Network:getStatistics

Method

Purpose

This method returns network performance information similar to that returned by netstat.

Remarks

All statistics are for the lifetime of the system (since it was booted).

Type

Synchronous, IMPACT_INFO.

Arguments

 

Name

Type

Description

Interface Name

String

Name of the network interface

Returns

 

Name

Type

Description

Interface Name

String

Name of the network interface

Input Packets

Integer

Packets received on the interface, lifetime total

Input Packet Errors

Integer

Input errors on the interface, lifetime total

Output Packets

Integer

Packets sent on the interface, lifetime total

Output Packet Errors

Integer

Output errors on the interface, lifetime total

Network Collisions

Integer

Collisions, lifetime total

Framing Errors

Long

Framing errors, lifetime total

% Network Collisions

Double

Rate (percentage) of collisions against total number of output packets, lifetime totals.

Abort Trans Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Abort Trans Errors

AC Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 AC Errors

Burst Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Burst Errors

Carrier Sense Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 Carrier Sense Errors

Control Field Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 Control Field Errors

CRC Errors

Long

Checksum errors, lifetime total

Deferred Transmissions

Long

IEEE 802.3 Deferred Transmissions

Discards

Integer

Discards, lifetime total

Excessive Collisions

Long

IEEE 802.3 Excessive Collisions

FCS Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 FCS Errors

Frame Copied Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Frame Copied Errors

Frame Too Longs

Long

IEEE 802.3 Frame Too Longs

Hard Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Hard Errors

Internal Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Internal Errors

Internal Mac Receive Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 Internal Mac Receive Errors

Internal Mac Transmit Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 Internal Mac Transmit Errors

Late Collisions

Long

IEEE 802.3 Late Collisions

Line Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Line Errors

Lost Frame Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Lost Frame Errors

Multicasts Accepted

Long

IEEE 802.3 Multicasts Accepted

Multiple Collision Frames

Long

IEEE 802.3 Multiple Collision Frames

Receive Congestions

Long

IEEE 802.5 Receive Congestions

Signal Loss

Long

IEEE 802.5 Signal Loss

Single Collision Frames

Long

IEEE 802.3 Single Collision Frames

Soft Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Soft Errors

SQE Test Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 SQE Test Errors

Stats Alignment Errors

Long

IEEE 802.3 Stats Alignment Errors

Token Errors

Long

IEEE 802.5 Token Errors

Unknown Protos

Integer

Unknown Protocol frames, lifetime total