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Example 1
Figure 5-12.  Example of show interface ethernet switchport Output
The display fields of show interface ethernet, when the keyword switchport is added, are as 
follows: 
Table 5-7.  Fields in Output of show interface ethernet switchport Command 
Field Description
Total Packets Received (Octets) The total number of octets of data received by the processor 
(excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).
Unicast Packets Received The number of subnetwork-unicast packets delivered to a 
higher-layer protocol
Multicast Packets Received The total number of packets received that were directed to a 
multicast address. Note that this number does not include packets 
directed to the broadcast address.
Broadcast Packets Received The total number of packets received that were directed to the 
broadcast address. Note that this does not include multicast 
packets. 
Receive Packets Discarded The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be 
discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their 
being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. A possible reason for 
discarding a packet could be to free up buffer space. 
Octets Transmitted The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, 
including framing characters
Packets Transmitted without Errors  The total number of packets transmitted out of the interface
Unicast Packets Transmitted The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested 
be transmitted to a subnetwork-unicast address, including those 
that were discarded or not sent
Multicast Packets Transmitted The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested 
be transmitted to a Multicast address, including those that were 
discarded or not sent
Broadcast Packets Transmitted The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested 
be transmitted to the Broadcast address, including those that were 
discarded or not sent
(Force10) #show interface ethernet switchport
Total Packets Received (Octets)................ 40648140
Unicast Packets Received....................... 324
Multicast Packets Received..................... 307772
Broadcast Packets Received..................... 3
Receive Packets Discarded...................... 0
Octets Transmitted............................. 42855160
Packets Transmitted Without Errors............. 319879
Unicast Packets Transmitted.................... 327
Multicast Packets Transmitted.................. 307916
Broadcast Packets Transmitted.................. 11636
Transmit Packets Discarded..................... 0
Most Address Entries Ever Used................. 5
Address Entries Currently in Use............... 2
Maximum VLAN Entries........................... 1024
Most VLAN Entries Ever Used.................... 2
Static VLAN Entries............................ 2
Dynamic VLAN Entries........................... 0
VLAN Deletes................................... 0
Time Since Counters Last Cleared............... 2 day 16 hr 9 min 26 sec