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EDS-828 Series Featured Functions

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Using Monitor

You can monitor statistics in real time from the EDS-828’s web console and serial console.

Monitor by Switch

Access the Monitor by selecting “System” from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows the user to view

a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all of the EDS-828’s ports. Click on one of the

four options—All Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets—to view transmission activity of specific

types of packets. Recall that TX Packets are packets sent out from the EDS-828, RX Packets are packets

received from connected devices, and Error Packets are packets that did not pass TCP/IP’s error checking

algorithm. The All Packets option displays a graph that combines TX, RX, and Error Packet activity. The four

graphs (All Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, and Error Packets) have the same form, so we only show the All

Packets graph. The graph displays data transmission activity by showing Packets/s (i.e., packets per second,

or pps) versus sec. (seconds). In fact, three curves are displayed on the same graph: Uni-cast packets (in red

color), Multi-cast packets (in green color), and Broad-cast packets (in blue color). The graph is updated

every few seconds, allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in real-time.

Monitor by Port

Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting ALL Ports or Porti, in which i= 1, 2, …, 8, from the left

pull-down list. The Porti options are identical to the Monitor by System function discussed above, in that users

can view graphs that show All Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets activity, but in this case, only

for an individual port.

The All Ports option is essentially a graphical display of the individual port activity that

can be viewed with the Console Monitor function discussed above. The All Ports option shows three vertical bars

for each port. The height of the bar represents Packets/s for the type of packet, at the instant the bar is being

viewed. That is, as time progresses, the height of the bar moves up or down so that the user can view the

change in the rate of packet transmission. The red colored bar shows Uni-cast packets, the green colored bar

shows Multi-cast packets, and the blue colored bar shows Broad-cast packets. The graph is updated every

few seconds, allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in real-time.