Setting Traffic, Physical Bandwidth, or Bandwidth Utilization of Ethernet Ports
To query the traffic, physical bandwidth, or bandwidth utilization of Ethernet ports within a certain period, you need to enable the monitoring for the object before that period starts. The FE/GE ports and ports on the packet plane support this operation.
PrerequisitesYou must be an NM user with NE maintainer authority or higher.
The flow monitoring function is enabled on the Ethernet port. To enable the flow monitoring function on a port, see Setting Traffic, Physical Bandwidth, or Bandwidth Utilization of Ethernet Ports.
Tools, Instruments, and MaterialsU2000
NOTE: Web LCT also supports this operation and the steps are the similar to those on the U2000.
Background InformationAfter the flow monitoring function is enabled, the system saves the statistics about the received traffic and transmitted traffic with an interval of 15 minutes. In normal cases, the system stores the statistics that are collected in the last 30 days. In the system, every measurement entry shows the average transmit rate and average receive rate within a period of 15 minutes. You can query the statistics in the last 30 days.
Procedure
- Select a board from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer.
- Choose Performance > Ethernet Port Flow Monitoring from the Function Tree.
- Select the Set Monitoring tab. Set Flow Monitoring, Physical Bandwidth Monitoring, Bandwidth Usage Monitoring to Enabled for the Ethernet port.
- Click Apply.
- Close the displayed Result dialog box.
