Token Ring Errors

The CiscoView Monitor Port dialog box displays the following error information for a Token Ring port:

Beacon Frames (Hard Errors)

Soft Errors

Congestions

You can also select Unusual Token Ring Errors from the CATEGORY menu to display additional information.

Beacon Frames (dot5StatsHardErrors)

Indicates the number of detected, immediately recoverable, fatal errors (that is, the number of times the interface transmits or receives beacon frames).

Soft Errors (dot5StatsSoftErrors)

Indicates the number of soft errors or recoverable errors (by the MAC protocol) that have been detected.

Congestions (dot5StatsReceiveCongestions)

This counter increments each time there is not enough buffer space to receive an incoming frame.