Interface
Statistics (per Interface)
This window
shows the interface statistics counters for the selected interface. You may set
the desired interfaces numbers via the edit-boxes.
The counters are
updated in real time, based on the polling interval. You can use the standard
Graphics Support for the window’s counters.
The information
is based on the ifTab (RFC1213 ,
MIB-II). The counters are described there as follows:
Input
Bytes. The total number of
octets received on the interface, including framing characters.
Input
Unicast Packets. The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
Input
Non-Unicast Packets. The number of non-unicast (i.e., subnetwork-broadcast
or subnetwork-multicast) packets delivered to a
higher-layer protocol.
Input
Discarded Packets. The number of inbound packets which were chosen
to 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.
Input
Error Packets. The number of inbound packets that contained
errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
Input Unknown
Protocol Packets . The number of packets received via the interface which were discarded because of an unknown or
unsupported protocol.
Output
Bytes.
The
total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, including framing
characters.
Output
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.
Output
Non-Unicast Packets. The total number of
packets that higher-level protocols requested be
transmitted to a non-unicast (i.e., a subnetwork-broadcast or subnetwork-multicast)
address, including those that were discarded or not sent.
Output
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.
Output
Error Packets. The number of outbound packets that could not be
transmitted because of errors.
Output
Queue Length. The length of the output packet queue (in
packets).
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