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This Link Status Report is very helpful in finding out the link condition and what
is wrong with the link, if anything. Following are the explanations for each item and
the terminology used in this report.
Chars
Data characters transmitted between the DTE (computer/terminal) and the mo-
dem.
Octets
Data bytes transmitted between the modems, handled by error control protocol,
may be compressed data. Data compression efficiency may be seen from the ratio of
chars count to octets count.
Block
Framed octets transmitted between error control protocols of the two modems.
Chars Sent
Characters sent from the DTE to the modem for transmission.
Chars Received
Characters received by the modem from the line and sent to the DTE.
Octets Sent
Data bytes sent to the remote modem.
Octets Received
Data bytes received from the remote modem.
Blocks Sent
Blocks sent to the remote modem.
Blocks Received
Blocks received from the remote modem.
Blocks Resent
Number of blocks resent because of error. If there are too many resends, it may be a
bad line or protocol incompatibility.
Max Outstanding
Error control protocol parameter. The maximum allowable number of blocks sent
or received without acknowledgement.
Max Block Size
Error control protocol parameter. The maximum allowable number of octets in a
block. Actual block size can be smaller.