Data Type

Description

integer or int

32-bit signed integer; no semantics known.

integer64 or int64

signed integer; no semantics known.

gauge 32-bit

unsigned integer that can decrease or increase.

counter 32-bit

unsigned integer that never decreases.

counter64

64-bit unsigned integer that never decreases.

string (n) or displaystring(n)

Displayable string of n octets.

octetstring(n)

String of n octets, not necessarily displayable.

date

28-octet displayable string.