XYLAN-IMA-MIB :: xylanImaLinkDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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xylanImaLinkDescription

Module: XYLAN-IMA-MIB

OID (symbolic): XYLAN-IMA-MIB::xylanImaLinkDescription

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-write

Description: A description for this link.

What is xylanImaLinkDescription?

A free-text, writable description for this IMA link, letting an admin label a T1/E1 link with something more meaningful than its slot/port index.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> XYLAN-IMA-MIB::xylanImaLinkDescription

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> XYLAN-IMA-MIB::xylanImaLinkDescription.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1.1.3.1 s <value>

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> xylanImaLinkDescription.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800xylanXYLAN-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2xylanArchXYLAN-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11xylanPportArchXYLAN-BASE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3xylanImaMibXYLAN-IMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1xylanImaLinkTableXYLAN-IMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1.1xylanImaLinkEntryXYLAN-IMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.11.3.1.1.3xylanImaLinkDescriptionXYLAN-IMA-MIB