Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch CLI-based Administration Guide
Cable Modem and MTA Command Output Descriptions 553
Table21-20 ifTable and IfXTable Parameters and Statistics
CLI Output Description
Description Identifies the interface.
Type Type of interface.
Admin Status Desired state of the interface. When the CMTS initalizes,
all interfaces are down. You must either manually or
configure the interfaces to be in a testing state or be up.
Oper Status
The options are:
Current operational state of the interface.
up Interface is operating normally and is ready to pass
packets.
down Interface is not operating.
testing No operational packets can be passed.
unknown State of the interface cannot be determined
dormant Interface is ready to transmit and receive network traffic.
In Octets Total number of octets the interface receives, including
framing characters.
In Unicast Packets Number of packets, delivered to this sub layer to a higher
sublayer that were not addressed to a multicast or
broadcast address at this sub-layer.
In Multicast Packets Number of packets, delivered by this sub layer to a higher
sub layer that were not addressed to a multicast address
at this sub layer.
In Broadcast
Packets
Number of packets, delivered to this sub-layer to a higher
sub layer that were not addressed to a broadcast address
at this sub layer.
In Errors Number of inbound packets that contain errors preventing
them from being deliverable to a higher layer protocol.
In Discards Number of inbound packets that were chosen to be
discarded even though no errors were detected to prevent
their being deliverable to a higher layer protocol. The
reason for discarding the packets could be to free up
buffer space.
Out Octets Number of packets received through the interface that
were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported
protocol.