The description text for this object literally states it counts packets received from peers, even though the object's own name says 'Sent' - a known inconsistency in this MIB's own documentation that engineers should be aware of before trusting the name alone. In practice, treat this alongside cSctpStatRecSCTPPacks, which carries the identical description text, and verify against actual traffic captures which counter genuinely tracks outbound versus inbound SCTP packets on your specific platform. Because both objects share word-for-word description text, don't assume the naming convention is reliable when building automated dashboards - validate empirically on a live device first.