G6-STP-MIB :: portStatusDesignatedCost

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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portStatusDesignatedCost

Module: G6-STP-MIB

OID (symbolic): G6-STP-MIB::portStatusDesignatedCost

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42.101.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Unsigned32

Access: read-only

Description: The path cost of the Designated Port of the segment connected to this port. This value is compared to the Root Path Cost field in received bridge PDUs.

What is portStatusDesignatedCost?

Reports the path cost advertised by the segment's Designated Port, which this port compares against the Root Path Cost field in received BPDUs to decide its own role. An admin uses this to understand why a port did or didn't become the designated port for its segment.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42.101.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> G6-STP-MIB::portStatusDesignatedCost

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42.101.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> G6-STP-MIB::portStatusDesignatedCost.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181microsensMICROSENS-G6-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10managedSwitchesMICROSENS-G6-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6g6MICROSENS-G6-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2protocolG6-PACC-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42stpG6-STP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42.101portStatusTableG6-STP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42.101.1portStatusEntryG6-STP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3181.10.6.2.42.101.1.8portStatusDesignatedCostG6-STP-MIB