MSTP-MIB :: swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridge

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridge

Module: MSTP-MIB

OID (symbolic): MSTP-MIB::swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridge

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.13

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: BridgeId

Access: read-only

Description: The bridge identifier of the CIST. For MST instance, this object is unused.

What is swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridge?

This read-only BridgeId reports the bridge identifier of the CIST root for this instance; it's unused (not meaningful) for MST instances, only for the CIST (instance 0). Admins read this on instance 0 to confirm which bridge in the network has won root election.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.13
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MSTP-MIB::swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridge

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.13.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MSTP-MIB::swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridge.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.171d_linkDE1500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12dlink_common_mgmtDLINK-ID-REC-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15swMSTPMIBMSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2swMSTPCtrlMSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3swMSTPInstanceCtrlTableMSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1swMSTPInstanceCtrlEntryMSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.13swMSTPInstDesignatedRootBridgeMSTP-MIB