QB-DWS-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc.

Last Updated: 2001-07-07

Category: DSL and Broadband Access, Physical Layer and Interfaces

Description: Handles optical channel configuration and cross-connect state for Quantum Bridge Dense Wavelength Switching (DWS).

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What Is QB-DWS-MIB?

QB-DWS-MIB is a private Quantum Bridge Technologies MIB module that adds provisioning and management objects for Dense Wavelength Switching (DWS) optical links on Quantum Bridge devices. It is expected to expose objects for configuring and tracking optical channel/cross-connect assignments, such as which wavelength channel is mapped to which cross-connect path. Its monitoring value centers on confirming the operational/provisioning state of DWS cross-connects and optical channels — essentially a configuration and link-state health check for optical transport hardware — though no specific sample objects were supplied to confirm exact table names. It supplements a base Quantum Bridge DWS MIB (implied by 'additional objects' in its description) rather than standing alone, and is likely layered on general optical-networking management conventions. It would be deployed on Quantum Bridge DWS optical switching platforms in metro/DWDM transport networks where operators verify cross-connect provisioning and channel status. Configuring QB-DWS-MIB SNMP monitoring typically means polling these cross-connect and channel-state objects alongside the base Quantum Bridge MIB to get a complete picture of optical link health.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in QB-DWS-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

  • Quantum Bridge DWS optical switching platforms

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this module, so a concrete object-level scenario cannot be confirmed; based on its stated purpose of provisioning and managing DWS links, an operator would expect to poll cross-connect and optical-channel state objects to confirm a provisioned wavelength path is correctly established and operational, with a mismatched or down cross-connect state indicating a provisioning error or optical link fault.

Imported Objects

From ATM-TC-MIB

AtmAddr
AtmConnCastType
AtmConnKind
AtmServiceCategory
AtmTrafficDescrParamIndex
AtmVcIdentifier
AtmVorXAdminStatus
AtmVorXLastChange
AtmVorXOperStatus
AtmVpIdentifier
atmNoClpNoScrOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero
ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From QBSYS-SYSTEM-MIB

qbSysIotSerialNumberOBJECT-TYPE
qbSysModuleSlotOBJECT-TYPE

From QUANTUMBRIDGE-REG

qbMibsOBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using qbDwsIotIfStatsUtil OID:

Select a Quantum Bridge DWS optical switching platform 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 qbDwsIotIfStatsUtil 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 utilization of this IOT DWS interface's transmission-rate capacity, as a percentage. 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 utilization exceeds 80%, since sustained high link utilization often precedes latency and packet loss. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

See also: qbTContNumber

OIDs

RFC description

Manages Quantum Bridge Dense Wavelength Switching (DWS) optical channel configuration and cross-connect state.

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