CISCO-CEF-MIB :: cefPrefixHCPkts

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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cefPrefixHCPkts

Module: CISCO-CEF-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCO-CEF-MIB::cefPrefixHCPkts

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter64

Access: read-only

Description: If CEF accounting is set to enable per prefix accounting (value of cefCfgAccountingMap object in the cefCfgEntry is set to enable 'perPrefix' accounting), then this object represents the number of packets switched to this prefix.

This object is a 64-bit version of cefPrefixPkts.

What is cefPrefixHCPkts?

This is the 64-bit version of cefPrefixPkts, tracking the same per-prefix packet count under per-prefix CEF accounting but without the 32-bit counter's risk of wrapping on a high-traffic prefix. On a busy core prefix moving tens of millions of packets per minute, the 32-bit cefPrefixPkts could wrap in well under an hour, so this 64-bit counter is the one an admin should actually poll for accurate long-interval traffic totals on high-volume destinations. A heavily-trafficked transit prefix moving 40 million packets per minute would wrap a 32-bit counter in under two minutes, making this 64-bit version the only reliable choice for accounting over any longer polling interval.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-CEF-MIB::cefPrefixHCPkts

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-CEF-MIB::cefPrefixHCPkts.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9ciscoCAT2600-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9ciscoMgmtCISCO-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492ciscoCefMIBCISCO-CEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1ciscoCefMIBObjectsCISCO-CEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1cefFIBCISCO-CEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2cefPrefixTableCISCO-CEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1cefPrefixEntryCISCO-CEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.6cefPrefixHCPktsCISCO-CEF-MIB