PW-CEP-DRAFT04-MIB

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Organization: Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Working Group

Last Updated: 2003-11-30

Description: IETF PWE3 draft MIB (draft-05 text) for Circuit Emulation Protocol pseudo-wire VCs over packet-switched networks, managing CEP interface configuration and counters

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What Is PW-CEP-DRAFT04-MIB?

PW-CEP-DRAFT04-MIB is an IETF PWE3 (Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge) working group draft MIB defining managed objects for Circuit Emulation over Packet (CEP), the technique used to carry SONET/SDH circuits across a packet-switched network as a pseudowire. It is a vendor-neutral standards-track module exposing configuration data (CEP type, SONET interface index and time-slot mapping) and performance/fault counters (elapsed time, valid intervals, current and latched defect indications, last errored-second timestamp) for each emulated circuit. Its monitoring role centers on circuit emulation health and fault detection — tracking defect indications and error timing per pseudowire VC lets an operator detect signal loss, timing slips, or configuration errors on the emulated SONET/SDH circuit riding over the packet network. It explicitly depends on and reports up to the PW-STD-MIB, which defines the generic pseudowire structures this MIB augments with CEP-specific detail. It is deployed in carrier networks performing SONET/SDH circuit emulation over MPLS or other packet-switched infrastructure, typically on PE routers or edge devices with pseudowire/TDM interworking capability. Engineers can download the PW-CEP-DRAFT04-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in PW-CEP-DRAFT04-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

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based IETF PWE3 MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • carrier-grade PE routers/edge devices with SONET/SDH circuit emulation over pseudowire

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll the pwVcCepTable/pwVcCepEntry for a given circuit to check pwVcCepSonetIfIndex and pwVcCepSonetTimeSlot mapping alongside pwVcCepCurrentIndications and pwVcCepLatchedIndications for active or historical defect flags. If pwVcCepCurrentIndications shows a persistent alarm and pwVcCepLastEsTimeStamp shows recent errored seconds, that points to a live problem on the emulated SONET/SDH circuit — such as timing drift or packet loss on the underlying pseudowire — that pwVcCepConfigError can further help isolate to a configuration mismatch versus a transport fault.

What Can Be Monitored

  • CEP circuit type
  • SONET interface/time-slot mapping
  • configuration errors
  • current defect indications
  • latched defect indications
  • elapsed time / errored-second timestamps
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero

From PerfHist-TC-MIB

PerfCurrentCount
PerfIntervalCount

From PW-DRAFT04-MIB

pwVcIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From PW-TC-DRAFT04-MIB

pwStdMIBOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
StorageType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using pwVcCepPerfCurrentDbaInPacketsHC OID:

Select a device implementing PW-CEP-DRAFT04-MIB 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 pwVcCepPerfCurrentDbaInPacketsHC into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. It reports the number of DBA packets received. 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

RFC description

Manages Pseudowire Circuit Emulation over Packet (CEP) for encapsulating Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) signals over MPLS networks.

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