Configuring the Switch Modules using the Menu-driven Interface 
Monitoring Port Error Packets 
To view the error statistics for a port: 
1. Highlight Port Error Packets on the Network Monitoring Menu. 
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed. 
 
The Packet Error Statistic screen displays the following for received frames: 
—  CRC Error—Counts Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. 
—  Undersize—Displays the number of frames detected that are less than the minimum 
permitted frame size of 64 bytes and have a good CRC. Undersized frames usually 
indicate collision fragments, a normal network occurrence. 
—  Oversize—Counts packets received that were longer than 1518 octets, or if a VLAN 
frame, 1522 octets, and less than the MAX_PKT_LEN. Internally, MAX_PKT_LEN 
is equal to 1522. 
—  Fragment—Displays the number of packets less than 64 bytes with either bad 
framing or an invalid CRC. These packets are normally the result of collisions. 
—  Jabber—Displays the number of frames with lengths more than the 
MAX_PKT_LEN bytes. Internally, MAX_PKT_LEN is equal to 1522. 
—  Drop Pkts—Displays the number of frames that were dropped by this port since the 
last switch module reboot. 
The Packet Error Statistic screen displays the following for transmitted frames: 
—  ExDefer—Counts the number of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a 
particular interface was delayed because the medium was busy. 
—  Late Coll.—Counts the number of times that a collision is detected later than 512 bit-
times into the transmission of a packet. 
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