Chapter 6: Configuration and alignment
Using the menu options
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Attribute
Meaning
Total Packets Total number of packets transferred from the device Ethernet interface.
Packet Errors Total number of packets transmitted out of the device Ethernet interface
with errors due to collisions, CRC errors, or irregular packet size.
Packet Drops Total number of packets dropped prior to sending out of the device
Ethernet interface due to Ethernet setup or filtering issues.
Multicast /
Broadcast Traffic
Total amount of multicast and broadcast traffic in Kbits sent via the
device Ethernet interface.
Broadcast
Packets
Total number of broadcast packets sent via the device Ethernet interface.
Multicast Packets Total number of multicast packets sent via the device Ethernet interface.
Ethernet Statistics – Received
Does not apply to SFP interface
Total Traffic Total amount of traffic in Kbits received by the device Ethernet interface.
Total Packets Total number of packets received by the device Ethernet interface.
Packet Errors Total number of packets received by the device Ethernet interface with
errors due to collisions, CRC errors, or irregular packet size.
Packet Drops Total number of packets dropped prior to sending out of the device
wireless interface due to Ethernet setup or filtering issues.
Multicast /
Broadcast Traffic
Total amount of multicast and broadcast traffic in Kbits received by the
device Ethernet interface.
Broadcast
Packets
Total number of broadcast packets received via the device Ethernet
interface.
Multicast Packets Total number of multicast packets received via the device Ethernet
interface.
Wireless Statistics – Downlink
Total Traffic Total amount of traffic transmitted out of the device wireless interface in
Kbits.
Total Packets Total number of packets transmitted out of the device wireless interface.
Error Drop
Packets
Total number of packets dropped after transmitting out of the device
Wireless interface due to RF errors (No acknowledgement and other RF
related packet error).
Capacity Drop
Packets (Master
Mode Only)
Total number of packets dropped after transmitting out of the device
Wireless interface due to capacity issues (data buffer/queue overflow or
other performance or internal packet errors).
Retransmission
Packets (Master
Mode Only)
Total number of packets re-transmitted after transmitting out of the
device Wireless interface due to the packets not being received by the
Slave device.