Table 279: Port Access Control Statistics Fields
Field
Description
Interface
The interface associated with the rest of the data in the row. When viewing
detailed information for an interface, this field identifies the interface being
viewed.
PAE Capabilities
The Port Access Entity (PAE) role, which is one of the following:
•
Authenticator – The port enforces authentication and passes authentication
information from a remote supplicant (similar to a client or host) to the
authentication server. If the server successfully authenticates the supplicant,
the port allows access.
•
Supplicant – The port must be granted permission by the authentication
server before it can access the remote authenticator port.
EAPOL Frames Received
The total number of valid EAPOL frames received on the interface.
Last EAPOL Frame Version
The total number of EAPOL frames sent by the interface.
Last EAPOL Frame Source
After you click
Details
, a window opens and displays additional information about the EAPOL and EAP messages
the interface sends and receives. The following information describes the additional fields that appear in the
Details window. The fields this window displays depend on whether the interface is configured as an authenticator
or supplicant, as noted in the applicable field descriptions.
EAPOL Start Frames Received The total number of EAPOL-Start frames received on the interface. EAPOL-Start
frames are sent by a supplicant to initiate the 802.1X authentication process
when it connects to the interface. This field is displayed only if the interface is
configured as an authenticator.
EAPOL Logoff Frames
Received
The total number of EAPOL-Logoff frames received on the interface. EAPOL-
Logoff frames are sent by a supplicant to indicate that it is disconnecting from
the network, and the interface can return to the unauthorized state. This field is
displayed only if the interface is configured as an authenticator.
EAP Response/ID Frames
Received
The total number of EAP-Response Identity frames the interface has received.
EAP-Response Identity frames are sent by a supplicant to provide user
information that is used to for authentication. This field is displayed only if the
interface is configured as an authenticator.
EAP Response Frames
Received
The total number of EAP-Response frames the interface has received. EAP-
Response frames are sent from a supplicant to an authentication server during
the authentication process. This field is displayed only if the interface is
configured as an authenticator.
EAP Request/ID Frames
Transmitted
The total number of EAP-Request Identity frames the interface has sent. EAP-
Request Identity frames are sent from an authenticator to a supplicant to
request user information that is used to for authentication. This field is displayed
only if the interface is configured as an authenticator.
EAPOL Start Frames
Transmitted
The total number of EAPOL-Start frames the interface has sent to a remote
authenticator. EAPOL-Start frames are sent by a supplicant to initiate the 802.1X
authentication process when it connects to the interface. This field is displayed
only if the interface is configured as a supplicant.
EAPOL Logoff Frames
Transmitted
The total number of EAPOL-Logoff frames the interface has sent to a remote
authenticator. EAPOL-Logoff frames are sent by a supplicant to indicate that it is
disconnecting from the network, and the interface can return to the
unauthorized state. This field is displayed only if the interface is configured as a
supplicant.
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