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Figure 4: ATM Line Vitals Statistics provides an instantaneouse view of overall network
health.
Capture Filters and Counters
Hardware counters and filters allow the user to select cells or AAL5
PDUs to bring into the capture buffer. With data filtering, the user can
zero in on exactly the data the user needs to see. The filters examine
every cell in real time as it appears on the network. Since the filtering is
done in the hardware, nothing is missed, and the performance of the
measurements and user interface are not compromised.
Up to twelve hardware filters and counters can be enabled
simultaneously and, additionally, any two of the filters can be enabled to
capture all the cells that contain AAL5 PDUs. Flexible and user assisted
menus can be used to define specific filters, counters, and triggers based
on protocol headers (see figure 2). Examples include ATM, LAN over
ATM (to RFC 2684/1483), Frame Relay (FRF.5), LAN over Frame Relay
over ATM (to RFC 2427/1490 and FRF.5 simultaneously), and Classical IP
and ARP over ATM (RFC 2225/ 1577). Filter and counter criteria can be
used to start/stop the data capture and to center the data in the buffer,
the user can see what led up to an event and what followed it. Filter
criteria may also be used to ignore or store the data.
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