About the SNMP DSU
1-4
7610-A2-GB20-00
November 1996
Alarm Indication. Activates front panel LEDs and provides the capability of
attaching an ASCII terminal or printer to display/print alarm messages.
Diagnostics. Provides the capability to diagnose device and network
problems and perform tests, including digital loopbacks, pattern tests, and
self-test.
Device and Test Monitoring. Provides the capability of tracking and
evaluating the unit’s operation, including health and status, and error-rate
monitoring.
Two Customer-Specified Configuration Storage Areas. Allows quick
access to alternate sets of configuration options.
Security. Provides multiple levels of security, which prevents unauthorized
access to the DSU.
SNMP Management Capabilities
The DSU supports SNMP Version 1, and has the capability of being managed by
any industry-standard SNMP manager and accessed using SNMP protocol by
external SNMP managers.
MIB Support
The following MIBs are supported:
MIB II (RFC 1213 and RFC 1573) – Defines the general objects for use with
a network management protocol in TCP/IP internets and provides general
information about the DSU. MIB II is backward-compatible with MIB I.
RS-232-Like MIB (RFC 1659) – Defines objects for managing RS-232-type
interfaces (e.g., V.35, RS-422, RS-423, etc.) and supports synchronous data
ports and management communication ports on the DSU.
Enterprise MIB – Supports configuration, status, statistics, and tests on the
DDS network interface.
Supported Link-Layer Protocols
The DSU supports two link-layer protocols for connection to an external SNMP
manager or network device:
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)