3Com PathBuilder S200 Series, User Manual

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Transparent Polled Async 15
Administration
PAD Port Statistics This table explains the terms used in PAD Port Statistics screens to help you interpret
the Statistics displays.
Term Description
Port Number Specifies a specific port in the network diagram
Port Type Indicates the type of port.
Note
Async PAD is the only port type that supports the Transparent
Polled Async option
Port Status Specifies the current port status
• Up: Port is operational
• Disabled: Port has been disabled
Speed Message transmission speed in bits per second
Port State Specifies the current state of the port:
• PAD: Port has call established
• X28: Port in X.28 command mode
• Password: Port is waiting for password entry
Port Utilization Factor determined by comparison of volume (characters per
second) of data and clock rate for a specified port
Physical • Parity Errors: Number of parity errors detected since last
boot or statistics reset
• Overrun Errors: Number of overrun errors detected since
last boot or statistics reset
• Framing Errors: Number of framing errors detected since
last boot or statistics reset
Data Summary • Characters In: Number of characters received since last
boot or statistics reset
• Characters Out: Number of characters transmitted since
last boot or statistics reset
• Packets In: Number of packets received since last boot or
statistics reset
• Packets Out: Number of packets transmitted since last
boot or statistics reset
• Characters/Sec: Average number of characters sent per
second
• Packets/Sec: Average number of packets sent per second
• Number of Packets Queued: Current number of packets
buffered since last boot or statistics reset