VDSL-LINE-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: ADSLMIB Working Group

Last Updated: 2004-02-19

Category: DSL and Broadband, Network Interfaces

Description: Manages Very High Speed DSL (VDSL) line interfaces, providing configuration and monitoring of VDSL physical-layer parameters (RFC 3728).

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What Is VDSL-LINE-MIB?

VDSL-LINE-MIB is an IETF standards-based MIB (RFC 3728) for managing Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) physical-layer transceivers, applicable to any vendor's VDSL modem or DSLAM line card rather than a single manufacturer. It exposes configuration and physical-layer data for each VDSL line, including line coding, line type, configuration/alarm profiles, and per-transceiver physical inventory such as vendor ID and serial number, tracked per line-end (CO or CPE side) via vdslPhysSide. For monitoring, it lets an operator watch the software/configuration status of each line (profile assignment, coding mode) and hardware identity/inventory (transceiver vendor and serial number), which supports fault isolation when a line degrades or a transceiver is replaced/swapped unexpectedly. It is designed to require no management communication between the two line-end agents, relying instead on standard ifTable integration (IF-MIB) since each VDSL line appears as an interface. It is typically deployed on DSLAMs and VDSL customer-premises modems in broadband access networks, and an operator troubleshooting a single vdsl line typically polls this MIB per interface to confirm its coding and profile settings match provisioning intent.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in VDSL-LINE-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

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer, applies to DSLAMs and VDSL modems/transceivers

Monitoring Examples

An operator can poll vdslLineTable/vdslLineEntry for vdslLineCoding and vdslLineType to confirm a line's modulation and configuration profile (vdslLineConfProfile, vdslLineAlarmConfProfile) match provisioning intent, and detect drift after a firmware update. Querying vdslPhysTable/vdslPhysEntry with vdslPhysSide distinguishes the CO-end from the CPE-end transceiver on the same line, while vdslPhysInvVendorID and vdslPhysInvSerialNumber reveal the actual hardware installed -- useful for spotting an unauthorized or mismatched transceiver swap. Alarms surfaced under vdslNotifications combined with the alarm configuration profile indicate when a line has crossed a fault threshold.

What Can Be Monitored

  • line coding/type
  • configuration and alarm profiles
  • per-side transceiver inventory (vendor ID, serial number)
  • line alarms/notifications
Imported Objects

From HC-PerfHist-TC-MIB

HCPerfCurrentCount
HCPerfIntervalCount
HCPerfIntervalThreshold
HCPerfInvalidIntervals
HCPerfTimeElapsed
HCPerfValidIntervals

From HCNUM-TC

ZeroBasedCounter64

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
transmission

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using vdslPhysCurrSnrMgn OID:

Select a VDSL DSLAM or modem/transceiver 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 vdslPhysCurrSnrMgn 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. It reports the noise margin on this VDSL line's received signal, in units of 0.25 dB, as seen by the VTU. 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 an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the value drops below 24 (i.e. 6.0 dB), since low noise margin often precedes line errors or a lost DSL sync. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.
OIDs

FAQ

How does VDSL-LINE-MIB help isolate a degrading VDSL line between a DSLAM and a customer-premises modem?
It exposes line coding/type and configuration/alarm profile assignment per line, plus per-transceiver physical inventory such as vendor ID and serial number tracked per line-end (CO or CPE side), letting an operator confirm a line's settings still match provisioning intent or spot an unexpectedly swapped transceiver.

Does VDSL-LINE-MIB require the CO-side and CPE-side agents to communicate with each other for management?
No — it's designed to require no management communication beyond what's inherent in the VDSL line protocol itself, relying instead on each VDSL line appearing as a standard ifTable entry via IF-MIB.

RFC description

IETF standard MIB for managing VDSL (Very-high-bit-rate DSL) line parameters and performance (RFC 3728).

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