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SMC Networks SMC EZ 10/100/1000 SMCGS8P-Smart User Manual

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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
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.

Transmit Multicast
Packets

The total number of packets that higher-level
protocols requested be transmitted, and which
were addressed to a multicast address at this
sub-layer, including those that were discarded or
not sent.

Transmit Broadcast
Packets

The total number of packets that higher-level
protocols requested be transmitted, and which
were addressed to a broadcast address at this
sub-layer, including those that were discarded or
not sent.

Transmit Discarded
Packets

The number of outbound packets which were
chosen to be discarded even though no errors
had been detected to prevent their being
transmitted. One possible reason for discarding
such a packet could be to free up buffer space.

Transmit Errors

The number of outbound packets that could not
be transmitted because of errors.

Etherlike Statistics

Alignment Errors

The number of alignment errors
(missynchronized data packets).

Late Collisions

The number of times that a collision is detected
later than 512 bit-times into the transmission of a
packet.

Parameter

Description

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