1. MIB Guide
  2. SNMP Configuration
  3. Overview

Overview

SNMP is comprised of three groups of settings on a Oracle Communications Session Border Controller (SBC). These settings includes:

  • System-wide configuration
  • Access Configuration, including:
    • SNMPv1v2 Community Settings
    • SNMP IPv3 Authentication, Encryption and Filter Settings
  • Trap Receiver Configuration

You can configure an SNMP manager to query the SBC or be a trap receiver. You can configure an SNMP manager to perform both functions by configuring two snmp-address-entry elements that have the same IP address, but different names.

Basic SNMP Parameters

The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller (SBC) includes several parameters that control basic SNMP functionality and are common to both SNMPv1v2 and SNMPv3 deployments. The MIB-related elements are for informational purposes, and are helpful if set. The remainder of the parameters determine if certain SBC events are reported to the SNMP system.

System-wide configurations including:
  • Enable SNMP operation (enabled by default)
  • System-related contact information
  • Enable the SBC to send information within traps, including:
    • syslog
    • authentication
    • environmental
    • system monitoring

SNMPv1v2 Community Configuration

SNMPv1v2 community configuration consists of setting a community name, an access mode and IP addresses of the servers. Configurations accept multiple addresses. You can provide both READ and WRITE mode to a single manager by creating two objects with different names and access modes, but the same IP address.

Determine your planned name, address type (IPv4 vs IPv6) and modes before starting.

SNMPv1v2 Trap Receiver Configuration

Determine the community, addressing (IPv4 or IPv6) and filter level for each trap receiver before configuration.

Note:

Configure each Oracle Communications Session Delivery Manager that manages an SBC as trap receivers on the SBC.

SNMP IPv6 Support

The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller supports IPv6 addressing. This includes trap receiver configuration, statistics, and information within traps that use varbind data types (InetAddress and InetAddressType).