},
		[]string{"protocol", "transport"},
	)

	failures := metrics.NewCounterVec(
		&metrics.CounterOpts{
			Namespace:      namespace,
			Subsystem:      subsystem,
			Name:           "dial_failure_count",
			Help:           "Dial failure count, labeled by the protocol (http-connect or grpc), transport (tcp or uds), and stage (connect or proxy). The stage indicates at which stage the dial failed",
			StabilityLevel: metrics.ALPHA,