ART-MIB :: artControlDroppedFrames

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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artControlDroppedFrames

Module: ART-MIB

OID (symbolic): ART-MIB::artControlDroppedFrames

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5.2.1.16

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of frames which were received by the probe and therefore not accounted for in the *StatsDropEvents, but for which the probe chose not to count for this entry for whatever reason. Most often, this event occurs when the probe is out of some resources and decides to shed load from this collection.

This count does not include packets that were not counted because they had MAC-layer errors.

Note that, unlike the dropEvents counter, this number is the exact number of frames dropped.

What is artControlDroppedFrames?

Counts frames received by the probe that were not included in statistics for this entry, typically because the probe ran low on resources and could not process them. A rising value indicates the probe may be overwhelmed.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5.2.1.16
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> ART-MIB::artControlDroppedFrames

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5.2.1.16.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> ART-MIB::artControlDroppedFrames.1

Start monitoring RMON2 performance-monitoring probes/appliances (NetScout/Frontier-style) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Create custom SNMP monitor using the ART-MIB::artControlDroppedFrames OID value, configure state conditions and alerts, and monitor any RMON2 performance-monitoring probes/appliances (NetScout/Frontier-style) from a single console.

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select an RMON2 performance-monitoring probes/appliance (NetScout/Frontier-style) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type artControlDroppedFrames into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The total number of frames which were received by the probe and therefore not accounted for in the *StatsDropEvents, but for which the probe chose not to count for this entry for whatever reason. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 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
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.141frontierART-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2mibdoc2ART-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1netscout2ART-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5artART-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5.2artControlTableART-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5.2.1artControlEntryART-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.141.2.1.5.2.1.16artControlDroppedFramesART-MIB