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WAN Bandwidth Utilization
Chapter 5 Using Observer with a WAN Probe
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5 Click OK when you are done. For encapsulations that do not use
DLCI (such as X.25), the correct address value is shown even
though it is still labeled DLCI.
WAN Bandwidth Utilization
To see the percentages of bandwidth saturation on DCE, DTE and
DCE+DTE (Summary) for each configured link, choose Statistics
Bandwidth Utilization. The mode starts automatically:
Figure 53 WAN bandwidth utilization
WAN links have two ports (DCE and DTE), so for a dual link T1, you
could display up to 5 charts (including the summary). The mode is
available in chart, pie, graph, and dial views. The display setup dialog
(click Settings to access), lets you choose what ports to display as well
as color and scale options.
N
OTE: BANDWIDTH
UTILIZATION AND
FILTERS
The Bandwidth Utilization display is not subject to any filters
as it compares the actual activity on the network to the
network’s theoretical capacity.