'Ephemeral' in SNMP MIB descriptions
Would someone mind explaining what 'ephemeral' means in the context of these SNMP MIB items:
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralPktsIn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of packets received ephemeral by the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 13 }
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralBytesIn OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of bytes received ephemeral by the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 14 }
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralPktsOut OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of packets transmitted ephemeral from the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 15 }
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralBytesOut OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The number of bytes transmitted ephemeral from the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 16 }
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralMaxConns OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The maximum ephemeral connections to the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 17 }
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralTotConns OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The total ephemeral connections to the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 18 }
ltmVirtualServStatEphemeralCurConns OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX CounterBasedGauge64
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The current ephemeral connections to the specified virtual server."
::= { ltmVirtualServStatEntry 19 }