Wrap around errors occur whenever a value is incremented past the maximum value for its type and therefore "wraps around" to a very small, negative, or undefined value.
Requirements specification: The choice could be made to use a language that is not susceptible to these issues.
Provide clear upper and lower bounds on the scale of any protocols designed.
Perform validation on all incremented variables to ensure that they remain within reasonable bounds.
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