This holds the Max Area Addresses value reported in a PDU we received. This notification-only field carries the max-area-addresses value actually declared in the problematic PDU, giving direct evidence for a max-area-address-mismatch trap without requiring the admin to separately capture and decode the offending PDU. For example, a mismatch trap containing this object showing a value of 5 when this router itself is configured for a maximum of 3 area addresses immediately confirms the specific configuration discrepancy causing the rejection.