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dhtEnetMib

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1.3.6.1.4.1.5802.1.3.1.2.5.1.12
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This MIB, located under the DHT-EXTENSION branch contains the interface for the ENET module. Enet is a Network Monitoring Package that allows the DHT to test the network's performance at the DOCSIS, IP & VoIP levels Theory Of operation: The DHT controlled by this MIB sends or receives a test stream to/from another test endpoint. A measurement application is responsible to control both endpoints to setup compatible test streams and to gather results from both endpoints. The measurement application can implement the other endpoint as well such as in the case of the EnetToolbox Server. The Enet Module is a licensed feature. The dhtEnetCapabilities branch is used by the DHT to advertised its capabilities in terms of available & licensed features. enetLicenseKey MIB is used by the server to send the license key that will activate the selected feature set. The DHT can implement enetMaxTestInstance simultaneous test streams. Each test stream is controlled by a separate entry in the enetTestControlTable. This table contains a series of controls that enable the server to set two basic types of tests: raw UDP packets test & RTP tests. Raw UDP tests can be used to test packet loss and throughput while RTP tests can be used to simultate a VoIP connection and estimate the equivalent call quality. Some controls are used only for VoIP tests, see comments in each MIB description for details. From the DHT's point of view, each test stream has three possible directions: transmission, reception or loopback. The direction is inferred from the enetTestSenderIP & enetTestReceiverIP MIBs, the DHT will detect its address in one of the two MIB and set itself up accordingly. When none of the two MIB contains the DHT's address a mirror (loopback) mode is used. The enetCurrentResultsTable displays the test results for each test instance. The results are refreshed periodically during the test at enetPollingInterval value. The results are cumulative from the start of the test. enetResultsStatus, shows if the test is in-progress or completed. The measuring application is responsible to verify the integrity of the test results, No mechanism is provided to avoid a third application from changing the test parameters. However if the results shown in enetCurrentResultsTable are not corresponding to the current setup found in enetTestControlTable the enetResultsStatus MIB will indicate that the results are inconsistent.