IPMCAST-MIB :: ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHops

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ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHops

Module: IPMCAST-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPMCAST-MIB::ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHops

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1.6.1.13

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Unsigned32

Access: read-only

Description: The minimum number of hops between this router and any member of this IP multicast group reached via this next-hop on this outgoing interface. Any IP multicast datagrams for the group that have a TTL (IPv4) or Hop Count (IPv6) less than this number of hops will not be forwarded to this next-hop.

A value of 0 means all multicast datagrams are forwarded out the interface. A value of 256 means that no multicast datagrams are forwarded out the interface.

This is an optimization applied by multicast routing protocols that explicitly track hop counts to downstream listeners. Multicast protocols that are not aware of hop counts to downstream listeners set this object to 0.

What is ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHops?

Gives the minimum hop count to the nearest group member reachable via this next-hop, so multicast packets with a smaller TTL/Hop Count than this value won't be forwarded there; a value of 0 means no hop-based filtering is applied.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1.6.1.13
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPMCAST-MIB::ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHops

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1.6.1.13.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPMCAST-MIB::ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHops.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
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.168ipMcastMIBIPMCAST-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1ipMcastIPMCAST-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1.6ipMcastRouteNextHopTableIPMCAST-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1.6.1ipMcastRouteNextHopEntryIPMCAST-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.168.1.6.1.13ipMcastRouteNextHopClosestMemberHopsIPMCAST-MIB