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Term Definition
Packets Received
◆ Total Packets Received (Octets) - The total
number of octets of data (including those in bad
packets) received on the network (excluding
framing bits but including Frame Check
Sequence (FCS) octets). This object can be used
as a reasonable estimate of Ethernet utilization.
If greater precision is desired, the etherStatsPkts
and etherStatsOctets objects should be sampled
before and after a common interval. The result
of this equation is the value Utilization which is
the percent utilization of the Ethernet segment
on a scale of 0 to 100 percent.
◆ Packets Received 64 Octets - The total number
of packets (including bad packets) received that
were 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits
but including FCS octets).
◆ Packets Received 65–127 Octets - The total
number of packets (including bad packets)
received that were between 65 and 127 octets in
length inclusive (excluding framing bits but
including FCS octets).
◆ Packets Received 128–255 Octets - The total
number of packets (including bad packets)
received that were between 128 and 255 octets
in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but
including FCS octets).