SMC Networks TigerSwitch 100 manual 109, Statistical Values

SHOWING DEVICE STATISTICS

unusually heavy loading). RMON statistics provide access to a broad range of statistics, including a total count of different frame types and sizes 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.

Statistical Values

Parameter	Description
Interface Statistics
Received Octets	The total number of octets received on the interface,
	including framing characters.
Received Unicast Packets	The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered
	to a higher-layer protocol.
Received Multicast	The number of packets, delivered by this sub-layer to
Packets	a 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
Packets	a 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
Packets	which 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.

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