All MIBs › TPLINK-GVRP-MIB
Organization: TPLINK
Last Updated: 2012-12-06
Category: Link Layer and Ethernet Protocols, VLAN Management
Description: Covers configuration of the GVRP dynamic VLAN registration protocol and associated port states on TP-Link switches.
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What Is TPLINK-GVRP-MIB?
TPLINK-GVRP-MIB is a TP-Link enterprise MIB that configures GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) on TP-Link managed switches, letting a switch dynamically learn and propagate VLAN membership across trunk links instead of requiring VLANs to be configured by hand on every device. It exposes configuration-category data: global GVRP enable state and per-port registration/applicant mode settings that govern how dynamic VLAN information is advertised and accepted. Its monitoring value is chiefly at the software/protocol level rather than physical hardware — administrators use it to confirm GVRP is running as expected on a port and that dynamically registered VLANs match the intended topology, catching misconfigurations or unexpected VLAN propagation. It is built directly on the IEEE 802.1Q Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) framework and interacts with a switch's underlying VLAN (802.1Q) database. It is typically deployed across a campus or building's core/distribution switches where VLANs need to propagate automatically as trunks are added or topology changes. Engineers can download the TPLINK-GVRP-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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Supported Devices
- TP-Link managed switch
Monitoring Examples
The provided source excerpt for this module did not include specific object or table names, so no concrete identifiers can be cited. In practice a GVRP MIB of this kind exposes a per-port table of registration mode and applicant state; an administrator would poll it after adding a new trunk link to confirm the expected VLANs were learned dynamically rather than manually provisioning them on each switch. A port stuck in a fixed/disabled registration mode when dynamic propagation was expected would flag a misconfiguration.
What Can Be Monitored
- GVRP enable/disable state
- per-port registration mode
- per-port applicant mode
- dynamically learned VLAN membership
Imported Objects
From RFC1213-MIB
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From SNMPv2-SMI
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| OBJECT-TYPE |
From TPLINK-MIB
| tplinkMgmt | OBJECT-IDENTITY |
OIDs
RFC description
Manages TP-Link switch GVRP dynamic VLAN registration protocol configuration and port state.
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