Cisco Active Network Abstraction Technology Support and Information Model Reference Manual, 3.6.1
Common (Shared by Several)

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Common (Shared by Several)

Inventory and Information Model Objects (IMOs)

Physical Layer

Bridging Entity

Bridging Entry

VC Multiplexer

VC Encapsulation

Virtual Connection Switching Entity

Virtual Cross Connection

Forwarding Component Container

Traffic Descriptor Container

Tunnel Container

Network Topology

Service Alarms


Common (Shared by Several)


This chapter describes the level of support that Cisco ANA provides for the common components, as follows:

Inventory and Information Model Objects (IMOs)

Network Topology

Service Alarms

Inventory and Information Model Objects (IMOs)

This section includes the following tables:

Physical Layer (IPhysicalLayer)

Bridging Entity (IBridge)

Bridging Entry (IBridgeEntry)

VC Multiplexer (EncapMux)

VC Encapsulation (IVcBasedEncapsulation)

VC Switching Entity (IVcSwitchingEntity)

Virtual Cross Connection (IVcCrossConnect)

Forwarding Component Container (IFWComponentContainer)

Traffic Descriptor Container (ITrafficDescriptorContainer)

Tunnel Container (ITunnelContainer)

Physical Layer

The following Physical Layer object, is bound by its Containing Termination Points attribute to a Port Connector object, and is accessed by the Data Link layer bound by its Contained Connection Termination Points attribute.

The Polling Interval (PI) of the Thresholds' attributes is marked as Not Applicable (N/A), as they do not originate from the modeled Network Element (NE), but rather from the Thresholds Crossing Alarms (TCA) system of the Virtual Network Element (VNE).


Note The following attributes are configured in the registry and not retrieved from the device.


Table 19-1 Physical Layer (IPhysicalLayer) 

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Media Type

Physical media type (Null, Thin Coax, Thick Coax, Fiber Optic, Multi Mode Fiber Optic, Single Mode Fiber Optic, Short Single Mode Fiber Optic, Long Single Mode Fiber Optic, UTP, STP, FTP, EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, V.35, X.21, EIA/TIA-530, EIA/TIA-530A, Generic Serial, EIA/TIA-612/613, Other)

Any

Configuration

Clocking Source

Clocking source (Unknown, Other, Network, Internal, Loop Timed, External, None, Line, Back Plane, Adaptive Timing)

Any

Configuration

Maximum Speed

Maximum supported speed with units specification

Any

System

Is Internal Port

Indicate an internal port, such as between module and backplane (True, False)

Any

Configuration

Maximum and Minimum Discarded Thresholds

Maximum and minimum discarded input bandwidth thresholds

Any

N/A

Discarded Bandwidth

Current discarded input bandwidth

Any

Configuration

Maximum and Minimum Dropped Thresholds

Maximum and minimum dropped output bandwidth thresholds

Any

N/A

Dropped Bandwidth

Current dropped output bandwidth

Any

Configuration

Maximum and Minimum Input Thresholds

Maximum and minimum utilized input bandwidth thresholds

Any

N/A

Input Bandwidth

Current utilized input bandwidth

Any

Configuration

Maximum and Minimum Output Thresholds

Maximum and minimum utilized output bandwidth thresholds

Any

N/A

Output Bandwidth

Current utilized output bandwidth

Any

Configuration

Discarded and Received Input Data Counters

Discarded and received input octets and packets counters

Any

Topology L1

Dropped and Forward Output Data Counters

Dropped and forward output octets and packets counters

Any

Topology L1

Administrative Status

Administrative status (Unknown, Up, Down, Testing)

Any

Status

Operational Status

Operational status (Unknown, Up, Down, Testing, Dormant, Not Present)

Any

Status

Operational Status Last Change

Date of last operational status change

Any

Configuration

IANA Type

IANA type of the sub/layer

N/A

N/A

Containing Termination Points

Underlying termination points (connection or physical)

Any

N/A

Contained Connection Termination Points

Bound Connection Termination Points

Any

N/A


Bridging Entity

The following Bridging Entity object describes the IEEE 802™ based protocols independent forwarding component of an IEEE 802™ Bridge/Switch, which is bound by its Logical Sons attribute to all the Data Link layers such as Ethernet, Token Ring and future Wireless LAN and MAN interface objects, which IEEE 802™ based Data Link frames are being bridged or switched between, by this Bridging Entity.

Table 19-2 Bridging Entity (IBridge) 

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Bridge Table

Array of Bridging Entries

Any

Configuration

Type

Bridge type (Null, Automatic, Regular, Bridge Route)

Any

Configuration

MAC Address

Bridge internal MAC address used either for running Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) or for bridge's network management

Any

Configuration

IP Interface

OID of the IP Interface used mainly for routing traffic from that bridge

Any

Configuration

Name

Bridging entity name

Any

Configuration

Logical Sons

Array of all IEEE 802™ based data link interfaces (Ethernet Interface, Token Ring Interface ..), which IEEE 802™ based data link frames are being bridged/switched between, by this Bridging Entity

Any

Configuration


Bridging Entry

The following Bridging Entry object describes a bridging domain wide bridge table's entry of a Bridging Entity.

Table 19-3 Bridging Entry (IBridgeEntry)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Destination MAC Address

Destination station MAC address

Any

Configuration

Outgoing Interface

Outgoing underlying interface (Cisco's Ethernet Channels, Ethernet Interfaces, Virtual LAN Interfaces or Virtual LAN Multiplexers)

Any

Configuration


VC Multiplexer

The following VC Multiplexer object is bounded by its Containing Termination Points attribute to either an ATM Interface or a Frame Relay Interface object, and is primarily accessed by the Data Link layer VC Encapsulations bound by its Contained Connection Termination Points attribute.

Table 19-4 VC Multiplexer (EncapMux)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Virtual Connection Count

Bounded virtual connection count

Any

Configuration

IANA Type

IANA type of the sub/layer

N/A

N/A

Containing Termination Points

Underlying termination points (ATM Interface or Frame Relay Interface)

Any

N/A

Contained Connection Termination Points

Bound Connection Termination Points (VC Encapsulations)

Any

N/A


VC Encapsulation

The following Data Link layer VC Encapsulation object, is bound by its Containing Termination Points attribute to an ATM or Frame Relay VC Multiplexer object, and is primarily accessed by a network layer such as an IP Interface as well as a Data Link layer such as Ethernet Interface and Point To Point Protocol Encapsulation bound by its Contained Connection Termination Points attribute.

Table 19-5 VC Encapsulation (IVcBasedEncapsulation)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Virtual Connection

Virtual connection (ATM Virtual Connection or Frame Relay Virtual Connection)

Any

Configuration

Binding Information

Binding information (User Name, ...)

Any

Configuration

Binding Status

Binding status (Not Bound, Bound)

Any

Configuration

IANA Type

IANA type of the sub/layer

N/A

N/A

Containing Termination Points

Underlying termination points (connection or physical)

Any

N/A

Contained Connection Termination Points

Bound Connection Termination Points

Any

N/A


Virtual Connection Switching Entity

The following Virtual Connection Switching Entity object describes the standard forwarding component of an ATM or Frame Relay Switch, which is bound by its Logical Sons attribute to all the Data Link layers such as ATM Interface or Frame Relay Interface objects, which cells or frames respectively are being switched between, by this Virtual Connection Switching Entity.

Table 19-6 VC Switching Entity (IVcSwitchingEntity)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Cross Connect Table

Array of Virtual Cross Connections

Any

Configuration

Logical Sons

Array of all ATM Interfaces or Frame Relay Interfaces, which cells or frames respectively are being switched between, by this Virtual Connection Switching Entity

Any

N/A


Virtual Cross Connection

The following Virtual Cross Connection object describes either a Virtual Connection Switching Entity wide or an ATM Interface specific Cross Connect table's entry.

Table 19-7 Virtual Cross Connection (IVcCrossConnect)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Ingress and Egress Virtual Connection

Ingress and egress virtual connections (ATM Virtual Connection or Frame Relay Virtual Connection)

Any

Configuration

Ingress and Egress Port

Ingress and egress ports (Port Connectors)

Any

Configuration


Forwarding Component Container

The following Forwarding Component Container object aggregates a single type Forwarding Components, such as Routing Entity, Bridging Entity and Virtual Connection Switching Entity.

Table 19-8 Forwarding Component Container (IFWComponentContainer)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Forwarding Components

Array of a single type forwarding components

Any

Configuration

Type

Forwarding component (Null, Routing Entities, Bridges, VRFs, LSEs, VC Switching Entities, L2TP Peers, MPBGPs, IMA Groups)

Any

Configuration


Traffic Descriptor Container

The following Traffic Descriptor Container object, which basically is a container of any table's entries, aggregates a single type Traffic Descriptors such as OSPF Entry.

Table 19-9 Traffic Descriptor Container (ITrafficDescriptorContainer)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Traffic Descriptors

Array of a single type traffic descriptors

Any

Configuration

Type

Descriptor type (Null, ATM Traffic Profiles, ADSL Traffic Descriptors, SDSL Traffic Descriptors, IDSL Traffic Descriptors, SHDSL Traffic Descriptors, MPLS Properties, CAC Profiles, ATM Access Profiles, OSPF Networks, BGP Neighbor, Access Lists, Tunnel Traffic Descriptors, QoS Policies, QoS Classes, IS-IS Database, QoS WRED, ATM Traffic Shaping Profile, Frame Relay Traffic Profiles, Rate Limit, Filter, Policer, IP Pools, ISAKMP Policies, IPsec Maps, Process List, Installed Software, L2TP Peer Group, L2TP Domain Group, QoS Object Table, QoS Class Map, QoS Policy Map, QoS Match Statments Table, QoS Queueing Config Table, QoS Service Policy Table, ADSL2 Traffic Descriptors, ADSL2 Spectrum Descriptors)

Any

Configuration


Tunnel Container

The following Tunnel Container object aggregates single type tunnel interfaces, which are either MPLS TE Tunnel Interfaces or PTP Layer 2 MPLS Tunnel Interfaces.

Table 19-10 Tunnel Container (ITunnelContainer)

Attribute Name
Attribute Description
Scheme
Polling Interval

Tunnel Edges

Array of either PTP Layer 2 MPLS Tunnel Interfaces or MPLS TE Tunnel Interfaces

Any

Configuration


Network Topology

The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), although a proprietary one, plays a major role in discovery of all Cisco's network equipment. Hence it is used as part of the physical topology discovery of Cisco's equipment by searching for the existence of local CDP neighbors signature, gathered from the physical layer, in any remote side's port of the same type.

Service Alarms

The following alarms are supported for this technology:

Cloud Problem

Discard Input Packets/Normal Discard Input Packets

Dropped Output Packets/Normal Dropped Output Packets

Link Down/Link Up

Port Down/Port Up

Receive Utilization/Receive Utilization Normal

Transmit Utilization/Transmit Utilization Normal


Note For a detailed description of these alarms and for information about correlation see the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Fault Management User Guide.