SONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB :: sonusNifOutOfServiceReason

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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sonusNifOutOfServiceReason

Module: SONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB

OID (symbolic): SONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB::sonusNifOutOfServiceReason

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3.2.1.16

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The reason of NIF being out of service. The NIF could be out of service due to one of the following reasons: operator initiated command, gateway not responding to arp request, port failure/outOfService, or server failure/outOfService. The notApplicable is set when the NIF is inService or dryUp state

What is sonusNifOutOfServiceReason?

Reports why this NIF is currently out of service, e.g. admin action, gateway not responding to ARP, port failure, or server failure; it reads notApplicable when the NIF is in service or dryUp. Check this first when a NIF unexpectedly isn't passing traffic.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3.2.1.16
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB::sonusNifOutOfServiceReason

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3.2.1.16.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB::sonusNifOutOfServiceReason.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> sonusNifOutOfServiceReason.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879sonusSONUS-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2sonusMgmtSONUS-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3sonusPacketMIBsSONUS-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1sonusIpInterfaceMIBSONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1sonusIpInterfaceMIBObjectsSONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3sonusNifSONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3.2sonusNifTableSONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3.2.1sonusNifEntrySONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2879.2.3.1.1.3.2.1.16sonusNifOutOfServiceReasonSONUS-IP-INTERFACE-MIB