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Category: Link Layer and Ethernet Protocols
Description: Manages TP-Link switch Ethernet OAM remote loopback initiation and status control.
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What Is TPLINK-ETHERNETOAMRMTLBCFG-MIB?
TPLINK-ETHERNETOAMRMTLBCFG-MIB is a TP-Link vendor-specific companion MIB to TPLINK-ETHERNETOAM-MIB, dedicated to controlling and reporting IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet OAM remote loopback tests on TP-Link managed switches. It exposes objects to initiate a remote loopback on a given port and to read back the current loopback status/result. This is a targeted diagnostic MIB used to verify physical link and remote-peer software responsiveness rather than local hardware sensors; its loopback status field is effectively a live check of whether the remote OAM peer is responding correctly. It depends directly on an active OAM session established via TPLINK-ETHERNETOAM-MIB and the underlying IEEE 802.3ah standard. It's deployed on TP-Link managed switches at link edges where a technician needs to confirm end-to-end cabling/link integrity without on-site access to the far end. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the TPLINK-ETHERNETOAMRMTLBCFG-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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Supported Devices
- TP-Link managed switches
Monitoring Examples
A network engineer sets the remote-loopback control object on a suspect uplink port to initiate loopback mode, then polls the loopback status object to see whether the remote device entered loopback and is echoing test frames. If the status remains in a non-looped/failed state, it indicates the remote OAM peer is unreachable or doesn't support loopback, pointing to a link or configuration problem rather than a local hardware fault. Once loopback is confirmed active, error counters observed during the test help isolate whether the fault is on the cable plant itself.
What Can Be Monitored
- remote loopback initiation control per port
- remote loopback active/status state
- loopback test result
Imported Objects
From RFC1213-MIB
| ifIndex |
From SNMPv2-SMI
| OBJECT-TYPE |
From SNMPv2-TC
| DisplayString |
| ethernetOamRmtLbConfig | OBJECT-IDENTITY |
OIDs
RFC description
Configures remote loopback capability for Ethernet OAM on TP-Link ports for troubleshooting.
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