DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2 Maintenance for R8.2csi
555-233-119 Issue 1
April 2000
Maintenance Commands

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Field descriptions, page 2Processor Channel Status form (page 3)

The example below is for proces sor channels (page 3 of t he form). Information

about administered hop channels displ ays on page 4 of the form.

The processor or hop channel status info rmation can take either 1 or 2 page s on

this form, depending on the number of links be ing reported and their condition.

Hop channel information (shown only for BX.25 links using the Processor

Interface or PGATE circuit packs) uses only 1 pag e.

Incoming
received Unicast
packets
The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a higher-layer
protocol.
Incoming
received
multicast
packets
The number of non-unicast (subnetwork-broadcast or
subnetwork-multicast) packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
Incoming drop ped
octets The total number of octets received on the interface, including framing
characters.
Incoming erro red
packets The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them
from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
Incoming pack ets
discarded The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be disc arded even
though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to
a higher-layer protocol. One possible reason for discarding such a
packet could be to free up b uffer space.
Outgoing
Transmitted
unicast packets
The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be
transmitted to a subnetwork-unicast address, including those that were
discarded or not sent.
Outgoing
multicast
packets
The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be
transmitted to a non- unicast (subnetwork-broadcast or
subnetwork-multicast) address, including those that were discard ed or
not sent.
Outgoing
transmitted
octets
The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, including
framing charac ters.
Outgoing erro red
packets The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted bec ause
of errors.
Outgoing packets
discarded The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discard ed
even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being
transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a pa c ket could be
to free up buffer space.