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appnLocalTgBranchLinkType
appn Local Transmission Group Branch Link Type
1.3.6.1.2.1.34.4.1.3.1.1.20
Branch link type of this TG: other(1) = the agent has determined the TG's branch link type to be a value other than branch uplink or branch downlink. This is the value used for a connection network TG owned by a branch network node. uplink(2) = the TG is a branch uplink. downlink(3) = the TG is a branch downlink to an end node. downlinkToBranchNetworkNode(4) = the TG is a branch downlink to a cascaded branch network node. none(5) = the TG is not a branch TG. unknown(255) = the agent cannot determine the branch link type of the TG.
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