All MIBs › XYPLEX-ETHERNET-MIB
Category: Xylogics and Xyplex Terminal Servers
Description:
Monitors Xyplex Ethernet interface statistics, collision rates, and MAC-level error counters.
Imported Objects
From RFC1155-SMI
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| enterprises |
From RFC1212-CONCISE-MIB
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What Is XYPLEX-ETHERNET-MIB?
XYPLEX-ETHERNET-MIB is a Xyplex enterprise MIB, Xyplex having made terminal servers and network hubs later part of iTouch/Global Village, for monitoring Ethernet interface health on Xyplex networking equipment. It exposes interface-level statistics including collision rates and MAC-layer error counters alongside basic interface status. Its primary use is monitoring hardware status of the Ethernet interface: administrators poll rising collision or MAC error counts to detect a failing NIC, bad cabling, or a duplex mismatch on the segment. It complements the standard IETF Ethernet-like Interfaces MIB (RFC 1643/2665) rather than replacing it, adding Xyplex-specific detail. It is deployed on Xyplex terminal servers and network devices where Ethernet-segment health needs close monitoring in legacy enterprise LANs, and administrators can still obtain an XYPLEX-ETHERNET-MIB download to load the module into their MIB browser.
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What Can Be Monitored
- Ethernet collision rate
- MAC-layer error counters
- interface link status
Supported Devices
- Xyplex terminal servers
- Xyplex networking equipment
Monitoring Examples
An operator would poll the Ethernet interface's collision-rate counter and MAC-level error counters over successive intervals to detect a sudden spike, typically pointing to a duplex mismatch or a failing cable/transceiver on that segment. Comparing collision rates across multiple Xyplex-attached segments would help isolate which physical link is degraded. Because no sample objects were captured for this MIB, exact object names cannot be confirmed beyond what the short description indicates.
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyplex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33 | |||
| ethernet | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11 | |||
| etherTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.1 | not-accessible | A list of generic entries. | |
| etherEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.1.1 | not-accessible | Generic status and parameter values for an Ethernet interface. | |
| INT etherIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.1.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | An index value that uniquely identifies an Ethernet interface. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| CTR etherAlignmentErrors | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.1.1.2 | Counter | read-only | A count of frames received on a particular interface that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check. |
| CTR etherFCSErrors | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.1.1.3 | Counter | read-only | A count of frames received on a particular interface that are an integral number of octets in length that do not pass the FCS check. |
| etherTxTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.2 | not-accessible | A list of Ethernet transmit entries. | |
| etherTxEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.2.1 | not-accessible | Transmit status and parameter values for an Ethernet interface. | |
| INT etherTxIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.2.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | An index value that uniquely identifies an Ethernet interface. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| CTR etherTxSingleCollisionFrames | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.2.1.2 | Counter | read-only | A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision. A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts or ifOutNUcastPkts object and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the etherTxMultipleCollisionFrames object. |
| CTR etherTxMultipleCollisionFrames | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.2.1.3 | Counter | read-only | A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision. A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts or ifOutNUcastPkts object and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the etherTxSingleCollisionFrames object. |
| etherMulticastTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.3 | not-accessible | A list of etherMulticast entries. | |
| etherMulticastEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.3.1 | not-accessible | EtherMulticast status and parameter values for an Ethernet interface. | |
| INT etherMulticastIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.3.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | An index value that uniquely identifies an Ethernet interface. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| CTR etherMulticastBytesIn | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.3.1.2 | Counter | read-only | A count of frames successfully received on a particular interface and for which the destination address multicast bit was set. Bytes that are counted by an instance of this object are also counted by the corresponding instance of the ifInOctets object. |
| CTR etherMulticastBytesOut | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.3.1.3 | Counter | read-only | A count of successfully frames successfully transmitted on a particular interface and for which the destination address multicast bit was set. Bytes that are counted by an instance of this object are also counted by the corresponding instance of the ifOutOctets object. |
| etherXTxTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.4 | not-accessible | A list of Ethernet extended transmit entries. | |
| etherXTxEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.4.1 | not-accessible | Extended transmit status and parameter values for an Ethernet interface. | |
| INT etherXTxIndex | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.4.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | An index value that uniquely identifies an Ethernet interface. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| CTR etherXTxExcessiveCollisions | 1.3.6.1.4.1.33.11.4.1.2 | Counter | read-only | A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to excessive collisions. |
RFC description
Generic Ethernet interface management for Xyplex systems and network devices.
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