ifMainExtInterfaceType

This object reflects the usage of this interface, whether it is a 
frontpanel interface or a backplane interface used for interswitching
in distributed environments.
              
frontpanelport - 
The interface behaves as a normal interface visible to the management
and other protocols.
              
backplaneport - 
This port operates as back plane interface in the system enabling
communication across the line cards present in the system.  This
interface will be masked from the management control for all the
protocol related operations. This can be used in distributed 
environments wherein protocols are ran over every individual line 
cards to achieve better CPU utilization and performance. Proprietary 
PDU and tailored control PDU flow out of this interface to keep the 
system information intact across the line cards present in the system. 
This can be enabled only over the physical interface and not over any 
other interface.

MIB

ARICENT-CFA-MIB

OID

.1.3.6.1.4.1.2076.27.1.12.1.10

Type

column

Access

readwrite

Status

current

Parent

ifMainExtEntry