---
oid: "1.3.6.1.4.1.1978.2.18.2.2.1.3"
short-description: "ifType OBJECT-TYPE"
last-modified: "2023-04-24"
parent-oid: "1.3.6.1.4.1.1978.2.18.2.2.1"
---

## OID: `1.3.6.1.4.1.1978.2.18.2.2.1.3`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) private(4) enterprise(1) 1978 tiger(2) sysMIB(18) interfaces(2) ifTable(2) ifEntry(1) ifType(3)}
```

### Description

```asn1
ifType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {other(1), -- none of the following
regular1822(2), hdh1822(3), ddn-x25(4), rfc877-x25(5), ethernet-csmacd(6), iso88023-csmacd(7), iso88024-tokenBus(8), iso88025-tokenRing(9), iso88026-man(10), starLan(11), proteon-10Mbit(12), proteon-80Mbit(13), hyperchannel(14), fddi(15), lapb(16), sdlc(17), ds1(18), -- T-1
e1(19), -- european equiv. of T-1
basicISDN(20), primaryISDN(21), -- proprietary serial
propPointToPointSerial(22), ppp(23), softwareLoopback(24), eon(25), -- CLNP over IP [11]
ethernet-3Mbit(26), nsip(27), -- XNS over IP
slip(28), -- generic SLIP
ultra(29), -- ULTRA technologies
ds3(30), -- T-3
sip(31), -- SMDS
frame-relay(32), rs232(33), para(34), -- parallel-port
arcnet(35), -- arcnet
arcnetPlus(36), -- arcnet plus
atm(37), -- ATM cells
miox25(38), sonet(39), -- SONET or SDH
x25ple(40), iso88022llc(41), localTalk(42), smdsDxi(43), frameRelayService(44), -- Frame relay DCE
v35(45), hssi(46), hippi(47), modem(48), -- Generic modem
aal5(49), -- AAL5 over ATM
sonetPath(50), sonetVT(51), smdsIcip(52), -- SMDS InterCarrier Interface
propVirtual(53), -- proprietary virtual/internal
propMultiplexor(54), -- proprietary multiplexing
alc(55), -- the ALC protocol
cap(56), -- Simple CAP application
frip(57), -- Frame Relay to IP glue logic
autif(58), -- ALC to TCP/UDP glue logic
u100(59), -- the U100 protocol
console(60), -- TIGER console application
x2x(61), -- X.25 to X.25 transparent application
mux(62), -- Tiger internal multiplexors
apath(63), -- Type A path module
pad(64), -- X.25 PAD (IATA, QLLC, IP)
dlswCircuit(65), -- DLSw (circuit side)
dlswSession(66), -- DLSw (session side)
matipUser(67), -- MATIP (user side)
matipSession(68), -- MATIP (session side)
pcNic(69) -- PCI Tiger to PC IP-DPM channel}
ACCESS read-write
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
"The type of interface, distinguished according to the physical/link
protocol(s) immediately `below' the network layer in the protocol stack."
```

**Classification:** MIB object for network management

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