The source MIB defines eccGateway as a read-only integer, but its DESCRIPTION clause was left blank; only commented-out references to an internal "get_emcGateway" routine hint at its original purpose. Given that the related EMCGATEWAY-MIB module registers its own eccGatewayRevision object directly underneath this one, eccGateway most likely served as the base registration point or general status marker for the EMC gateway component rather than a meaningful measurable value on its own. An administrator polling this OID directly should not expect a self-explanatory reading and should instead check the better-documented eccGatewayRevision object for actual gateway version information.