RADLAN-PHY-MIB

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Organization: Radlan Computer Communication Ltd.

Last Updated: 2002-09-30

Category: Vendor: RADLAN/Cisco SB

Description: Manages physical layer interface parameters including speed, duplex, and auto-negotiation settings.

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What Is RADLAN-PHY-MIB?

RADLAN-PHY-MIB is a Radlan (a switch-software/chipset technology licensed to many OEM Ethernet switch vendors) private MIB for testing Layer 1 physical interface characteristics on supported switch products. Rather than continuously exposing live PHY statistics, it defines a test-set/test-get object pattern: an operator writes a test type into rlPhyTestSetTable to initiate a physical-layer diagnostic on an interface, then reads back the outcome via rlPhyTestGetTable, including status, result, units, alarm flag, and a timestamp. This makes it a hardware-diagnostic MIB rather than a passive monitoring one -- it is used to actively test physical layer health (comparable to a cable/TDR test) and confirm whether an interface's PHY is functioning correctly, surfacing a pass/fail-style alarm and result rather than continuous counters. It operates alongside, but does not replace, the standard IF-MIB and Ethernet-like MIBs that provide ongoing interface statistics. It is deployed on switches built on Radlan's embedded switch software, common among a range of white-label and OEM Ethernet switch products. Engineers can download the RADLAN-PHY-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

Ethernet switches built on Radlan embedded switch software (various OEMs)

Monitoring Examples

A field technician suspecting a bad cable on a port would write an entry to rlPhyTestSetTable via rlPhyTestSetType to trigger a physical-layer test on that interface. They would then poll rlPhyTestGetTable, checking rlPhyTestGetStatus for completion and rlPhyTestGetResult, rlPhyTestGetUnits, and rlPhyTestGetAlarm to see the measured value and whether it flagged a fault. The rlPhyTestGetTimeStamp confirms when the test was run, letting them correlate the diagnostic against a specific incident report.

What Can Be Monitored

on-demand PHY test status
PHY test result value
PHY test alarm flag
PHY test timestamp

Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

ifIndex

OBJECT-TYPE

From RADLAN-MIB

rnd	OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeStamp

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
rlPhy	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90			The MIB module describes the private MIB for testing Layer1 interfaces supported by Radlan's software and products.
rlPhyTest	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1
rlPhyTestSetTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.1		not-accessible
rlPhyTestSetEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.1.1		not-accessible	An entry containing objects for invoking tests on an interface.
RLP rlPhyTestSetType	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.1.1.1	RlPhyTestType	read-write	A control variable used to start operator initiated interface tests.1 indicates that no test has been initiated. Only operator initiated interface tests can be set to this variable.
rlPhyTestGetTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2		not-accessible
rlPhyTestGetEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1		not-accessible	An entry containing results of tests on an interface.
RLP rlPhyTestGetType	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1.1	RlPhyTestType	read-only	A control variable used to, 1 to indicate that this test can be done on the specified port, 2 to initiate the test whenever the user wishes
INT rlPhyTestGetStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1.2	INTEGER	read-only	This object contains the status of the most recently requested test for operator initiated tests or the value none(1) if no tests have been requested since the last reset. For non operator initiated tests the value is always none(1). Note that this facility provides no provision for saving the results of one test when starting another, as could be required if used by multiple managers concurrently.
INT rlPhyTestGetResult	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1.3	INTEGER	read-only	This object holds the test result
INT rlPhyTestGetUnits	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1.4	INTEGER	read-only	The test result unit of measure. The units can be standard unit or special units that are designed for special test. The alaskaPhyLength unit is design for the VCT diagnostic and its values are: less_than_50M(1), 50-80M(2), 80-110M(3), 110-140M(4), more_than_140M(5). The alaskaPhyStatus unit is design for the VCT diagnostic and its values are: 4_pair_cable(1), 2_pair_cable(2), no_cable(3), open_cable(4), short_cable(5), bad_cable(6), impedance_mismatch(7).
INT rlPhyTestGetAlarm	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1.5	INTEGER	read-only	This object hold the Alarm for this Entry. only Test that have can have alarms use this field, other holds the Value notRelevant(1)
STR rlPhyTestGetTimeStamp	1.3.6.1.4.1.89.90.1.2.1.6	DisplayString	read-only	The time in string (formated DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS e.g 14-Apr-2002 10:33:31)

RFC description

Tests and monitors Layer 1 physical interfaces on Radlan devices, including cable status, transceiver diagnostics, and optical power measurements.

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What Is RADLAN-PHY-MIB?

Supported Devices

Monitoring Examples

What Can Be Monitored

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