TPT-POLICY-MIB :: policyPacketsDropped

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 21, 2026

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policyPacketsDropped

Module: TPT-POLICY-MIB

OID (symbolic): TPT-POLICY-MIB::policyPacketsDropped

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3.2.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of packets discarded due to network congestion.

What is policyPacketsDropped?

Counts packets the TippingPoint device has discarded due to network congestion (as opposed to a policy block) since it was last reset. A rising count under load suggests the device or a downstream link is saturated rather than actively blocking traffic.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3.2.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> TPT-POLICY-MIB::policyPacketsDropped

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3.2.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> TPT-POLICY-MIB::policyPacketsDropped.1

Start monitoring TippingPoint (Trend Micro) Intrusion Prevention System appliances (policy hit/traffic-disposition counter status) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Create custom SNMP monitor using the TPT-POLICY-MIB::policyPacketsDropped OID value, configure state conditions and alerts, and monitor any TippingPoint (Trend Micro) Intrusion Prevention System appliances (policy hit/traffic-disposition counter status) from a single console.

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a TippingPoint (Trend Micro) Intrusion Prevention System appliance (policy hit/traffic-disposition counter status) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type policyPacketsDropped into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The total number of packets discarded due to network congestion. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases between polls, since a rising count of errors, failures, or discards often points to a real underlying problem. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.10734tippingpointTIPPINGPOINT-REG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3tpt_productsTIPPINGPOINT-REG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3tpt_tpaMIBsTPT-TPAMIBS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3.2tpt_tpa_objsTPT-TPAMIBS-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3.2.1tpt_policyTPT-POLICY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.10734.3.3.2.1.1policyPacketsDroppedTPT-POLICY-MIB