PMA-MIB :: ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5

Module: PMA-MIB

OID (symbolic): PMA-MIB::ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4.3.1.7

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Unsigned32

Access: read-only

Description: Total number of packets to be transmitted on VL 5 for this output port that were discarded because of congestion. This includes the following reasons - Switch lifetime limit exceeded - Switch HOQ limit exceeded.

What is ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5?

Counts packets queued for transmit on Virtual Lane 5 of this output port that were discarded because of congestion, specifically for exceeding the switch lifetime limit or switch HOQ limit. It's one of sixteen identical per-VL congestion-discard counters (VL 0 through VL 15) used to find which lane is choking under load.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4.3.1.7
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PMA-MIB::ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4.3.1.7.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PMA-MIB::ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5.1

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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
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4ibPmaPortVlInfoPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4.3ibPmaPortVlSwCongestionTablePMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4.3.1ibPmaPortVlSwCongestionEntryPMA-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.117.6.1.4.3.1.7ibPmaPortVlSwCongestion5PMA-MIB