Description: The value of this object is the sample type of
the object being thresholded from the
perspective of the CNM or XA-OM customer.
This object can be used for the following
data types:
(a) Counters
(b) Counters measured over certain intervals,
    where the Counters are reset to zero at the end
    of the interval and as a result have the
    syntax Gauge.
(c) Gauges (other than (b))
(d) (Enumerated) INTEGER
(e) (Enumerated) INTEGER that is used as a bitmap.
The enumerated values of this object apply to
these data types as follows:

                    |        possible values        |
    data type       | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
--------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(a) Counter         |   | X |   |   |   |   |   |   |
(b) IntervalCounter | X |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
(c) Gauge           |   |   | X | X |   |   |   |   |
(d) Enum INT        |   |   |   |   | X | X |   |   |
(e) Enum INT(bitmap)|   |   |   |   |   |   | X | X |
--------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

(a) Counter values can only rise. An







    alarm may be triggered when the value has
    risen a delta amount within a sample period.
(b) IntervalCounter values can only rise within an
    interval and are reset at the end of the
    interval. An alarm may be triggered when
    the value has exceeded an absolute value.
(c) A Gauge value may rise and fall. An alarm
    may be triggered when the value has risen or
    fallen a certain amount.
(d) An INTEGER may assume values in any sequence.
    An alarm may be triggered when the value
    does equal or doesnot equal a certain
    specified value.
(e) A bitmap may assume values that represent
    one or more bits to be set. An alarm may be
    triggered when the value does include or not
    include the combined value of certain bits.
    Note that for (c), (d), and (e) only one alarm
    needs to be generated, i.e., at first detection
    of this event.