NBASE-G1-MIB :: nbsSwitchPerfUnknPkts

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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nbsSwitchPerfUnknPkts

Module: NBASE-G1-MIB

OID (symbolic): NBASE-G1-MIB::nbsSwitchPerfUnknPkts

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6.1.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: Number of packets received by the switching entity on this port with unknown destination port. As a result these packets were forwarded to all the switch other ports - flooding

What is nbsSwitchPerfUnknPkts?

Counts packets received on this port whose destination was unknown to the switch and so had to be flooded to every other port. A high value can indicate the MAC table is missing entries or aging out too fast for the traffic pattern.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> NBASE-G1-MIB::nbsSwitchPerfUnknPkts

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> NBASE-G1-MIB::nbsSwitchPerfUnknPkts.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.629nbaseCORE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1nbSwitchG1CORE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6nbsSwitchPerfNBASE-G1-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6.1nbsSwitchPerfTableNBASE-G1-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6.1.1nbsSwitchPerfEntryNBASE-G1-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.629.1.6.1.1.3nbsSwitchPerfUnknPktsNBASE-G1-MIB