| Description | An integer that may be used as a new Index for the
next Path in this Tunnel.
The special value of 0 indicates that no more Paths
can be created for this Tunnel, or that no more new
entries can be created in tePathTable.
When this MIB module is used for configuration, this
object always contains a legal value (if non-zero)
for an index that is not currently used in that
table. The Command Generator (Network Management
Application) reads this variable and uses the
(non-zero) value read when creating a new row with
an SNMP SET. When the SET is performed, the Command
Responder (agent) must determine whether the value
is indeed still unused; Two Network Management
Applications may attempt to create a row
(configuration entry) simultaneously and use the
same value. If it is currently unused, the SET
succeeds, and the Command Responder (agent) changes
the value of this object according to an
implementation-specific algorithm. If the value is
in use, however, the SET fails. The Network
Management Application must then re-read this
variable to obtain a new usable value. |