Network Statistics

Chapter 8 Monitoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone Remotely

Network Statistics

These network statistics areas on a phone’s web page provide information about network traffic on the phone:

•Ethernet Information area—Displays information about Ethernet traffic. Table 8-3describes the items in this area.

•Access area—Displays information about network traffic to and from the PC port on the phone. Table 8-4describes the items in this area.

•Network area—Displays information about network traffic to and from the network port on the phone. Table 8-4describes the items in this area.

To display a network statistics area, access the web page for the phone as described in the “Accessing the Web Page for a Phone” section on page 8-1, and then click the Ethernet Information, the Access, and or the Network hyperlink.

		Table 8-3	Ethernet Information Area Items

		Item		Description

		Tx Frames		Total number of packets transmitted by the phone

		Tx broadcast		Total number of broadcast packets transmitted by the phone

		Tx multicast		Total number of multicast packets transmitted by the phone

		Tx unicast		Total number of unicast packets transmitted by the phone

		Rx Frames		Total number of packets received by the phone

		Rx broadcast		Total number of broadcast packets received by the phone

		Rx multicast		Total number of multicast packets received by the phone

		Rx unicast		Total number of unicast packets received by the phone

		RxPacketNoDes		Total number of shed packets caused by no Direct Memory Access
				(DMA) descriptor

		Table 8-4	Access Area and Network Area Items

		Item		Description

		Rx totalPkt		Total number of packets received by the phone

		Rx crcErr		Total number of packets received with CRC failed

		Rx alignErr		Total number of packets received between 64 and 1522 bytes in length
				that have a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS)

		Rx multicast		Total number of multicast packets received by the phone

		Rx broadcast		Total number of broadcast packets received by the phone

		Rx unicast		Total number of unicast packets received by the phone

		Rx shortErr		Total number of FCS error packets or Align error packets received that
				are less than 64 bytes in size

		Rx shortGood		Total number of good packets received that are less than 64 bytes size

		Rx longGood		Total number of good packets received that are greater than 1522 bytes
				in size

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

The Cisco Systems 7971G-GE is a sophisticated IP phone designed for enterprise communication, offering a range of features that enhance productivity and collaboration. As part of the Cisco Unified Communications portfolio, this phone is known for its impressive technology and reliable performance.

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