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The five statistical attributes that are sampled by Traffic Monitor are:
Utilization %
Frames / sec
Broadcasts / sec
Multicasts / sec
Errors / sec
The traffic on the selected network or segment as a percentage of a segment's
bandwidth (based on the theoretical maximum for the type of connection) currently
being utilized. Monitoring utilization gives a measure of how much of the network
capacity is being used on a particular segment. For example, if you are examining a
10 Mbps or a 100 Mbps segment, utilization can tell you how much of the 10 Mbps or
100 Mbps segment's bandwidth (in percentage such as 20%, 35%, 50%, etc.) is
being used by the devices on the segment.
Represents the number of frames per second being transmitted over the network or
segment. Each protocol (such as Ethernet, IP, IPX, etc.) has a different frame or
packet specification.
The number of broadcast packets being transmitted over the network or segment per
second. Broadcast packets are addressed to, and must be processed by, all nodes on
the network. This indicator gives an estimation of the amount of bulk communications
taking place over the network. In general, this type of activity should be kept to a
minimum as point-to-point messages use bandwidth much more efficiently.
Represents the number of multicast packets being transmitted per second over the
network or segment. Multicast packets are special forms of broadcast packets where
copies of the packets are delivered to a subset of all devices on the network. This
indicator gives an estimation of the amount of bulk communications that are taking
place over the network. As with broadcast packets, this type of activity should be kept
to a minimum as unicast messages use bandwidth much more efficiently.
Represents the number of errors that have occurred for the network or segment. The
number of errors can help you determine whether the network is functioning properly.
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