Specifications

Appendix C: SNMP MIBs Elastic Networks
C-168 BitStorm 1900™ Installation and Maintenance Guide 08-01101-01, Rev. 1.50
Table C-6: The Interface Group
The Interface Group
Variable Description Accessibility Implementation
IfNumber The number of network interfaces
(regardless of their current state)
present on this system.
Read-only The total number of interface on
the MIU shelf.
The 1900 MIU shelf will have
the Network Interfaces, such
as:
• 2 x MIU ports
• N x 100BaseT Ethernet ports
(where N is the number of pro-
cessors on the shelf)
• n x EtherLoop lines on the
CO modems
IfTable A list of interface entries. The number of entries is given by the value of ifNumber.
IfIndex A unique value for each interface.
Its value ranges between 1 and the
value of ifNumber. The value for
each interface must remain con-
stant at least from one re-initializa-
tion of the entity's network
management system to the next re-
initialization.
Read-only This will range from 1 to the
total number of interfaces on
the MIU.
IfDescr A textual string containing informa-
tion about the interface. This string
should include the name of the
manufacturer, the product name
and the version of the hardware
interface.
Read-only The Interface description will be
one of the following types:
• MIU ENET (X) Port
• BitStorm xxx Server, slot n,
unit m, ENET Port y
• BitStorm xxx Server, slot n,
unit m, HDLC Port x
IfType The type of interface, distinguished
according to the physical/link proto-
col(s) immediately `below' the net-
work layer in the protocol stack.
Please see RFC1213 for an enu-
meration of the possible values.
Read-only The interface type does comply
with any of the standard enu-
merated types.
Type is ‘Other’ {1}.