Network Health
Introduction
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Table 3-1. Network Health Test Icons (Cont.)
Icon Operation
Press to display collision details (% collisions and collisions/second).
Percent Display – Displays the number of collisions as a percentage of the number of frames
received for the last one-second sample period.
The Network Assistant identifies preamble collisions.
Count Display – Displays the collision count for the last one-second sample period.
The meter’s scale switches to high range when the collision rate exceeds 1,000/ second.
Press to display stations sourcing the most broadcasts.
Percent Display – Displays the number of MAC broadcasts presented as a percentage of the
number of frames received for the last one-second sample period.
Count Display – Displays the MAC broadcast count for the last one-second sample period.
Displays the percent of frames on the network that are the top protocol since the beginning of the
test .
Press to display top protocols detected on the attached segment.