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 up buffer space.
Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur
at re-initialization of the management system and at
other times as indicated by the value of
'discontinuity-time'.Status : DEPRECATEDReference : RFC 2863: The Interfaces Group MIB - ifInDiscards