Reference Guide

Data 251
SNMP Data
Interface Table
Purpose
The SNMP agent collects data about the interface for each monitored device and stores
the collected data in the Interface data table.
Table Description
Field Type Description
Bandwidth Metric An estimate of the current bandwidth of the interface in bits
per second during the collection period. For interfaces that do
not vary in bandwidth or for those that you cannot estimate,
this field contains the nominal bandwidth
Bits_Sec Metric The sum of the input and output bits per second during the
collection period.
Broadcast_Pkts_Sec Metric The sum of the Input Broadcast Packets and Output Broadcast
Packets per second during the collection period.
DeviceName Metric The name of the SNMP device being monitored.
DeviceNameInterface Metric A string composed of the device name and the interface
names.
Discarded_Pkts_Sec Metric The sum of the Input Discarded Pkts and Output Discarded
Pkts per second during the collection period.
Error_Pkts_Sec Metric The sum of the Input Error Pkts and Output Error Pkts per
second during the collection period.
InputBroadcastPkts Metric The number of subnetwork broadcast or subnetwork multicast
packets delivered to a high-layer protocol during the
collection period.
InputBytes Metric The number of octets received on the interface during the
collection period, including framing characters.