Bridging

Figure 5-2. Bridge Performance Graph

To access the individual bridge port interface Performance Graph windows:

1.From the Bridge Status window, click on the appropriate port button ( ) to display the port menu.

or

From the Module View window, click on the appropriate Port Index on the module display; the Port menu will appear.

2.Click to select Performance Graph..., and release. The port-level Bridge Performance Graph window will appear.

For each chosen statistic, Performance Graphs display both average and peak activity, as well as the date and time the peak values were recorded; average values are also displayed graphically.

The Average statistics are updated every two seconds, as averaged over the previous four two-second intervals; the graphical display also updates at two-second intervals. For the first 60 seconds of graphing, you will note the graph lines extending as each interval’s data is added to the graph. Once the first 60 seconds has passed, the newest data is added at the right edge of the graph, and the oldest data is scrolled off to the left.

Available performance statistics are:

Forwarded (Green)

Forwarded The number of frames forwarded by the bridge, at the device or port level.

Nothing

The Frames Forwarded function is currently not measuring any

 

statistics.

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9H42X-XX specifications

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