Specifications

9031280 E4 Using RMON Views
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Accessing Token Ring Views
Accessing Token Ring Views
The following sections describe RMON views that appear on Token Ring icons.
Refer to Appendix B, Token Ring Fields and Statistics, for detailed
descriptions of statistics that appear in Token Ring views.
Mac-Layer Statistics
From the Icon Subviews menu, click on Mac-Layer Statistics. The Mac-Layer
Statistics Table (Figure 5-9) presents the RMON statistics in tabular form.
Figure 5-9. Mac-Layer Statistics Table
The RMON Statistics group consists of the following 7 parameters measured
at the monitored network interface (data source) of the device. These statistics
take the form of free running counters that start from zero when a valid
instance is created.
• Data Source—The interface being monitored.
• Octets—Total octets of data in MAC packets (excluding those that were
not good frames) received on the network.
• Packets—Total MAC packets (excluding packets that were not good
frames) received.
• BeaconPkts—Total beacon MAC packets detected by the probe.
• ClaimPkts—Total claim token MAC packets detected by the probe.
• PurgePkts—Total ring purge MAC packets detected by the probe.
• Owner—The entity that configured this entry.
• DropEvnts—Total number of times the ring enters a beaconing state
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