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SHOW COUNTER
Example 5
The following command displays interface statistics for Ethernet network 1. This 
command displays the number of errors that occurred when the DMM’s EMAC 
tried to access backplane segment ethernet_1. This command does not separate 
errors from collisions.
CB5000> show counter interface ethernet_1
Interface Statistics for ETHERNET_1
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Received Octets
2544983138
Received Unicast Packets
181659531
Received Non-Unicast Packets
1473448
Received Discards
0
Received Errors
5991
Received Unknown Protocols
0
Transmitted Octets
4544
Transmitted Unicast Packets
71
Transmitted Non-Unicast Packets 0
Transmitted Discards
0
Transmitted Errors
0
Each error type is followed by the number of packets received containing that 
error. 
Field
Description
Received Octets
Octets received at the network interface.
Received Unicast Packets 
Single-address packets received at the network 
interface.
Received Non-Unicast Packets
Broadcast and multicast packets received at the 
network interface.
Received Discards
Discard packets received at the network interface. 
Received Discards is composed of Bridge Receive 
Discards in addition to Buffer Overflows (Also a 
counter on the FTE). If any Buffer Overflow display, 
buffer recovery will be triggered.
Bridge Received Discards is composed of Management 
Filtered Packets, Dynamic Unicast Filtered Packets, and 
Management Unicast Filtered Packets. Bridge Receive 
Discards is accessed through the MIB variable 
(dot1dTpPortInDiscards).
Received Errors
Errors received at the network interface.
Received Unknown Protocols
Packets from unknown protocols received at the 
network interface.
Transmitted Octets
Octets transmitted at the network interface.
Transmitted Unicast Packets
Single-address packets transmitted at the network 
interface.
Transmitted Non-Unicast Packets
Broadcast and multicast packets transmitted at the 
network interface.
Transmitted Discards
Discard packets transmitted at the network interface.
Transmitted Errors
Errors transmitted at the network interface.