatedMedia helps confirm link speed/duplex negotiation matches expectations on the appliance's internal and external interfaces.

What Can Be Monitored

channel active status
channel shaping configuration
per-channel RX/TX packet counts
negotiated media type per channel
network device/interface mapping

Imported Objects

From HCNUM-TC

CounterBasedGauge64

From PACKETLOGIC-MIB

packetlogic2

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
DisplayString

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using channelInternalRxPackets OID:

Select a Procera Networks PacketLogic DPI appliance (traffic-shaping channel statistics) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type channelInternalRxPackets into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports rX packets. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter64-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
channelstats	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2			MIB for PacketLogic2 channels
channelCfg	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.8
U32 channelNumber	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.8.1	Unsigned32	read-only	Number of available channels in system
channelInfoTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17		not-accessible	Conceptual Table
channelInfoEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1		not-accessible	Conceptual Table
INT channelInternalMedia	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.1	INTEGER	read-only	internal_media
INT channelExternalMedia	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	external_media
INT channelInternalNegotiatedMedia	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	internal_negotiated_media
INT channelExternalNegotiatedMedia	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	external_negotiated_media
INT channelActive	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	active
STR channelName	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.6	DisplayString	read-only	active
U32 channelInternalNegotiatedMediaTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.7	Unsigned32	read-only	internal_negotiated_media_time
U32 channelexternalNegotiatedMediaTime	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.8	Unsigned32	read-only	external_negotiated_media_time
I32 channelInfoEntryIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.17.1.999	Integer32	not-accessible	Unique Row Index for Conceptual Table
netDeviceTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25		not-accessible	Conceptual Table
netDeviceEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1		not-accessible	Conceptual Table
channelRxPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.1
C64 channelInternalRxPacketsEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.1.1	Counter64	read-only	RX packets
C64 channelExternalRxPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.1.2	Counter64	read-only	RX packets
channelTxPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.2
C64 channelInternalTxPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.2.1	Counter64	read-only	TX packets
C64 channelExternalTxPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.2.2	Counter64	read-only	TX packets
channelRxBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.3
C64 channelInternalRxBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.3.1	Counter64	read-only	RX speed
C64 channelExternalRxBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.3.2	Counter64	read-only	RX speed
channelTxBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.4
C64 channelInternalTxBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.4.1	Counter64	read-only	TX speed
C64 channelExternalTxBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.4.2	Counter64	read-only	TX speed
channelRxErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.5
C64 channelInternalRxErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.5.1	Counter64	read-only	RX errors
C64 channelExternalRxErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.5.2	Counter64	read-only	RX errors
channelTxErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.6
C64 channelInternalTxErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.6.1	Counter64	read-only	TX errors
C64 channelExternalTxErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.6.2	Counter64	read-only	TX errors
channelRxDrops	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.7
C64 channelInternalRxDrops	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.7.1	Counter64	read-only	RX drops
C64 channelExternalRxDrops	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.7.2	Counter64	read-only	RX drops
channelTxDrops	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.8
C64 channelInternalTxDrops	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.8.1	Counter64	read-only	TX drops
C64 channelExternalTxDrops	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.8.2	Counter64	read-only	TX drops
channelCollisions	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.9
C64 channelInternalCollisions	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.9.1	Counter64	read-only	Collisions
C64 channelExternalCollisions	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.9.2	Counter64	read-only	Collisions
channelMulticast	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.10
C64 channelInternalMulticast	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.10.1	Counter64	read-only	Multicast packets
C64 channelExternalMulticast	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.10.2	Counter64	read-only	Multicast packets
channelRxLengthErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.11
C64 channelInternalRxLengthErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.11.1	Counter64	read-only	RX length errors
C64 channelExternalRxLengthErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.11.2	Counter64	read-only	RX length errors
channelRxCrcErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.12
C64 channelInternalRxCrcErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.12.1	Counter64	read-only	RX CRC errors
C64 channelExternalRxCrcErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.12.2	Counter64	read-only	RX CRC errors
channelRxFrameErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.13
C64 channelInternalRxFrameErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.13.1	Counter64	read-only	RX frame errors
C64 channelExternalRxFrameErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.13.2	Counter64	read-only	RX frame errors
channelRxFifoErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.14
C64 channelINternalRxFifoErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.14.1	Counter64	read-only	RX fifo errors
C64 channelExternalRxFifoErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.14.2	Counter64	read-only	RX fifo errors
channelRxMissedErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.15
C64 channelInternalRxMissedErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.15.1	Counter64	read-only	RX missed errors
C64 channelExternalRxMissedErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.15.2	Counter64	read-only	RX missed errors
channelTxAborted	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.16
C64 channelInternalTxAborted	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.16.1	Counter64	read-only	TX aborted
C64 channelExternalTxAborted	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.16.2	Counter64	read-only	TX aborted
channelTxWindowErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.17
C64 channelInternalTxWindowErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.17.1	Counter64	read-only	TX window errors
C64 channelExternalTxWindowErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.17.2	Counter64	read-only	TX window errors
channelTxCarrierErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.18
C64 channelInternalTxCarrierErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.18.1	Counter64	read-only	TX carrier errors
C64 channelExternalTxCarrierErrors	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.18.2	Counter64	read-only	TX carrier errors
I32 netDeviceEntryIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.15397.2.2.25.1.999	Integer32	not-accessible	Unique Row Index for Conceptual Table

RFC description

Monitors PacketLogic2 channel statistics including media types, negotiation status, and interface performance data.

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