Enterasys Networks 6000 - Manual (Page 48)

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The Device View
Raw Counts
The total count of network traffic received or transmitted on the indicated interface since
device counters were last reset. Raw counts are provided for the following parameters:
In Octets Octets received on the interface, including framing characters.
In Packets Packets (both unicast and non-unicast) received by the device
interface and delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
In Discards Packets received by the device interface that were discarded
even though no errors prevented them from being delivered to
a higher layer protocol (e.g., to free up buffer space in the
device).
In Errors Packets received by the device interface that contained errors
that prevented them from being delivered to a higher-layer
protocol.
In Unknown Packets received by the device interface that were discarded
because of an unknown or unsupported protocol.
Out Octets Octets transmitted by the interface, including framing
characters.
Out Packets Packets transmitted, at the request of a higher level protocol,
by the device interface to a subnetwork address (both unicast
and non-unicast).
Out Discards Outbound packets that were discarded by the device interface
even though no errors were detected that would prevent them
from being transmitted. A possible reason for discard would be
to free up buffer space in the device.
Out Errors Outbound packets that could not be transmitted by the device
interface because they contained errors.
Load
The number of bytes processed by the indicated interface during the last poll interval in
comparison to the theoretical maximum load for that interface type (10 Mbps for standard
Ethernet; 100 Mbps for Fast Ethernet or FDDI; 155.5 Mbps for ATM; 800 Mbps for a
backplane port; 1000 Mbps for Gigabit Ethernet). Load is further defined by the following
parameters:
In Octets The number of bytes received by this interface, expressed as a
percentage of the theoretical maximum load.
Out Octets The number of bytes transmitted by this interface, expressed as
a percentage of the theoretical maximum load.