Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

The Cisco Frame Relay MIB describes managed objects that enable users to remotely monitor Frame Relay operations using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Frame Relay fragmentation is supported in the MIB.

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Prerequisites for Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

The tasks in this document assume that you have configured Frame Relay and SNMP on your devices.

To access the information introduced by the Frame Relay MIB enhancements, you must have the Cisco Frame Relay MIB in the MIB file called CISCO-FRAME-RELAY-MIB.my compiled in your network management system (NMS) application. You can find this MIB on the Web at Cisco's MIB website at

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

Restrictions for Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

  • Frame Relay-ATM Network Interworking (FRF.5)

  • Frame Relay-ATM Service Interworking (FRF.8)

  • Frame Relay switching

Information About Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

Feature Overview

The Cisco Frame Relay MIB describes managed objects that enable users to remotely monitor Frame Relay operations using SNMP. The Frame Relay MIB Enhancements feature extends the Cisco Frame Relay MIB by adding MIB objects to monitor the following Frame Relay functionality:

  • Frame Relay fragmentation

  • Input and output rates of individual virtual circuits (VCs)

The table below describes the MIB tables and objects that are introduced by the Frame Relay MIB enhancements. For a complete description of the MIB, see the Cisco Frame Relay MIB file CISCO-FRAME-RELAY-MIB.my, available through Cisco.com at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

Table 1. MIB Tables and Objects Introduced by the Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

Table or Object

Description

cfrFragTable

Table of Frame Relay fragmentation information.

cfrFRF5ConnectionTable

Table of Frame Relay-ATM Network Interworking connection information.

cfrFRF8ConnectionTable

Table of Frame Relay-ATM Service Interworking connection information.

cfrSwitchingTable

Table of Frame Relay switching entries.

cfrExtCircuitTxDataRate

Average rate, in bytes per second, at which data is transmitted on a circuit.

cfrExtCircuitTxPktRate

Average number of packets sent per second on a circuit.

cfrExtCircuitRcvDataRate

Average rate, in bytes per second, at which data is received on a circuit.

cfrExtCircuitRcvPktRate

Average number of packets received per second on a circuit.

The Frame Relay MIB Enhancements feature also modifies the load-interval command to enable you to configure the load interval per permanent virtual circuit (PVC). The load interval is the length of time for which data is used to compute load statistics, including input rate in bits and packets per second, output rate in bits and packets per second, load, and reliability. Before the introduction of this feature, the load interval could be configured only for the interface.

Benefits

The strict priority queueing scheme allows delay-sensitive data such as voice to be dequeued and sent first--that is, before packets in other queues are dequeued. Delay-sensitive data is given preferential treatment over other traffic. This process is performed on a per-PVC basis, rather than at the interface level.

How to Configure Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

Setting the Load Interval for a PVC

You can change the period of time over which a set of data is used for computing load statistics. Decisions, such as for dial backup, depend on these statistics. If you decrease the load interval, the average statistics are computed over a shorter period of time and are more responsive to bursts of traffic.

To change the length of time for which a set of data is used to compute load statistics for a PVC, use the following commands beginning in interface configuration mode:

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. Router(config-if)# frame-relay interface-dlci dlci
  2. router(config-fr-dlci)# load-interval seconds

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

Router(config-if)# frame-relay interface-dlci dlci

Assigns a specific PVC to a DLCI1, and enters Frame Relay DLCI configuration mode.

Step 2

router(config-fr-dlci)# load-interval seconds

Changes the length of time for which data is used to compute load statistics.

The seconds argument must be a multiple of 30. The range is from 30 to 300 seconds. The default is 300 seconds.

1 DLCI = data-link connection identifier

Verifying the Load Interval

Use the show running-config command to verify that you have configured the load interval correctly.

Configuration Examples for Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

Example Setting the Load Interval for a PVC

In the following example, the load interval is set to 60 seconds for a Frame Relay PVC with the DLCI 100: 

interface serial 1/1
 frame-relay interface-dlci 100
  load-interval 60

Additional References

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

WAN commands: complete command syntax, command modes, command history, defaults, usage guidelines, and examples

Cisco IOS Wide-Area Networking Command Reference

Standards

Standard

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this functionality.

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MIBs

MIB

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS XE software releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFC

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this functionality.

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Feature Information for Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

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Table 2. Feature Information for Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

Frame Relay MIB Enhancements

Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1

The Cisco Frame Relay MIB describes managed objects that enable users to remotely monitor Frame Relay operations using SNMP.