TCP-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Organization: IETF IPv6 MIB Revision Team http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipv6-charter.html

Last Updated: 2005-02-18

Category: IP and Core Protocols

Description: Defines managed objects for managing TCP implementations, including connection state, maximum connections, retransmitted segments, and timeout values.

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What Is TCP-MIB?

TCP-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF standards-track MIB (RFC 4022) defining managed objects for monitoring TCP protocol implementations on any networked device or host. It exposes protocol-level configuration (retransmission timeout algorithm, minimum/maximum RTO) and performance/fault counters covering connection attempts, resets, currently established connections, and segment traffic including retransmissions. It is used for monitoring software/protocol status rather than physical hardware: administrators watch connection-establishment failures, reset counts, and retransmission rates as indicators of network congestion, application-level connectivity problems, or a device under connection-exhaustion stress; any SNMP-capable monitoring tool that supports tcp-mib polling can retrieve these counters without vendor-specific extensions, since the module is a pure IETF standard. As a core IETF standard it is commonly deployed alongside the companion IP-MIB and UDP-MIB to give a complete picture of a host's transport and network-layer stack. It is deployed universally on any SNMP-manageable host, server, or network device running a TCP/IP stack, from routers to servers to embedded appliances.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in TCP-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer; applies to any host, server, or network device running a TCP/IP stack

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll tcpCurrEstab to track the number of live TCP connections and tcpActiveOpens/tcpPassiveOpens to see connection-establishment rates, watching tcpAttemptFails and tcpEstabResets for a spike indicating failed handshakes or abrupt resets. A rising tcpRetransSegs relative to tcpOutSegs signals path congestion or packet loss, while tcpMaxConn nearing tcpCurrEstab warns of connection-table exhaustion on the device.

What Can Be Monitored

  • current established connections
  • active/passive connection opens
  • connection attempt failures
  • established connection resets
  • segments retransmitted
  • RTO algorithm and min/max values
Imported Objects

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType
InetPortNumber

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
mib-2
OIDs

RFC description

SNMP MIB for monitoring TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) statistics and connections as defined in RFC 3493, including segment counters and connection state.

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