PDN-DS3EXT-MIB

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Organization: Paradyne Networks MIB Working Group

Last Updated: 2002-07-05

Category: DSL and Broadband Access

Description: Extends standard DS3 MIB objects with Paradyne-specific framing, alarm, and performance statistics for DS3 uplink interfaces.

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What Is PDN-DS3EXT-MIB?

PDN-DS3EXT-MIB is a vendor-specific SNMP module from Paradyne Networks that extends the standard DS3-MIB (RFC 2496) with additional Paradyne-specific configuration and performance objects for DS3 uplink interfaces on its access equipment. It exposes DS3 framing configuration (framing type, C-bit handling, timing marker code) alongside a current-interval performance statistics table covering errored blocks, errored seconds, severely errored seconds, and PLCP-layer framing errors. Its monitoring focus is heavily on hardware/circuit performance — devDs3CurrentEB, devDs3CurrentES, and devDs3CurrentSES are classic DS3 line-quality indicators used to detect a degrading or failing high-speed trunk before it causes a service outage. The module explicitly builds on and extends the IETF DS3-MIB (RFC 2496), inheriting its performance statistics model while adding vendor-specific configuration detail. It is deployed on Paradyne DS3 access/aggregation equipment carrying high-capacity trunk circuits that require close performance monitoring, and a PDN-DS3EXT-MIB download lets administrators load the module into their MIB browser for this purpose.

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Supported Devices

Paradyne DS3 access/aggregation equipment

Monitoring Examples

An administrator polls devDs3ConfigTable/devDs3ConfigEntry (by devDs3ConfigIfIndex) to confirm devDs3ConfigFramingType matches the carrier's expected framing, then monitors devDs3CurrentTable/devDs3CurrentEntry for devDs3CurrentES and devDs3CurrentSES each interval. A sudden increase in devDs3CurrentSES indicates the DS3 circuit is experiencing severe errors, likely from a physical layer issue such as a bad connector or degraded fiber/copper run. Checking devDs3CurrentPlcpSEFS alongside these counters helps distinguish framing-layer problems from raw line errors.

What Can Be Monitored

DS3 framing configuration
errored blocks
errored seconds
severely errored seconds
PLCP severely errored framing seconds

Imported Objects

From DS3-MIB

dsx3CurrentEntry	OBJECT-TYPE
dsx3IntervalEntry	OBJECT-TYPE
dsx3TotalEntry	OBJECT-TYPE

From PDN-HEADER-MIB

pdn-interfaces

From PerfHist-TC-MIB

PerfCurrentCount
PerfIntervalCount
PerfTotalCount

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TruthValue

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
pdnDs3MIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14			This MIB Module extends the DS3-MIB defined in rfc2496
devDs3Objects	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1
devDs3ConfigTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.1		not-accessible	The Paradyne Ds3-MIB Table Augment.
devDs3ConfigEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.1.1		not-accessible	An entry in the Paradyne Ds3-MIB Table.
I32 devDs3ConfigIfIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.1.1.1	Integer32	read-only	The index value which uniquely identifies the interface for which this entry contains information on interface tests. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex from the Interfaces table of MIB II (RFC 1213).
INT devDs3ConfigFramingType	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.1.1.2	INTEGER	read-write	The option provides the support for Direct Mapping or Physicial Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) mapping of ATM Cells into a Ds3 C-Bit Parity Format
INT devDs3ConfigIgnoreCbit	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.1.1.3	INTEGER	read-write	Since not all networks support the C-Bit, we allow the ability to disable the accumulation of C-Bit errors and the generation of C-Bit Alarms.
INT devDs3ConfigTimingMarkerCode	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.1.1.4	INTEGER	read-write	The option supports the ability to send a 'Timing Marker' code to the far end.
devDs3CurrentTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.2		not-accessible	The Paradyne Extension to the Near End Current Table of the DS3-MIB.
devDs3CurrentEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.2.1		not-accessible	An entry in the Paradyne Extension to the dsx3CurrentTable of the DS3-MIB.
PER devDs3CurrentEB	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.2.1.1	PerfCurrentCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Errored Blocks
PER devDs3CurrentES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.2.1.2	PerfCurrentCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Errored Seconds
PER devDs3CurrentSES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.2.1.3	PerfCurrentCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Severly Errored Seconds
PER devDs3CurrentPlcpSEFS	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.2.1.4	PerfCurrentCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of PLCP Severely Errored Framing Seconds
devDs3IntervalTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.3		not-accessible	The Paradyne Extension to the Near End Interval Table of the DS3-MIB.
devDs3IntervalEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.3.1		not-accessible	An entry in the Paradyne Extension to the dsx3IntervalTable of the DS3-MIB.
NUM devDs3IntervalEB	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.3.1.1	PerfIntervalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Errored Blocks
NUM devDs3IntervalES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.3.1.2	PerfIntervalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Errored Seconds
NUM devDs3IntervalSES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.3.1.3	PerfIntervalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Severly Errored Seconds
NUM devDs3IntervalPlcpSEFS	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.3.1.4	PerfIntervalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of PLCP Severely Errored Framing Seconds
devDs3TotalTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.4		not-accessible	The Paradyne Extension to the Near End Total Table of the DS3-MIB.
devDs3TotalEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.4.1		not-accessible	An entry in the Paradyne Extension to the dsx3TotalTable of the DS3-MIB.
PER devDs3TotalEB	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.4.1.1	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Errored Blocks
PER devDs3TotalES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.4.1.2	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Errored Seconds
PER devDs3TotalSES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.4.1.3	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Severly Errored Seconds
PER devDs3TotalPlcpSEFS	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.4.1.4	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of PLCP Severely Errored Framing Seconds
devDs3FreeRunTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5		not-accessible	The Paradyne Free Running Total of the performance stats.
devDs3FreeRunEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1		not-accessible	An entry in the Paradyne Free Running Total Table.
PER devDs3FreeRunPES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.1	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of P bit Errored Seconds.
PER devDs3FreeRunPSES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.2	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of P bit Severely Errored Seconds.
PER devDs3FreeRunPSEFS	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.3	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Severely Errored Frame Seconds.
PER devDs3FreeRunUAS	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.4	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Unavailable Seconds.
PER devDs3FreeRunLCV	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.5	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Line Coding Violations.
PER devDs3FreeRunPCV	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.6	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of P bit Coding Violations.
PER devDs3FreeRunLES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.7	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of Line Erroed Seconds.
PER devDs3FreeRunCCV	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.8	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of C bit Coding Violations.
PER devDs3FreeRunCES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.9	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of C bit Errored Seconds.
PER devDs3FreeRunCSES	1.3.6.1.4.1.1795.2.24.2.6.14.1.5.1.10	PerfTotalCount	read-only	The counter associated with the number of C bit Severly Errored Seconds.

RFC description

Paradyne DS3/E3 extension MIB for DSL performance monitoring. Extends DS3-MIB with performance counters and error statistics.

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What Is PDN-DS3EXT-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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