User's Manual

Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility User Interface
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3.4.2 Transmit Section
The Transmit section displays the information on the packets sent.
Figure 45: Transmit Section
Table 20: Transmit Section Description
Field Description
Total Packet Reports the total number of packets transmitted
Unicast Packet Reports the number of packets transmitted by the client card that were
destined for a single network node
Multicast Packet Reports the number of packets transmitted by the client card that were
destined for more than one network node
Single Retries Reports the number of packets that require one retry before the client card
received an acknowledgement.
NOTE: After the client card sends a packet, it waits for an acknowledge
from the receiving radio to confirm that the packet was
successfully received. If the acknowledge is not received within a
specified period of time, the client card retransmits the packet.
Multiple Retries Reports the number of packets that require more than one retry before the
client card received an acknowledgement
Failed Count Reports the number of packets that were not successfully transmitted
because the client card did not receive an acknowledge within the
specified period of time
RTS Success Reports the number of RTS attempts that were successful
RTS Failure Reports the number of RTS attempts that were not successful
ACK Error Reports the number of unicast transmit attempts for which no
acknowledgement was received