TROPIC-PTP-MIB

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Organization: Nokia

Last Updated: 2016-04-08

Category: Nokia Optical Transport

Description: Manages Nokia Tropic Precision Time Protocol (PTP) synchronization configuration and clock status.

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What Is TROPIC-PTP-MIB?

TROPIC-PTP-MIB is a Nokia (Tropic/OPD-WDM optical transport product line) MIB for managing IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) synchronization on optical WDM modules. It exposes configuration for PTP clock sources, port roles, and synchronization status intended for optical transport equipment requiring precise timing distribution. As a timing/synchronization MIB, its monitoring value centers on clock/software status: PTP lock state, clock source selection, and synchronization alarms indicating loss of timing lock. It builds on the standard IEEE 1588 PTP model and would typically complement Nokia's broader optical transport system MIBs for chassis and module inventory. It is deployed in optical transport networks (WDM/DWDM systems) that require synchronized timing for mobile backhaul or other latency-sensitive services, where TROPIC-PTP-MIB SNMP monitoring flags PTP lock loss before it disrupts those downstream services.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in TROPIC-PTP-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

  • Nokia Tropic OPD-WDM optical transport module

Monitoring Examples

No object names were captured for this module, so specific OIDs cannot be cited; based on the short description, an admin would typically poll PTP clock lock/synchronization state and active clock source on the optical module to detect a loss of timing synchronization affecting downstream mobile backhaul services.

What Can Be Monitored

  • PTP synchronization/lock state
  • active clock source
  • clock status alarms
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex
InterfaceIndexOrZero

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

From TROPIC-GLOBAL-REG

tnPortModulesOBJECT-IDENTITY
tnPtpMIBOBJECT-IDENTITY

From TROPIC-SHELF-MIB

tnShelfIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From TROPIC-SLOT-MIB

tnSlotIndexOBJECT-TYPE

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using tnPtpPortDSInfoAnnounceMsgTx OID:

Select a Nokia Tropic OPD-WDM optical transport module (IEEE 1588v2 PTP clock-lock/sync status) 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 tnPtpPortDSInfoAnnounceMsgTx into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. Indicates the number of Announce packets transmitted to this port. 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 Counter64-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

Precision Time Protocol (PTP/1588v2) MIB for Nokia optical WDM systems enabling high-accuracy clock synchronization.

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