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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide

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Chapter 2 Monitor Menu Bar Selection

Controller Statistics

Use MONITOR > Statistics > Controller to navigate to this page.

The following table describes the controller statistics displayed on this page.

Ta b l e 2 - 2 Controller Summary Statistics

Parameter Description

Octets Received The total number of octets of data received by the processor

(excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

Packets Received Without Error The total number of packets received by the processor.

Unicast Packets The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a

higher-layer protocol.

Multicast Packets The total number of packets received that were directed to a

multicast address. Note that this number does not include

packets directed to the broadcast address.

Broadcast Packets The total number of packets received that were directed to the

broadcast address.

Receive Packets Discarded The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be

discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent

their being deliverable 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 to prevent

their being deliverable 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 controller since the most

recent reboot.

Address Entries in Use The number of Learned and static entries in the Forwarding

Database Address Table for this controller.

Maximum VLAN Entries The maximum number of Virtual LANs (VLANs) allowed on

this controller.