ALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB :: fdbState

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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fdbState

Module: ALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB

OID (symbolic): ALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB::fdbState

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1.2.1.4

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The state of the FDB entry. The meanings of the values are : unknown(1) : the MAC address has not yet been learned by the switch but has only been seen as a destination address forward(3) : the MAC address has been learned by the switch flood(4) : the MAC address is a multicast destination address trunk(6) : frames with this MAC address are forwarded to trunk group vir(7) : frames with this MAC address are forwarded for L3 processing

What is fdbState?

Reports the current state of an FDB entry, such as unknown (destination-only), forward (fully learned), or flood. This helps diagnose whether a MAC address has been successfully learned or is still being flooded.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1.2.1.4
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> ALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB::fdbState

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1.2.1.4.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> ALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB::fdbState.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> fdbState.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2layer2ALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3layer2InfoALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1fdbInfoALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1.2fdbTableALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1.2.1fdbEntryALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1872.2.5.2.3.1.2.1.4fdbStateALTEON-CS-PHYSICAL-MIB