MSTP-MIB :: swMSTPInstExternalRootCost

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swMSTPInstExternalRootCost

Module: MSTP-MIB

OID (symbolic): MSTP-MIB::swMSTPInstExternalRootCost

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.14

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The path cost between MST Regions from the transmitting Bridge to the CIST Root. For MST instance this object is unused.

What is swMSTPInstExternalRootCost?

This read-only value reports the path cost, measured between MST Regions, from this bridge to the CIST Root; it's unused for MST instances and only meaningful for the CIST. Admins use it on instance 0 to gauge how many region-hops away the CIST root is.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.14
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MSTP-MIB::swMSTPInstExternalRootCost

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.14.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MSTP-MIB::swMSTPInstExternalRootCost.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.15.2.3.1.14swMSTPInstExternalRootCostMSTP-MIB