Use the Port Usage window to view statistics on port usage in tabular and graph formats.
From the SBC main screen, go to Monitoring > Dashboard > Ports > Port Usage or
Monitoring > System > Category: Hardware Status > Ports > Port Usage
The Port Usage window opens, consisting of four panes.
Management Port Status
This pane lists the management ports configured on the SBC platform, showing their IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses and status.
Figure 1: Management Port Status
Port Usage Table
This pane displays the different interfaces configured on the SBC and their usage details.
Figure 2: Port Usage Table
The following output is displayed:
Table 1: Port Usage Table Information
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Interface | Specifies the interface name on the SBC. |
| RX PCK/sec | Specifies the total number of packets received per second. |
| TX PCK/sec | Specifies the total number of packet transmitted per second. |
| RX KB/sec | Specifies the total number of kilobytes (KB) received per second. |
| TX KB/sec | Specifies the total number of kilobytes (KB) transmitted per second. |
| RX CMP/sec | Specifies the total number of compressed packets received per second. |
| TX CMP/sec | Specifies the total number of compressed packets transmitted per second. |
| RX MCST/sec | Specifies the total number of multicast packets received per second. |
Port Bandwidth
This pane displays the port bandwidth in a graph format. The Port usage data is refreshed every second. Hover the mouse over the chart to see more details on the port bandwidth.
Figure 3: Port Bandwidth
Port Usage Error Table
This pane displays error statistics for the SBC interfaces.
Table 4: Port Usage Error Table
The following output is displayed:
Table 2: Port Usage Error Table Information
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Interface | Specifies the interface name on the SBC. |
| RX Errors/sec | Specifies the total number of error packets received per second. |
| TX Errors/sec | Specifies the total number of error packet transmitted per second. |
| Coll/sec | Specifies the total number of packets collected per second. |
| RX Drop/sec | Specifies the total number of packets dropped received per second. |
| TX Drop/sec | Specifies the total number of packets dropped transmitted per second. |
| TX Carr/sec | Specifies the total number of packets carried per second. |
| RX Fram/sec | Specifies the total number of packets framed per second. |
| RX FIFO/sec | Specifies the total number of packets received first in first out per second. |
| TX FIFO/sec | Specifies the total number of packets transmitted first in first out per second. |
Note:
Click a column header to sort a table by that column.
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