Daren Matthews

MIB stands for Management Information Base and is a collection of information organised into a hierarchy. These are accessed using a protocol such as SNMP. There are two types of MIBs: scalar and tabular. Scalar objects define a single object instance whereas tabular objects define multiple related object instances grouped in MIB tables. Read more…

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

MTBF is a basic measure of reliability for components that are able to be repaired. It is the number of hours that pass before a component or system fails. It is a commonly-used variable in network availability analyses and reports. Read more…