. . "The total number of packets that higher-level protocols\nrequested be transmitted, and that were addressed to a\nbroadcast address at this sub-layer, including those\nthat were discarded or not sent.\n\nDiscontinuities in the value of this counter can occur\nat re-initialization of the management system, and at\nother times as indicated by the value of\n'last-clear'." . . "Reference : RFC 2863: The Interfaces Group MIB -\n ifHCOutBroadcastPkts" .