Token Ring Link Statistics

Link statistics are generated when a link is closed or when one of the following counters is about to wrap. Whenever a link statistics message is built, all the counters are reset to 0.

The NMVT generated has the following format:

NMVT Header

41 03 8D 00 00 00 00 00

NMVT Header


Major Vector Header

00 32

Length of major vector

00 25

Link Statistics major vector


Data Link Traffic Counters Subvector

2E9A

Data Link Traffic Counters subvector

04

DLC type: token ring

01 or 02

Statistics type: link counter overflow or adapter counter overflow


Token Ring Adapter Log Information and Counters

hh

Adapter number (01+04)

00

Reserved

hh

Line error

hh

Internal error

hh

Burst error

hh

ARI/FCI error

hh

End delimiter

00

Reserved

hh

Lost frame

hh

Receive congestion

hh

Frame copied error

hh

Frequency error

hh

Token error

00 00 00

Reserved


DLC SAP Station Information

hh hh hh hh

Count of frames transmitted OK

hh hh hh hh

Count of frames received OK

hh hh hh hh

Count of frames discarded

hh hh hh hh

Lost data

hh hh

Buffer available in SAP


DLC Link Station Information

hh hh

Count of I-frames transmitted

hh hh

Count of I-frames received

hh

Received I-frames error count

hh

Transmitted I-frames error count

hh hh

T1 timer expired count