PDN-MPE-DEVICE-CONTROL-MIB

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Organization: Paradyne Corporation MIB Working Group

Last Updated: 2002-04-29

Category: DSL and Broadband

Description: Provides device control objects for the Paradyne MPE module, including reset, fault, and operational state management.

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What Is PDN-MPE-DEVICE-CONTROL-MIB?

PDN-MPE-DEVICE-CONTROL-MIB is a Paradyne Networks vendor MIB providing device-control objects for the MPE (management processing element/module) in its DSLAM equipment, covering device reset, self-test, and diagnostic test operations. It exposes a device control table for issuing resets, a self-test table for running extended diagnostics, and a generic test table for tracking test type, status, and command execution, along with an MIB traps group for reporting control/test events. This module is explicitly about hardware and software status/diagnostics - mpeDevControlSelfTestTable and mpeDevControlTestStatus let an operator run and check hardware self-tests, while mpeDevControlReset provides remote reset capability, directly supporting fault detection and recovery on the device. It is a self-contained Paradyne control MIB, not evidently dependent on standard IETF MIBs, though it works alongside other PDN-* DSLAM MIBs for the same chassis. It's deployed on Paradyne DSLAM MPE modules in telco central offices, used by operators or automated systems to remotely diagnose and recover faulty units. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the PDN-MPE-DEVICE-CONTROL-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

  • Paradyne Networks DSLAM (MPE module)

Monitoring Examples

An operator troubleshooting an unresponsive line card would poll mpeDevControlTestTable/mpeDevControlTestEntry to check mpeDevControlTestStatus after issuing an mpeDevControlTestCmd of a given mpeDevControlTestType, then invoke mpeDevControlExtendedSelfTest via mpeDevControlSelfTestTable/mpeDevControlSelfTestEntry to run a deeper hardware diagnostic. If self-tests fail, the operator might set mpeDevControlReset in mpeDevControlTable/mpeDevControlEntry to remotely reboot the device, with mpeDevControlMIBTraps notifying the NMS of the control action's outcome.

What Can Be Monitored

  • device reset control
  • self-test execution and status
  • diagnostic test type/status/command
  • control event traps
Imported Objects

From ENTITY-MIB

entPhysicalIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From PDN-HEADER-MIB

pdn-mpe

From PDN-TC

ResetStates

From SNMPv2-CONF

NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
OIDs

RFC description

Paradyne MPE device control MIB enabling device reset operations and firmware/configuration file management.

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