CASCADE-MIB :: pportOutDiscardsCell

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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pportOutDiscardsCell

Module: CASCADE-MIB

OID (symbolic): CASCADE-MIB::pportOutDiscardsCell

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4.2.1.71

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of outbound cell discarded due to congestion.

What is pportOutDiscardsCell?

This counts ATM cells on this port that were discarded specifically due to congestion on the outbound (transmit) side. Unlike frame-level pportOutDiscards, this is the cell-layer view of egress congestion on this specific port, and a rising value here is the direct signal that pportMaxBufferSize or the peak cell rates configured on this port's rate queues need to be revisited. A DS3 ATM port whose pportOutDiscardsCell climbs sharply during a traffic spike, while pportPeakCellRate0-3 remain generously provisioned, would point to queue 4-7 traffic (best-effort) overrunning the port's shared buffer.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4.2.1.71
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CASCADE-MIB::pportOutDiscardsCell

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4.2.1.71.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CASCADE-MIB::pportOutDiscardsCell.1

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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
1.3.6.1.4.1.277cascadeCASCADE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1cascfrCASCADE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4pportCASCADE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4.2pportTableCASCADE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4.2.1pportEntryCASCADE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.277.1.4.2.1.71pportOutDiscardsCellCASCADE-MIB