IBM ATM OC-3c manual ATM Port Statistics, 2Switch Management Screen

ATM Port Statistics

The ATM Port Statistics screen provides a top level summary of traffic levels on the ATM Port. You can use the summary to estimate the amount of traffic on your network backbone, and to check the health of the incoming connection. Statistics are grouped into:

■ATM Port Bandwidth use and incoming connection health.

■AAL5 layer health and use.

■ATM layer health and use.

To view the ATM Port statistics:

1Select the SWITCH MANAGEMENT option from the Main Menu. The Switch Management screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 9-2.

Figure 9-2Switch Management Screen

2Enter the number of the ATM port in the Port ID field.

ATM Port Statistics 9-3

3Select the STATS button to display the ATM Port Statistics screen.

4An example of the ATM Port Statistics screen is shown in Figure 9-3.

Figure 9-3ATM Port Statistics Screen

The figures shown for each statistic on this screen include ATM management traffic and normal Ethernet traffic.

The ATM Port Statistics screen displays the following fields:

Port ID Identifies the currently selected port.

Transmit Bandwidth Used Shows the percentage of available transmit bandwidth that is currently being used by transmit cells.

Receive Bandwidth Used Shows the percentage of available receive bandwidth that is currently being used by received cells.