SL-ETH-MIB :: ethCurrentMulticastPkts

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 21, 2026

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ethCurrentMulticastPkts

Module: SL-ETH-MIB

OID (symbolic): SL-ETH-MIB::ethCurrentMulticastPkts

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1.2.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter64

Access: read-only

Description: The number of good packets received during this sampling interval that were directed to a multicast address. Note that this number does not include packets addressed to the broadcast address.

What is ethCurrentMulticastPkts?

Counts good packets received during the current interval addressed to a multicast address, excluding broadcast. Admins use this to see how much multicast traffic (e.g. from a routing protocol or streaming application) is hitting the port right now.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1.2.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SL-ETH-MIB::ethCurrentMulticastPkts

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1.2.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SL-ETH-MIB::ethCurrentMulticastPkts.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515smartopticsSL-NE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1sitelightSL-NE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1slServiceSL-NE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1slEthernetSL-ETH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1.2ethCurrentTableSL-ETH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1.2.1ethCurrentEntrySL-ETH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.1.1.2.1.6ethCurrentMulticastPktsSL-ETH-MIB