GS700TR Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Monitoring the System 7-3
v1.0, May, 2008
Receive Packets Discarded The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be discarded,
even though no errors had been detected, in order to prevent their being
delivered 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, in order to prevent their being
delivered 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 switch since the most recent reboot.
Address Entries in Use The number of Learned and static entries in the Forwarding Database
Address Table for this switch.
Maximum VLAN Entries The maximum number of Virtual LANs (VLANs) allowed on this switch.
Most VLAN Entries Ever
Used
The largest number of VLANs that have been active on this switch since
the last reboot.
Static VLAN Entries The number of presently active VLAN entries on this switch that have
been created statically.
Dynamic VLAN Entries The number of presently active VLAN entries on this switch that have
been created by GVRP registration.
VLAN Deletes The number of VLANs on this switch that have been created and then
deleted since the last reboot.
Time Since Counters Last
Cleared
The elapsed time, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds, since the
statistics for this switch were last cleared.
Table 7-1. Switch Statistics Fields (continued)
Field Description