TEMPUSLXUNISON-MIB

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Organization: EndRun Technologies LLC

Last Updated: 2008-12-20

Description: TEMPUSLXUNISON-MIB module

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What Is TEMPUSLXUNISON-MIB?

The TEMPUSLXUNISON-MIB is EndRun Technologies' enterprise SNMP module for its Tempus LX/Unison family of GPS-synchronized NTP time server appliances. It exposes NTP client-server statistics under the 'cntp' subtree, covering packet counters, authentication results, synchronization source and quality metrics, and internal oscillator information. Its primary role is monitoring both the software (NTP protocol) and hardware (oscillator) status of the time server — administrators track synchronization source and stratum, time figure-of-merit and offset-to-reference to gauge timing accuracy, authentication failures for security, and oscillator type/status, all critical health indicators for a device whose sole job is delivering accurate time. As a time-server appliance MIB, it is closely tied to standard NTP protocol concepts (stratum, leap indicator) even though implemented as EndRun's own enterprise MIB rather than an IETF NTP MIB. It is deployed wherever an EndRun Tempus LX/Unison unit provides GPS-disciplined NTP time to a network, monitored to ensure the time source remains accurate and trustworthy. Engineers can download the TEMPUSLXUNISON-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in TEMPUSLXUNISON-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

  • EndRun Technologies Tempus LX/Unison GPS-synchronized NTP time server appliance

Monitoring Examples

An operator would poll cntpSyncSource and cntpStratum to confirm the appliance is properly disciplined to its GPS reference and reporting a low (authoritative) stratum, while cntpTimeFigureOfMerit and cntpOffsetToCDMAReference quantify current timing accuracy. Rising cntpAuthFail or cntpDroppedPkts counts alongside cntpRxPkts/cntpTxPkts would indicate NTP clients failing authentication or experiencing packet loss against this time server, and cntpOscType/cntpLeapIndBits reveal the internal oscillator type and any pending leap-second adjustment.

What Can Be Monitored

  • NTP packets received/transmitted
  • ignored/dropped packets
  • authentication failure count
  • synchronization source
  • NTP stratum level
  • time figure of merit / offset to reference
  • oscillator type
  • leap indicator bits
Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using cntpRxPkts OID:

Select an EndRun Technologies Tempus LX/Unison GPS-synchronized NTP time server appliance (sync status/oscillator health) 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 cntpRxPkts into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports the total number of NTP request packets received by the NTP daemon. 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 a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

RFC description

EndRun Technologies private MIB for managing Tempus LX/Unison precision timekeeping appliances with CNTP and CDMA synchronization.

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