XSWITCH-MIB :: scEthPortDiscardPktsRec

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 02, 2026

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scEthPortDiscardPktsRec

Module: XSWITCH-MIB

OID (symbolic): XSWITCH-MIB::scEthPortDiscardPktsRec

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1.1.1.41

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.

What is scEthPortDiscardPktsRec?

The total number of error-free received packets this port deliberately discarded anyway, e.g. to free up buffer space, rather than passing them up to a higher-layer protocol.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1.1.1.41
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> XSWITCH-MIB::scEthPortDiscardPktsRec

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1.1.1.41.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> XSWITCH-MIB::scEthPortDiscardPktsRec.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.81lannetGEN-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28switchChipXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2scEthXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1scEthPortXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1.1scEthPortTableXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1.1.1scEthPortEntryXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.2.1.1.1.41scEthPortDiscardPktsRecXSWITCH-MIB