The number of times the interface was
internally reset and brought up.
Some of the actions which can cause this
counter to increment are :
o Bringing an interface up using the
interface CLI command.
o Clearing the interface with the exec
CLI command.
o Bringing the interface up via SNMP.
Discontinuities in the value of this variable
can occur at re-initialization of the
management system, and at other times as
indicated by the values of
cieIfInterfaceDiscontinuityTime.