BGP4-MIB :: bgp4PathAttrBest

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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bgp4PathAttrBest

Module: BGP4-MIB

OID (symbolic): BGP4-MIB::bgp4PathAttrBest

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.6.1.13

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: An indication of whether this route was chosen as the best BGP4 route for this destination.

What is bgp4PathAttrBest?

This INTEGER indicates whether this route was selected as the best route for the destination (1=false, 2=true). Example: a value of 2 (true) means this route is the active choice; 1 (false) means another route is preferred.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.6.1.13
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BGP4-MIB::bgp4PathAttrBest

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.6.1.13.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BGP4-MIB::bgp4PathAttrBest.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> bgp4PathAttrBest.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15bgpBGP-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.6bgp4PathAttrTableBGP4-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.6.1bgp4PathAttrEntryBGP4-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.6.1.13bgp4PathAttrBestBGP4-MIB