Motorola WS5100 User Manual

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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.