Tsunami™ QB-8100 Series (50 Mbps / 12 Mbps)

Monitoring the System6.1 Interface StatisticsInterface Statistics provides detailed information about the data exchanged in both directions through the device interface.The statistical information include the type of interface, operational status, MAC address of the protocol, number of packetstransmitted, signal information, number of collisions and errors occurred while transmitting the data.The main function of interface statistics is to monitor and record the status and performance of the ethernet and the wirelessinterfaces.NOTE: For every 4 seconds, statistics pages get refreshed.6.1.1 Ethernet StatisticsEthernet Statistics provides you a collection of statistics generated by gathering the network traffic details. Using the statistics,you can track the number of transactions occurred through this interface.To view the Ethernet Interface Statistics, click MONITOR > Interface Statistics and click on either Ethernet 1.Figure 6-1 Ethernet StatisticsThe parameters displayed in this page are explained in the following table.FieldDescriptionTypeMTUPhysical AddressOperational StatusThis parameter displays the type of interface. The interface type is differentiated based onthe network layers.This parameter displays to the largest size of the data packet received/sent on the interface.This parameter displays the MAC address at the Ethernet protocol layer.This parameter displays the current operational state of the interface.Tsunami QB-8100 Series (50 Mbps / 12 Mbps) Installation and Management Guide 128