# L3 Statistics

Device>Monitor>L3 Statistics

This dialog box monitors the L3 statistics on a Catalyst 5000 device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

- L3 Switched Total Pkts

- L3 Candidate Flow Hits

- L3 Established Flow Hits

- L3 Active Flows

- L3 Flow Learn Failures

- L3 Int Flow Invalids

- L3 Exit Flow Invalids

To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.

Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.

L3 Switched Total Pkts (cseL3SwitchedTotalPkts)

Total number of packets switched at L3 by this switching engine.

L3 Candidate Flow Hits (cseL3CandidateFlowHits)

Number of L3 cache hits for the candidate flow entries in this switching engine.

L3 Established Flow Hits (cseL3EstablishedFlowHits)

Number of L3 cache hits for established flow entries in this switching engine.

L3 Active Flows (cseL3ActiveFlows)

Number of active flows in the L3 flow table of this switching engine.

L3 Flow Learn Failures (cseL3FlowLearnFailures)

Number of flows that failed to be learned because the L3 flow table in this switching engine was full.

L3 Int Flow Invalids (cseL3IntFlowInvalids)

Number of flow invalidation events received by this switching engine from the internal router(s).

L3 Exit Flow Invalids (cseL3ExtFlowInvalids)

Number of flow invalidation events received by this switching engine.