CISCO-CEF-MIB :: cefPrefixPkts

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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cefPrefixPkts

Module: CISCO-CEF-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

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.

What is cefPrefixPkts?

When per-prefix CEF accounting is enabled via cefCfgAccountingMap, this counter tracks the number of packets that have been switched to this specific destination prefix. This gives an admin per-destination traffic visibility directly from the forwarding plane rather than from a separate flow-monitoring tool, but only when that accounting mode is deliberately turned on, since it is not collected by default and carries a small forwarding-performance cost to maintain. An admin investigating unexpected load toward one customer prefix could enable per-prefix accounting and watch this counter climb by, say, 50,000 packets per minute, confirming that specific prefix is the source of the traffic spike.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-CEF-MIB::cefPrefixPkts

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-CEF-MIB::cefPrefixPkts.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a Cisco routers/Layer-3 switch (Cisco Express Forwarding) 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 cefPrefixPkts 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. It reports 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. 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 sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline (in packets), since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.492.1.1.2.1.5cefPrefixPktsCISCO-CEF-MIB