This read-create integer reports the number of standby paths configured for this LSP, a subset of the total configured paths reported by csMplsLspConfiguredPaths that are held in reserve rather than actively carrying traffic under normal conditions. It tells an administrator specifically how much pre-computed failover capacity exists for rapid switchover. A tunnel showing csMplsLspStandbyPaths of zero despite carrying business-critical traffic would flag a lack of fast-failover protection that the administrator might want to remediate.