ALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB :: spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops

Module: ALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB

OID (symbolic): ALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB::spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4.2.1.27

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of ARP packets dropped due to rate limiting.

What is spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops?

This Counter32 counts ARP packets dropped due to rate limiting policies. Network engineers monitor this to ensure ARP storm protection is working. Example: high values indicate active ARP flooding is being mitigated.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4.2.1.27
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> ALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB::spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4.2.1.27.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> ALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB::spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDrops.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872alteonALTEON-PRIVATE-MIBS
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2private_mibsALTEON-PRIVATE-MIBS
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5aws_switchALTEON-ROOT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1agentALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2agentStatsALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4spStatsALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4.2spMaintStatsTableALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4.2.1spMaintStatsTableEntryALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.1.2.4.2.1.27spMaintStatsRateLimitArpDropsALTEON-CHEETAH-SWITCH-MIB