ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB

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Organization: Enterprise Solution ZyXEL

Last Updated: 2012-07-01

Category: ZyXEL Routing and IP Services

Description:

Covers configuration of the ZyXEL IP forwarding table and its associated routing parameters, used for Layer 3 packet switching.

Imported Objects

From SNMPv2-SMI

IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString

From ZYXEL-ES-SMI

esMgmtOBJECT-IDENTITY

What Is ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB?

ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB is a ZyXEL vendor module covering the IP forwarding subtree, managing the device's Layer 3 routing table and related IP packet-forwarding parameters. It exposes the routing table entries used to determine how the device forwards IP packets, including destination networks, next-hop addresses, and route metrics. Its monitoring value is in verifying the software/configuration status of Layer 3 forwarding — confirming expected routes are present and correctly weighted — which helps catch a missing or misconfigured route causing traffic black-holing or asymmetric routing. It parallels the standard IP-FORWARD-MIB (RFC 2096/4292) conventions for route-table representation while adding ZyXEL-specific handling, and network engineers commonly perform a ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB download from ZyXEL's support site to compile it alongside the standard IP-FORWARD-MIB. It is deployed on ZyXEL routers and Layer 3 switches in small-to-midsize business networks.

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What Can Be Monitored

  • IP forwarding/routing table entries
  • route destination and next-hop
  • route metric
  • routing table size

Supported Devices

  • ZyXEL routers and Layer 3 switches, small-to-midsize business networks

Monitoring Examples

An admin would poll the IP forwarding table to confirm a specific destination network's route entry is present with the expected next-hop and metric. The unexpected disappearance of a route, or a next-hop pointing to the wrong gateway, would reveal a routing failure or misconfiguration on the ZyXEL device; no sample object names were provided for this MIB, so exact table/column identifiers can't be confirmed beyond this general IP-forwarding pattern.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
zyxelIpForward1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32The subtree for ip forward
zyxelRouteDomainStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1
zyxelRouteDomainTable1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1not-accessibleThe table contains route domain information.
zyxelRouteDomainEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1not-accessibleAn entry contains route domain information.
IP zyRouteDomainIpAddress1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1.1IpAddressnot-accessibleIP address of your switch in dotted decimal notation. This is the IP address of the switch in an IP routing domain.
INT zyRouteDomainIpMaskBits1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1.2INTEGERnot-accessibleIP subnet mask of an IP routing domain.
INT zyRouteDomainVid1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1.3INTEGERread-onlyVLAN identification number to which an IP routing domain belongs.
zyxelHostStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2
zyxelHostTable1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1not-accessibleThe table contains host information.
zyxelHostEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1not-accessibleAn entry contains host information.
IP zyHostIpAddress1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.1IpAddressnot-accessibleThe IP address of the incoming packets from which device.
INT zyHostVid1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.2INTEGERnot-accessibleVLAN group to which the packet belongs.
STR zyHostPort1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.3DisplayStringread-onlyPort number from which the above IP address was learned. This field displays CPU to indicate the IP address belongs to the switch.
INT zyHostType1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.4INTEGERread-onlyShow whether the IP address is dynamic or static.
zyxelIpRouteStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3
zyxelIpRouteTable1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1not-accessibleThe table contains IP route information.
zyxelIpRouteEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1not-accessibleAn entry contains IP route information.
IP zyIpRouteDestinationIpAddress1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.1IpAddressnot-accessibleThe destination IP address of the route domain.
INT zyIpRouteDestinationMaskBits1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.2INTEGERnot-accessibleThe mask bits of the route domain.
IP zyIpRouteGateway1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.3IpAddressnot-accessibleThe IP address of the gateway device.
IP zyIpRouteIf1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.4IpAddressread-onlyThe IP address of the interface.
INT zyIpRouteMetric1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.5INTEGERread-onlyThe cost of the route.
INT zyIpRouteType1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.6INTEGERread-onlyThe method used to learn the route.

RFC description

Manages ZyXEL IP forwarding table and routing parameters for Layer 3 packet switching configuration.

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