UDP-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsUDP-MIB

Organization: IETF IPv6 Working Group http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipv6-charter.html

Last Updated: 2005-05-20

Category: IP and Core Protocols

Description: Defines managed objects for managing UDP implementations, including transmitted and received datagram counters and listener information.

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What Is UDP-MIB?

UDP-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF standards-track MIB (RFC 4113) defining managed objects for monitoring UDP protocol implementations on any networked device or host. It exposes datagram traffic counters (received, sent, high-capacity 64-bit variants) and error counters for datagrams received on ports with no listener, plus a listener endpoint table identifying local and remote address/port bindings. It is used for monitoring software/protocol status: administrators track udpNoPorts and udpInErrors to detect misdirected traffic or application misconfiguration, and the udpEndpointTable to confirm which UDP services are actively bound and listening on a device; consulting the UDP-MIB OID list shows the module is compact, covering only datagram counters, error counts, and the listener endpoint table without vendor extensions. As a core IETF standard it is typically deployed alongside the companion TCP-MIB and IP-MIB for a complete transport-layer picture of a host's networking stack. It is deployed universally on any SNMP-manageable host, server, or network device running a UDP/IP stack.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in UDP-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 UDP/IP stack

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll udpInDatagrams/udpOutDatagrams (or their udpHCInDatagrams/udpHCOutDatagrams high-capacity counterparts) to baseline UDP traffic volume, and watch udpNoPorts for a rising count indicating packets arriving for services that are not listening, e.g. a crashed or misconfigured daemon. Checking udpEndpointTable/udpEndpointEntry for udpEndpointLocalAddress and udpEndpointLocalPort confirms whether an expected UDP service is actually bound and listening on the device.

What Can Be Monitored

  • UDP datagrams received/sent
  • high-capacity 64-bit datagram counters
  • datagrams received with no listening port (errors)
  • active UDP listener endpoints (local/remote address and port)
Imported Objects

From INET-ADDRESS-MIB

InetAddress
InetAddressType
InetPortNumber

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

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

FAQ

How would an admin use UDP-MIB to catch a misconfigured application on a server?
By tracking udpNoPorts and udpInErrors, they can detect datagrams arriving on ports with no listener, which often signals misdirected traffic or an application that isn't bound where expected; cross-checking the udpEndpointTable confirms which UDP services are actually listening.

What traffic counters does UDP-MIB expose for a host's UDP stack?
It provides datagram received/sent counters, including high-capacity 64-bit variants for high-volume hosts, alongside the no-listener error counter and the endpoint table of local/remote address-port bindings, typically polled alongside TCP-MIB and IP-MIB for a complete transport-layer view.

RFC description

SNMP MIB for monitoring UDP (User Datagram Protocol) statistics including datagram counts, port information, and endpoint data as defined in RFC 3493.

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