RE: FW: 64 bit counters in MPLS MIBs

["Wijnen, Bert (Bert)" <bwijnen@lucent.com>]

>    ifType ---> |                      |                  |
> ===============|     Fixed Length     |  Packet Oriented |
>  ifSpeed (bps) |                      |                  |
> ---------------+----------------------+------------------+
>    20,000,000  |  ifFixedLengthGroup  |  ifPacketGroup   |
>      or less   |                      |                  |
> ---------------+----------------------+------------------+
>  >  20,000,000 | ifHCFixedLengthGroup | ifHCPacketGroup  |
> <= 650,000,000 |                      |                  |
> ---------------+----------------------+------------------+
>    more than   | ifHCFixedLengthGroup | ifHCPacketGroup  |
>   650,000,000  |                      |                  |
> 
> So, for every ifType that your NMS supports, you will know
> which counters to poll.  You don't have to do a trail poll
> and be told noSuch.  

Well, if you want to do a GETBULK on the table, I think you will
have to deal with the gaps for the noSuch cases. And that (I think)
is not fun.

Bert