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Infinet Wireless: Technical Documentation – InfiMAN Evolution
Operation & Administration – 78
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26 Figure - Switch Statistics
In addition, this section displays in real time statistics on dropped packets from the last configuration update.
27 Figure - Switch Statistics
Total forwarded, dropped, ignored and buffer overflow packets are displayed in real-time below the table.
All these counters can be reset by clicking the «Reset All Counters» button.
Switch Statistics parameters:
Parameter Description
ID The ID of a switch group or Kernel
MAC Count The MAC addresses number involved in data transmission within this
switch group
Unicast Sending a packet to a single host (network destination) identified by a
unique address
Broadcast Sending a packet to all hosts (network destinations) simultaneously
(broadcasting is done by specifying a special broadcast address on
packets)
Flood Sending a packet along the same link multiple times (without specifying
a destination address for the packets)
Several copies of the same packet would ultimately reach all nodes in
the network in flooding
STP Spanning Tree Protocol - standardized as IEEE 802.1D
Creates a spanning tree within a network of connected layer-2 bridges
(typically Ethernet switches) and disables those links that are not part of
the spanning tree, leaving a single active path between any two network
nodes
The value displayed in the Switch Statistics table represents the number
of the packets blocked by the Spanning Tree Protocol
Unreachable The sender could not reach the specified network destination
The value displayed in the Switch Statistics table represents the number
of the packets dropped because they flood to unreachable destination