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13.4.3 Traffic
Wireless Client Statistics
The traffic screen provides an overview of client traffic utilization in both the transmit and receive directions. This screen also
displays a RF quality index.
To view the traffic statistics of a wireless clients:
1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
2. Select System from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF Domain, an access point, then
a connected client.
3. Select Traffic .
Figure 13-100 Wireless Client - Traffic screen
Traffic Utilization statistics employ an index, which measures how efficiently the traffic medium is used. It’s defined as
the percentage of current throughput relative to the maximum possible throughput. This screen also provides the following:
Total Bytes Displays the total bytes processed (in both directions) by the access point’s connected client.
Total Packets Displays the total number of data packets processed (in both directions) by the access point’s
connected wireless client.
User Data Rate Displays the average user data rate.
Packets per Second Displays the packets processed per second.
Physical Layer Rate Displays the data rate at the physical layer level.
Bcast/Mcast
Packets Displays the total number of broadcast/multicast packets processed by the client.
Management
Packets Displays the number of management (overhead) packets processed by the client.