Displaying Token Ring Switch Statistics - Alcatel Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Displaying Token Ring Switch Statistics

In Release 3.4 and later, you can display statistics for the new generation of Token Ring
modules known as "Bigfoot" (e.g., TSM-CD-16W, TSX-CD-16W, and TSX-C-32W). For exam-
ple, if you want to display the switch statistics for a Token Ring port on Port 1 on Slot 4,
enter:
at the system prompt. Press and then press
ing displays:
Note that the default option is now . If you press
played.
The fields displayed by the option of the
below.
The first group of statistics are the numbers of bytes transmitted and received. These are
useful in working out bandwidth usage by the port. Bad octets are important to count in the
total octets count as they consume bandwidth at the expense of useful traffic. To ignore them
would lead to mysterious loss of bandwidth in any calculations performed.
. The total number of bytes received in good Media Access Control (MAC)
packets. (MAC packets are used for management of the Token Ring network.)
. The total number of bytes received in good Logical Link Control (LLC)
packets. (LLC packets are used to transfer data.)
. The total number of bytes received in MAC packets.
. The total number of bytes received in LLC packets.
. The total number of bytes received in bad MAC packets.
at the prompt. Something like the follow-
, the switch statistics will be redis-
command for Token Ring are described
The Switch Menu
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