The Flow Statistics Summary page displays details on switched and forwarded traffic. Note: Clicking the Flows button for the first time starts the monitoring. After the first time, clicking the Flows button to refresh starts displaying information after 5 minutes. This feature is available only on an IP Switch Processor acting as a controller.

Interval field: Every five minutes, the network is polled and the resulting information is displayed in a row of the Flow Statistics Summary page. Up to 12 rows, or those associated with the past hour, are displayed. Each poll measures the traffic for the previous five minutes only. Blank rows signify polling intervals that have not yet occurred.


Switched field: Displays network traffic that the IP Switch Processor flow characterization algorithm has redirected to the switch. This traffic does not pass through the controller. Switched traffic typically consists of long-lived flows, such as video and bulk data transfers.


Forwarded field: Displays network traffic that the IP Switch Processor flow characterization algorithm has not switched. This traffic has been forwarded by the controller. Switched traffic typically consists of short-lived flows, such as DNS queries, short E-mail transports, and ICMP pings.


State Statistics link: Clicking this link takes you to the State Statistics page for this interface, where you can view details on flow states and general flow data.


Message Statistics link: Clicking this link takes you to the Message Statistics page for this interface, where you can view details on IFMP and GSMP message data.