Switch Module Statistics

Select “Switch Module” then “Switch Module Statistics” to display statistics for the switch/media module.

Item

Description

Readable Frames

Number of good frames received by the port.

Readable Octets

Number of good octets received by the port.

FCS Errors

Number of FCS errors.

Alignment Errors

For 10 Mbps ports, the counter records alignment errors (mis-

 

synchronized data packets). For 100 Mbps ports, the counter

 

records the sum of alignment errors and code errors (frames

 

received with rxerror signal).

Frames Too Long

Number of times frame length has exceeded the maximum

 

allowable size (i.e., 1518 bytes).

Short Events

Number of short fragments.

Runts

Number of fragments (that were too long to qualify as short

 

events).

Collisions

Number of simultaneous node transmissions detected by this

 

device.

Late Events

Number of frames where a collision occurred late in the

 

transmission.

Data Rate Mismatches

Number of frames for which the data rate does not match the

 

local frequency.

Broadcast Packets

Total number of broadcast packets detected.

Multicast Packets

Total number of multicast packets detected.

[Refresh]

Immediately refreshes statistics.

Refresh Mode Select

The scroll-down window includes options for:

 

“autoRefresh” of the front panel every 10 seconds, or

 

“manual” refresh by pressing the [Refresh] button.

Values are counted from the time the Control Table entry was created.

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ELH100 specifications

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