Monitoring Interfaces, Ports, and Trunks

Selecting an Interface

Select the interface from the rear view of the card. Select the connector, right-click to display the Intf popup menu, then select Monitor.

Monitoring Interfaces

The Monitors Interfaces menu provides dialogs to monitor the following:

Physical Line
Trunks (on BTM Cards)

These dialogs are described in the sections that follow.

Monitoring DS1 Physical Lines

Use the DS1 Physical Line monitor dialog to monitor DS1 line performance. The DS1 Physical Line monitor dialog parameters are described in Table 8-1 .

Table 8-1: DS1 Physical Lines Monitor Dialog Parameters

Parameter Description

# Bipolar Violations

Number of Bipolar Violations. This statistic is not applicable for E1 lines.

# OutofFrame Errs

Number of Out of Frame errors.

# LossofSignal Errs

Number of Loss of Signal errors.

# OutofMultiFrame Errs

Number of Out of MultiFrame errors.

# Frameslip Errs

Number of Frame Slip errors.

# Framebit Errs

Number of Frame Bit errors.

# Line Detect CRC Errs

Number of line detection CRC errors.

AllOne in TimeSlot

Number of AllOne in TimeSlot errors.

Parameter	Description
# Bipolar Violations	Number of Bipolar Violations. This statistic is not applicable for E1 lines.
# OutofFrame Errs	Number of Out of Frame errors.
# LossofSignal Errs	Number of Loss of Signal errors.
# OutofMultiFrame Errs	Number of Out of MultiFrame errors.
# Frameslip Errs	Number of Frame Slip errors.
# Framebit Errs	Number of Frame Bit errors.
# Line Detect CRC Errs	Number of line detection CRC errors.
AllOne in TimeSlot	Number of AllOne in TimeSlot errors.

Monitoring DS3 Physical Lines

Use the DS3 Physical Line monitor dialog to monitor DS3 line performance. The DS3 Physical Line monitor dialog parameters are described in Table 8-2.

Table 8-2: DS3 Lines Monitor Dialog Parameters

Parameter Description

Out of Frame

Number of Out of Frame errors.

LineCode Violations

Number of line code violations errors.

C-bit Parity Code Violations

Number of C-bit parity code violations errors.

PacketHeader CRC Errors

Number of packet header CRC errors.

PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Protocol) Out of Frame Errors

Number of physical layer convergence protocol Out of Frame errors.

Loss of Signal Errors

Number of loss of signal errors.

P-bit Parity Code Violations

Number of P-bit parity code violations errors.

PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Protocol) BIP-8 (Bframe Parity Error) Code Violations

Number of physical layer convergence protocol BIP-8 code violations errors.

Cell Header Checksum Errors

Number of ATM cell header checksum errors.

Parameter	Description
Out of Frame	Number of Out of Frame errors.
LineCode Violations	Number of line code violations errors.
C-bit Parity Code Violations	Number of C-bit parity code violations errors.
PacketHeader CRC Errors	Number of packet header CRC errors.
PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Protocol) Out of Frame Errors	Number of physical layer convergence protocol Out of Frame errors.
Loss of Signal Errors	Number of loss of signal errors.
P-bit Parity Code Violations	Number of P-bit parity code violations errors.
PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Protocol) BIP-8 (Bframe Parity Error) Code Violations	Number of physical layer convergence protocol BIP-8 code violations errors.
Cell Header Checksum Errors	Number of ATM cell header checksum errors.

Monitoring Sonet Lines

Use the Sonet Line dialog to monitor sonet line performance. The Sonet Line monitor dialog parameters are described in Table 8-3.

Table 8-3: Sonet Lines Monitor Dialog Parameters

Parameter Description

Out of Frame

Number of Out of Frame errors.

Cell Header Checksum Errors

Number of ATM cell header checksum errors.

Loss of Signal Errors

Number of loss of signal errors.

Parameter	Description
Out of Frame	Number of Out of Frame errors.
Cell Header Checksum Errors	Number of ATM cell header checksum errors.
Loss of Signal Errors	Number of loss of signal errors.

Monitoring Trunks

The Monitors Trunks menu provides dialogs to monitor the following:

ATM routing trunks
FastPacket routing trunks

These dialogs are described in the sections that follow.

ATM Routing Trunks Dialog

Use the ATM Routing Trunks dialog to monitor ATM routing trunk performance. The ATM Routing Trunks monitor dialog parameters are described in Table 8-4.

Table 8-4: ATM Routing Trunks Monitor Dialog Parameters

Parameter Description

Transmit CBR cells dropped

Total constant bit rate transmitted cells dropped.

Transmit VBR cells dropped

Total variable bit rate transmitted cells dropped.

Transmit ABR cells dropped

Total available bit rate transmitted cells dropped.

Total cells transmitted on the line

The total cells transmitted on the line.

Total cells received from port

Total cells received from the port.

Parameter	Description
Transmit CBR cells dropped	Total constant bit rate transmitted cells dropped.
Transmit VBR cells dropped	Total variable bit rate transmitted cells dropped.
Transmit ABR cells dropped	Total available bit rate transmitted cells dropped.
Total cells transmitted on the line	The total cells transmitted on the line.
Total cells received from port	Total cells received from the port.

Monitoring Logical Ports

Use the Logical Ports dialog to monitor logical port performance. The Logical Ports monitor dialog parameters are described in Table 8-5.

Table 8-5: Logical Ports Monitor Dialog Parameters

Parameter Description

# Unknown VPI/VCI

Number of cells discarded due to unknown address, either unknown VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) or unknown VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier).

# Cell Buff Overflows

Number of times the port has incurred a cell buffer overflow.

# Cells Discarded Due to ParityErr

Number of cells dropped because of parity errors.

# Cells Discarded by IngressCU

Number of cells dropped by Ingress CU (Control Service Unit).

# Rx Cells with AIS

Number of cells received with Alarm Indicator Signal.

# Rx Cells with FERF

Number of cells received with FERF (Far End Reporting Failure).

# Rx Cells

Total number of cells received.

# Rx Cells with CLP

Number of cells received with Cell Loss Priority set.

# Rx Cells with EFCI

Number of cells received with EFCI (Explicit Forward Congestion Indication) set.

# Tx Cells

Total number of cells transmitted.

# Tx Cells with CLP

Number of cells transmitted with Cell Loss Priority set.

# Tx Cells with EFCI

Number of cells transmitted with EFCI (Explicit Forward Congestion Indication) set.

Parameter	Description
# Unknown VPI/VCI	Number of cells discarded due to unknown address, either unknown VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) or unknown VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier).
# Cell Buff Overflows	Number of times the port has incurred a cell buffer overflow.
# Cells Discarded Due to ParityErr	Number of cells dropped because of parity errors.
# Cells Discarded by IngressCU	Number of cells dropped by Ingress CU (Control Service Unit).
# Rx Cells with AIS	Number of cells received with Alarm Indicator Signal.
# Rx Cells with FERF	Number of cells received with FERF (Far End Reporting Failure).
# Rx Cells	Total number of cells received.
# Rx Cells with CLP	Number of cells received with Cell Loss Priority set.
# Rx Cells with EFCI	Number of cells received with EFCI (Explicit Forward Congestion Indication) set.
# Tx Cells	Total number of cells transmitted.
# Tx Cells with CLP	Number of cells transmitted with Cell Loss Priority set.
# Tx Cells with EFCI	Number of cells transmitted with EFCI (Explicit Forward Congestion Indication) set.

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