Using the Console Interface

Table 3-9 describes the Port Statistics screen fields.

Note: With the exception of the Port field, all fields in this screen are read-only.

Table 3-9.

Port Statistics screen fields

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

Port

Allows you to select the number of the port you want to view.

 

To view another port, type its port number and press [Enter], or press the space

 

bar on your keyboard to toggle the port numbers.

Packets

Received column: Indicates the total number of packets received on this port,

 

including bad packets, broadcast packets, and multicast packets.

 

Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of packets transmitted successfully

 

on this port, including broadcast packets and multicast packets.

Multicasts

Received column: Indicates the total number of good multicast packets received on

 

this port, excluding broadcast packets.

 

Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of multicast packets transmitted

 

successfully on this port, excluding broadcast packets.

Broadcasts

Received column: Indicates the total number of good broadcast packets received

 

on this port.

 

Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of broadcast packets transmitted

 

successfully on this port.

Total Octets

Received column: Indicates the total number of octets of data (including data in

 

bad packets) received on this port, excluding framing bits, but including FCS

 

octets.

 

Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of octets of data transmitted

 

successfully on this port, including FCS octets.

Lost Packets

Received column: Indicates the total number of packets lost (discarded) when the

 

capacity of the port receive buffer was exceeded.

 

Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of packets lost (discarded) when

 

the capacity of the port transmit buffer was exceeded.

FCS Errors

Indicates the total number of valid-size packets that were received with proper

 

framing but discarded because of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors.

Frame Errors

Indicates the total number of valid-size packets that were received but discarded

 

because of CRC errors and improper framing.

 

 

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