SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Parameter Description

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

passing through each port. All values displayed have been accumulated since the last system reboot, and are shown as counts per second. Statistics are refreshed every 60 seconds by default.

Note: RMON groups 2, 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP management software such as SMC’s EliteView.

Statistical Values

Parameter	Description
Interface Statistics
Received Octets	The total number of octets received on the interface,
	including framing characters.
Received Unicast	The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to
Packets	a higher-layer protocol.
Received Multicast	The number of packets, delivered by this sub-layer to a
Packets	higher (sub-)layer, which were addressed to a multicast
	address at this sub-layer.
Received Broadcast	The number of packets, delivered by this sub-layer to a
Packets	higher (sub-)layer, which were addressed to a broadcast
	address at this sub-layer.
Received Discarded	The number of inbound packets which were chosen to
Packets	be discarded 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 buffer space.
Received Unknown	The number of packets received via the interface which
Packets	were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported
	protocol.
Received Errors	The number of inbound packets that contained errors
	preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer
	protocol.
Transmit Octets	The total number of octets transmitted out of the
	interface, including framing characters.
Transmit Unicast	The total number of packets that higher-level protocols
Packets	requested be transmitted to a subnetwork-unicast
	address, including those that were discarded or not sent.

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