Brocade Fabric OS MIB Reference Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000602-02, June 2008)

Fabric OS MIB Reference 45
53-1000602-02
ifInDiscards 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.13
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ifInDiscards 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.13
The number of inbound packets that 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 buffer space.