Motorola Series Switch WS5100 - Manual (Page 90)

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2. Select the Statistics tab.
3. Refer to the following details as displayed within the Statistics tab:
Name Displays the user defined interface name. The corresponding statistics are displayed along
the row. The statistics are the total traffic to the interface since its creation.
Bytes In Displays the number of bytes coming into the interface. The status is not self-updated
periodically. To view the current status, click on the Details button.
Packets In Displays the number of packets coming into the interface (including packets dropped, error
packets, etc.)
Packets In Dropped Displays the number of dropped packets coming into the interface. Packets are dropped in
the following situations:
1. If the input queue for the hardware device/software module handling the interface
definition is saturated/full.
2. Overruns – occurs when the interface receives packets faster than it can transfer
them to any buffer.