Chapter 8 Performance
NetAtlas Workgroup User’s Guide
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8.2 RMON Ethernet Statistics
Use this screen to look at network traffic on an Ethernet port since the last time the switch was
reset. To open this screen, click Performance > RMON > Ethernet Statistics.
Rx Counters The following fields display the types of packet counters received on this
interface.
Tx Counters This following fields display the types of packet counters transmitted on this
interface.
Octets Select this option to show the total number of octets received or transmitted.
Unicast Pkts Select this option to show the total number of good unicast packets received or
transmitted that were dropped.
Non-unicast Pkts Select this option to show the total number of good non-unicast packets received
or transmitted that were dropped.
Discard Pkts Select this option to show the total number of packets received or transmitted that
were dropped.
Error Pkts Select this option to show the total number of error packets received or
transmitted.
Multicast Pkts Select this option to show the total number of good multicast packets received or
transmitted.
Broadcast Pkts Select this option to show the total number of good broadcast packets received or
transmitted.
HC-Unicast Pkts Select this option to show the number of unicast packets (High Capacity (HC) 64
~ 1518 octets long) dropped because they either had a bad Frame Check
Sequence (FCS) or non-integer number of octets (alignment error).
HC-Multicast Pkts Select this option to show the number of multicast packets (High Capacity (HC) 64
~ 1518 octets long) dropped because they either had a bad Frame Check
Sequence (FCS) or non-integer number of octets (alignment error).
HC-Broadcast
Pkts
Select this option to show the number of broadcast packets (High Capacity (HC)
64 ~ 1518 octets long) dropped because they either had a bad Frame Check
Sequence (FCS) or non-integer number of octets (alignment error).
Polling The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may
change the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then
clicking Apply.
Close Click Close to close this screen.
Reset Counters Click Reset Counters to clear the counters.
Graph Click the Graph button to create a graph based on the above selections.
Table Click the Table button to create a table based on the above selections.
Close Click Close to close the screen.
Table 36 Performance: Interface (continued)
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