RMON2-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN -- Textual Conventions ZeroBasedCounter32 ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION "This TC describes an object which counts events with the following semantics: objects of this type will be set to zero(0) on creation and will thereafter count appropriate events, wrapping back to zero(0) when the value 2^32 is reached. Provided that an application discovers the new object within the minimum time to wrap it can use the initial value as a delta since it last polled the table of which this object is part. It is important for a management station to be aware of this minimum time and the actual time between polls, and to discard data if the actual time is too long or there is no defined minimum time. Typically this TC is used in tables where the INDEX space is constantly changing and/or the TimeFilter mechanism is in use." SYNTAX Gauge32 END