Cabletron Systems 9A128-01 manual Filtered Magenta, Total Errors Red, Xmitted Blue

Bridging

Filtered (Magenta)

Filtered The total number of frames filtered by the bridge, at the device or port level.

Nothing	The Filtered scale is not currently measuring the number of
	packets filtered by the bridge.

Total Errors (Red)

Total Errors The total number of errors experienced by all bridging interfaces on the selected module, or by an individual bridge interface.

Nothing	The Errors scale is currently not measuring error packets coming
	through the device as a whole or a single port.

Xmitted (Blue)

Xmitted The total number of frames transmitted by the selected bridge interface, or by all bridge interfaces.

Nothing	The Xmitted scale is not currently measuring the number of
	packets filtered by the bridge or the selected individual interface.

Configuring the Bridge Performance Graphs

To configure the Bridge Performance Graph:

1.Using the mouse, click on (with green statistics to the right). The Forwarded menu will appear. Click on the desired mode.

2.Click on (with magenta statistics to the right). The Filtered menu will appear. Click on the desired mode.

3.Click on (with red statistics to the right). The Errors menu will appear. Click on the desired mode.

4.Click on (with blue statistics to the right). The Xmitted menu will appear. Click on the desired mode.

Once you have selected a new mode, it will appear in its respective button, and after the next poll the Performance Graph will refresh and begin to measure using the new mode.

The Bridge Detail Breakdown Window

The Bridge Detail Breakdown window allows you to compare the number of frames forwarded, filtered, and transmitted on the network segments connected to each bridging interface on your 9A128-01, as well as the number of errors experienced on each interface.

To access this window from the Bridge performance graph, click on . The Bridge Detail Breakdown window, Figure 5-4, will appear.

5-8 Bridge Statistics