CCS can't evaluate variable as integer

[#1]

I get a variable, lets say the number 100, as declared below:

$port /.+?\s/
$speed Integer

Trigger-Template:
[[$port]].+?ID: \S+ .[[$speed]]Mb\)

But then cannot evaluate it like so, 

Trigger-Commands: {$speed < 101}

NetMRI says it is a string and throws an error.  Ive tried declaring $speed as a different evaluation types, but it always comes out to string.  Any help?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

This was just answered about a week ago.  Look at "CSS Trigger-filter treat variables as numbers??"