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Issue 5 October 2002
Field descriptions, status link page 2
Incoming
received
Unchaste packets
The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a
higher-layer protocol.
Incoming
received
multicast
packets
The number of non-unicast (subnetwork-broadcast or
subnetwork-multicast) packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
Incoming dropped
octets
The total number of octets received on the interface, including
framing characters.
Incoming errored
packets
The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing
them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
Incoming packets
discarded
The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be
discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent
their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. One possible
reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer
space.
Outgoing
Transmitted
unicast packets
The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested
be transmitted to a subnetwork-unicast address, including those
that were discarded or not sent.
Outgoing
multicast
packets
The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested
be transmitted to a non- unicast (subnetwork-broadcast or
subnetwork-multicast) address, including those that were
discarded or not sent.
Outgoing
transmitted
octets
The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface,
including framing characters.
Outgoing errored
packets
The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted
because of errors.
Outgoing packets
discarded
The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be
discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent
their being transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a
packet could be to free up buffer space.