Enterasys Networks 802.11 - Manual (Page 158)

Showing Counters
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Table 7-9: RoamAbout AP (Classic and 2000) Counters
Counter Description
Individually addressed
bytes sent Total number of bytes transmitted by the interface as part of unicast messages.
Normal behavior for this counter shows a relatively high value that is increasing
rapidly.
Multicast bytes sent Total number of bytes transmitted by the interface as part of multicast messages.
This value is expected to be a large number.
Individually addressed
bytes received Total number of bytes received by the interface as part of unicast messages. It is
normal behavior for this counter to increase rapidly.
Multicast bytes
received Total number of bytes received by the interface as part of multicast messages. It
is normal behavior for this counter to have a high value.
Individually addressed
frames sent Number of messages sent by the interface that are destined for another device. In
most LAN applications, it is normal behavior for this counter to have a high value
and continuously increase (you can see it run). For example, this counter should
increase rapidly when running the Link Test.
Multicast frames sent Total number of messages sent by the interface as broadcast or multicast (destined
at multiple other devices). In most LAN applications, multicast messages are
regularly sent. Typically, this counter shows a lower value than the Individually
Addressed Frames Sent counter.
Individually addressed
frames received Number of messages sent by other devices to this interface. In most LAN
applications, it is normal behavior for this counter to have a high value and
continuously increase (you can see it run). For example, this counter should
increase rapidly when running the Link Test.
Multicast frames
received Number of broadcast or multicast messages received by the interface. In most
LAN applications, it is normal behavior for this counter to have a value that is
continuously increasing. Typically, this counter should display a value that is less
than the Individually Addressed Frames Received counter.
Tagged frames rec’d/
sent/discard The VLAN counters are shown on one line:
Received: Number of tagged frames received on the interface minus the number
of tagged frames discarded.
Sent: Number of tagged frames sent by the interface.
Discarded: Number of tagged frames discarded by the interface.
If there are no discarded frames, the number of frames received on the wired
interface will be the same as the number of frames sent by the wireless interface,
and vice versa.
Frames deferred Number of frames for which the first transmission attempt on the selected
interface is delayed because the medium is busy. The count represented by an
instance of this object does not include frames involved in collisions.