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Counters
Multi-QoS Counters
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Multi-QoS Counters
Multi-QoS counters count the number of packet events discovered by Surveyor’s
Multi-QoS plug-in.
The following table contains an alphabetical list, with descriptions, of the counters
used in the Multi-QoS plug-in.
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Counter Log File Overview
Counter log files contain snapshots of Surveyor counter information. All byte,
frame, and error counter values are recorded in the log file. The time interval for
capturing snapshots, the number of snapshots in the log file, and the creation of
history files are set in the
System Settings
option of the
Configuration
menu.
For Surveyor, log files are maintained by module. A log file and a set of history
files are created in a unique directory for each Century Media Module and each
Ethernet Adapter. The directory for the module log is named
...\log\local\module_n
. The module log file is named
module_n.csv
where
n
is the number of the module. The log directory structure starts from the
installation directory for Surveyor.
For Surveyor in NDIS mode, log files are maintained by the Ethernet adapter
(NDIS) running the Surveyor software. The directory for the NDIS log is named
...\log\local\NDIS_n
and the NDIS log file is named
NDIS_n.csv
where
n
is the number of the adapter the NDIS driver detected.
The log files are text files in CSV format, a format easily imported into spreadsheet
applications such as Microsoft Excel. Each line entry in the log file will create a
separate row in the spreadsheet. Column titles for all counters are provided in the
CSV text file. A template file for viewing counter information as graphs is
provided. The template file works with Microsoft Excel™ Version 5.0 or greater.
See “Configuring Counter Logging” in the “Customizing Surveyor” chapter.
Table 12-5. Alphabetical List and Descriptions of Multi-QoS Counters
Counter Type Description
Byte Count (BC) The number of bytes associated with a Multi-QoS channel.
Packet Count (PC) The number of packets associated with a Multi-QoS channel.
Packets Dropped (PD) The number of packets dropped associated with a Multi-QoS chan-
nel.