HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual page 29

ifInNUcastPkts [ifTable]
Syntax
Counter
Access
Read-only
Status
Mandatory
Description
The number of non-unicast packets (for example, subnetwork- broadcast or subnetwork-multicast)
delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
ifInDiscards [ifTable]
Syntax Counter
Access Read-only
Status Mandatory
Description
The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been
detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
Note:
ifInErrors [ifTable]
Syntax
Counter
Access
Read-only
Status
Mandatory
Description
The number of inbound packets that contained errors, which thereby prevented them from being
deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
ifInUnknownProtos [ifTable]
Syntax
Counter
Access
Read-only
Status
Mandatory
Description
The number of packets received by way of the interface, that were discarded because of an
unknown or unsupported protocol.
MIB Reference Manual Version 3.0
One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.
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