RFC1406-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Category: IETF Standards

Description: Defines DS1/T1 interface management objects for framing, line coding, and performance per RFC 1406.

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What Is RFC1406-MIB?

RFC1406-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF standards-track MIB module that defines managed objects for DS1 and T1 digital transmission interfaces found in WAN and telecom transport equipment. It exposes configuration data such as line type, line coding, and line status, along with performance statistics like errored seconds, severely errored seconds, and loss-of-signal counts collected over 15-minute and 24-hour intervals. Administrators use it primarily to monitor the hardware health and signal integrity of T1/DS1 circuits, tracking interface up/down status and cumulative error counts that indicate a failing line card, bad cabling, or clocking problems. It is closely tied to the standard IF-MIB, since DS1 interfaces are typically indexed alongside generic ifTable entries. It is deployed on telecom carrier equipment, channel banks, CSU/DSUs, and routers with T1/DS1 WAN interfaces. Because it is a long-standing IETF standard, most SNMP tools ship the RFC1406-MIB MIB definitions pre-loaded, sparing operators from having to compile it separately before use.

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Supported Devices

  • T1/DS1 WAN interface cards
  • channel banks and CSU/DSUs
  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer

Monitoring Examples

Because sample_objects were not extracted for this module, no specific object names can be cited here beyond the well-known RFC 1406 conventions such as dsx1LineStatus, dsx1CurrentIndex, and dsx1IntervalESs. In a typical deployment, an operator would poll the DS1 current and interval tables to detect line status changes (e.g., loss of signal or frame slip) and rising errored-second counts that indicate a degrading T1 circuit. A sudden jump in severely errored seconds combined with a line status change to 'looped' or 'signal failure' would flag a physical layer fault requiring circuit testing.

What Can Be Monitored

  • DS1 line status
  • line coding/framing configuration
  • errored seconds
  • severely errored seconds
  • loss-of-signal events
  • circuit interval performance history
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Gauge

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
transmission
OIDs

RFC description

Defines managed objects for DS1 (T1/E1) and E1 interface management per RFC 1406, including configuration, current, interval, and fractional groups.

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