Ethernet Gauge
  1. Overview
  2. Understanding the Daily Graph Information
  3. Understanding the Weekly Graph Information
  4. Understanding the Monthly Graph Information
  5. Understanding the Yearly Graph Information

Understanding the Monthly Graph Information

The monthly ethernet traffic graph page displays the ethernet traffic data for each active ethernet port over the last four weeks. Each data point on a graph is a two hour average of the ethernet traffic during the last four weeks. The graph also displays the following information:

Current Inbound: Last two hour inbound ethernet traffic average measured for the specified port.
Maximum Inbound: Maximum inbound ethernet traffic average in the last four weeks for the specified port.
Average Inbound: Average inbound ethernet traffic in the last four weeks for the specified port.
Current Outbound: Last two hour outbound ethernet traffic average measured for the specified port.
Maximum Outbound: Maximum outbound ethernet traffic average in the last four weeks for the specified port.
Average Outbound: Average outbound ethernet traffic in the last four weeks for the specified port.

Example:

Current Inbound:4.3 kB/s (0.0 %)
Maximum Inbound:342.2 kB/s (5.2 %)
Average Inbound:9.3 kB/s (0.2 %)
Current Outbound:2.3 kB/s (0.0 %)
Maximum Outbound:400 kB/s (6.0 %)
Average Outbound:21.3 kB/s (0.7 %)

According to this example, the current two hour average for the inbound ethernet traffic is 4.3 kB/s. The maximum two hour average during the last four weeks is 342.2 kB/s. The average of all the two hour averages for the inbound ethernet traffic during the last four weeks is 9.3 kB/s. The percent number in brackets after each value represents the percentage of the maximum available capacity that this activity is using based on the type of ethernet card being used.

Also in this example, the numbers for the outbound ethernet traffic indicate the current two hour average to be 2.3 kB/s. The maximum two hour average during the last four weeks is 400 kB/s. The average of all the two hour averages for outbound ethernet traffic during the last four weeks is 21.3 kB/s. The percent number in brackets after each value represents the percentage of the maximum available capacity that this activity is using based on the type of ethernet card being used.