IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB :: ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges

Module: IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB

OID (symbolic): IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB::ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges

OID (numeric): 1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1.2.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter64

Access: read-only

Description: In an MSTP Bridge, count of the times tcWhile has been non-zero for any Port for the MSTI since the Bridge was powered on or initialized.

What is ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges?

A running count of how many times a topology change has occurred on this MST Instance since the bridge was last powered on or reset; a fast-climbing counter points to an unstable link or a port flapping in and out of forwarding.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1.2.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB::ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1.2.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB::ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a device implementing IEEE8021-MSTP-MIB 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 ieee8021MstpTopologyChanges 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 in an MSTP Bridge, count of the times tcWhile has been non-zero for any Port for the MSTI since the Bridge was powered on or initialized. 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 Counter64-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 topology changes), 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 (3 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1ieee802dot1mibsIEEE8021-TC-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6ieee8021MstpMibIEEE8021-MSTP-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1ieee8021MstpObjectsIEEE8021-MSTP-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1.2ieee8021MstpTableIEEE8021-MSTP-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1.2.1ieee8021MstpEntryIEEE8021-MSTP-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.6.1.2.1.5ieee8021MstpTopologyChangesIEEE8021-MSTP-MIB