perfsonar development work

[Nicolas Simar <>]

Hi Fausto,

Fausto Vetter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Packet counters are measured using standard MIBs. There are interface 
> counters for unicast and non unicast packets. SNMP variables for that are:
>
> ifInNUcastPkts : .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.12
> ifOutNUcastPkts : .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.18
> (Non-unicast packets)
>
> ifInUcastPkts : .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.11
> ifOutUcastPkts : .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.17
> (Unicast packets)
>
> These are the standard SNMP variables for these counters.

Thank you very much for your fast answer.

> My suggestion for the eventTypes for perfSONAR would be:
>
> http://ggf.org/ns/nmwg/characteristic/packets/nonunicast/2.0/
> http://ggf.org/ns/nmwg/characteristic/packets/unicast/2.0/

If nobody comments the eventTypes names (in particular the "To-ed" from 
this email), we'll go for them.

Cheers,
Nicolas

> Cheers,
> Fausto
>
> Nicolas Simar wrote:
>
> > Hi Giovanni,
> >
> > during the GN2 workshop in Rome, there was mention that the packet 
> > errors and drops on pSUI should be expressed as a percentage of the 
> > total number of packet seen entering and outgoing on an interface.
> >
> > Can you please suggest a name to be added to the schema to describe 
> > the number of packets in-coming and out-going on an interface?
> >
> > What are the OID for such counters?
> >
> > Can they be found on Cisco's and Juniper's?
> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance.

--
Nicolas
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