CISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB :: cseCacheUtilization

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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cseCacheUtilization

Module: CISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB::cseCacheUtilization

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4.4.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Gauge32

Access: read-only

Description: Flow utilization level in percentage in this switching engine. It includes the flow entries for both unicast and multicast. The lighter the utilization level, the less risk of dropping flows, i.e. the higher success-rate of flow insertion.

What is cseCacheUtilization?

Shows the percentage utilization of the flow cache (covering both unicast and multicast entries); lower utilization means less risk of flow drops and higher success in inserting new flows.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4.4.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB::cseCacheUtilization

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4.4.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB::cseCacheUtilization.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97ciscoSwitchEngineMIBCISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1cseMIBObjectsCISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4cseL3ObjectsCISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4.4cseCacheUtilTableCISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4.4.1cseCacheUtilEntryCISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.97.1.4.4.1.1cseCacheUtilizationCISCO-SWITCH-ENGINE-MIB