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Table 7. Ethernet Performance Information
To Do The Following Task Use This Test Under this Test
Category
Identify the types and sources of collisions
and errors.
Error Statistics Network Monitor
Measure network utilization, collision, error,
and broadcast rates.
Network
Statistics
Network Monitor
Determine the affect of added traffic on the
collision and error rate.
Network
Statistics with
the Traffic
Generator
operating in the
background.
Network Monitor
Table 8. Ethernet and Token Ring Network Information
To Do The Following Task Use This Test Under this Test
Category
Identify the protocols running on the
network.
Protocol Mix Network Monitor
Determine the transmitting stations and
their protocols.
Protocol Mix Network Monitor
Identify stations (by MAC address) sending
and receiving the most traffic.
Top MAC or
MAC Matrix
Network Monitor
Determine the source and type of
broadcasts.
Top MAC (Top
Broadcasts)
Network Monitor
Test bridge, hub and router frame capacity.
Traffic
Generator
Network Monitor
Test traffic patterns for switch placement. MAC Matrix Network Monitor
Discover the source of bottlenecks on
Cisco ISL trunk lines.
Protocol Mix Network Monitor