PMA-MIB :: ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrs

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ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrs

Module: PMA-MIB

OID (symbolic): PMA-MIB::ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrs

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2.1.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Unsigned32

Access: read-only

Description: Total number of packets received on the port that contain malformed packet errors. -data packets: LVer, length, VL -link packets: operand, length VL

What is ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrs?

Counts packets received on this port with malformed-packet errors, covering bad LVer/length/VL fields in data packets or bad operand/length/VL fields in link packets. It isolates protocol-format problems from the physical-layer errors tracked separately.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PMA-MIB::ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrs

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PMA-MIB::ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrs.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
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117pmIB-PM-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.117.6ibPmaMIBPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1ibPmaObjectsPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2ibPmaPortXmitRecvInfoPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2.1ibPmaPortRcvErrTablePMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2.1.1ibPmaPortRcvErrEntryPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.2.1.1.3ibPmaPortMalformedPacketErrsPMA-MIB