DOT3-OAM-MIB :: dot3OamVariableRequestTx

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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dot3OamVariableRequestTx

Module: DOT3-OAM-MIB

OID (symbolic): DOT3-OAM-MIB::dot3OamVariableRequestTx

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1.4.1.9

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: A count of the number of Variable Request OAMPDUs transmitted on this interface.

Discontinuities of this counter can occur at re-initialization of the management system, and at other times as indicated by the value of the ifCounterDiscontinuityTime.

What is dot3OamVariableRequestTx?

This read-only counter counts Variable Request OAMPDUs sent, which are used to poll attribute values on the remote OAM peer (a feature only available if variableSupport is set in dot3OamFunctionsSupported). An admin sees this rise when local OAM software actively queries peer-side statistics via the OAM variable retrieval mechanism.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1.4.1.9
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> DOT3-OAM-MIB::dot3OamVariableRequestTx

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1.4.1.9.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> DOT3-OAM-MIB::dot3OamVariableRequestTx.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
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.158dot3OamMIBDOT3-OAM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1dot3OamObjectsDOT3-OAM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1.4dot3OamStatsTableDOT3-OAM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1.4.1dot3OamStatsEntryDOT3-OAM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.158.1.4.1.9dot3OamVariableRequestTxDOT3-OAM-MIB