Management Commands Command Reference
seconds since the statistics for this port were last cleared.
The display parameters when the argument is ‘switchport’ are as follows:
Total Packets Received (Octets): The total number of octets of data received by the
processor (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).
Packets Received Without Error: The total number of packets (including broadcast
packets and multicast packets) received by the processor.
Unicast Packets Received: The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a
higher-layer protocol.
Multicast Packets Received: The total number of packets received that were directed to a
multicast address. Note that this number does not include packets directed to the broadcast
address.
Broadcast Packets Received: The total number of packets received that were directed to
the broadcast address. Note that this does not include multicast packets.
Receive Packets Discarded: 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. A possible reason for discarding a packet could be to free up buffer
space.
Octets Transmitted: The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, including
framing characters.
Packets Transmitted without Errors: The total number of packets transmitted out of the
interface.
Unicast Packets Transmitted: 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.
Multicast Packets Transmitted: The total number of packets that higher-level protocols
requested be transmitted to a Multicast address, including those that were discarded or not
sent.
Broadcast Packets Transmitted: The total number of packets that higher-level protocols
requested be transmitted to the Broadcast address, including those that were discarded or
not sent.
Transmit Packets Discarded: The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be
discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a
higher-layer protocol. A possible reason for discarding a packet could be to free up buffer
space.
Most Address Entries Ever Used: The highest number of Forwarding Database Address
Table entries that have been learned by this IBP since the most recent reboot.
Address Entries Currently in Use: The number of Learned and static entries in the
Forwarding Database Address Table for this IBP.
Time Since Counters Last Cleared: The elapsed time, in days, hours, minutes, and
seconds, since the statistics for this IBP were last cleared.