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matrixControlDroppedFrames
Module: RMON2-MIB
OID (symbolic): RMON2-MIB::matrixControlDroppedFrames
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6.4.1.1
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: Counter32
Access: read-only
Description: The total number of frames that were received by the probe and therefore not accounted for in the *StatsDropEvents, but that the probe chose not to count for this entry for whatever reason. Most often, this event occurs when the probe is out of some resources and decides to shed load from this collection.
This count does not include packets that were not counted because they had MAC-layer errors.
Note that, unlike the dropEvents counter, this number is the exact number of frames dropped.
What is matrixControlDroppedFrames?
This object holds a running count of network frames the probe received but intentionally discarded rather than process. Network engineers track this to detect when the monitoring device runs out of resources and starts dropping traffic from analysis, which reduces collection accuracy. For example, if this counter jumps during peak traffic periods, it signals the probe is overloaded and may miss important traffic patterns.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6.4.1.1 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> RMON2-MIB::matrixControlDroppedFrames
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6.4.1.1.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> RMON2-MIB::matrixControlDroppedFrames.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2 | mgmt | AXON-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1 | mib_2 | AXON-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.16 | rmon | LBHUB-BOOM-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6 | matrix | LBHUB-BOOM-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6.4 | matrixControl2Table | RMON2-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6.4.1 | matrixControl2Entry | RMON2-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.6.4.1.1 | matrixControlDroppedFrames | RMON2-MIB |