Edge Products ES3528-WDM User Manual

Showing Port Statistics

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CLI - This example sets the rate limit for input and output traffic passing through 
port 1 to 60 Mbps.

You can display standard statistics on network traffic from the Interfaces Group and 
Ethernet-like MIBs, as well as a detailed breakdown of traffic based on the RMON 
MIB. Interfaces and Ethernet-like statistics display errors on the traffic passing 
through each port. This information can be used to identify potential problems with 
the switch (such as a faulty port or unusually heavy loading). RMON statistics 
provide access to a broad range of statistics, including a total count of different 
frame types and sizes passing through each port. All values displayed have been 
accumulated since the last system reboot, and are shown as counts per second. 
Statistics are refreshed every 60 seconds by default.

RMON groups 2, 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP management 
software such as HP OpenView. 

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1

Console(config-if)#rate-limit input 60

Console(config-if)#rate-limit output 60
Console(config-if)#

Received Octets

The total number of octets received on the interface, including framing 

characters.

Received Unicast Packets

The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a higher-layer 

protocol.

Received Multicast Packets

The number of packets, delivered by this sub-layer to a higher (sub-)layer, 

which were addressed to a multicast address at this sub-layer. 

Received Broadcast Packets

The number of packets, delivered by this sub-layer to a higher (sub-)layer, 

which were addressed to a broadcast address at this sub-layer. 

Received 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.

Received Unknown Packets

The number of packets received via the interface which were discarded 

because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. 

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.