RAPID-CITY-VSP :: rc2kCardFrontType

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rc2kCardFrontType

Module: RAPID-CITY-VSP

OID (symbolic): RAPID-CITY-VSP::rc2kCardFrontType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100.6.1.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: Used to indicate card types in the Accelar
                        8000 product families.

                        For Accelar 8000 devices, all cards use
                        an encoded value according to the following rule:

        |   6  |   1   |   5   |   4   |  1 |   3   |  4   |      8      |
        +------+-------+-------+-------+------------+------+------+------+
bits  : |31-26 |    25 | 24-20 | 19-16 | 15 | 14-12 | 11-8 |     7-0     |
        +------+-------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+------+------+
field : |  a   |   b   |   c   |   d   |  e |    f  |  g   |      h      |
        +------+-------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+------+------+

     a : Family type/Product line (6 bits (5 bits usuable) (was 4 bits))
            MSB bit31 should not be used (MIB compiler fails)

            0x0-00 = 0000-00 = Reserved
            0x1-00 = 0001-00 = Monoploy non specific (e.g backplane, psu, fans)
            0x2-00 = 0010-00 = Boardwalk
            0x2-01 = 0010-01 = Power Ranger
            0x3-00 = 0011-00 = Marvin Gardens
            0x4-00 = 0100-00 = Cobalt Blue (was Thunderbolt and Pacific before that - both are obsolete)
            0x5-00 = 0101-00 = PP8300 (was ParkPlace)
            0x6-00 = 0110-00 = Central Office (only used in chassis)
            0x7-00 = 0111-00 = Alteon WebSystems

     b : Interface / Device type variation: (Were 3 bits, 2 bits taken by family)
            0x1 = 0 = Non M-Module
            0x1 = 1 = M-module (128K RARU records)

     c : Interface / device type: (5 bits)
            0x0 = 00000 = CPU
            0x1 = 00001 = Switch fabric
            0x2 = 00010 = Copper Ethernet
            0x3 = 00011 = Fiber Ethernet
            0x4 = 00100 = Sonet (Packets)
            0x5 = 00101 = ATM
            0x6 = 00110 = Token Ring
            0x7 = 00111 = RMON
            0x8 = 01000 = BFM (Frame or cells indicated by field 'a' above)
            0x9 = 01001 = PSU
            0xa = 01010 = Fan Tray
            0xb = 01011 = Chassis/Backplane
            0xc = 01100 = CPU Mezz
            0xd = 01101 = SSL
            0xe = 01110 = LaunchPad
            0xf = 01111 = Chassis/Midplane
            0x10 = 10000 = Auxillary Card
            0x11 = 10001 = reserved for future
            0x12 = 10010 = reserved for future
            0x13 = 10011 = WSM Fiber Ethernet

     d : Maximum speed (highest negotiable speed) (4 bits)
            0x0 = 0000 = 10 Mbit  
            0x1 = 0001 = 100 Mbit  
            0x2 = 0010 = 1 Gbit
            0x3 = 0011 = 10 Gbit
            0x4 = 0100 = OC-3
            0x5 = 0101 = OC-12
            0x6 = 0110 = OC-48
            0x7 = 0111 = OC-92
            0x8 = 1000 = OC-192
            0x9 = 1001 = 4 Mbit (TR)
            0xa = 1010 = 16 Mbit (TR)
            0xb = 1011 = E3 
            0xc = 1100 = DS1
            0xd = 1101 = DS3
            0xe = 1110 = none (no PHY interfaces on board)
            0xf = 1111 = Max speed indicated implicitly in field (c) (for expansion)
   
     e : AM&OM-06/28/2006: This bit was originally used to indicate port redundancy.
         For PR it is used as a differentiator between Boomslang (0) and Copperhead (1).
         0=non-redundant, 1=redundant; (1 bit)

     f : Card specific info. (3 bits)
             For Gigabit used as follows:
                 000=short-haul (SX)
                 010=long-haul (LX)
                 100=extra-distance (DX)
                 101=GBIC
                 110=SFP
             For 10 Gigabit used as follws
                 000 = 10GE WAN serial 1310nm (XLW)
                 001 = 10GE WAN serial 1550nm (XEW)
                 100 = 10GE LAN serial 1310nm (XLR)
                 101 = 10GE LAN serial 1550nm (XER)
                 011 = 10GE LAN/WAN           (XZW)
             For ATM/Sonet used as follows
                 000 = multi mode
                 001 = single mode
                 010 = single or multimode
                 011 = not applicable (e.g., copper has no mode)
             For Marvin Gardens, indicates number of MDA slots
                 000 = none
                 001 = one option slots
                 010 = two option slots
                 011 = three option slots
             For Power Supplies:
                 000 = AC PSU
                 001 = DC PSU
             For SSL:
                 000 = server offloading
                 001 = end to end encryption
             For WSM:
                 000 = WSM mode
                 001 = ASFM mode
             For SF:
                 000 = 3200 card
                 001 = 9600 card
             For Copper Ethernet:
                 000: no POE
                 001: POE
             For FAN Tray:
                 000: CP
                 001: IO        
             For Objects with no options:
                 000: CPU, Mezz, OPM, SAS, IPFIX

     g : Chassis type (4 bits, possibly MSB 2 bits are extension of field b)
         0x0 = 00-00 = work-group (single card switches, etc)
         0x1 = 00-01 = back-bone (chassis based products)
         0x2 = 00-10 = MDA (option modules)
         0x3 = 00-10 = mid-plane (chassis based products)

     h : Number of ports (binary representation obmited) (8 bits)
         (for ACIM/BFM cards, this is number of octapids/blackbirds/dea)
               0x00 =  no ports (CPs, SFs, PS's, etc)
               0x01 =   1-port, 
               0x02 =   2-port, 
               0x04 =   4-port,
               0x06 =   6-port,
               0x08 =   8-port,
               0x0c =  12-port,
               0x10 =  16-port,
               0x18 =  24-port,
               0x22 =  36-port,
               0x30 =  48-port,
               0x40 =  64-port.
               0x80 = 128-port.
                

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100.6.1.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> RAPID-CITY-VSP::rc2kCardFrontType

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100.6.1.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> RAPID-CITY-VSP::rc2kCardFrontType.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
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1isoLANART-AGENT
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1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272rapidCityRAPID-CITY
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1rcMgmtRAPID-CITY
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100rc2kRAPID-CITY
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100.6rc2kCardTableRAPID-CITY
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100.6.1rc2kCardEntryRAPID-CITY
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.100.6.1.2rc2kCardFrontTypeRAPID-CITY-VSP