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Table 28 Graph Interface tab fields (continued)
Field
OutMulticastPkts
InBroadcastPkts
OutBroadcastPkts
InDiscards
InErrors
InUnknownProtos
InFlowCtrlPkts
OutFlowCtrlPkts
NumStateTransition
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Description
The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested
be transmitted, and that were addressed to a multicast address at
this sublayer, including those that were discarded or not sent. For a
MAC layer protocol, this number includes both Group and
Functional addresses.
The number of packets delivered by this sublayer to a higher
sublayer that were addressed to a broadcast address at this
sublayer.
The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested
be transmitted, and that were addressed to a broadcast address at
this sublayer, including those that were discarded or not sent.
The number of inbound packets that were discarded because of
frames with errors or invalid frames or, in some cases, to fill up
buffer space.
For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of inbound packets
that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable
to a higher-layer protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length
interfaces, the number of inbound transmission units that
contained errors preventing them from being deliverable
to a higher-layer protocol.
For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of packets received
via the interface that were discarded because of an unknown or
unsupported protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length
interfaces that support protocol multiplexing, the number of
transmission units received via the interface that were discarded
because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. For any interface
that does not support protocol multiplexing, this counter will always
be 0.
The total number of flow control packets received by this interface.
The total number of flow control packets transmitted by this
interface.
The number of times the port went in and out of service; the
number of state transitions from up to down.
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