Finisar Surveyor - Manual (Page 435)

Glossary (continued)
Glossary-9
NIS
Name Information Service.
Oversize
A counter showing the total number of packets received that were longer than the
1518 octets and were otherwise well formed (good FCS).
Overview Table
Table in Surveyor’s Expert system that lists all counters for expert events discov-
ered over time.
Packet
A sequence of digits including data and control signals that is switched as a com-
posite whole. Data, control signals, and error control information are arranged in a
specific format. For Surveyor, packet and frame are used interchangeably.
Packet Detail Pane
A portion of the Capture View window that displays the detailed breakdown of a
packet that is stored in a capture file or capture buffer. Packets are broken down by
protocol and field value within the protocol.
Packet Drop
A counter that shows the number of dropped packets when running in NDIS mode.
This counter is always zero when using a THGs and capturing packets at line rate.
Packet Editor
A dialog box available from Capture View for changing or creating packets.
Packet Gap
Time interval between packets. A packet gap can be specified when transmitting
packets.
Packet Size
The size of a packet sent during transmission mode. Any packet size up to 15,000
bytes can be transmitted.
Packet Summary Pane
In Capture View, the top portion of the window that provides a summary view of all
the captured packets.
Packet Summary View
Real-time protocol decode summary.