PRVT-SWITCH-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: BATM Advanced Communication

Last Updated: 2009-06-22

Category: VLAN Management

Description: Handles global configuration, port parameters, and device capabilities for BATM Advanced Communication carrier Ethernet switches.

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What Is PRVT-SWITCH-MIB?

PRVT-SWITCH-MIB is a proprietary BATM Advanced Communication MIB providing core system and chassis management for their carrier Ethernet switch platform, covering global switch parameters, per-slot/interface inventory, and device identification. It exposes hardware inventory fields such as system serial number, switch model, assembly and part numbers, and CLEI code, alongside a system interface table (sysIntfTable) describing stack/slot/unit/module presence. This MIB is fundamentally about hardware inventory and slot-level status monitoring: administrators use it to confirm which physical modules are installed in each stack/slot position (sysStackNo, sysSlotNo, sysIntfUnitExist) and to verify the exact hardware model and serial number for asset management or support purposes. It underpins other BATM proprietary MIBs on the same platform (such as PRVT-SERV-MIB, PRVT-ELMI-MIB, and PRVT-L2TUNNELING-MIB) which reference the interfaces and switch identity this module defines. It is deployed on BATM carrier Ethernet switches used by service providers for Metro/Carrier Ethernet access and aggregation, and every hardware inventory object described above sits under the PRVT-SWITCH-MIB OID subtree, making it straightforward to locate in a MIB browser during an asset audit.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in PRVT-SWITCH-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

  • BATM Advanced Communications (Telco Systems) T-Series carrier Ethernet switches, e.g. TM-3348 10G Service Demarcation Device

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll sysIntfTable to enumerate every sysIntfEntry, checking sysIntfUnitExist and sysIntfModule to confirm expected line cards are physically present in each sysStackNo/sysSlotNo position across a stacked chassis. sysSerialNumber, sysSwitchModel, and sysCLEI together let an inventory system record exact hardware identity for compliance or RMA purposes. A slot reporting sysIntfUnitExist as false when a module was expected to be installed would indicate a hardware seating or backplane issue.

What Can Be Monitored

  • slot/module presence
  • switch model and serial number
  • assembly/part number identification
  • stack and slot topology
  • CLEI code
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

ifAdminStatusOBJECT-TYPE
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE
ifOperStatusOBJECT-TYPE

From PRIV-VENDORDEF-MIB

privateVendorOIDMODULE-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-CONF

NOTIFICATION-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using reportsHardwareTemperature OID:

Select a BATM/Telco Systems carrier Ethernet switch 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 reportsHardwareTemperature into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports the switch's internal hardware temperature, in degrees Celsius. 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 an INTEGER-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the temperature exceeds 65°C, a common early-warning level before thermal issues affect switch reliability. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

FAQ

How can I confirm which hardware module is installed in a specific slot of a BATM carrier Ethernet switch?
PRVT-SWITCH-MIB's system interface table reports stack number, slot number, and unit/module presence (sysStackNo, sysSlotNo, sysIntfUnitExist), so an operator can poll exactly which physical modules occupy which slots without opening the chassis, useful when planning a card swap or verifying a shipment.

How do I look up the exact model and serial number of a BATM switch for an asset audit?
The MIB exposes hardware inventory fields including system serial number, switch model, assembly/part numbers, and CLEI code. Polling these lets an asset-management process confirm the identity of a deployed switch remotely rather than relying on a physical label check.

RFC description

Manages BATM Advanced Communication carrier Ethernet switch global configuration, port parameters, and device capabilities.

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