Multi-Tech Systems DT101/xx, DT102/xx owner manual Statistics

DataTalker Owner’s Manual

6.3 Statistics

The Statistics menu allows you display or clear the composite link statistics, or return to the previous menu or to the Main Menu.

Statistics

1- View Composite Link Statistics

2- Clear Composite Link Statistics M - Main Menu

P - Previous Menu

Selection : _

To display or clear the composite link statistics, enter the corresponding option number and press ENTER. To return to the previous menu, enter P and press ENTER. To return to the Main Menu, enter M and press ENTER.

The Composite Link Statistics display provides information concerning the operation of the composite link that can aid you in testing for problems on the link.

Composite Link Statistics
Elasped Time	: 00 Days 00 Hours 00
Minutes
Data Blocks Transmitted	:	0
Data Blocks Retransmitted	:	0
Data Blocks Received	:	0
Receive Block Errors	:	0
Voice/Fax Blocks Transmitted	:	0
Voice/Fax Blocks Received	:	0
Link Alarms	:	0
Remote Downs	:	0

Comparing the number of blocks transmitted with the number of retransmits needed to get data over the link can indicate a line problem. Comparing the blocks received and receive block errors indicates the same problem from the other end of the link. Comparative numbers that you might encounter could be 10,000 blocks transmitted (or received) with 500 or 1000 retransmits (or receive block errors). Link alarms simply tell you that there are some sort of problems on the link. You will find that the link alarms numbers will correspond to the retransmit and receive block numbers. Specifically, a link alarm means that it has been 10 seconds since the DataTalker has received an acknowledgement. Normally, three acknowledgements are received during a 10- second period.

The remote down entry means that the DataTalker has sent data 30 times and could not get it through (the link has been broken).

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