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Determine which counter size to poll for a given managed object.
- 64 bit counters are often named “High Capacity” or HC as in ifHCInOctets
- Another strategy is high/low 32 bit objects
- Section 3.1.6 of RFC 2863 provides to vendors as follows for IETF Standards abiding Agent implementations for byte/packet counters
Data Collection Best Practices Counter Width