Enterasys Networks 6000, Matrix E7 manual Raw Counts, Load

The Device View

Raw Counts

The total count of network traffic received or transmitted on the indicated interface since device counters were last reset. Raw counts are provided for the following parameters:

In Octets	Octets received on the interface, including framing characters.
In Packets	Packets (both unicast and non-unicast) received by the device
	interface and delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
In Discards	Packets received by the device interface that were discarded
	even though no errors prevented them from being delivered to
	a higher layer protocol (e.g., to free up buffer space in the
	device).
In Errors	Packets received by the device interface that contained errors
	that prevented them from being delivered to a higher-layer
	protocol.
In Unknown	Packets received by the device interface that were discarded
	because of an unknown or unsupported protocol.
Out Octets	Octets transmitted by the interface, including framing
	characters.
Out Packets	Packets transmitted, at the request of a higher level protocol,
	by the device interface to a subnetwork address (both unicast
	and non-unicast).
Out Discards	Outbound packets that were discarded by the device interface
	even though no errors were detected that would prevent them
	from being transmitted. A possible reason for discard would be
	to free up buffer space in the device.
Out Errors	Outbound packets that could not be transmitted by the device
	interface because they contained errors.

Load

The number of bytes processed by the indicated interface during the last poll interval in comparison to the theoretical maximum load for that interface type (10 Mbps for standard Ethernet; 100 Mbps for Fast Ethernet or FDDI; 155.5 Mbps for ATM; 800 Mbps for a backplane port; 1000 Mbps for Gigabit Ethernet). Load is further defined by the following parameters:

In Octets	The number of bytes received by this interface, expressed as a
	percentage of the theoretical maximum load.
Out Octets	The number of bytes transmitted by this interface, expressed as
	a percentage of the theoretical maximum load.

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